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Hope it goes well for ya slee. I have been seeing more lonesome hen's. Ya missed a great day for hunting today...a cool 33.....was so windy...the snow was blowing sideway's.

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Slee - - all the best with your hunt this week. (Don't know where you saw that weather looks great though. U of W weather dept says "Unseasonably Cool" through the weekend with possible snow at higher altitudes. But you know how weather forecasting is in the PacNW; wait a couple hours and it'll change.) Good Hunting!, - - Pointshoot

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Thanks. I've been watching the Weather Channel's website like a hawk. They are calling for temps in the mid 60s except for Saturday's high of only 56. The lows will be in the mid-upper 30s. Scattered showers will be moving through on Thursday and Saturday. I know this will definitely change with altitude, but this forecast has hung in for 2 days now. I just don't want high winds. I can deal with cool temps and even rain, but you can't hear them and they can't hear you if it's too windy.


Hunt hard, live right, and tell your kids you love 'em!

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HI ALL, HEARD THE EAST SIDE GOT DUMPED ON WITH SNOW THIS MORNING. HOPE ALL IS WELL BESIDES THE SNOW, HAD A REALLY OLD FRIEND PASS AWAY TODAY, WENT OUT TO SHOVEL THE SNOW AND DIED. SO ITS BEEN A PRETTY CRAPPY DAY SO FAR.

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Hey Robb....Sorry to hear about the loss of your Friend. Hope your doing alright.............slee....snowed and hailed on me most the day here again....a little windy, but not as bad as yesterday. It's all white above my place....and across the valley the snow level is lower than yesterday

Edited by - WAYNE1 on 05/07/2002 20:09:22

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Man I can't hunt in that white stuff. I might get cold. Hey Wayne, can you shoot me an e-mail with your phone #. I'd like to give you a ring sometime while I'm over there. Maybe I can talk you into stopping by our camp Saturday evening for a steak and a cold one. And the offer is still out for calling one in for you. Just say the word.


Hunt hard, live right, and tell your kids you love 'em!

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AFTERNOON ALL, HOPE ALL IS WELL IN WASHINGTON, THANKS GUYS FOR THE KIND WORDS, ITS HARD ME BEING ALL THE WAY HERE IN ENGLAND AND CAN'T GO BACK FOR HIS FUNERAL, BUT I WILL REMEBER HIM ALWAYS!!! HOPE THE TURKEY SEASON PICKS UP FOR YOU GUYS, I ALMOST HIT 2 RED STAGS LAST NIGHT WHEN I WAS ON MY WAY HOME, THE FIRST ONE I MISSED BY LESS THAN A FOOT, AND THE SECOND MISSED HIM BY ABOUT 5 FEET, BOTH HAD NEW ANTLERS GTROWING AND THEY WERE BOTH WERE FORKED HORNS.

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Hey Robb - Are you able to hunt in England at all? I know it was cost a pretty penny in Japan, but it was possible - They have the most beautiful pheasants over there... I imagine there would be some neat hunting in England if it is possible.

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yeah but for deer its a pretty penny, unless you talk to a framer and they might let you hunt their land. i plan on pheasant hunting this fall, when the season opens, got a lot of nice farm land right out my back door. and i know the farmer so it should be a done deal, fingers crossed.

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Hey Robb....Is there not much public hunting land there..?<font color=red></font id=red><font face='Tahoma'></font id='Tahoma'><font face='Georgia'></font id='Georgia'>

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Well fellas, I'm checking out of here until next Monday night. Everybody have a great weekend and make sure your Mommas know you love 'em this weekend. My momma will get her call on Saturday from the gas station in Kettle Falls. I'll give up all the grueling details when I return. Wayne I plan on buzzing you on Saturday. Kettle Falls here I come, and I'm bringing a bunch of redneck buddies with me. Y'all be good, or be good at it.<img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>


Hunt hard, live right, and tell your kids you love 'em!

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YES AND NO, THEY HAVE PARKS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, BUT NO HUNTING ON THEM, THEY SAY THE BEST WAY IS TO TALK TO A FARMER AND SEE IF HE OR SHE WILL LET YOU HUNT THEIR LAND

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slee - you're gonna call in a turkey for Wayne? - - - Trust me, he doesn't need the help. (Wayne doesn't even take a gun out anymore, just enjoys calling in birds when out with other hunters.) Good Hunting!, - - Pointshoot

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Robb92 - Sorry to hear you lost an old friend.

Pointshoot777 - You know, the more I get bummed about a bad turkey hunt the more I want to do it again ... only right next time! One of these days I will learn enough from all of my bad trips that I just might start bagging a bird or two. I have Monday off so I might run down to Klickitat county to do a little scouting/hunting. I need to find some places that consistently hold birds. Colville is a little too far to make a lot of trips over there.

