need help hunting

[girlhunter]

I remember hunting with my dad when I was a little girl it was fun and exciting.  Ever since he passed away I have this urge to go hunting again. Can anyone tell me how I can get my hunting permit? What type of gun should I get and where should I go to hunt? When I was little we'd hunt Deer, elk, goose, pheasant, and quails.  I would like to shoot those buggers again so any help would be nice.

thanks,
Sarah

[ICEMAN]

Awesome! We need more ladies in the sport!

You should probably start by getting in a hunters education class. These classes are held all over the state. Go to the Washington Department of Wildlife website and spend some time becoming familiar with it. Licensing, education, etc...  Hang out on this site and just check out what folks are talking about. I am sure someone would be willing to give you advice and tips after you specify what you want to do. Welcome. Maybe you can go tothe introductions thread and tell us all a bit about yourself!

Welcome again!

[girlhunter]

Awesome! We need more ladies in the sport!

You should probably start by getting in a hunters education class. These classes are held all over the state.

Thank for the Reply I just actually reg. for the class with my girlfriends we're excited to go

[DeKuma]

Where are you located?  What age group?
This will be my wife's first year actually hunting other than grouse and she is looking for other women to share the experiences with.  I have been hunting for about 30 years so can help in the teaching department.
As Ice said, get the class under your belt and use us here on the site for information.

Welcome!  Nice to see another woman on here.  Maybe my wife will join someday!

[andrew_12gauge]

well assuming you were born after 1972 and you dont have a hunter safety card yet you would need to enroll in hunter safety class first(contact wdfw to find out class schedules) or you can get a one year exemption through the mentor program but you would always be required to hunt with a partner who has had their license at least 5 years. As far as guns are concerned id go get an 870 express, they have a smaller framed ladies/youth model but it only comes in 20 gauge as far as i know so if you want a 12 gauge and cannot handle the longer framed model you may have to get one and cut the stock down, that would cover any birds youll want to shoot in a relatively inexpensive package(around $300) that will shoot forever. as far as big game is concerned once again for a smaller framed gun you can go with the remington model 7 it comes in .243, 7mm-08, and .308 if you wanna hunt elk id avoid the .243, once again if you can handle the full length guns you could go with just about any rifle out there. Hope you get to hunt this year and good luck to ya.

[andrew_12gauge]

oops didnt see that you had already enrolled in hunter safety classes

[demontang]

Welcome back to hunting, I'm sure that are a lot of people on here that will help you out.
As for a rifle like was said before it depends on what you can handle. Something in the 308 family would be great for you, They dont have much kick but you can hunt most big game with it.

Dont be afraid to ask questions.

[girlhunter]

i would like to hunt deer and elk as well with ducks and geese.  I own a 12 gauge and shoot it pretty well as well as a .22 rifle. My girlfriends and I are in the age range from 24-33 and we would love to find other females who like to hunt with us. Thanks for all help

[saylean]

http://www.wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/index.html

This site could help you out as well. Best of luck to you and the ladies this season.

[Pugetsound]

This is a pretty cool site for women.  Washington department of Fish and Wildlife works with it and my be a sponsering member--but I don't know for sure.

Good Luck.
Nate

http://www.washingtonoutdoorwomen.org/workshops.htm

[billythekidrock]

Welcome. There are alot of great people here and even a few women. Feel free to ask for advice or any questions you may have.

[huntnphool]

Welcome Sarah Always nice to see new, young hunters on here, any help you need just ask.

[kirkl]

Welcome, where are you guys located?

[TeacherMan]

What part of the state do you live in?  This will be my wife's first second year deer hunting and she got a nice 4pt whitetail last year. She is loves it know, she never could understand why I was so addicted until she got into it. Wish I had her pic on this computer with it. She used my truck, there was 5" of fresh snow, her and her hunting partner wanted to go by themselves. They shot the buck 20 min. before dark, took 10 minutes to drag back to the truck, and an hour to lift it into the back (2500 dodge diesel, 35" tires) . Anyway the reason that I say this is you will like it, you have good memories of it from the past and they will only get better. If you are on the eastside of the state contact me and I could help you get started in terms of location. I would recommend a 243 for a rifle. Great for deer, if you want a more diverse gun get a necked up 243, otherwords a 308. That would be good for elk, deer and bear, just a little more kick... Good luck

[TheHunt]

Puget Sound stated gave you the site to investigate.  I highly recomend it.  As for big game this state has it all.  There are some great books for big game that we can also provide.    Start asking questions...   

My and son use a 270 long rifle.  That gun has more broad range for the different type of hunter then any other gun on the market (in my opinion).  My son shot it and I used a light bullet and load.  It was a very easy shooting gun.  I then moved the grain of the bullet up in weight as he got older. 

