Out of state trips

[wildweeds]

You will never see a 300+ bird eruption from a five acre corn patch 20 minutes from Tacoma,You'll also not see that anywhere in eastern washington either.I've seen it multiple times in South Dakota,even with a huge mass exodus there are still birds o plenty that hold still for points.

[fethrduster]

I've had this conversation with a friend of mine who goes there.  No, of course you won't see that many roosters in WA.   But at the end of the day, it's still a fairly one dimensional experience.  Now if you threw in some huns and quail into the mix to add some variety, that would be a different story altogether.  I've shot gazillions of wild roosters, and obviously that is a different and better experience than release site birds, but in my opinion it's not so amazingly different that I'd drive all the way to SD for it.   I regularly hunt central WA and the Palouse for wild birds, and while I don't see 15-300 birds in a field, I see quite a few, with the added experience of quail, huns, and sometimes even chukars thrown into the mix.

[270Shooter]

You will never see a 300+ bird eruption from a five acre corn patch 20 minutes from Tacoma,You'll also not see that anywhere in eastern washington either.I've seen it multiple times in South Dakota,even with a huge mass exodus there are still birds o plenty that hold still for points.

a few years ago a buddy and I walked a small sage brush knob surrounded by corn fields with 4 inches of snow on the ground and we estimated that about 150-200 birds came out of that one little patch, I'd never seen anything like it. This was on the Yakama reservation.

[boneaddict]

I am contemplating a snowcock hunt in the Ruby mountains/Nevada.   Not real high on this years list, but it is on the list.

[fethrduster]

I am contemplating a snowcock hunt in the Ruby mountains/Nevada.   Not real high on this years list, but it is on the list.

Wow.  Now THAT would something for the bucket list.   

[eastsidemallard74]

Just got back from nd,awesome trip

[HUNTINCOUPLE]

Nice birds! I'd like to see someone post a pic of half the birds there from Washington? Won't happen...

[Yelper Guy]

Bone, excuse my ignorance but what is a "snowcock"?

[cipryan]

there is a sharpie eruption this year around here.  be hard to go anywhere else.

[merkelman]

My close friends shot 23 roosters opening weekend south of Moses
Lake, ALL WILD BIRDS AND PUBLIC LANDS..all where ya know and go!  I agree with Featherduster, pheasants are one dimensional!  Most guys will not put in the 5-6 hours of humping the hills for the Partridge! 

[wildweeds]

Hymiylain snowcock(spellins wrong) but they are from the hymilayya's and are know as the MT goats of the bird world,cool looking birds that live way way high altitude wise and are like chukars on steroids.

Bone, excuse my ignorance but what is a "snowcock"?

[ribka]

I am contemplating a snowcock hunt in the Ruby mountains/Nevada.   Not real high on this years list, but it is on the list.

the snow cock is on my to do list next year

[acorn]

I am contemplating a snowcock hunt in the Ruby mountains/Nevada.   Not real high on this years list, but it is on the list.

Definitely on my lifetime bucket list. Not going to happen any time soon but it's going to happen. Bone, you might be interested in reading this short picture heavy story on a recent snowcock hunt, I'm a huge fan of the author, he also runs a superb blog.

http://www.filson.com/filson-life/2014/10/snowcock-hunting-larry-mckurtis/

http://red-legged-devils.com/

[coyote_out]

Good read, will have to follow this guys blog! Thanks for sharing!

[Forks]

Just got home from a 2 week  NE MT/ND upland adventure. You will find nothing more challenging than trying to pin a covey of sharp tail this time of year. Huns were also plentiful in certain spots. If you stay away from the silly bird farming that most hunt, the hunting is East WA times a bazillion. It would take a couple years to get the type of experience for a young dog in WA that can be achieved in weeks if you head a little further east.