CharlieO

Any Washington state turkey hunters? I'm new to this sport and need all the hints and tips I can get. Good locations, etc.

Doc E

Stevens county is soon to be in the "Top 5 list" of best Turkey hunting in the USA. LOTS of public land - and a lot of landowners who will be more than happy to let you hunt............BUT, remember, you CANNOT use dogs to hunt Turkeys in WA.

Doc E...Casey the PL is at http://www.pointinglabcasey.itgo.com

CharlieO

Thanks for the reply. Could you recommend a good turkey call? Do you have any suggestions about good locations in Stevens county? I don't know the area so I don't have a clue.

slee

I would have to say that if you are a beginner, the box or slate call is the easiest to learn. If you have any experience with using diaphragm calls for elk, you are well on your way to using them for turkeys. I personally like Primos calls, but I'm biased because the company is located in my home town of Jackson, MS.

I'm sure there are lots of guys out there that can give you more info about the area than I can. I hunted over there last season near Trout Lake just across the river from Colville and Kettle Falls for the first time. I'm from the deep south, but I've never seen an area that has as many birds with as much public access. There are tons of birds over there. You can e-mail me if you want more info.

CharlieO

slee,
Thankyou for the information you have provided both here and thru the e-mail.
I really appreciate it.

Phish-On!

That is interesting information Doc E. I was planning on going to Oregon this Spring, but I will keep the Colville area in mind to ck out, like in the Fall for future reference for Spring 2003.

I'm pretty much in the same situation as Charlie O, just getting started and trying to find an area with access, possible guides in the NW for the first couple of times in the field, and such. I appreciate your post. Good hunting in April.

Doc E

As far as locations to hunt,,,,,, just about anywhere. LOTS of public land here, and Boise Cascade will let you hunt any of their land as well. Anywhere along the Columbia here is usually really good.

Lady Grouse Hunter

DocE, I went to kettle falls area in 1999 to hunt with the aid of my Uncle who is your nieghbor. He drove me around to various areas most of which were on private land and all the birds we saw were literately feeding on peoples lawns and out in their pastures like the out-of-control Whitetails! It was very frustraiting to watch them and couldn't touch them with a 50 foot shotgun! i'm sure there's some good areas to hunt at but I'll be damned if a local is going to give up his or her honey hole! I since have found much better accessable areas with mostly public land to the west of you in Okanogan Co. near the Loop Lopp Summit area of Hiway 20 and plan on scouting this area next spring again.

slee

Lady Grouse Hunter, I'd be interested in exactly where you went over there. There is a TON of public land crawling with turkeys. True they are usually lower early in the season, but there are still birds up higher. It is dependent on the snow line. As it moves up, so do the birds. By the latter part of the season, birds are all the way up to most hilltops in the area. Just wanted to let you know in case you ever wanted to go back. That area has some of the most birds and public land of any area in the country. Not trying to pull you away from a spot that you are happy with, though. Good luck this year.

CharlieO

Lady Grouse Hunter i am going in march to scout the kettlefalls and colville and a friend in tonasket call me that he has seen turkeys behind his 30 acres and my brother says he has seen alot above his farm in okanogan,so i,m checking them out in march.