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Other Hunting => Upland Birds => Topic started by: poulsbo on November 15, 2009, 06:13:19 AM

Title: How did everyone do on the opener around Pomeroy/Colfax?
Post by: poulsbo on November 15, 2009, 06:13:19 AM: I joined a club in Colfax area, the guys that have been members for awhile said this year was a bad year for pheasant, i shot a limit the first day and the dog did her part the second day but i failed on my end.
Title: Re: How did everyone do on the opener around Pomeroy/Colfax?
Post by: MHWASH on November 15, 2009, 06:44:55 AM: I have not hunted them yet, but what I've seen while being out looks like a average hatch. I'm curious, what club did you join? Are you shooting wild or released birds?
Title: Re: How did everyone do on the opener around Pomeroy/Colfax?
Post by: poulsbo on November 15, 2009, 07:17:04 AM: Deadman Creek Outfitters, it's all wild birds good people and lots of ground to hunt, i got out of bird hunting for about 10 years lost all the places i used to hunt.
Title: Re: How did everyone do on the opener around Pomeroy/Colfax?
Post by: Slayock on November 15, 2009, 05:33:29 PM: Does deadman creek outfitters have the hunting on their ground up around steptoe bute?
Title: Re: How did everyone do on the opener around Pomeroy/Colfax?
Post by: jjhunter on November 15, 2009, 07:08:41 PM: No, Deadman is down on the snake....Central Ferry area. Mostly Klaveano ground. I see they have Riley's as well. I went out one day and saw about a hundred birds in 30 minutes or so. One of the best years I have seen.
Title: Re: How did everyone do on the opener around Pomeroy/Colfax?
Post by: Slayock on November 15, 2009, 07:18:47 PM: I didnt know they had Rileys too. I worked for Klaveanos for the last few summers and I know they own around 10,000 acres up around the bute I just didnt know if it was part of the hunting club.
Title: Re: How did everyone do on the opener around Pomeroy/Colfax?
Post by: jjhunter on November 15, 2009, 07:48:22 PM: Quote from: Slayock on November 15, 2009, 07:18:47 PM
I didnt know they had Rileys too. I worked for Klaveanos for the last few summers and I know they own around 10,000 acres up around the bute I just didnt know if it was part of the hunting club.

I worked for Nate and Matt in college one summer. Quite the harvest crew! I walked that whole place pulling rye, then back-packed it, then pulled about 5 miles of fence out! :chuckle: Close family friends (my family farms in Steptoe). Deadman doesn't have any of the Steptoe ground. You work for Butch down on the river? I never hunted the river place, but would b.s. Shelby about it when they came up. Always gave Matt a hard time about not killing any big deer on their ground :chuckle:
Title: Re: How did everyone do on the opener around Pomeroy/Colfax?
Post by: poulsbo on November 15, 2009, 09:31:05 PM: They shot a couple of pretty big deer off that ground this year, i was impressed.
Title: Re: How did everyone do on the opener around Pomeroy/Colfax?
Post by: Slayock on November 15, 2009, 09:40:00 PM: I worked for Butch, hayed, built fence, and cowboyed for them. I spent about a month and a half up in idaho building fence on their mountain pasture between Clarkia and Fernwood. When harvest started in the lower country I would drive truck. Boy Shelby is a fun guy to work with, things are always entertaining when he is around. Good guys to work for.