A 'textbook hunt:' Turkey hunting mentors pass on tricks of the trade

A 'textbook hunt:' Turkey hunting mentors pass on tricks of the trade to new hunters from around Washington near Kettle Falls camp

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Sun., May 1, 2022

Corinne Holmes, 9, center, checks the pattern on her shotgun with the First Hunt Foundation’s Grant Samsil, right, and her father Josh Holmes, left, during a mentored spring turkey camp for new hunters on Friday, Apr 22, 2022, in Colville, Wash.

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Dusk sets in as Corinne Holmes, center, follows her father Josh Holmes, right, and mentor Grant Samsil after hunting for turkeys on April 22 near Colville.

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Corinne Holmes, 9, right, laughs with her father Josh Holmes as they prepare to head out on an evening hunt during a spring turkey camp for new hunters on April 22 near Colville.

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Corinne Holmes, 9, center, eyes a shotgun held by mentor Marie Neumiller, as she and her father Josh Holmes, left, prepare their gear for an evening hunt during a spring turkey camp for new hunters on Friday, Apr 22, 2022, near Colville, Wash.

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Corinne Holmes concentrates as she loads a shotgun before a spring turkey hunt during a camp for new hunters on April 22 near Colville.

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Josh Holmes, left, keeps his daughter’s shotgun pointed in a safe direction as Corinne Holmes crosses under a fence during a spring turkey camp for new hunters on Friday, Apr 22, 2022, near Colville, Wash. A big component of the camp was teaching new hunters how to get permissions to hunt private land and to hunt safely.

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Mentor Marie Neumiller left, holds Corinne Holmes’ shotgun as Holmes checks out a turkey feather her mentor Grant Samsil found for her during a spring turkey camp for new hunters on Friday, Apr 22, 2022, near Colville, Wash.

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The First Hunt Foundation’s Grant Samsil uses a turkey call while holding a decoy during a spring turkey camp for new hunters on Friday, Apr 22, 2022, in Colville, Wash.

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Mentor Marie Neumiller left, smiles as Corinne Holmes’ father Josh Holmes, right, congratulates her, and pats her on the head after they sat for about an hour on their first turkey setup during a mentored spring turkey camp for new hunters on Friday, Apr 22, 2022, near Colville, Wash.

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Corinne Holmes slings her shotgun and tucks her new-found turkey feather in her binocular harness after her first evening sit while hunting for turkeys during a mentored spring turkey camp for new hunters on Friday, Apr 22, 2022, near Colville, Wash.

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Dusk sets in as Corinne Holmes, center, follows her father Josh Holmes, right and mentor Grant Samsil, left, with the First Hunt Foundation as they head back to the truck after her first evening sit while hunting for turkeys during a spring turkey camp for new hunters on Friday, Apr 22, 2022, near Colville, Wash.

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Joshua Holmes and his daughter, Corinne Holmes, pose behind a wild turkey the elder Holmes shot April 23 near Lake Roosevelt outside Kettle Falls. The two participated in a three-day mentored turkey camp put on by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and other agencies.

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