Post by: baldopepper on April 17, 2024, 09:27:31 AM
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Post by: baldopepper on April 17, 2024, 10:38:27 AM
Was 24 degrees this morning. Brrrrrr
Yes, 26 here at the house this morning. Bring your warm clothes for mornings as forecast says no rain but chilly mornings the next few days. Got hailed on yesterday.
Post by: Russ McDonald on April 17, 2024, 12:08:03 PM
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Post by: hunter399 on April 17, 2024, 12:27:19 PM
Dry,warmer ,spring.
TICKS are CRAZY WILD!
Definitely keep that in mind.
Post by: Craig on April 18, 2024, 07:58:17 AM
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Post by: hunter399 on April 18, 2024, 12:54:08 PM
I'm walking a lot of deer/elk trails /Camara checks.
That may have a higher than normal ungulate activities.
So it may just seem like the ticks are very bad.
But who knows.
Good luck to anyone headed this way.
Post by: Bucks2Ducks on April 18, 2024, 03:12:54 PM
In my defense,Worst tick year I had seen in a while for sure!
I'm walking a lot of deer/elk trails /Camara checks.
That may have a higher than normal ungulate activities.
So it may just seem like the ticks are very bad.
But who knows.
Good luck to anyone headed this way.
Post by: baldopepper on April 18, 2024, 04:39:21 PM
Seems to be localized, been out and about a lot the last couple weeks and haven't seen one yet. I always spray down after I see the first one, but no need yetWorst tick year I had seen in a while for sure!
In my defense,
I'm walking a lot of deer/elk trails /Camara checks.
That may have a higher than normal ungulate activities.
So it may just seem like the ticks are very bad.
But who knows.
Good luck to anyone headed this way.
Post by: knob221 on April 19, 2024, 02:59:02 PM
Post by: duckmen1 on April 19, 2024, 04:29:24 PM
In my defense,Worst tick year I had seen in a while for sure!
I'm walking a lot of deer/elk trails /Camara checks.
That may have a higher than normal ungulate activities.
So it may just seem like the ticks are very bad.
But who knows.
Good luck to anyone headed this way.
About 60 ticks found between 2 hunters in one day. I would say crazy tick year. Luckily non one stuck that we found. Still twitchy and checking though.
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Post by: buckfvr on April 19, 2024, 06:45:44 PM
Of course, activity varies at every turn or bump in the road.
Post by: ghosthunter on April 19, 2024, 07:11:50 PM
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Post by: TeacherMan on April 19, 2024, 07:50:57 PM
Post by: hunter399 on April 19, 2024, 08:12:44 PM
Well after a slow day we finally struck up a gobble around six and after a bit of calling my buddy killed his first gobbler.Congratulations
Awesome
Post by: hunter399 on April 19, 2024, 08:15:56 PM
Those hens will stick to there normal feeding and water hole.
Toms won't be far off from there.
Roost spots mourning/evening,food/water midday.
Goodluck out there.
Post by: tgomez on April 19, 2024, 09:08:49 PM
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Post by: trophyhunt on April 20, 2024, 05:10:39 AM
Post by: Ridgeratt on April 20, 2024, 06:03:34 AM
I would guess that if I was standing on my back porch I could hear birds gobbling in several different directions.
Post by: TeacherMan on April 20, 2024, 06:41:31 AM
Hunting on some private in Valley, haven’t had a tom come by the blind in two days, damn cold in the mornings! Hens and mostly solo ones. Last year was my first time turkey hunting and it seemed much better on public land, odd. BUT, we hit the opener last year. Two ticks so far, and the public fishing from shore sucks at jump off joe and deer lakes!!
Not to side track but yeah the fishing is horrible at those spots 😂 Growing up there we never wasted our time at them. Until fishing opener I’d say your best bet would be Roosevelt down at the boat launch outside Kettoe Falls it mouth of the Colville River. Could even see a few birds on the drive up. Once Waitts opens you are next to some of the best trout fish in the entire PNW.
