Doubtful as I’ll probably fish for something, but just returned to the office from a site visit up one of the local canyons between Wenatchee and The Barbarian Village. I exited the pickup at the future work site and thought to myself, “hmmm, should be a big chicken hanging around here”? So I made a couple of loud raven calls, and I was greeted with a Tom gobbling within 150yds. Then another one! So I shut the pickup door and made some hen “puttin” sounds. More gobbles, like a lot. So I just stayed quiet, looked at my watches second hand. 2.5 minutes I saw the first Tom right about 50yds, and within another 15 seconds the 2nd one popped up. They kept milling around the lodge pole and slash piles, and got within maybe 40 yards? Stupid chickens, someone surely will be eating them!
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..."the clock looked at me just like the devil in disguise"...