You would need to shoot some before you buy your gun.  Most on this site can help you out with that. 

Jim

[girlhunter]

What part of the state do you live in?  This will be my wife's first second year deer hunting and she got a nice 4pt whitetail last year. She is loves it know, she never could understand why I was so addicted until she got into it. Wish I had her pic on this computer with it. She used my truck, there was 5" of fresh snow, her and her hunting partner wanted to go by themselves. They shot the buck 20 min. before dark, took 10 minutes to drag back to the truck, and an hour to lift it into the back (2500 dodge diesel, 35" tires) . Anyway the reason that I say this is you will like it, you have good memories of it from the past and they will only get better. If you are on the eastside of the state contact me and I could help you get started in terms of location. I would recommend a 243 for a rifle. Great for deer, if you want a more diverse gun get a necked up 243, otherwords a 308. That would be good for elk, deer and bear, just a little more kick... Good luck

I live in near vancouver wa.  I'm not sure if there are any deer or elk around here, but I have heard there are some nice duck and goose hunting near the lake.  Thanks for the help on the gun I will keep it in mind when I go shopping hehehe But does any one here know of a good place to go deer and or elk hunting in the west side of the state? If there are not then I might be willing to go to the east side to shoot me one.  Oh an another thing is it better if I bought a tree stand to hunt on?

[Idabooner]

Welcome. There are alot of great people here and even a few women.

And the women are great people also.

BTKR, sorry couldn't resist

[Dman]

 The Coweeman unit not far from you has some good deer hunting, so do most of the units just north of you, Lincoln, Ryderwood, Willapa, etc. Lot's of elk in that area too.

[klickriverchromer]

there women!

[MichaelJ]

Welcome Sarah!  The best thing to do honestly is to ask questions but ready a LOT on this site.  Most important piece of equipment you'll own is your binoculars (if you hunt on the East side) as well as a good shooting rifle.  Most deer hunting on the west side can probably be done with a lever action 30-30 but if you plan on hunting this side to, then I'd look at either a 270 or a 30-06 (just my opinion).  Welcome!

[saylean]

Come on...we all know its like a 300 pound guy and his brothers looking for our special hunting spots..

Kidding kiddin

[MichaelJ]

Come on...we all know its like a 300 pound guy and his brothers looking for our special hunting spots..

Kidding kiddin

That thought did cross my mind! lol and we all know damn well if a guy came on (unless he was REAL young) and asked those questions he'd get jack sh!t... lol

Michael

[MichaelJ]

And whos gonna ask the one question all us guys are thinking first huh? lol  You know what I'm talking about!
Sarah, I have to apologize for the guys round here...  Stick with me and you'll be ok! haha jk

Michael

[TeacherMan]

Dont know about the west side for hunting, but most of you guys come to the eastside anyway for deer and elk

[rosscrazyelk]

There are plenty of deer and elk just minutes from where you live. Welcome and Happy hunting.

[andrew_12gauge]

no dont buy a treestand especially if you are thinking about hunting the dry side, good way to get yourself laughed all the way to the midwest

[huntnphool]

Sarah, you need to decide which species of deer you are looking to hunt. As a general rule of thumb the westside will be blacktail, mule deer from the cascades east and whitetail from central Washington to the east. Elk there are a lot of things to decide too.

[girlhunter]

Sarah, you need to decide which species of deer you are looking to hunt. As a general rule of thumb the westside will be blacktail, mule deer from the cascades east and whitetail from central Washington to the east. Elk there are a lot of things to decide too.

LOL I thought deer was deer didn't know there was a difference   thanks for the heads up yes I am a girl for all those who like to know.

[yelp]

Sometimes girls have better luck than guys when it comes to hunting.  My wife hunts and I taught her how to shoot.  She is an old pro...now she want to take girlfriends hunting...and not me....what happened?  I'm going shopping! LOL  Good luck sarah.

[huntnphool]

now she want to take girlfriends hunting...and not me....what happened?  I'm going shopping! LOL 

  Thats some funny sheat right there

[MichaelJ]

Sarah, you need to decide which species of deer you are looking to hunt. As a general rule of thumb the westside will be blacktail, mule deer from the cascades east and whitetail from central Washington to the east. Elk there are a lot of things to decide too.

yes I am a girl for all those who like to know.

I think we need visual proof!  Anybody willing to second the motion??? 
lol

Michael

[BONE COLLECTOR]

 I SECOND THE MOTION

[scudmaster]

Sarah, you need to decide which species of deer you are looking to hunt. As a general rule of thumb the westside will be blacktail, mule deer from the cascades east and whitetail from central Washington to the east. Elk there are a lot of things to decide too.

yes I am a girl for all those who like to know.

