Hunting Washington Forum
Other Hunting => Waterfowl => Topic started by: spur_ride on December 07, 2008, 04:05:20 PM
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hey guys. i was just thinking, how about we get a bunch of us quack addicts together and try and go for a hunt. what do you guys think?
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id might be in, just depends when and where
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Sounds like a fun time to me! :tup:
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yeah, im thinking anytime we can get 5 or 6 of us together or if we want more we can split into a couple groups and see what happens. anytime works for me. i work for the fire dept here and i have alot of time off. so what ever days we can match up scheduals works for me.
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that sounds like a good idea
I dont have the whole waterfowl expertise down yet but like to get out there and learn and meet some new people. Always game for helping haul stuff and help set up or anything.
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id be down if we could do it on the west side
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Sounds like a good idea to me Spur.... Was waiting to hear from you over the weekend, did some pheasant and qauil hunting instead.
Looks like im off monday if you wanna go duckin
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yeah i got called into work and we got slammed so i was pretty much dead to the world when i got home saterday and i dont get off till 8am on monday but i am free tues, wed, and thurs.
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anything westside works for me too, any weekdays are good too.
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I would be in.
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Me too.
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Count me in.
I might be able to scratch out an east side hunt( always wanted to do that) :tung: but West side will work.
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Count me and my son in... Sounds like fun
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hey guys im free tues, wed, and thurs, and sunday this next week if anyone wants to go out.
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Sunday may work for me!
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I may be able to go, I need to check with the boss (wife). I have a buddy that lives in Yakima that wants to go out sometime too, we were actually trying to get a plan together. I would probably be down there sat and sun.
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I'm in, if you don't mind the tag along. Have blind will travel ;)
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Spur,
Very generous of you. My boy and I would be interested but it will all depend on the weather and travel conditions over the hill. I've got 18 DZ's and 3 x-landrs.
Dan
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By the way...I am a waterfowl virgin! The only thing I can call is coyotes, and I am not too sure of that at times.
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Spur can call, go and have fun! I am kinda getting a bad feeling that this hunt is gonna end up at one of the "secret" spots I showed Spur a year or two ago! I have found that a lot of Spurs friends are out there a lot. I would like to get out more, but time is very limited! I would like to get out on Spur's friends hot spots sometime.
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no c-money, we are going to a goose field not a duck hole. so it should be a fun honker shoot
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Some of spurs friends spots are pretty nice spots too maybe sometime if this friend is nice enough well have another group hunt on his stuff :)
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I can't wait. What shot size do you guys recommend out in the fields? I just want to make sure I bring the right stuff. I currently use 2, BB, BBB's.
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ive use BB myself
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2's, BB's, and BBB's are all fine. I use BB's my self. Just talked to Spur on the phone. He is scouting a few fields in the area, should be some good fun! P.S., I am kinda protective of a few duck holes, as they are all slowly getting over hunted more and more every year! The duck hunting is not like it was 15 years ago!
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Sounds great.
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Do you use 3" or 31/2"?
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3 1/2 or 3, I have a benelli pump. I shoot the 3 1/2 a lot but still have a ton of 3 inches that I need to use.
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3 1/2 are good. i shoot 3". we are taking shots that are between 15yds to 35 yds
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Hopefully it will be slight warmer by January 4th. National weather service is saying it could reach a high of 4 degrees there on Friday. Whooo its going to be a cold one. Should make it nice for hunting this weekend.
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Boy I may be too ashamed to show with my Mossberg, with the likes of Bennelli and Browning in the mix, but it has always served its purpose for me. Maybe I will use my daughters gold finger nail polish and draw a buck on the side of it.
And if there are Spokane based people going we should try to make a plan for a carpool. I am hopin I can make it, I can either take a 8 seater suburban or the 5 seater crew cab
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I'm totally down for this. I'll mark the date on my calendar. I have a layout blind, but none of them fancy goose decoys. I'm good at carrying them though :chuckle:
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Boy I may be too ashamed to show with my Mossberg, with the likes of Bennelli and Browning in the mix, but it has always served its purpose for me. Maybe I will use my daughters gold finger nail polish and draw a buck on the side of it.
And if there are Spokane based people going we should try to make a plan for a carpool. I am hopin I can make it, I can either take a 8 seater suburban or the 5 seater crew cab
Well, I could always bring the longbow and try to get one like Tred Barta! :chuckle:
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A bow kill would be awesome, I would like to use the gulliatine on one.
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I want in if theres still room. Grizz I'm in Spokane if you want to split gas.