Post by: hunter399 on April 20, 2024, 09:30:27 AM
Your definitely in my neck of the woods.Hunting on some private in Valley, haven’t had a tom come by the blind in two days, damn cold in the mornings! Hens and mostly solo ones. Last year was my first time turkey hunting and it seemed much better on public land, odd. BUT, we hit the opener last year. Two ticks so far, and the public fishing from shore sucks at jump off joe and deer lakes!!
Not to side track but yeah the fishing is horrible at those spots 😂 Growing up there we never wasted our time at them. Until fishing opener I’d say your best bet would be Roosevelt down at the boat launch outside Kettoe Falls it mouth of the Colville River. Could even see a few birds on the drive up. Once Waitts opens you are next to some of the best trout fish in the entire PNW.
I know a few spots for sure,wink,wink.
PM if you need some public land spots
Post by: trophyhunt on April 20, 2024, 10:18:57 AM
Thanks, yeah we are heading to deer lake in a bit, friend has property on it with a dock, should be much better.Hunting on some private in Valley, haven’t had a tom come by the blind in two days, damn cold in the mornings! Hens and mostly solo ones. Last year was my first time turkey hunting and it seemed much better on public land, odd. BUT, we hit the opener last year. Two ticks so far, and the public fishing from shore sucks at jump off joe and deer lakes!!
Not to side track but yeah the fishing is horrible at those spots 😂 Growing up there we never wasted our time at them. Until fishing opener I’d say your best bet would be Roosevelt down at the boat launch outside Kettoe Falls it mouth of the Colville River. Could even see a few birds on the drive up. Once Waitts opens you are next to some of the best trout fish in the entire PNW.
Post by: trophyhunt on April 20, 2024, 10:21:39 AM
Appreciate that, I’d take you up on that if you want to PM me, leaving in the morning after a quick hunt, so not much time left.Your definitely in my neck of the woods.Hunting on some private in Valley, haven’t had a tom come by the blind in two days, damn cold in the mornings! Hens and mostly solo ones. Last year was my first time turkey hunting and it seemed much better on public land, odd. BUT, we hit the opener last year. Two ticks so far, and the public fishing from shore sucks at jump off joe and deer lakes!!
Not to side track but yeah the fishing is horrible at those spots 😂 Growing up there we never wasted our time at them. Until fishing opener I’d say your best bet would be Roosevelt down at the boat launch outside Kettoe Falls it mouth of the Colville River. Could even see a few birds on the drive up. Once Waitts opens you are next to some of the best trout fish in the entire PNW.
I know a few spots for sure,wink,wink.
PM if you need some public land spots
Post by: hunter399 on April 20, 2024, 10:37:04 AM
Next time hit me up before you come this way.Appreciate that, I’d take you up on that if you want to PM me, leaving in the morning after a quick hunt, so not much time left.Your definitely in my neck of the woods.Hunting on some private in Valley, haven’t had a tom come by the blind in two days, damn cold in the mornings! Hens and mostly solo ones. Last year was my first time turkey hunting and it seemed much better on public land, odd. BUT, we hit the opener last year. Two ticks so far, and the public fishing from shore sucks at jump off joe and deer lakes!!
Not to side track but yeah the fishing is horrible at those spots 😂 Growing up there we never wasted our time at them. Until fishing opener I’d say your best bet would be Roosevelt down at the boat launch outside Kettoe Falls it mouth of the Colville River. Could even see a few birds on the drive up. Once Waitts opens you are next to some of the best trout fish in the entire PNW.
I know a few spots for sure,wink,wink.
PM if you need some public land spots
Post by: trophyhunt on April 20, 2024, 10:50:51 AM
you bet, thanks.Next time hit me up before you come this way.Appreciate that, I’d take you up on that if you want to PM me, leaving in the morning after a quick hunt, so not much time left.Your definitely in my neck of the woods.Hunting on some private in Valley, haven’t had a tom come by the blind in two days, damn cold in the mornings! Hens and mostly solo ones. Last year was my first time turkey hunting and it seemed much better on public land, odd. BUT, we hit the opener last year. Two ticks so far, and the public fishing from shore sucks at jump off joe and deer lakes!!
