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Other Hunting => Waterfowl => Topic started by: Patarero on November 15, 2014, 09:43:27 PM

Title: Any Willapa reports?
Post by: Patarero on November 15, 2014, 09:43:27 PM

Heading over to Willapa area next week for a few days, just curious if it is worth bringing the gun,boat,dog etc.  Thanks.   

Title: Re: Any Willapa reports?
Post by: chester on November 15, 2014, 11:05:12 PM

Been pretty calm so far


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Title: Re: Any Willapa reports?
Post by: Patarero on November 16, 2014, 06:51:18 AM

Thanks Chester

Title: Re: Any Willapa reports?
Post by: Tealer on November 16, 2014, 10:43:14 AM

I have been doing very well.


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Title: Re: Any Willapa reports?
Post by: Patarero on November 17, 2014, 09:19:00 AM

Thanks Tealer, appreciated.  If it thaws out I might bring my boat over.

Title: Re: Any Willapa reports?
Post by: sakoshooter on November 24, 2014, 06:09:23 PM

Here's a report: It was darn wet out there last Sat and the birds seemed to fly a bit faster and more irratic than normal. Made for some darn tough shooting but my partner and I finally got it done. Some days we're just slower than other days, LOL.

Title: Re: Any Willapa reports?
Post by: Patarero on November 24, 2014, 07:20:27 PM

Thanks for the input.  Spent the weekend scouting and clamming.  The Sunday morning tornado warning and marble sized hail made me glad I was sitting on the couch drinking coffee rather than being out on the water.

Title: Re: Any Willapa reports?
Post by: chester on November 24, 2014, 07:40:30 PM

They were flying and decoying really well with the Lightning . It was just a little sketchy wading with it flashing close by haha


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Title: Re: Any Willapa reports?
Post by: sakoshooter on November 25, 2014, 09:19:23 PM

Quote from: chester on November 24, 2014, 07:40:30 PM

They were flying and decoying really well with the Lightning . It was just a little sketchy wading with it flashing close by haha


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My partner and I saw the lightning but it ended by the time we launched. Good thing it did. Not real fond of motoring around during an electrical storm.

Title: Re: Any Willapa reports?
Post by: fethrduster on November 29, 2014, 04:30:14 PM

I really miss hunting Willapa. I live in Tacoma now, and haven't hunted it for years, but I grew up hunting there with my dad, and we hunted all of it, from Ledbetter all the way around to Palix on the other side.  Great, great hunting at times.   I would like to find a small sneak boat with a motor on it that would work in that environs, but I do remember one day on the Palix in a 14 ft boat and the wind kicked up, making 6 foot rollers, and I was just thankful I wasn't in a small sneakboat that day...

Title: Re: Any Willapa reports?
Post by: Patarero on November 30, 2014, 10:15:04 AM

Quote from: fethrduster on November 29, 2014, 04:30:14 PM

I really miss hunting Willapa. I live in Tacoma now, and haven't hunted it for years, but I grew up hunting there with my dad, and we hunted all of it, from Ledbetter all the way around to Palix on the other side.  Great, great hunting at times.   I would like to find a small sneak boat with a motor on it that would work in that environs, but I do remember one day on the Palix in a 14 ft boat and the wind kicked up, making 6 foot rollers, and I was just thankful I wasn't in a small sneakboat that day...

Yep, looked like some good spots for my sneakbox.