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Other Hunting => Turkey Hunting => Topic started by: fethrduster on January 29, 2012, 06:56:41 AM

Title: Klickitat or Cle Elum?
Post by: fethrduster on January 29, 2012, 06:56:41 AM: I've killed a couple tom's in Klickitat over the years (lived in Vancouver for many years), and almost got one there last year. I know it like the back of my hand, since I've been going there since I was a little kid. It's getting to be a real zoo though during turkey season. After moving to Tacoma five years ago however, heading east through Cle Elum is a lot closer (hour and a half vs. four hrs. to Klickitat) and I see birds in that area fairly often. I know birds disperse in the spring though, and it's probably like finding a feathered bigfoot in a haystack. Or maybe not.

If you were me, would you head east and scout, or just stick to what I know and hunt Klickitat?
Title: Re: Klickitat or Cle Elum?
Post by: 101521 on January 29, 2012, 07:54:58 AM: :yeah:
Title: Re: Klickitat or Cle Elum?
Post by: Wazukie on January 29, 2012, 07:59:05 AM: No turkey's in Klickitat, the cougars ate them all :dunno:
Title: Re: Klickitat or Cle Elum?
Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on January 29, 2012, 08:09:41 AM: Drive far and then go farther!
Title: Re: Klickitat or Cle Elum?
Post by: fethrduster on January 29, 2012, 11:32:29 AM: Quote from: HUNTINCOUPLE on January 29, 2012, 08:09:41 AM
Drive far and then go farther!

I was afraid you guys were going to say that. Looks like I'd better plan on spending at least 3 days over there to make it worth the long drive.
Title: Re: Klickitat or Cle Elum?
Post by: Heartsblood on January 29, 2012, 01:26:49 PM: How about doing both? I know parts of the Teanaway fairly well - I've harvested two birds out of the last three years I hunted there and even on the years I didn't, I was into birds. Plus I've done a decent amount of grouse hunting in that area. I do not know Klickitat at all. If you're interested, maybe we could both expand our hunting areas by swapping experience and sharing/trading hunts. PM me if that sounds like something you'd be interested in. I'm always down for hunting new areas, and would be interested to see how my areas compare to other folks'. You may only harvest one bird from the 335. I had one hunt that if I'd been with one or even two other buddies, we'd all have gotten a bird.
Title: Re: Klickitat or Cle Elum?
Post by: kevinp16 on February 13, 2012, 07:26:45 AM: Best bet is to head far east as you can. Cle Elum is loaded with hunters and only few toms to shoot at. I've hunted all around Cle Elum area the past years and now just keep driving past it on my way over to Eastern WA. Sorry for the bad news but i dont want you to waste a season on hiking around just to only see other hunters in the woods.
Title: Re: Klickitat or Cle Elum?
Post by: Camp David on February 13, 2012, 11:03:58 AM: Quote from: kevinp16 on February 13, 2012, 07:26:45 AM
Best bet is to head far east as you can. Cle Elum is loaded with hunters and only few toms to shoot at. I've hunted all around Cle Elum area the past years and now just keep driving past it on my way over to Eastern WA. Sorry for the bad news but i dont want you to waste a season on hiking around just to only see other hunters in the woods.

:yeah: My buddy took his boy over to Cle Elum for the past several years and has yet to pop a tom and he is a real good turkey hunter. He is traveling east this year. Too many hunters and not enough birds in Cle Elum. Yup the drive east is further, but do you want to see birds or hunters?
Title: Re: Klickitat or Cle Elum?
Post by: turkeydancer on February 13, 2012, 12:45:10 PM: NE corner you definitely will see a lot of thunderchickens ... but also a lot of hunters. Funny how that works ! :sry:
Title: Re: Klickitat or Cle Elum?
Post by: D-Rock425 on February 13, 2012, 12:52:32 PM: I will be hunting near cle elum because I have some friends with a cabin there. That gives me a place to stay and he always gets up some private properties.
Title: Re: Klickitat or Cle Elum?
Post by: HoofsandWings on February 13, 2012, 07:04:11 PM: Please remember that last spring a number of hunters reported seeing wolf signs.
Some of the roads were closed to allow the wolves some privacy.
Not sure how the turkeys will react to wolves.
Suggest you think about Klickitat.