The Turks have been around since at least '94, I spotted some while deer hunting way back when, And they seem to be blossoming all over. I can't see any reason for them not to do as well as the Colville bunch, it's pretty much the same climate and habitat. I've been told by some in the NWTF that know whats happening that we're now seeing Merriams heading down the Mts. as far west as Issaquah. But I stumbled on to this bunch and they don't seem to be hunted very much, at least by on foot. Lost of road hunters[:@] That makes as much sense as road hunting with a bow(I've seen it). And I do like that part of sleeping in my own bed too I'ts only an hour or hour & 10 for me to the honey hole. But in the future us Coasties are going to start finding that out and crowding up these areas. Lets just hope they stick to the roads