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Title: Anyone know good public locations for Rabbit Hunting Near Olympia?
Post by: cowboycraig on August 16, 2013, 11:05:39 AM: Anyone know good public locations for Rabbit Hunting Near Olympia?

Thanks!
Craig
Title: Re: Anyone know good public locations for Rabbit Hunting Near Olympia?
Post by: starbailey on August 16, 2013, 11:09:42 AM: maybe try the scatter creek wildlife area between maytown and Rochester exits. I don't know how many rabbits you'll find but there is lots of area to look.
Title: Re: Anyone know good public locations for Rabbit Hunting Near Olympia?
Post by: Curly on August 16, 2013, 11:10:48 AM: Maybe Capital Forest. Just start trying some roads with grass and dandelions growing and you will likely find some bunnies sitting on the edges of the roads.

My yard is full of them this year. I know I will limit out on opening day in my yard. 8)
Title: Re: Anyone know good public locations for Rabbit Hunting Near Olympia?
Post by: cowboycraig on August 16, 2013, 01:03:38 PM: Wow great info Thanks So Much. Do you guys have any map links for these area's?
Craig
Title: Re: Anyone know good public locations for Rabbit Hunting Near Olympia?
Post by: Curly on August 16, 2013, 01:20:28 PM: To get to Capital Forest, just head south from Oly and take exist 95 (Maytown exit) and head west to Littlerock. Go past Littlerock, up the hill on 128th St to the T at Mima Rd/Wadell Creek Rd. Then you can go left or right depending on where you want to enter the state forest.

If you look at this map: http://www.capitolforest.com/trailmappage.html (http://www.capitolforest.com/trailmappage.html) you will get a better idea of what I'm trying to say.

To get to Scatter Creek, also take exit 95 but instead of heading to Littlerock, take Case Rd to the south (left) and drive maybe 5 miles on Case Rd until you see a large parking lot on the right. There is a large red Barn before you get to the main parking lot; you could park there and walk around in there looking for rabbits.
Title: Re: Anyone know good public locations for Rabbit Hunting Near Olympia?
Post by: cowboycraig on August 16, 2013, 01:38:11 PM: Those are EPIC directions thanks 101%
Craig
Title: Re: Anyone know good public locations for Rabbit Hunting Near Olympia?
Post by: Curly on August 16, 2013, 01:42:09 PM: There are other ways too (to get into Capital Forest). But since Scatter Crk was also mentioned I thought I'd point you in the Littlerock direction. Good luck. :tup:
Title: Re: Anyone know good public locations for Rabbit Hunting Near Olympia?
Post by: cowboycraig on August 16, 2013, 10:53:11 PM: Anyone interested in being a guide who knows the area?

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Title: Re: Anyone know good public locations for Rabbit Hunting Near Olympia?
Post by: madmack76 on August 16, 2013, 11:02:34 PM: just make sure you have the access pass in capitol forest there is a good spot if you are heading towards the prison on the left hand side there is an old field and old gate before you get off the blacktop hike back in there its a pretty good spot.
Title: Re: Anyone know good public locations for Rabbit Hunting Near Olympia?
Post by: bobcat on August 16, 2013, 11:23:06 PM: Only problem with that spot is it's private property.

As for Scatter Creek, I'm not sure I've ever seen a rabbit out there. Not that there aren't any, but I've spent a lot of time out there. I do see them on the streets and in people's yards just south of the public hunting area.
Title: Re: Anyone know good public locations for Rabbit Hunting Near Olympia?
Post by: cowboycraig on August 17, 2013, 09:56:54 PM: Quote from: bobcat on August 16, 2013, 11:23:06 PM
Only problem with that spot is it's private property.

As for Scatter Creek, I'm not sure I've ever seen a rabbit out there. Not that there aren't any, but I've spent a lot of time out there. I do see them on the streets and in people's yards just south of the public hunting area.

Where is private property? Not sure where you mean.

Thanks!
Craig
Title: Re: Anyone know good public locations for Rabbit Hunting Near Olympia?
Post by: kglacken on August 17, 2013, 10:04:46 PM: Quote from: Curly on August 16, 2013, 01:20:28 PM
To get to Capital Forest, just head south from Oly and take exist 95 (Maytown exit) and head west to Littlerock. Go past Littlerock, up the hill on 128th St to the T at Mima Rd/Wadell Creek Rd. Then you can go left or right depending on where you want to enter the state forest.

If you look at this map: http://www.capitolforest.com/trailmappage.html (http://www.capitolforest.com/trailmappage.html) you will get a better idea of what I'm trying to say.

To get to Scatter Creek, also take exit 95 but instead of heading to Littlerock, take Case Rd to the south (left) and drive maybe 5 miles on Case Rd until you see a large parking lot on the right. There is a large red Barn before you get to the main parking lot; you could park there and walk around in there looking for rabbits.
Large red barn is burnt down so look for the scorched ground :chuckle:
Title: Re: Anyone know good public locations for Rabbit Hunting Near Olympia?
Post by: cowboycraig on August 17, 2013, 10:44:13 PM: Is the Arrow pointing to the parking for Scatter Creek?

(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/7668504/published/Pictures/Screen%20Shot%202013-08-17%20at%2010.38.38%20PM.png)

Thanks!
Craig
Title: Re: Anyone know good public locations for Rabbit Hunting Near Olympia?
Post by: bobcat on August 17, 2013, 11:21:50 PM: Quote from: cowboycraig on August 17, 2013, 10:44:13 PM
Is the Arrow pointing to the parking for Scatter Creek?

Yes. The other parking area is to the north by where the red barn used to be until it burned down a couple weeks ago, as kglacken said.

You can also hunt the area off 183rd avenue. And there is another parking area there.
Title: Re: Anyone know good public locations for Rabbit Hunting Near Olympia?
Post by: bobcat on August 18, 2013, 12:10:20 AM: Quote from: cowboycraig on August 17, 2013, 09:56:54 PM
Quote from: bobcat on August 16, 2013, 11:23:06 PM
Only problem with that spot is it's private property.

As for Scatter Creek, I'm not sure I've ever seen a rabbit out there. Not that there aren't any, but I've spent a lot of time out there. I do see them on the streets and in people's yards just south of the public hunting area.

Where is private property? Not sure where you mean.

Thanks!
Craig

The field that madmack was describing. It's not state land.
Title: Re: Anyone know good public locations for Rabbit Hunting Near Olympia?
Post by: cowboycraig on September 01, 2013, 01:11:47 AM: Quote from: bobcat on August 17, 2013, 11:21:50 PM
Quote from: cowboycraig on August 17, 2013, 10:44:13 PM
Is the Arrow pointing to the parking for Scatter Creek?

Yes. The other parking area is to the north by where the red barn used to be until it burned down a couple weeks ago, as kglacken said.

You can also hunt the area off 183rd avenue. And there is another parking area there.

Season starts in the morning! Heading to Scatter Creek next week.
Title: Re: Anyone know good public locations for Rabbit Hunting Near Olympia?
Post by: cowboycraig on October 14, 2013, 11:24:47 AM: Have been out there without much luck so far.