Cherry Valley this morning

[jackelope]

May have broken the vehicle count record at Cherry Valley this morning. There must have been 25-30 vehicles there for west side pheasants about 8:15 when I drove to Monroe. I can’t figure out how that many people can hunt there at the same time without people getting shot.

[Ridgerunner]

LOL!!! 

I've hunted it a few times way back in the day, even during the weekdays there would be quite a few rigs in there. 

[Forrestrover]

Yikes!

[huntnfmly]

May have broken the vehicle count record at Cherry Valley this morning. There must have been 25-30 vehicles there for west side pheasants about 8:15 when I drove to Monroe. I can’t figure out how that many people can hunt there at the same time without people getting shot.

Funny you say that years ago when the daughters were little we hunted out there and we were pelted we left right away

[Caseyd]

May have broken the vehicle count record at Cherry Valley this morning. There must have been 25-30 vehicles there for west side pheasants about 8:15 when I drove to Monroe. I can’t figure out how that many people can hunt there at the same time without people getting shot.

Funny you say that years ago when the daughters were little we hunted out there and we were pelted we left right away

Mix in waterfowl once a little water hits and it’s a party.

It’s one of those place you don’t look when you hear other shots.

[CP]

What’s wrong with a little steal rain?  You just have to dress for it; Kevlar jacket, ADV helmet with visor, leather chaps, wear a cup, and something orange.

[huntnfmly]

May have broken the vehicle count record at Cherry Valley this morning. There must have been 25-30 vehicles there for west side pheasants about 8:15 when I drove to Monroe. I can’t figure out how that many people can hunt there at the same time without people getting shot.

Funny you say that years ago when the daughters were little we hunted out there and we were pelted we left right away

Mix in waterfowl once a little water hits and it’s a party.

It’s one of those place you don’t look when you hear other shots.

😂
That’s what I was telling my daughters as we were walking out is look away when you hear a shot

[huntnfmly]

What’s wrong with a little steal rain?  You just have to dress for it; Kevlar jacket, ADV helmet with visor, leather chaps, wear a cup, and something orange.

😂👍

[salish]

This is why I've never hunted upland birds on the west side.

[birddogdad]

lots of combat hunting and fishing on the west side ~!

[ghosthunter]

It’s not just there. There are so many folks using public sites it’s crazy.
10 years ago I was into duck hunting more than now. I would get up at 1 am to go get a spot at the Samish unit. Shooting wasn’t till 7 am. I would get my spot on a pond put out a flasher so others when they arrived could see me, wrap up in a tarp in a Predator chair and sleep till shooting with the dog between my legs. Mid week you didn’t have to get there too early. Drove by there last week mid day, blue sky 40 rigs in the lot. Wow

Quality sites all packed. Nuts. On the other hand I found some quiet duck hunting out of my kayak and a few ducks .

[Pegasus]

The worst are the shooters that try to tag the bird about three feet off from the ground without regard to where the pellets were going to hit. Years ago one of my kids and I were stung severely with pellets and were lucky to not get blinded. That ended my western Washington release site adventures. You can't control what the idiots will do. Being rained on with shot isn't uncommon for bird hunters but direct shots are way different.

[pickardjw]

I've been hunting these a lot the last couple years. Only got some pellet rain nearby once. We try to talk to guys and coordinate so no one is shooting low shots towards each other.

Turned in a few people that were in before 8am this weekend, it is wayyy too common. Saw them taking 200+ yard shots at geese later...just embarrassing. 

[2MANY]

Brought to you by the State of Washington.

Bunch of Mercedes Van driving *censored*s.

[follow maggie]

Wow. Reading this thread makes me appreciate even more where I am.

[builtfordtough]

This am counted 39 rigs at crescent lake release site

[jackelope]

Brought to you by the State of Washington.

Bunch of Mercedes Van driving *censored*s.

Zero Mercedes vans. Lots of Ford pickups and guys with bird dogs. I can see the parking lot from my house.