Not to side track but yeah the fishing is horrible at those spots 😂 Growing up there we never wasted our time at them. Until fishing opener I’d say your best bet would be Roosevelt down at the boat launch outside Kettoe Falls it mouth of the Colville River. Could even see a few birds on the drive up. Once Waitts opens you are next to some of the best trout fish in the entire PNW.
I know a few spots for sure,wink,wink.
PM if you need some public land spots
Post by: Ridgeratt on April 20, 2024, 11:23:54 AM
Post by: hunter399 on April 21, 2024, 11:03:27 AM
Pretty slow seemed like to me.
Came across half a dozen hens, nothing with a red head.
Only one gobble from across the way,on some private land.
Probably had a dozen+ ticks on me when we got back to truck.
That's with no bug spray on.
Post by: actionshooter on April 21, 2024, 07:33:21 PM
Post by: Dogmanscott on April 21, 2024, 09:37:13 PM
This is the strangest stage I have ever seen. Toms are still in groups.. not fighting.
I called in 11 Jakes this weekend. Birds would gobble one time, then not answer you or walk away. We have a lot of visible adult birds on the various properties this year. It is not lack of birds. They act like we are speaking a foreign language, but every thing on earth recognizes sex.
I had 6 Jakes come in, then watched 2 flocks of Toms ignore calls in the evening across the canyon. I threw in the towel at that point. It was
Time to finish my corned beef brisket on the Weber bbq .
My friend shot a nice Tom that never made a sound, just walked in. He uses a knight black powder shotgun with #6 shot.
Don’t give up!!! May is going to be spectacular turkey hunting.
Scott
Post by: hunter399 on April 22, 2024, 07:41:14 AM
Son and I hunted mourning/evening yesterday.
Just seems like this cold snap caused them to herd back up.
We seen a few nice toms last nite,on private, watching over there huge herd of hens.
On public we kept spotting hen ,here or there . But no toms with any of the hens. Just seemed like the tom was with large herds of hens,bottled up tight on private ground.
We have a tom here that's shows up in the back yard, haven't seen him since about Thursday.
It's like they just shut down for the weekend.
Post by: smithkl42 on April 22, 2024, 11:08:00 AM
This is only our second year turkey hunting, and we're very much still figuring things out, so I'm unsure how unusual this is. Were the birds quiet for other folks as well? Any thoughts as to why?
Post by: hughjorgan on April 22, 2024, 12:00:20 PM
My son and I were out Fri/Sat/Sun around Chewelah. We hiked 20 miles, saw one bear, and a couple dozen turkeys - but nearly all on private. We only heard two faint bugles the entire three days, both of them late Sunday afternoon, both coming from private. A couple of the turkeys we saw were jakes, but we only saw one tom.
This is only our second year turkey hunting, and we're very much still figuring things out, so I'm unsure how unusual this is. Were the birds quiet for other folks as well? Any thoughts as to why?
It was quiet for us around hunters, hike 35 miles only managed a couple gobbles. I’d blame the the weather. Last year they were very vocal compared to this past weekend.
Post by: trophyhunt on April 22, 2024, 12:13:42 PM
Same with us, but the birds we did see on private that are there every year were sure talking, just couldn't pull them off of their hens. The private property we did get to hunt was surrounded by private and they killed birds. We were in valley area as well.My son and I were out Fri/Sat/Sun around Chewelah. We hiked 20 miles, saw one bear, and a couple dozen turkeys - but nearly all on private. We only heard two faint bugles the entire three days, both of them late Sunday afternoon, both coming from private. A couple of the turkeys we saw were jakes, but we only saw one tom.
This is only our second year turkey hunting, and we're very much still figuring things out, so I'm unsure how unusual this is. Were the birds quiet for other folks as well? Any thoughts as to why?
It was quiet for us around hunters, hike 35 miles only managed a couple gobbles. I’d blame the the weather. Last year they were very vocal compared to this past weekend.
