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RE: Where are the birds?
« Reply #15 on: December 21, 2010, 11:36:08 AM »
I killed my limit of phesants in 45 minutes today, my buddy too (6 total roosters) and I shot a banded greenhead today... i'll never say where though hahahahahahahahahahaaaaaa

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Yes, but the place we have for phesants holds an ungodly amount of them, I'm talking like South Dakota kind of stuff. Its the only place I have seen that has any population of phesants in the valley, I mean there are a few here and there, but this is the hotspot.

Well, then you sir have found a spot that I can only dream of! Ellensburg has no spots like that anymore. I'm sure that there are hotspots in yakima county and down in the southeast part of the state.

A buddy of mine hit 2 roosters in the canyon after the big snow. Must be a lot in there on the private land.
We got into them when we needed 4 more, and they were coming out like quail, it was amazing.

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RE: Where are the birds?
« Reply #16 on: December 21, 2010, 04:03:14 PM »
270shooter,

If you ever feel like doing some "charity work" and taking a "rookie" phesant hunting, I would be you man. You can even blind fold me, to hide the location if you feel comfortable with it  :chuckle: :chuckle :chuckle: :chuckle:









Yes, that statement leaves it wide open for interpataion and harrassment in many ways  :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
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RE: Where are the birds?
« Reply #17 on: December 21, 2010, 04:32:45 PM »
 :tung: Yeah, we have used the planted hunt club birds for training too.  :chuckle: Sometimes we had to throw them in the air to get them to fly! Some call it 'hunting' though...  ;)
Cuterebra are NOT cute!

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RE: Where are the birds?
« Reply #18 on: December 21, 2010, 04:35:57 PM »
i spent 2 days busting brush on the rez and never had a chance on any phes. the only roosters i saw ran ahead of me and flew up 100yrds ahead of me :bash:, i dont get it i thought they were supposed to let you walk up on them :dunno:. found a big elk with only the head and hind quarters taken and half a deer with no head, that a common sight on the rez?

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RE: Where are the birds?
« Reply #19 on: December 21, 2010, 05:42:14 PM »
Yes, but the place we have for pheasants holds an ungodly amount of them, I'm talking like South Dakota kind of stuff. Its the only place I have seen that has any population of pheasants in the valley, I mean there are a few here and there, but this is the hotspot.
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If you really found a place that holds South Dakota type numbers you ought to more than willing to share with a few of your closest friends and anyone on this board :dunno:......South Dakota type numbers cannot possibly be hindered by the few people that actually read the upland bird threads :rolleyes: C'mon out with it.

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RE: Where are the birds?
« Reply #20 on: December 21, 2010, 05:43:51 PM »
:tung: Yeah, we have used the planted hunt club birds for training too.  :chuckle: Sometimes we had to throw them in the air to get them to fly! Some call it 'hunting' though...  ;)
They are 100% wild :). Its also private land too, not a club though.

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RE: Where are the birds?
« Reply #21 on: December 21, 2010, 07:29:48 PM »
I know a guy that lives on Bugle Ridge in E-Wa that has that kind of numbers around his place, but no one up there allows any hunting.
Cuterebra are NOT cute!

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RE: Where are the birds?
« Reply #22 on: December 27, 2010, 08:59:38 AM »
Been out to our honey hole twice, private land once, and come back with NOTHING all season. Usually we put down at least 2 or 3 birds between us each day. I'm switching to coyote hunting for the season.

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RE: Where are the birds?
« Reply #23 on: December 29, 2010, 06:24:57 PM »
here is the pic. btw went back there, and didnt even get a rooster :yike:

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Re: Where are the birds?
« Reply #24 on: January 01, 2011, 08:12:51 PM »
One good day can make the season anymore  :(. Looks like a great day for sure, better check it out another time or two just to make sure it was a fluke.

 


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