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I use 2 3/4, 3, and 3 1/2. I try to shoot 1 1/4 oz loads or heavier. Looks like a lot of interest in this hunt!
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I use 2 3/4, 3, and 3 1/2. I try to shoot 1 1/4 oz loads or heavier. Looks like a lot of interest in this hunt!
What is more fun that wacking a huge goose and watching it slam to the ground?
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Watching someone else clean them? Boy this may end up being a 2 weekend event or 2 groups of people.
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hey guys, make sure you shoot a pm to shootemup so we can get you guys on the list. so far we have five.
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Watching someone else clean them? Boy this may end up being a 2 weekend event or 2 groups of people.
quite possibly could be a two weekend event
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hey duckfvr, if you are available to go give shootemup a pm to put you on the list.
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Anyone headin over from the west side?
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I will be heading over from the west side. I am not sure if I will be going over a day early and staying at the in laws or just heading over there. I will keep you posted if your interested in carpooling.
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I will be heading over from the west side. I am not sure if I will be going over a day early and staying at the in laws or just heading over there. I will keep you posted if your interested in carpooling.
Okay, I'm hoping to carpool for sure.
My cousin was tryin to login to his account but he's having trouble so he couldn't post up to go so we could drive together. I'm going to try to fix it for him, but might have to have him re register real quick.
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So what's the tally of hunters coming from the spokane area?
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if anyone has some spare leave i'd be happy to jump on the band wagon. oh wait. dreaming...... :'(
good luck guys
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Hey addicted, need me to come get ya in the leer.... :chuckle: make a day trip
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ready and waiting cap'n
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hey guys, me a shootemup are really looking forward to getting you guys out. with the amount of replys we may have to try and take the first 10 the 4th and the next group on the next weekend.
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I may be in the area sonner than that too if you don't mind me trying hook up with ya and do some shootin. Like I said I got a cousin down there and he keeps ridin my ass to come visit.
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not a problem, just let me know
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also remember to bring your cameras and if any of you have a nicer digital camera that could take a lil video thatd be pretty cool
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This is going to be a fun time. I would like to say thanks to shootmeup and spur_ride for having the generosity to take us all out. This is truly the type of sportsmanship that this website is all about, sharing ideas and getting to know more people that love what we do.
I don't have a cam but I may be able to borrow one if nobody else has one. It would be cool to post up some video to show everyone on this site.
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you betguys, its no problem. i like just being able to get out to meet all you guys.
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sounds like c-money is grabbing the last spot for jan. 4th hunt. we will schedual another hunt for the next weekend hopefully.
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well sounds fun guys cant wait. me spur-ride and shootemup are all hunting partners that love to slay geese and have done good this years. cant wait guys
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hey guys just talked to Geoff (spur ride) and were thinking that our group hunt is going to be scheduled for sunday the 4th of january... the hunt will either take place in moses in a cut cornfield or in mattawa on a cut buck wheat field depending on bird numbers.
our thoughts were roughly up to ten guys depending on if any of you wantin to go have blinds... most likely no dogs jsut because there will be enough of us to pick up birds and at this point of the year it would be just one more thing to hide .... as far as decoys and if you want to bring em we would like to use all fullbodies ( green head gear, final approach,, hard cores, dave smiths, drop zones or whatever other QUALITY full bodies you guys have. no offense to those who may want to bring shells or silohuettes but at this point the birds are educated enough to know better and we want a good shoot for this occasion... if you guys have any questions just message me and we can get it all figured out... that morning we would probly just meet at a gas station in moses and head the parade out to the field and then let the good times roll.... again any questions just post up or message and shortly well have the list going of who all is coming...
LIST SO FAR OF PEOPLE GOING january 4th: me( shootemup)
spur_ride
onehorn
elk runner
snocohunter
duckfvr
gamblin guy and son
grizzly
c-money
one spot left right now were going to call it good with 9 guys... if anyone is interested in another hunt the very next weekend on saturday the 10th just post up and let me know and well start a list for another hunt...