Post by: baldopepper on April 22, 2024, 12:30:45 PM
Post by: actionshooter on April 22, 2024, 06:57:05 PM
Post by: ghosthunter on April 22, 2024, 07:15:43 PM
So some guys are saying that most of the hens were bred the 1st 2 weeks of April, and others are saying that it hasn't happened yet.... which is it?
Sounds like depends on area. We are going over on the 2 nd. But some reports say that might be too late.
I am more into a quality time in the woods with less folks around than I am into killing a bird.
:dunno:
Post by: hunter399 on April 22, 2024, 07:36:14 PM
So some guys are saying that most of the hens were bred the 1st 2 weeks of April, and others are saying that it hasn't happened yet.... which is it?I have no clue for sure.
But a week ago,I had a tom struting and gobbles,and hens clucking.
In the backyard. Now nothing,seen the hens this morning,no tom with it.
That's not to say he moved on to another herd.
Got shot by someone.
Or different elevation,may have different breeding times.
He was here about two weeks,now gone.
Last day he was here was Thursday.
I'll be looking for him,just to see him.
Very early spring this year.
Went out this evening,not one gobble,or turkey.
With all that said,I'm hoping that with some warmer nights,less wind,that a switch flips ,toms go into a frenzy.
Hen searching or whatever.
Post by: sneakyjake on April 23, 2024, 09:11:06 AM
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Post by: 10Key on April 23, 2024, 02:36:10 PM
Three of us hunted last Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Toms were all fired up Friday evening roosting. Saturday morning was mediocre and two out of three of us got our long beards. Eerily quiet on the Saturday roost. Then early morning Sunday, the wind picked up and the temperature plummeted and Sunday Morning was another quiet one. Surprisingly, we saw two moose and elk where we hunted and lots of whitetail deer. Seemed like it was the season for big game, rather than a turkey hunt.
Funny you mention big game. I was just talking with someone and I told them I think I saw kore whitetails hunting Colville area than turkeys! I really saw a ton, it seemed abnormal, in a good way. The ones I saw were healthy too!
Post by: iRem on April 23, 2024, 04:00:48 PM
Three of us hunted last Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Toms were all fired up Friday evening roosting. Saturday morning was mediocre and two out of three of us got our long beards. Eerily quiet on the Saturday roost. Then early morning Sunday, the wind picked up and the temperature plummeted and Sunday Morning was another quiet one. Surprisingly, we saw two moose and elk where we hunted and lots of whitetail deer. Seemed like it was the season for big game, rather than a turkey hunt.
Funny you mention big game. I was just talking with someone and I told them I think I saw kore whitetails hunting Colville area than turkeys! I really saw a ton, it seemed abnormal, in a good way. The ones I saw were healthy too!
Birds were quit for sure, your best bet is the evening roost and your set up in the morning and anytime between 7:30 am - 10:30 am when the hens are on their nest.
Always a lot of WT but now the worry is all about blue tongue this year with the looming drought issue. Not good, it’s so dry…
Post by: hunter399 on April 23, 2024, 05:17:12 PM
Totally agree with iRem.Three of us hunted last Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Toms were all fired up Friday evening roosting. Saturday morning was mediocre and two out of three of us got our long beards. Eerily quiet on the Saturday roost. Then early morning Sunday, the wind picked up and the temperature plummeted and Sunday Morning was another quiet one. Surprisingly, we saw two moose and elk where we hunted and lots of whitetail deer. Seemed like it was the season for big game, rather than a turkey hunt.
Funny you mention big game. I was just talking with someone and I told them I think I saw kore whitetails hunting Colville area than turkeys! I really saw a ton, it seemed abnormal, in a good way. The ones I saw were healthy too!
Birds were quit for sure, your best bet is the evening roost and your set up in the morning and anytime between 7:30 am - 10:30 am when the hens are on their nest.
Always a lot of WT but now the worry is all about blue tongue this year with the looming drought issue. Not good, it’s so dry…
:yeah:
Last gobble I heard was 10 minutes before dark.
Yesterday.
Post by: hunter399 on April 24, 2024, 11:15:16 AM
Backyard tom gobble and active today.
Seen another tom crossing a road onto private,public gate on the other side of road had a hunter parked there.
