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Re: What happened to the Wenas area?
« Reply #15 on: July 29, 2018, 07:46:48 PM »
Some things I've learned about turkeys, from living here in the Wenas area for the last 15 years.
1. Turkey numbers are up, from 15 years ago. Considerably.
2. Just like deer and elk, there are 2 types of turkeys. Resident birds and migratory birds. We have a flock that migrates through here, that you can literally set your clock to. Normally no birds, right where I live, except for one week a year. Public ground birds tend to be migratory, private ground birds tend to be resident birds, I'm sure pressure is the reason.
3. Most hunters don't burn enough boot leather. With the gates we have up here for seasonal closure, most birds by the time season starts are miles from these gates, can you find a bird close to them, sure. But most of the birds close to these gates have been called at and harassed for at least a month prior to the opener. As soon as the toms start gobbling, there are people up here, schooling them to the sounds of hunters with turkey calls.
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Exactly 100% truth!
Most hunters do not burn the boot leather, I’m good with that. My dad and I (he will be 69 this year) put on 9-10 miles a day in there while hunting Gobblers this year. But we both bagged birds and it was worth it.


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Re: What happened to the Wenas area?
« Reply #16 on: January 07, 2019, 08:17:32 PM »
While Elk hunting this past season we saw Zero birds in the hills this year. First year I never saw or heard birds in over 15 years while hunting.. We ran to Selah bout halfway through the season and spotted over 100 birds in one of the fields past the lake. So that was very encouraging that the birds are doing good, hope they winter good and can’t wait to locate them during Spring season.


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Re: What happened to the Wenas area?
« Reply #17 on: January 07, 2019, 09:48:21 PM »
Good to hear. I hadn't seen them up there, but I'm new to this area.
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Re: What happened to the Wenas area?
« Reply #18 on: January 07, 2019, 09:52:14 PM »
Saw several dozen a few weeks ago.

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Re: What happened to the Wenas area?
« Reply #19 on: January 08, 2019, 05:29:41 AM »
The safe zone was made.You can see hundreds of turkey in the safe zone all the way down Wenas to the large irrigated meadow (private property)Ask the dfw why they made the safe zone and why they don't exclude turkey from that zone..

The Wenas experiences a lot of poaching and trespassing. It’s good to see safe zones (escapement areas) for deer and turkeys there. The turkeys would be wiped out without safe zones there.
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Re: What happened to the Wenas area?
« Reply #20 on: January 08, 2019, 05:25:18 PM »
That area is only open for half the turkey season already.Making that a safe zone covers all animals thru all types of harvesting even the beavers that dam the creek and are tearing the road out and also the bridge.

IF THEY WANT IT TO BE A SAFE ZONE WHICH INCLUDES HARASSING THE ANIMALS THEN WHY DO THEY STILL ALLOW CAMPING IN THE SAFE ZONE?
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Re: What happened to the Wenas area?
« Reply #21 on: January 08, 2019, 08:56:18 PM »
Saw several dozen a few weeks ago.
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Re: What happened to the Wenas area?
« Reply #22 on: January 08, 2019, 10:21:39 PM »
That area is only open for half the turkey season already.Making that a safe zone covers all animals thru all types of harvesting even the beavers that dam the creek and are tearing the road out and also the bridge.

IF THEY WANT IT TO BE A SAFE ZONE WHICH INCLUDES HARASSING THE ANIMALS THEN WHY DO THEY STILL ALLOW CAMPING IN THE SAFE ZONE?

I know a few of the LEO’s that work the valley and another major reason for the safe zones were the idiots  coming out trespassing and shooting toward occupied houses out there. How would you feel if a car pulled up and 3 “ hunters” jumped out and started shooting toward your house with your family inside?

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Re: What happened to the Wenas area?
« Reply #23 on: January 08, 2019, 10:48:21 PM »
There's no houses over there that are not shielded by acres of trees.Besides if that was the case they could have made it a firearm free zone instead.100's of yards shotgun ok,archery ok,trapping ok.
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Re: What happened to the Wenas area?
« Reply #24 on: January 09, 2019, 09:26:50 PM »
There's no houses over there that are not shielded by acres of trees.Besides if that was the case they could have made it a firearm free zone instead.100's of yards shotgun ok,archery ok,trapping ok.

Do you have a house up in the Wenas in the hunting areas and safe zones where you can of first hand experience  instead of speculation?

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Re: What happened to the Wenas area?
« Reply #25 on: January 09, 2019, 10:12:18 PM »
I hunt there every year when the gates open till they close.I know this for a fact.
There are no houses in that safe zone.
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Re: What happened to the Wenas area?
« Reply #26 on: January 10, 2019, 06:22:28 AM »
The fact that you are arguing with a guy that could spit on that gate from his front porch when the wind is right..... :chuckle:  priceless

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Re: What happened to the Wenas area?
« Reply #27 on: January 10, 2019, 07:03:40 AM »
The fact that you are arguing with a guy that could spit on that gate from his front porch when the wind is right..... :chuckle:  priceless
bahahaha! Yeah what does Ribka know!?!?!  Dang locals  :chuckle:
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Re: What happened to the Wenas area?
« Reply #28 on: January 10, 2019, 07:05:20 AM »
The fact that you are arguing with a guy that could spit on that gate from his front porch when the wind is right..... :chuckle:  priceless
Hahah seriously


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Re: What happened to the Wenas area?
« Reply #29 on: January 10, 2019, 08:30:20 AM »
I don't get it.

There are no houses or front porches that you can spit on a gate there.the safe zone is only about 400 yards wide by maybe 300 yards deep. Our discussion is about a specific safe zone,Not all safe zones.

Besides no one is arguing.So don't try and make more out of our discussion than needed.  :twocents:  :tup:
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