saturday january 10th- shootemup
one horn
spur_rid
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also - we are not down with any sort of unethicalness... we absolutely will not skybust birds... reasonable shots will be called but something not within reason is not happening.... absolutely no alcohol or anything that in our laws is not legal with guns ... one of the guys coming is even an LEO so dont do anything stupid and ruin this hunt for others... it should be a good time im just makin sure everyone knows were going goose hunting not drunk bird shooting ... if you have any other questions let us know
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Stupid new guy question...what is skybustin? And am I the only Spokaner coming? Of course after I swing into Germany to pick up addicted :chuckle:
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Stupid new guy question...what is skybustin? And am I the only Spokaner coming? Of course after I swing into Germany to pick up addicted :chuckle:
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sky bustin is shooting at birds way our range that are most likely flying by and not coming into the decoys and just shooting them out of sheer hope which is not ok.. if all works as planned well be shooting at birds landing in the decoys if any one has any issues with this im sure we have plenty of others that would like to come in your place
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No I understand I am just a newbie to the waterfowl chasin. Last time I shot at ducks I think I was about 13 and they were landing in a $hit pond on a dairy in Outlook. If I make an earlier trip down there is it legal to try to arrow geese, once they a on the ground of course. I've taken a couple turkeys with stick and string a few years ago.
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No I understand I am just a newbie to the waterfowl chasin. Last time I shot at ducks I think I was about 13 and they were landing in a $hit pond on a dairy in Outlook. If I make an earlier trip down there is it legal to try to arrow geese, once they a on the ground of course. I've taken a couple turkeys with stick and string a few years ago.
i honestly dont know that one and am a bow hunter myself and think it would be cool i just dont know though
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I will check into that one. Got some of those gullatine heads that would be slick. My cousin chases grouse with bow and does ok, and that is legal he said.
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also - we are not down with any sort of unethicalness... we absolutely will not skybust birds... reasonable shots will be called but something not within reason is not happening.... absolutely no alcohol or anything that in our laws is not legal with guns ... one of the guys coming is even an LEO so dont do anything stupid and ruin this hunt for others... it should be a good time im just makin sure everyone knows were going goose hunting not drunk bird shooting ... if you have any other questions let us know
Hey guys,
Just to add a little here to what Spur has posted, with this many guys firearms safety is going to be a must and everyone is going to have to really pay attention to shooting zones and what they are doing. Not trying to be an ass but I'll put it out there now, I wont tolerate anything unsafe, too many bad things can happen in the blink of an eye and if I see something I dont like I'm going to let you know. It's nothing personal and if it happens please dont take it that way. I'm sure Spur will have a little pre-hunt brief on safety stuff, if he doesn't I will. This is shaping up to be a good time, we can have fun and still be safe killing birds.
Dan
spur...sent you an email
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hey gamblin guy, you hit it on the nail. once we get to the field me and shootemup are going to let everyone know what the game plan is and how things will happen. we will let people know about where the can shoot and where they cant. we will let you all know when we get there. this is shaping up to be a great hunt and i am looking forward to it.
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Depending on flock sizes, we may need to rotate shooters. All depending on numbers per flock.
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Sounds good to me. The last thing that we need is unsafe practices in the field. How is it looking over that way? Are you seeing new birds coming from the north? I was going to call my father in law and see what he has been seeing but that dang work thing got in my way of making any phone calls today.
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What would be the proposed time to meet up and convoy to the fields and am I allowed to play convoy over the speakers :chuckle:
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depending on where we hunt it could be anywhere between 5 and 6 in the morning gamblin guy. and c-money i agree. depending on flock sizes and what way they come in but we can cover all that in the field when we get there.
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Sounds good to me. Sounds like I will be getting up early early...I think my in-laws will be in town and I can stay there overnight. The drive from quincy sounds a lot better than North Bend.
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Elkrunner, no kidding, Quincy is much closer than N.B.. Moses lake is all but froze every where. Alder street fill has a little open water, and birds are crammed in there. May be better numbers down on the Columbia, Mattawa may be the place to be with all the frozen water around. I sure our birds here on the lake just jumped down to the Big River!
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I hear that people do pretty good down around mattawa. Wherever we are at, if I can sit there and listen for birds, I am a happy camper.
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Elkrunner, no kidding, Quincy is much closer than N.B.. Moses lake is all but froze every where. Alder street fill has a little open water, and birds are crammed in there. May be better numbers down on the Columbia, Mattawa may be the place to be with all the frozen water around. I sure our birds here on the lake just jumped down to the Big River!
yea we may be alright northflight still kills birds all year in mo town
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I hope I am not too late.
I wanna go :'( please.
Just kidding.
If I don't make the 4rth, I am up for the 10th. Can I bring my son and brother?
please and
thank you
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hey cliff we can get you guys in on the 1oth
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:IBCOOL: :IBCOOL: :IBCOOL: :IBCOOL: :IBCOOL: :IBCOOL: :IBCOOL:
thank you :bow: :bow:
my brother :hunt2: :chuckle:
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update..... depending on bird numbers the next couple weeks... we may end up hunting in mattawa closer to the river like c money had stated but well see how things go this weekend and next but either way we should get a good litttle hunt in
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hey guys, just want to make sure everyone is still on for the 4th that we have lined up. and also i am trying to get a count of who is bringing decoys and how many and what kind. thanks guys. im looking forward to getting out with you guys.
