Hunting Washington Forum
Other Hunting => Upland Birds => Topic started by: Doc Sauce on November 01, 2012, 03:02:14 PM
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I went bird hunting with a friend of mine yesterday and had a blast. On the way home we started talking about taking our boys with us for a quail hunt. His sons are 5 and 7 (or something close to that) and mine is 6. I have taken my son "deer hunting" which really was just a walk along a creek while practicing being quiet and stepping lightly... and spending time together.
My dilema... I have been to the top of several mountains, slog through swamp bottoms, crawl under brush, and really kind of enjoy pushing my body to get into whatever is in front of me... the younguns... not so much. I have found that I see a lot more stuff when I push into the tight/hard areas. I have no idea where to go that would be easy enough walking for 3 boys and still be able to flush some quail and add to their excitement and enjoyment. I don't care where in the state we would need to go, though closer to the wetside means we could take the boys more often. If y'all wouldn't mind sending me a messsage and letting me know what areas to check out, i'd appreciate it. I guess you could say i'm really looking for some land that is easy walking and fun for the boys... hopefully holding a covey or 2 of quail for them and the dogs.
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And on another note... my son's grandpa sent him a birthday card... transformers theme and all that. He wrote in it that he wishes he could be around so that he could see the boy transform. My boy (6) says, "I know what he means... he means transform into a man." I couldn't believe he was so perceptive and asked him what does transorm mean? He says " you know, to change from one thing to another, like when I went hunting with you, I started to change from a boy to a man." I called my dad and put him on the phone with the boy so he could hear that himself.
This is why I want to keep taking my boy into the woods.
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take them grouse hunting on the west side. sure your not going to get blisters on your trigger finger, but 99% of hunting is just enjoying being in the field. when you do get one it will be all the more exciting. plus its a much shorter drive, and much less of an investment in time and money so if things got wet or boring you could call it a day and be at chuck E cheese in a jiffy.
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If you have a hunting dog, or can go with someone who does then my vote is pheasant release sites. Just wait till 10am or later when crowds have thinned out so you don't have to worry as much about some jackwad shooting you and/or your kids. You may get a shot at some pheasant, and if lucky might get to do some pass shooting at ducks or geese if they fly by low enough. Course thats the only bird hunting I have done and am hooked now, so I am probably biased. ;)
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If you have a hunting dog, or can go with someone who does then my vote is pheasant release sites. Just wait till 10am or later when crowds have thinned out so you don't have to worry as much about some jackwad shooting you and/or your kids. You may get a shot at some pheasant, and if lucky might get to do some pass shooting at ducks or geese if they fly by low enough. Course thats the only bird hunting I have done and am hooked now, so I am probably biased. ;)
you have learned much grasshopper... but you still have much to learn.
good point about the release site. they can be pretty lonely after the morning rush.
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If you are taking kids, I know a spot or two that would be great...nice and flat, quail in decent numbers with a wild pheasant here and there. PM me
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I have thought about the Pheasant thing... like y'all said, I would need to take the boys out after the "combat hunting" ends. I would like to get into an area where the boys will at least see some birds flush... to hear the sound, see the sight, feel that adrenaline rush as the everything happens so fast. This is not really going to happen so much post Combat Hunting. But if that is what I need to do, then i'll do it.
I hope that makes sense.
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Doc sauce, you dont live far from sequim, man there are a tone of quail over there, and i am sure some of the old farmers would be happy to see some young kids out there huntn for birds, some of the powerline roads off of kitchen dick road and by bell hill and even some spots up palo-alto rd have some quail, good luck
