Reecer creek or Cook canyon

[RandyF]

I'm taking my son-in-law on his first hunt, of these 2, who would you recommend. We live on the west side so they would be the closest. thanks for any input.

[gasman]

Cooke Canyon is great 

Never ben to Reecer Creek but was thinking about going this winter 

[Malardman]

I love Cooke Canyon, Doug and Alice are great people and she always? usually has a nice crockpot of pheasant to eat and warm up and the end of the hunt. She is a damn good cook props to Alice 

  Also I believe, don't quote me, but I think I remember talking to Doug & Alice and they took over Reecer Creek? maybe just bird dispatch, or got some land? it's been a couple years.

[thinkingman]

Reecer I've heard is closed.
Cooke Cnyn are nice people and you can pick different terrain.

[BlackRidge]

Great topic, My dad and I have been thinking of heading over to the folks at Cooke, nice to hear from some satisfied customers

[RandyF]

Thanks for all of your input. I was leaning towards cook canyon so it sounds like we will give them a try.

[Happy Gilmore]

Cooke Canyon- no other choice. Their land is awesome and Doug and Alice are great.

[Ellensburg]

I don't think that reecer is even open.

[Birdguy]

I love Cooke Canyon, Doug and Alice are great people and she always? usually has a nice crockpot of pheasant to eat and warm up and the end of the hunt. She is a damn good cook props to Alice 

  Also I believe, don't quote me, but I think I remember talking to Doug & Alice and they took over Reecer Creek? maybe just bird dispatch, or got some land? it's been a couple years.

I too remember talking to Doug about this several years ago. Seems he bought the customer list and land (perhaps the leases) but not the bird rearing facility. If I am remembering right he worked for them for a while and when they decided they were done he bought what he wanted to start with and began Cooke Canyon. Anyone should be able to talk to Doug and Alice at the Sportsman show, I see them every year. Can not find much better people for sure .

[gasman]

There web site is still up 
http://www.recworld.com/state/wa/hunt/reecer/reecer.html


Here is Cooke canyons web page also.
http://www.cookecanyon.com/

And Alice makes the best Phesant stew 

[duckmen1]

hunting birds that were released right before your hunt seems kinda cheep to me
those birds don't have a chance
i would love to go pheasant hunting though

[penhuntsbirds]

Cooke for sure. Doug and Alice are awesome and like someone else said most Saturdays Alice makes some killer homemade soup in the club house. Have fun

[moocher97]

also if you want a self guidedhunt the boys ranch is okay  

[KillerBeee]

Cooke canyon is great, in fact, I am going there Saturday. Certainly not a purist bird hunting scenario, but nice and fun to run the dogs. Bonus.....you will get birds. They have nice...very nice people, very nice facilities, and it's just plain fun.


    Do it!

 BTW, I am not a true wingshooter, I just get an invitation a couple of times a year to go and have a great time.

[Happy Gilmore]

hunting birds that were released right before your hunt seems kinda cheep to me
those birds don't have a chance
i would love to go pheasant hunting though

Go try it and make sure you tell Doug you don't want the birds dizzied, you want it just like the real deal- hope you have a great dog-

[gasman]

hunting birds that were released right before your hunt seems kinda cheep to me
those birds don't have a chance
i would love to go pheasant hunting though

Go try it and make sure you tell Doug you don't want the birds dizzied, you want it just like the real deal- hope you have a great dog-

Aint that the truth 

No dizzieing, not hobbling, no marking of the area.

It will be a good test of you dogs skills.

[RandyF]

Thanks for all of your input. We will give them a try and see how it goes. I have a kelloggs pointing lab that is a machine so it should be fun to watch him git-r-done.