I think we need visual proof!  Anybody willing to second the motion??? 

Michael

You guys are DOGS!

Sarah welcome back to hunting!  My hunting partner grew up in Vancouver and he may be able to share some information.

YELP you crack me up.  That was funny

[girlhunter]

Sarah, you need to decide which species of deer you are looking to hunt. As a general rule of thumb the westside will be blacktail, mule deer from the cascades east and whitetail from central Washington to the east. Elk there are a lot of things to decide too.

yes I am a girl for all those who like to know.

I think we need visual proof!  Anybody willing to second the motion??? 
lol

Michael

I'll be happy to show you what I look like. In one condition you would have to come see me at my boyfriends gym and you can see me in my work out clothes( all i wear are my spandex shorts and sport bra) But you'll have to prove how manly you are by going 3x5 min rounds with my boyfriend in the cage first before you see me. And trust me I'm worth the 3x5 min rounds!! I live in vancouver so just let me know if you guys like to meet up I'll show you where the gym is at. I'm actually mean what I say if you really want to see what I look like then come to the couve if not then please stop asking me what I look like.. Cause every time you guys say that to me all i picture is a 300 pound pedophile who lives in his parents basement looking to get a hard on. I came here to learn about the sport so I can do something I once love with my dad not to be looked at. 

[Gobble]

You guys are pigs 

Sarah,
Ignore them all. Welcome to the hunting world. You guys need to get out more   

[Antlershed]

Cause every time you guys say that to me all i picture is a 300 pound pedophile who lives in his parents basement looking to get a hard on.

That's hilarious. Welcome to the site, and welcome back to hunting. For rifles, I would check out a .270. See if you can find somebody that has one that will let you shoot it first. I have one I would let you shoot, but I'm not all that close to the couv. Based on what you have said, you could probably handle a .270 though. This will cover deer and elk. Unless you want to join the "you can't kill an elk without a magnum" group. 

[yelp]

Sarah..ignore the 300lb pedophiles and other idiots.  I think we need more hunters in the woods and fields spreading postiveness about our sport.   Also part of hunting camp is giving eachother a hard time and I am sure some of these guys meant no harm.  Way to give it back to them.  Welcome.

Yelp

[MichaelJ]

Sarah, you need to decide which species of deer you are looking to hunt. As a general rule of thumb the westside will be blacktail, mule deer from the cascades east and whitetail from central Washington to the east. Elk there are a lot of things to decide too.

yes I am a girl for all those who like to know.

I think we need visual proof!  Anybody willing to second the motion??? 
lol

Michael

I'll be happy to show you what I look like. In one condition you would have to come see me at my boyfriends gym and you can see me in my work out clothes( all i wear are my spandex shorts and sport bra) But you'll have to prove how manly you are by going 3x5 min rounds with my boyfriend in the cage first before you see me. And trust me I'm worth the 3x5 min rounds!! I live in vancouver so just let me know if you guys like to meet up I'll show you where the gym is at. I'm actually mean what I say if you really want to see what I look like then come to the couve if not then please stop asking me what I look like.. Cause every time you guys say that to me all i picture is a 300 pound pedophile who lives in his parents basement looking to get a hard on. I came here to learn about the sport so I can do something I once love with my dad not to be looked at. 

Hey looks like we got a girl on here who can handle herself (and if she can't I'm sure her bf could)... lol all in fun girl no worries.  Just part of being on a hunting site that's full of guys.  We're super excited to help out anybody who's new to the sport, doesn't matter if you 12 or 60 we'll do what we can.  But rest assured, this is a very tight community of people and it may take a bit to get used to some of the crude humor and sarcasm!

Once again welcome to the site, hope you'll pull up a chair and stick around awhile!  Best of luck getting out this fall and with your safety class!

Michael
PS: I'm not quite 300 lbs, and I live in the garage, not the basement... lol 

[BC CHASER]

If you guys really want to see her give up some of your spots to her so she can bag a buck or a bull.  Im sure she would post pictures if she was successful.  I cannot help you out with your local areas. I do know a few guys that do know it a little, I will try to get you some info.  Get some regulations and check them out.  If you have a local sporting goods store you can check that out too.  Have fun and we will see you in the woods!

[PolarBear]

Michael, 300 lbs, I bet you dont clear 150.   

[MichaelJ]

Michael, 300 lbs, I bet you dont clear 150.   

lol I'm actually up to 160 believe it or not!  Growing boy right here! 
It's true though I do live in the garage, lol got a seperate room out there for lil 'ole me...  Can't wait to move back to school! lol

Michael