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Other Hunting => Upland Birds => Topic started by: mattaylor81 on October 03, 2009, 05:35:12 PM

Title: Opening Day Pheasant... Any luck???
Post by: mattaylor81 on October 03, 2009, 05:35:12 PM: Got my limit of pheasant today. I was at one of the release sites on Whidbey Island. Anyone else have any luck???
Title: Re: Opening Day Pheasant... Any luck???
Post by: D-Rock425 on October 04, 2009, 08:02:00 AM: A Friend got 2 birds yesterday at the Stanwood site. he said there was 27 cars in the parking lot. how do you get to the release sites on the island I don't know where they are and can't seem to find them on game department website.
Title: Re: Opening Day Pheasant... Any luck???
Post by: mattaylor81 on October 04, 2009, 11:02:58 AM: A couple of them are on military property and you have to have a special permit from the military base. There are a few others down by Coupeville.
Title: Re: Opening Day Pheasant... Any luck???
Post by: JBR on October 05, 2009, 01:41:40 PM: D-rock - the site at Stanwood...are you referring to Smith Farm? I thought this was closed this year due to the salmon project for the Skagit Headquarters?
Title: Re: Opening Day Pheasant... Any luck???
Post by: seth30 on October 06, 2009, 12:48:04 AM: Matt I went down to the OLF site, and watched everyone else get there fill. My dog retrived a bird for antoher hunter :bash: Which site did you use?
Title: Re: Opening Day Pheasant... Any luck???
Post by: D-Rock425 on October 07, 2009, 06:00:05 PM: I think they are releasing birds one more year. I could be wrong.
Title: Re: Opening Day Pheasant... Any luck???
Post by: mattaylor81 on October 07, 2009, 09:07:24 PM: Quote from: seth30 on October 06, 2009, 12:48:04 AM
Matt I went down to the OLF site, and watched everyone else get there fill. My dog retrived a bird for antoher hunter :bash: Which site did you use?
I was at the Upper Game Reserve on the Seaplane Base. Was it pretty crowded at the OLF? We almost went to Ebey's Landing but heard it was a zoo.
Title: Re: Opening Day Pheasant... Any luck???
Post by: seth30 on October 14, 2009, 02:05:43 PM: its hit and miss down there, but i prefer that area, little closer to home.
Title: Re: Opening Day Pheasant... Any luck???
Post by: Watz_Hunt on October 14, 2009, 06:29:49 PM: Matt,

There by chance you need a hunting partner?
Title: Re: Opening Day Pheasant... Any luck???
Post by: TEX-X on October 15, 2009, 07:51:22 AM: opening morning i hunted arnold farm and later on ebeys landing...i filled my tag... the BP unit in bellingham ...i think the birds have been pushed up in the trees... 5 hours and one point on a quail