Turkey hunting clinic covers sport from field to table

HUNTING — A full-meal deal is being offered this weekend in a two-part wild turkey hunting clinic with tips and techniques covering the entire process from turkey call to dinner bell.

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is offering the clinic, which includes an option to go hunting the following weekend.  The clinic is limited to 25 participants.

The classroom portion of the clinic will deal with hunting, field dressing and preparing turkeys for the table. It will be held at WDFW’s Spokane Regional Office, 2315 N. Discovery Pl. in Spokane Valley on Saturday Nov. 14, from 8 a.m. to noon.

In the afternoon, instructors will cover patterning shotguns along with a review of firearm choices and tactics for turkey hunting. The session will be held 1 p.m.-4 p.m. at the Spokane Gun Club, 19615 E. Sprague Ave. in Greenacres.

“This clinic is designed for beginning turkey hunters who would like to learn how to provide a wild turkey for Thanksgiving dinner,” said David Whipple, hunter education division manager.  “The fall turkey season presents a wonderful opportunity.”

Participants who complete the class will be invited to participate in a special hunt on Saturday, Nov. 21.

Participation in the hunt option requires a small game license and valid turkey transport tag.

To preregister , contact Kris Thorson at Kristopher.thorson@dfw.wa.gov or (360) 902-8410.

See information about wild turkey hunting in Washington in these publications:

• 2015 Spring Wild Turkey Hunting pamphlet .
• 2015 Hunting Pamphlet, which lists details on the fall wild turkey hunting seasons .