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Spur,
My boy and I, 3 xlandrs with snow covers if we need them and 18 DZ's. Looks like the weather is going to get back to something closer to normal so travel over the hill should be ok for us.
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I am still on. I don't have a snow cover for my blind though. I may have to see if I can get one last moment. How are the birds over there? I had 3 groups of at least 100 fly over my house this morning. I have never seen geese out here, so maybe they are some new ones coming down from the north.
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snow covers are nice but not necesary
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we will be meeting for the hunt at 5am. at the shell gas station( i believe its a shell). it is right next to the motel 6 and right in front of the lep-re-kon grocery store. the gas station opens at 5 so anyone that wants can get coffee and snaks. any questions pm myself or shootemup. thanks.
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spur, is that the one on 17?
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no it is by I-90. it is exit 176 i believe
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10-4
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I am still on. I don't have a snow cover for my blind though. I may have to see if I can get one last moment. How are the birds over there? I had 3 groups of at least 100 fly over my house this morning. I have never seen geese out here, so maybe they are some new ones coming down from the north.
Sent you a pm about carpooling. Not sure I'll be able to drive myself. My summer tires haven't been performing too well the last couple weeks, don't really wanna risk the pass.
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I am still on. I don't have a snow cover for my blind though. I may have to see if I can get one last moment. How are the birds over there? I had 3 groups of at least 100 fly over my house this morning. I have never seen geese out here, so maybe they are some new ones coming down from the north.
Sent you a pm about carpooling. Not sure I'll be able to drive myself. My summer tires haven't been performing too well the last couple weeks, don't really wanna risk the pass.
Sno,
I'm in the Monroe area, if we decide to drive over sunday morning you can ride with us. We may try to go over and hunt pheasants on saturday with a couple other guys but will figure that out this week. I'll shoot you a pm as soon as I figure it out.
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I know we are going on the 10th, sorry to butt in.
My partners were wondering if there would be any oppurtunities to duck hunt on Sunday the 11th or if someone has any info for us?
Thank you.
Now back to your regularly scheduled program.
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Sno,
I'm in the Monroe area, if we decide to drive over sunday morning you can ride with us. We may try to go over and hunt pheasants on saturday with a couple other guys but will figure that out this week. I'll shoot you a pm as soon as I figure it out.
That would be awesome. Otherwise I probably won't be able to go. I was thinkin of borrowing my cousins silverado but I can't really afford to drive it without splitting gas. Let me know ASAP, I have a $100 gift card for Joe's that i'm going to spend on some new gear and shells if I end up goin.
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Doesn't look like I will make it to Moses this weekend :( My dad called and has a friend that has a son that lives in Spokane and he got some nasty infection over the holidays and had to have emergency surgery, so my dad volunteered me to meet the guy when he gets home this weekend ( weather permitting) and help him out. I am going after work tonight to shovel his driveway, should be fun probably only 36 to 40 inches of snow.
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If you have an open spot for two my son and I will come over. All we have is layout blinds and 1 doz GHG field duck decoys and a flutter wing duck decoy.
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LIST SO FAR OF PEOPLE GOING january 4th: me( shootemup)
spur_ride
onehorn
elk runner
snocohunter
duckfvr
gamblin guy and son
c-money
this is the group for saturday... and also we are goin to postpone the hunt on the tenth for now but it may still happen depending on the birds... also this is not a guided hunt no money or anything will be accepted just to keep our tails safe
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Shootemup, if there is a no show let me know would like to tag along.
I gotta get the pics up of Spurs, Conner, and myselfs goose hunting from the past couple of days..
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I am available for the 4rth.
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Sno, check your PMs.
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I hope I gave enough notice for someone else to be able to go. Really wish I could make it. Maybe another time, or we could chase some dogs later.
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I'm out for the 4rth. Hopefully I can go the 10th.
Neighbors had a party. One of their freinds blocked my driveway.
I asked him to move so i cood go hunting, he got beligerant, swung a jack daniels bottle at me, I hit him, he broke the bottle over my head.
4 staples. No hunting trip.
Happy friggin new year.
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OH that sucks balls. Hope his jaw hurts
Why cant ya hunt though
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I'm out for the 4rth. Hopefully I can go the 10th.
Neighbors had a party. One of their freinds blocked my driveway.
