RE: When do they start gobbling in western WA?
I spent most of the day poking around Johnson Creek area yesterday, but couldn' t have heard one if it was shaking the treetops with gobbles. The wind and rain was really bad most of the day. When it did settle down for short periods, you couldn' t hear for all the water falling in the woods. I did find some new territory to roam when season opens, but didn' t find any sign to really justify the hike except that not many others will be there. I got some good exercise though. I imagine this latest cold snap has shut ' em down if they had started talking. I hope to get back out in the next week or so to listen again.