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THAKS GUYS HOWS THE WEATHER??? DON'T FORGET MOTHER'S DAY ON SUNDAY!!! NOT MUCH GOING ON HERE ON ENGLAND. HOPE EVERYONE HAS A GOOD WEEKEND AND GOOD LUCK WITH THE TURKEY HUNTING

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Hey Robb.....Trust me... &quot;I ain't forgetting Mother's Day&quot;....unless I have a death wish..<img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle> Got kinda warm here today.....look's like slee might have picked the best week for hunting............Pointshoot777 [Rob].....believe me...I need all the help I can get....lol........................Moose Eyes.....Your bagging a bird will come soon....:)

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Wayne - - hope you have a great last few days of the season. Send me a pic if you get a bird (but please send me a warning letter note first - there's a virus going around and I often automatically delete emails with attachments now). Say Hi to Diane for me and give the pups a pat on the head! Good Hunting!, - - Rob :)

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MooseEyes - hope you have a great hunt! - - And any time youre out hunting's good isn't it? :) - - Regards & Good Hunting!, - - Pointshoot

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AFERNOON ALL, HOPE ALL IS WELL, HOWS THE WEATHER??? STARTED OUT CRAPPY HERE AND THEN GOT NICER, NOW THE SUN IS STARTING TO SET, WHICH IS NICE, SAW SOME PHEASANTS TODAY, BUT CAN'T SHOOT THEM. GOOD LUCK TO ALL O YOU STILL TURKEY HUNTING!!

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AFTERNOON ALL, HOPE ALL IS WELL, HOW DID TURKEY HUNTING GO THIS WEEKEND??? HOWS THE WEATHER BEEN??? CRAPPY HERE, ITS RAINED ALL DAY.

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Well.......Friday evening I had located a couple tom's....Got up early Saturday morning....as I was going into my spot in the dark...I came upon 3 other hunter's headed toward's the same area...I stapped and talked to em...asked em if they had heard any gobblin yet....they said &quot;nope&quot;....so.....I told em that I had located a couple of em just a way's up futher....and since they were there first...I told em exacly where.....wished em luck.....turned around and left em to hunt the area....My pop alway's said...&quot;The early bird get's the worm&quot;....guess he was right....just thought I was early....lol.....headed out to a few other spot's....not a peep. Sunday being Mother's Day.....spent it with the wife and my Mom..... Guess this'll make 4 year's in a row making Tag soup... :(. On my way over to rebublic this morning...I stopped by slee's camp, got there just in time to watch him pack up....he looked tired.. :)

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Thanks for the encouragement, Wayne.

Pointshoot777 - You are right. Any day spent hunting is a good one. I just got back from Klickitat. Left my house last night around 8:45 and arrived near Glenwood around 1 AM. Tried to sleep in the truck until 4:45 and then started hiking in. About 6:30 this morning I was walking down an old road when I spotted a doe about 80 yards in front of me in the road. She was looking up the hill so I glassed in the direction she was looking and saw two yearlings. She scurried up the hill to meet them and scoot them off. When I glanced back down the road I saw movement and assumed it was a fourth deer. I soon realized it was too small for a deer. It was a hen not 10 feet from where the doe was first standing. It must have been right there &quot;grazing&quot; right along side the doe. I have never seen deer and turkeys together before - only in pictures. I thought it was pretty cool. Ended up seeing two turkeys, 13 deer and 4 elk. It was a long drive, and I am pretty tired right now, but I would call it a good trip.

I am done for the year though. For those of you that got turkeys please post pictures so we can see them.

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Moose Eyes's...Pointshoot777's picture's of his and his brother's [ray] bird's on one my web page....just look for the 2 smilen Hawaian's... <img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>

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I survived the hunt, and am safely at home looking forward to falling into the bed. My group of 4 managed to bag 2 toms. Not bad, but should have been at least 3 out of 4. The weather was absolutely perfect, but the birds weren't exactly cooperative. I guess I don't have anything to complain about. We were on toms every morning and evening. I got within 100 yards of the tom my buddy took this morning yesterday morning 3 different times, but he wasn't interested in anything I had to say. Let me just say Run'N'Gun hunting in that terrain has me whooped. We roosted him last night, set up on him at 4:30 this morning, and were back at camp by 6:00am with him in the truck with us. Short and sweet.

We started the first morning off great. One of my buddies and I were on 2 hot toms at 5:00am. We closed to within 200 yards and set up because it was really open. I gave 'em every call I had, and some of the best cutting and cackling I think I've ever done. I threw the old slapping the hat on the leg for added effects. 5 minutes later and he was on a rope coming into the set-up. At 25 yards, he stops in the old skidder road, and struts and spit-n-drums for us for a few minutes. He is only 35 yards from my buddy. I have to wait for him to come from behind a small sappling. He doesn't, and starts to get antsy when the hen doesn't come to him. That's when my buddy pops him. Man that was an awesome way to start the hunt. I put in lots of legwork, but had a great time. Wayne and Wash have hunted the area I was in. It gets STEEEEEEP in places, and that's where I seemed to stay most of the trip.

