Sage Rats!!! ????

[BIGINNER]

hey everyone, got a couple questions about sage rats,  what time of year do they usually come out?  how long do they stay out?  and where would be my best chance to take my wife and kid out a couple times to kill some?  i know of a couple places between tri-cities and yakima,  aas soon as i get some time i'll go out there and try to talk to some land owners,   i'm mostly looking for area within 50-60 miles of tri-cities,    

oh,  and yes i am aware that most sage rats are protected in washington, and i know wich ones i'm allowed to shoot or not,  

also, it would be nice if some one would give me a couple places in idaho/oregon/montana where i could shoot some.  i might be making a couple camping trips with my little family to those states, and it would be awesome to know a couple places that we could swing by on the way.

thanks for any help,

p.s.  i won't be out shooting sage rats everyday, (don't have too much time)  but it would be nice to take my wife and kid a couple times just to try it out.    

[Special T]

Burns OR is like the Sage rat mecca that most people talk about.. I'm going this year... Can go anytime the snow melts off the hay fields... Some of the permission is just granted some allow camping and shooting for a fee.  Not quite 50-60 miles tho

[BIGINNER]

Burns OR is like the Sage rat mecca that most people talk about.. I'm going this year... Can go anytime the snow melts off the hay fields... Some of the permission is just granted some allow camping and shooting for a fee.  Not quite 50-60 miles tho

i might check it out on a weekend,  i'm pretty sure i can convince my wife to go     what are my chances on getting permission to shoot? any public land worth trying?  when does the snow ment there usually? 

[BIGINNER]

wow!! i just googled bend OR.  its pretty far,  lol     any good malls around there? lol (might help in convincing my wife to go,lol 

i know there's some around wallowa lake, OR any places to shoot there?  we go to wallawa lake a couple times a year,  so we might be able to do some shooting there. (not in the par though  )

[Special T]

Um no malls and its melts off in a couple of months. Land? Usually some ones hay field.. I guess start checking it out I don't know cause this will be my first trip...

[Sidewinder]

Be careful when shooting sage rats in Oregon. There is a $140 hunting license required unless you are an "agent" for the land owner. Best to get the permission in writing if the owner is not close by or you can get a ticket.

[Hilltop123]

Rats are up, seen two on YTC today.

[BIGINNER]

Be careful when shooting sage rats in Oregon. There is a $140 hunting license required unless you are an "agent" for the land owner. Best to get the permission in writing if the owner is not close by or you can get a ticket.

thanks for the info,.. so if i'm an agent for the land owner i don't need a licence?

[Gringo31]

I saw my first one of the year about 2 weeks ago.   

[dontgetcrabs]

I saw my first one of the year about 2 weeks ago.   

Ya me too. It was on groundhog day. 

[bonneylakebowman]

Denio nv is a very target rich environment. I have been going there a couple times a year for over 10 years now

[Swag]

Yes They are Up!!!!! 
Unfortunately I fell to the temptation when there were no yotes coming to the call... I thinned out the population just a bit...

[boneaddict]

Yep, have killed a few already off my back porch. 

[BIGINNER]

how long do they usually stay out?  i don't wanna miss them, 

[dontgetcrabs]

how long do they usually stay out?  i don't wanna miss them, 

My experience is that they seem to become more nocturnal when the days get hot.

PM me if you want to drive over to the Zillah/Sunnyside area and if my schedule permits I can get you on some pretty good shooting.