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Old 03-01-2002, 02:36 PM
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Do any of you WA westerners know a good spot to look for turkeys on this side of the mountains. I've hunted around the Johnson Creek area, but it is just too crowded for my liking. My friend was shot at out there, so I'm not really excited to head back out there. It also seems that the birds are concentrated on private lands. I'm looking for a spot with a huntable population of turkeys within a hour or 2 of Puyallup. I've heard there is a flock on Ft. Lewis, but I haven't seen or heard them personally. I'm hoping to talk the better half into letting me go to the NWTF Superfund banquet next weekend here in Puyallup so that I can get more info. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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Old 03-01-2002, 05:44 PM
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sorry slee, cant relly help much. Bangor sub base has a large flock, but, they get a little excited when ya bring a firearm on base
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Old 03-01-2002, 11:13 PM
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Fort Lewis is a BIG place and it's like looking for a Methlab in a haystack!!! Stay clear of this wierd place! My uncle used to live on Summit lake out of Oly. and has sited birds around on surrounding F.S.lands while Coyote hunting and on private parcels near the lake. Give this place a try before the season to see if you can gain permission. Also check out the Black lake area (just s. of Oly off I-5) also. Now my Uncle lives in the heart of REAL Turkey country in N.E. Wa. out of Kettle Falls! Gobble, gobble!

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Old 03-02-2002, 12:34 AM
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Thanks, LGH. I'll check into those spots. I've only lived here for 1 1/2 years, so I am not familiar with a lot of areas around Olympia. I did look the Summit Lake area up on Terraserver, and there is a ton of public land to the south. I've heard about the Capitol Forest, but I've never been there. I guess I'll make a road trip here in the next few weeks to look over some of these spots. Would you be willing to find out more specifically where the birds were spotted in Capitol Forest so that I can have a starting point? It would be a big help. You can just shoot me an e-mail. I may go next week for a yote/cougar hunt and do some scouting too.

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Old 03-06-2002, 12:03 PM
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Slee - Hope you make it to the banquet Saturday it is gonna be a great one! Capitol forrest does have birds (we released 60 of them in that area alone a couple years ago). Johnson Creek is all the hype, but very crowded and with this being the second year of tags being given away with the license, there will be a lot of people out there who could be a little dangerous.

Anyhow, hope to see you Saturday - I'm Lee. Come on over and say "Hi".
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Old 03-11-2002, 10:58 PM
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slee, Capitol forest is about as bad as Fort Lewis. I swear there are a few wierdos still living in that area. We have seen some really wierd things going on in there... I will e-mail my uncle as to were he saw birds of the seven year period he lived there. In the mean time he has birds coming up to his back porch over in Kettle right now!!!!<img src=icon_smile_cool.gif border=0 align=middle>

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Old 03-11-2002, 11:56 PM
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LGH, I know what you mean about weird stuff. Gordo84 and I went in there Friday morning. The first road we walked up dead ended about 100 yards up. At the end there was this VW van parked in there with a good coating of snow on it. There was a gas can sitting out in front of it. No tracks around it, other than a yote's. The van had curtains over all windows and hung right behind the front seats so you couldn't see in. Made me glad I had the '06 with me. You never know.
We didn't find any sign of birds, but there was a fresh layer of snow on the ground. We walked the powerlines, and didn't see any birds though. I got some leads on a few spots on the southern side of Capitol Forest, but haven't had a chance to confirm it first hand. I'd appreciate any info you can come up with. I can hardly wait until May when I roll into Kettle Falls for 5 days of turkey chasing. The west side will have to do until then.
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Old 03-13-2002, 10:11 PM
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Not a very enlightening experience is it. I know that first hand cause we knew a guy who used to LIVE in Capitol Forest(Got divorsed and was very broke) and he has seen some unnerving things in there. Hey maybe the Turkey's took up residence in the V. dub van you know sorta make it their coop like the Foster Farm Turkey's!!!!<img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>
Come opening day Capitol Forest will be crawling with all sorts of hunters and ???? OOOWWWEEE OOOOHHH......
I will e-mail unc and see what he suggests.....

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Old 03-17-2002, 10:52 PM
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SLee a friend of mine was riding his quad this weekend in capital forest and saw a lot of turkey sign. I think he said up off of hard rock road
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Old 03-18-2002, 01:18 AM
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Thanks for the info. I don't know when I'll get back in that area, but I'll make it before season opens. I've got a feeling that Capitol Forest gets a ton of pressure. I'll have some spots in reserve just in case. It can't be any worse than Johnson's Creek though.
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