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Game Farms
« on: January 24, 2011, 11:13:25 AM »
Now that the upland game season is over I am considering a trip or two to a private game farm this spring and summer to keep the dog going.  I am wondering if anyone has hunted Pitt's Game Farm and how it is compared to cook canyon?

http://www.pittsgamefarm.com/

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Re: Game Farms
« Reply #1 on: January 25, 2011, 06:01:17 AM »
My dad and I hunted Pitts about a year ago to get some training in for our young dogs.  To say the least I was not impressed.  The owner of the place is an older gentleman and he is very friendly.  After checking us in he went out the the barns and gathered our birds.  He then handed us two dog kennels full of birds and had us follow him out to the field where he wanted us to hunt.  Unfortunately he is getting up there in the years and was unable to plant the birds for us.  I didnt have much exsperence in spinning the birds but did my best.  Wind was blowin hard and the birds were running like crazy.  Hard for young dogs.   Not a very successful training session.  I have used Cook Canyon in the past and they were better.  The owner said that he was looking to get out of the game farming business.  His son that ran the business was killed in a car accident and the grandkids would not come out to help him run the place.  Anyway if you have more experienced dogs and dont mind setting your own birds its fine but it was a long way to drive for me and a $150.00 worth of birds that half of stayed in the field for someone else or a coyote to eat.

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Re: Game Farms
« Reply #2 on: January 27, 2011, 12:45:24 PM »
Hey, we hunted at the Miller Ranch, which is near Sprague a few years back. Had a few little issues with the birds, but overall it was a great time. Wasn't the same as hunting wild birds, but when you've been overseas all hunting season it's nice just to get out. They have a website, I'd give them a look.
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Re: Game Farms
« Reply #3 on: January 27, 2011, 07:12:56 PM »
Thanks.  I had a suspicion that Pitts would a little on the flaky side.  It is nice to hear about Miller's.  Are there any other private hunting places other than Cooke Canyon?

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Re: Game Farms
« Reply #4 on: January 27, 2011, 09:19:30 PM »
Pitt's is appropriately named.  there are lots of reserves,  get a copy of Northwest Sportsman Magazine.  What's wrong with Cooke Canyon?  I love them.

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Re: Game Farms
« Reply #5 on: January 28, 2011, 04:57:08 AM »
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Re: Game Farms
« Reply #6 on: January 28, 2011, 08:01:04 PM »
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Re: Game Farms
« Reply #7 on: January 29, 2011, 10:26:02 AM »
miller ranch is not bad,   great place to take out of towners or family. going in a couple weeks with a friend. it a good time as long as you keep in mind they are cage birds.. i would use lite loads, or you could end up with Swiss birds :chuckle: double barrel on the other hand SUCKS.  not a good place to visit. (just south of spokane)..    have fun

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Re: Game Farms
« Reply #8 on: January 30, 2011, 11:26:29 AM »
I've been to the Double Barrel Ranch south of Spokane a couple of times and it was a great experience.  It was actualy like hunting wild birds, they just held a little better and they were pretty good looking birds.  Nice grounds and freindly folks, we stayed in their guest house and hunted two days(corprate hunt).

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Re: Game Farms
« Reply #9 on: January 30, 2011, 07:20:13 PM »
So, I'm a newb to this.  Let me get this straight.  There are places where I can take my dog, out of season, for training and I get to train him, shoot birds, and keep them?  Why have I never heard of this before?

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Re: Game Farms
« Reply #10 on: January 30, 2011, 08:40:45 PM »
So, I'm a newb to this.  Let me get this straight.  There are places where I can take my dog, out of season, for training and I get to train him, shoot birds, and keep them?  Why have I never heard of this before?
Don't know :dunno:, it is fairly common. There are several pay to play places around the state. Most of them are open from Aug-March if I remember correctly. Most offer several different hunt packages that range from quail to pheasant or a mix bag. Prices for most start about $100 and go up depending on the type and number of birds you have put out.

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Re: Game Farms
« Reply #11 on: March 18, 2011, 11:07:14 AM »
Cooke Canyon is great. I have gone there several times during the off season to keep my dog working, nice people, very accommodating and have a good setup with various types of terrain. They will be closing down at the end of this month until August. The prices are not too bad, 150.00 for 5 roosters or 7 hens or 7 chukars. Membership is simple and cheap. Plus for anyone on the west-side it is an easy drive off of I-90. The only other place I have been too was up in Acme, WA. There is or was a guy who raised and released birds there, maybe even called Acme Hunting Club. Small setup but could be worth it with the cost of gas going up. I believe it was 20 a rooster, couple years back. Good luck in finding a suitable place to go.
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Re: Game Farms
« Reply #12 on: March 20, 2011, 10:50:21 AM »
Hey Orca,

Do you have any contact info on the Acme Hunt Club?  I'm trying to figure out if it's still open since it's a lot closer for me than Cooke Canyon.  I drove by it a while back but there wasn't a phone number or anything.

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Re: Game Farms
« Reply #13 on: March 20, 2011, 07:49:15 PM »
MP123,

Acme Hunting Club
3110 Standard Road
Deming, WA 98244
(360) 595-0166

I believe the guys name is Jim. Nice guy. He is also a trainer and will walk with you if you want on the hunt. It is not a big setup, but still pretty fun and good if you want to just work your dog a little. Especially for new pups. I have not been up there in over a year, so hopefully he is still in business. Good luck.


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Re: Game Farms
« Reply #14 on: May 01, 2011, 01:05:29 PM »
Yeah Jim still at it,I've known him about 15 years or so,when you pull into his outfit you'll get greeted by a setter that is a littermate to my FC. I'll forewarn you about Jim, he's a talker and I wouldn't plan on it being a slam bam,pay hunt leave type of outing, more like......B.S. round up birds.B.S. plant birds,B.S. hunt birds....and B.S while doing it,then B.S. more.

  I talked with him on the phone about 2 weeks ago and someone came for a hunt,had a dog that couldn't find all their birds and the setter on the porch was enlisted for help,the party had wounded a bird during their hunt,the setter pointed it and Jim warned them TO NOT SHOOT running birds on the ground, well the crippled bird took of running and the setter went with it in hot pursuit...............Bang they shot the setter from about 10 yards in his front half.............They loaded the dog up and headed to the vet and the party paid for the services and were informed they wouldn't be welcome back until some sort of firearms saftey course was taken and they could prove they would follow directions.Which is way nicer than I would have been.............
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Acme Hunting Club
3110 Standard Road
Deming, WA 98244
(360) 595-0166

I believe the guys name is Jim. Nice guy. He is also a trainer and will walk with you if you want on the hunt. It is not a big setup, but still pretty fun and good if you want to just work your dog a little. Especially for new pups. I have not been up there in over a year, so hopefully he is still in business. Good luck.

 


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