WSU - yup, we wound up going north. My dad had a few places to hunt near Colville. Given the small amount of time we had to hunt, I was concerned about having time to find permission in the palouse. Long story short, the Colville places didn't work out too well. Still good to get up there and explore though - saw some really nice bucks in the back of a few trucks.

Seastrike - thanks for the advice. I've got my dad's turkey to do as well, so maybe I'll do one both ways. I'd like to cook one in the oven just to see what it's like first hand.