Seemed ironic. But still active today.
Turkey hunting is starting to be like deer hunting.
Where the most active days are mid-week.
I did call at the backyard tom, definitely responded back.
Not really chasing me down,but was responding.
Post by: baldopepper on April 24, 2024, 01:46:26 PM
Post by: pickardjw on April 24, 2024, 04:08:42 PM
Tried myself last year and, besides the fan being beat to crap hiking it out a few miles (lesson learned there) we just never got the feathers spread properly and looking decent.
Post by: TriggerMike on April 24, 2024, 04:34:49 PM
Any recommendations on a taxidermist between Spokane and Colville that will do a fan/beard/spur mount?God's Creations would probably do it.
Tried myself last year and, besides the fan being beat to crap hiking it out a few miles (lesson learned there) we just never got the feathers spread properly and looking decent.
I've done a couple myself and the biggest thing is getting as much tissue around the quills cut off before pinning the fan out on the cardboard with sewing pins. Then put borax on the base of the quills for a week or two and it should hold good.
Post by: hunter399 on April 24, 2024, 05:53:43 PM
Any recommendations on a taxidermist between Spokane and Colville that will do a fan/beard/spur mount?God's Creations would probably do it.
Tried myself last year and, besides the fan being beat to crap hiking it out a few miles (lesson learned there) we just never got the feathers spread properly and looking decent.
I've done a couple myself and the biggest thing is getting as much tissue around the quills cut off before pinning the fan out on the cardboard with sewing pins. Then put borax on the base of the quills for a week or two and it should hold good.
I took all the tissue off every feather.
Layed them out the way I wanted.
Then put automotive bondo down at the bottom where they all come together. Till I had enough bondo to hold the fan together.
Seen it on some YouTube or something.
That way no tissue at all.
But its very tricky to get all the feathers to hold still ,while putting bondo on . You have to have someone hold them,or set heavy objects on them.
Bondo dry so quick,you really only got one shot at it.
So you better have em laid out the way you want.
If interested....
Look it up on YouTube, probably better tutorial then me there.
Post by: TriggerMike on April 24, 2024, 07:14:55 PM
Did you put pins up toward the top of the feathers at all as well as halfway between the quills and tips? It's always worked for me but I've never done the bondo method. Just pin and let it dry out naturally and it'll hold forever. (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20240425/4ecb404285e04df41c2170cb628c306b.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20240425/5d4d9dda7ea0f8cc24c71dd32fd160f0.jpg)Any recommendations on a taxidermist between Spokane and Colville that will do a fan/beard/spur mount?God's Creations would probably do it.
Tried myself last year and, besides the fan being beat to crap hiking it out a few miles (lesson learned there) we just never got the feathers spread properly and looking decent.
I've done a couple myself and the biggest thing is getting as much tissue around the quills cut off before pinning the fan out on the cardboard with sewing pins. Then put borax on the base of the quills for a week or two and it should hold good.
I took all the tissue off every feather.
Layed them out the way I wanted.
Then put automotive bondo down at the bottom where they all come together. Till I had enough bondo to hold the fan together.
Seen it on some YouTube or something.
That way no tissue at all.
But its very tricky to get all the feathers to hold still ,while putting bondo on . You have to have someone hold them,or set heavy objects on them.
Bondo dry so quick,you really only got one shot at it.
So you better have em laid out the way you want.
If interested....
Look it up on YouTube, probably better tutorial then me there.
Post by: hunter399 on April 24, 2024, 07:59:17 PM
Honestly I can't remember,last year.Did you put pins up toward the top of the feathers at all as well as halfway between the quills and tips? It's always worked for me but I've never done the bondo method. Just pin and let it dry out naturally and it'll hold forever. (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20240425/4ecb404285e04df41c2170cb628c306b.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20240425/5d4d9dda7ea0f8cc24c71dd32fd160f0.jpg)Any recommendations on a taxidermist between Spokane and Colville that will do a fan/beard/spur mount?God's Creations would probably do it.