I asked him to move so i cood go hunting, he got beligerant, swung a jack daniels bottle at me, I hit him, he broke the bottle over my head.
4 staples. No hunting trip.
Happy friggin new year.
Wow, that is amazing... Should have turned around and went inside. Called your neighbor to see what he could do. Then the police.
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I first took my shotgun out of the truck, but he backed off, so I called the cops.
They broke up the party.
The guy left and apparently the plate on his truck is stolen.
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sounds like maybe you and the neighbor need to have a talk on parking situations
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The cops did a real good job of explaining what it is to throw a party, what they are responsible for and how do it with your neighbors approval.
I could hunt if someone was going over from the Vancouver area.
i don't think momma would let me drive the 4+ hrs to get there.
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Just want to clarify the day. The 4th is SUNDAY, but I swear i've read SATURDAY a few times. :dunno:
Got your PM by the way Dan. Hope things work out and I can ride over with you.
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sunday the 4th is right
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whats the latest on the hunt in moses lake on the 10th?
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hey guys, just so we are all clear. we are meeting at 5am at the shell station in moses lake off of exit 176. you guys can get coffee and snacks at the gas station and then we will all convoy to the field. it will be approx 45 min drive to where we are hunting. if anyone has any questions feel free to give me a call or if you get turned around or lost on sunday give me a call. my number is 509-797-3919. i will be in a silver dodge. im looking forward to meeting all of you and shootemup and myself think this is going to be a really great hunt.
drive safe sunday morning guys.
geoff
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I am in a White Ford F-350, looking forwad to meeting everyone. Corey
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hey guys, just so we are all clear. we are meeting at 5am at the shell station in moses lake off of exit 176. you guys can get coffee and snacks at the gas station and then we will all convoy to the field. it will be approx 45 min drive to where we are hunting. if anyone has any questions feel free to give me a call or if you get turned around or lost on sunday give me a call. my number is 509-797-3919. i will be in a silver dodge. im looking forward to meeting all of you and shootemup and myself think this is going to be a really great hunt.
drive safe sunday morning guys.
geoff
Sounds great. Are you seeing a lot of birds up that way? I hunted down in Crescent Bar area today and got one. I saw a lot of high flyers.
I will see you all in the morning. I will be in a silver nissan frontier.
Justan
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there are lots of birds flying
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RATS! My Chessy pup chewd threw my cable yesterday. So no TV, phone or internet! Had to pull some cable and put a new end on today and get that running. Kids are not happy without cartoons. It would have been a long day for them without TV! Hope all had a fun time hunting, We will hunt again another day!
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so what happened? Did you guys put the hurtin on some geese?
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Just got off the phone with Spur_Ride, said they had 9 geese. Wish I was there!
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we ended up with only 11. not a bad day.
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see new post for pictures...
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Thanks to everyone for having me out yesterday. I had a good time. I just wish I didn't have to bail early and would have been there for the last 2 geese. Luckily I did, the pass was nasty lastnight.
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Please sir,
may we hunt on the 10th?
please, please, please, please, please, please
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Please sir,
may we hunt on the 10th?
please, please, please, please, please, please
if spur wanted to take you guys out the tenth in moses or somethin to one of his spots youll have to convince him as for me im not available the tenth and i have a couple different "clients" persay that have requested i take them on the 11th so im not available at all that weekend
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Hey Spur_Ride, you up for another hunt on the 10th?
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Hate to be a downer, but I dont think there is much using the fields west of town that we may have access to. I would say it dosent look good at this point. I talked to the land owner at work over the weekend and he said not much happening. Have you talked to him lately Spur?
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hey guys. the 10th might still be able to happen. i am working on a getting a couple different fields that with the warm weather we are having might start showing some birds. i will keep you posted.
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hey guys. the 10th might still be able to happen. i am working on a getting a couple different fields that with the warm weather we are having might start showing some birds. i will keep you posted.
Well at the present time there is no way for anyone to get to the eastside from the west side. The damn floods, mudslides and avalanches have everyone over here stuck. This sucks. They are saying that it might be 3-5 days before I can leave my subdivision. Thankfully I live on a big hill and we are not flooded. I hope some of you guys get out and slay a few for the rest of us!!!!
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Spur,
From what I'm hearing you guys are getting a few birds back up there with the warm up. Have a good time this weekend if you put something together, would love to join you again but not sure the passes will be open yet.
Dan
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Looks like we can get around to Yakima on 97.
C'mon birds.
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Is the hunt still happening on the tenth?
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I-90 is back open :IBCOOL: