Tons of Turkeys!

Wild turkey fall hunting permits increased 45 percent this season over 2002, thanks to a fast-growing turkey population in northeast Washington. A total of 2,175 permits were offered this yeat, compared to 1,425 last year - a 650 permit increase. Most of those new permits are in the Roosevelt, Huckleberry, 49 Degrees North, Selkirk, Aladdin, Douglas, Kelly Hill and Sherman game management units. If turkey populations continue this trend, permit levels will remain high next year. So if you didn’t apply this time around, keep fall turkey hunting in mind next summer to make the late June application deadline.