Tried myself last year and, besides the fan being beat to crap hiking it out a few miles (lesson learned there) we just never got the feathers spread properly and looking decent.
I've done a couple myself and the biggest thing is getting as much tissue around the quills cut off before pinning the fan out on the cardboard with sewing pins. Then put borax on the base of the quills for a week or two and it should hold good.
I took all the tissue off every feather.
Layed them out the way I wanted.
Then put automotive bondo down at the bottom where they all come together. Till I had enough bondo to hold the fan together.
Seen it on some YouTube or something.
That way no tissue at all.
But its very tricky to get all the feathers to hold still ,while putting bondo on . You have to have someone hold them,or set heavy objects on them.
Bondo dry so quick,you really only got one shot at it.
So you better have em laid out the way you want.
If interested....
Look it up on YouTube, probably better tutorial then me there.
Your look great ,better then mine.
Great job on those.👍
Post by: iRem on April 25, 2024, 10:30:40 AM
Post by: pickardjw on April 25, 2024, 11:40:42 AM
Couldn't get the feathers to stay spread out, they kept pulling the pins out. Seems like a piece of solid foam insulation would be a better backer than cardboard. Didn't scrape all the meat off the base, got as much off as possible and borax/salted it. Maybe that was the problem.
Post by: hunter399 on April 25, 2024, 12:41:02 PM
Yeah my first DIY just went very DIWrong. Watched lots of youtube videos.
Couldn't get the feathers to stay spread out, they kept pulling the pins out. Seems like a piece of solid foam insulation would be a better backer than cardboard. Didn't scrape all the meat off the base, got as much off as possible and borax/salted it. Maybe that was the problem.
Think this is the YouTube I watched.
On another note.
Did hear my backyard tom gobble this morning.
Didn't call at him or nothing.
But maybe they will be more active this weekend.
Post by: pickardjw on April 25, 2024, 06:11:13 PM
Post by: CaNINE on April 26, 2024, 07:58:34 AM
Arrived in camp Wednesday afternoon. Heard several birds in the evening. Early morning gobbles and shut up after fly down. Covered a lot of ground but couldn’t strike a bird. They are here just not responding. The rain moved in yesterday afternoon. Rain most of the night. Not a peep this morning. Today will be covering more ground and make some calls here and there and see what happens.
Post by: Ridgeratt on April 26, 2024, 08:54:01 AM
Post by: baldopepper on April 26, 2024, 09:21:34 AM
with 4-5 toms, smaller 5 or 6 with a boss tom, groups of 20-30 all hens, and 2-3 toms running together. Kinda like they can't make up their minds what they wanna do. Generally pretty quite after fly down, even called to group of Jake's and only got a half hearted gobble before they wandered back into the brush. Not as much fun to mess with em as usual.
Post by: hunter399 on April 26, 2024, 10:16:50 AM
Yesterday there had to be close to 150 birds in the field right near Immnel road off 395. There were also birds in Bogans flat just north of kettle falls. At 60+ mph it was hard to see how many had beards.Yep I've seen that flock at immnel before,it's impressive to say the least.
Post by: iRem on April 26, 2024, 11:11:16 AM
:yeah:Yesterday there had to be close to 150 birds in the field right near Immnel road off 395. There were also birds in Bogans flat just north of kettle falls. At 60+ mph it was hard to see how many had beards.Yep I've seen that flock at immnel before,it's impressive to say the least.
I have a pin dropped on those birds :chuckle:
iRem Tip of the week: drop pins (OnX, GoHunt, Huntwise etc) when you see birds while driving or hunting to reference later! Very helpful when birds are getting pressured.
Post by: Ridgeratt on April 26, 2024, 12:11:12 PM
:yeah:Yesterday there had to be close to 150 birds in the field right near Immnel road off 395. There were also birds in Bogans flat just north of kettle falls. At 60+ mph it was hard to see how many had beards.Yep I've seen that flock at immnel before,it's impressive to say the least.
I have a pin dropped on those birds :chuckle:
iRem Tip of the week: drop pins (OnX, GoHunt, Huntwise etc) when you see birds while driving or hunting to reference later! Very helpful when birds are getting pressured.