Wayne, I'm glad you stopped by this morning so I could finally meet you. And yes I was/am worn slap out, so I'm sorry I wasn't my normal cheery self. I sincerely hope I wasn't rude. Next time I promise I'll be in better spirits and more social. I've never hunted that hard for any critter. Several days of 3-4 hours of sleep and lots of miles can do that to you. We are all planning to come back next spring, and you are invited for dinner whichever evening you can get free. Me and the other fellas would like it if we could get together with you for a hunt next year. Keep it in mind.

I'm glad to be home, but I hate that my season is coming to a close again without filling my tag. Those are the breaks though. I'd still consider my season a success. My buddy bagged a bird that I put in his lap, and I spent some time outdoors watching mother nature at her finest. I'll get 'em next year.


Hunt hard, live right, and tell your kids you love 'em!

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Welcome back Slee - good to hear you had a good hunt.

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Slee glad to hear you had a good time, have you hunted that area before????Yup it can get pretty vertical in places. Think that keeps some guys out.Did you happen to find any sheds in your wanderings???It took me awhile to put 2 and 2 together, but your last post over on bowsite put it together for me, do you hunt out of Freds camp over in the tash???

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OPPS sorry Yendors camp, not freds

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GOOD TO HEAR SOME PEOPLE HAD A GOOD WEEKEND, SORRY TO HEAR YOUR TAGS WEREN'T FILLED, HOPEFULLY NEXT YEAR!! NOT MUCH GOING ON HERE, SAW 6 ROOSTERS AND 5 HENS TODAY, NOT TO BAD, USUALLY SEE MORE BUT ITS REALLY WINDY HEAR. AT LEAST NO RAIN TODAY

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No Wash, I've never met Yendor. I didn't find any sheds, which was very surprising. I walked every draw and hillside above and below the powerlines, and I didn't find much in the way of turkey sign either. I did see a little muley with forked horns in velvet though.

Evidently the terrain didn't keep that many hunters out because we found where 3 birds had been cleaned in our camp. It just goes to show that you can take pressured birds if you have patience and are persistent. Experience also helps, and our camp had a bunch of it. I think we had about 50 years between the 4 of us. It was nice to know that I could still call 'em in though. It has been a while since I've had one within easy kill range. But as always, something goes wrong. He just had to start strutting behind the only sapling between me and him. I'm glad my friend got him though. He had the least experience of all of us, and sometimes is less than confident in his turkey skills.

I'll take a few months to replay the memories, then it's time to plan next year's hunt and make some new ones.

Hunt hard, live right, and tell your kids you love 'em!

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slee ....Was Great to be able to meet ya....and no...you were'nt &quot;Rude&quot;....lol....Knew you were tired and wanting to get home. I'll look forward to visiting your camp again next year. Enjoyed meeting your Friend's also.. :)....Glad ya made it home safe

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Hey Robb....From all the wind ya seem to alway's have there.......you must live in the middle of a sailor's paradise... <img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>

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Alright....Got my &quot;SPIKE&quot; back....wounder how long I'll be able to keep it this time before I get demoted back to Fawn again... :(

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IT WOULD BE GOOD FOR HANG GLIDING OR SAILING, THATS ABOUT ALL, CONGRATS ON BECOMING A SPIKE AGAIN

Edited by - robb92 on 05/15/2002 09:43:45

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Wayne, you know where the moose are up in that northeast corner. If i get drawn some year im gonna need a little help since i dont hunt that area up there.

http://members.aol.com/kleuenberg/hunting.html

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Kirkl.....See em around....but don't know much of their habit's...if ya get drawn for one let me know....I do know lot's of people that do know their where about's....What area ya putting in for..??

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K all....now that turkey season is behind us....What we gonna BS about know..??...Yote's, upland bird, bear, early bow for deer & elk, waterfowl..???....or just plain BS.....lol

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I'm more inclined to just BS. I've got the most experience at that anyway. If that was a sport, I'd definitely be a pro. Besides, that's all we ever do anyway. Why should we change a good thing?<img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>

Hunt hard, live right, and tell your kids you love 'em!

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Wayne, i usually put in for 49 degress north, selkirk and Mt.spokane

http://members.aol.com/kleuenberg/hunting.html

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WAYNE YOU COULD ALWAYS TELL ME HOW THE WEATHER IS IN WASHINGTON. OR HOW THE BASEBALL SEASON IS GOING.

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HEY WAYNE WERE ON PAGE 20 ALMOST THERE!!!