There is no reason to drop a pin on them. If you had a partner you could easily "Wells Fargo" them from the highway.
Post by: hunter399 on April 26, 2024, 12:44:52 PM
:yeah:Yesterday there had to be close to 150 birds in the field right near Immnel road off 395. There were also birds in Bogans flat just north of kettle falls. At 60+ mph it was hard to see how many had beards.Yep I've seen that flock at immnel before,it's impressive to say the least.
I have a pin dropped on those birds :chuckle:
iRem Tip of the week: drop pins (OnX, GoHunt, Huntwise etc) when you see birds while driving or hunting to reference later! Very helpful when birds are getting pressured.
There is no reason to drop a pin on them. If you had a partner you could easily "Wells Fargo" them from the highway.
Never hurts to drop a pin.
But this herd ,you can see it from a long ways off.
It's the biggest herd of turkeys I've ever seen.
It's the kinda herd that can ruin a field or garden in a hurry.
Post by: baldopepper on April 28, 2024, 10:51:28 AM
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Post by: hunter_sean08 on April 29, 2024, 01:13:21 PM
All in all, I had 3 amazing days in the woods. NE WA is a pretty special place in the spring. Saw some elk, jumped a moose at first light one morning, and saw way more whitetails than I ever thought I'd see given everything that has happened the last few years. The balsamroot was going off on the hillsides, the birds were singing, and between my buddy and I, we only had 1 tick encounter (thank you Sawyer for your gift of permethrin). As always, we learned more about turkey hunting, even without having killed any birds. Can't wait to try it again next year. Now it's time to go catch some halibut!
Post by: pickardjw on May 03, 2024, 05:30:19 PM
Birds have been quiet after 7am or so, though today I had a few birds going until 2pm. Henned up, seen a lot of hens out feeding throughout the day so not a lot of nesting going on yet I guess. Haven’t seen a single Tom fanned out after the morning. Seen them feeding alongside hens.
Almost bumped a sow and cub Wednesday. Saw them before they saw me fortunately and backed out. Coming off a successful spring bear hunt in OR I’m starting to think I should just do that instead of turkey.
Post by: hunter399 on May 03, 2024, 05:54:46 PM
3rd day of no luck out here. Been within 100 yards of 8 toms. 27 miles walked, mostly timber co land.
Birds have been quiet after 7am or so, though today I had a few birds going until 2pm. Henned up, seen a lot of hens out feeding throughout the day so not a lot of nesting going on yet I guess. Haven’t seen a single Tom fanned out after the morning. Seen them feeding alongside hens.
Almost bumped a sow and cub Wednesday. Saw them before they saw me fortunately and backed out. Coming off a successful spring bear hunt in OR I’m starting to think I should just do that instead of turkey.
It's been rough.
I agree ,it's hard when there so quiet.
Post by: Limhangerslayer on May 03, 2024, 06:21:58 PM
Post by: Limhangerslayer on May 03, 2024, 06:23:18 PM
Post by: CaNINE on May 16, 2024, 07:26:29 PM
Post by: ljsommer on May 16, 2024, 07:42:26 PM
Any updates folks?No movement, no noise, no birds. I’ve seen 5x the amount of deer that I have turkeys (2 hens). Should have stayed home.
Post by: baldopepper on May 16, 2024, 08:20:07 PM
Post by: CaNINE on May 16, 2024, 08:35:25 PM
Post by: baldopepper on May 16, 2024, 08:59:37 PM
Thanks for the information. Trying to gauge if it’s worth a banzai run over the hill. Maybe I’ll set my expectation as a nice camping trip and time in the woods.would suggest you do more very loud shock calling than regular calling. Obviously won't bring em in, but at least let's you know there's some around. I use a very loud peacock call and occasionally a honk on the truck horn. Kids called in a nice bird last week, but he came in quiet after he responded to an initial shock call.
Post by: CaNINE on May 17, 2024, 04:04:11 AM
Post by: Sakko300wsm on May 17, 2024, 08:25:29 AM