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Other Hunting => Coyote, Small Game, Varmints => Topic started by: satchel3006 on March 09, 2010, 09:58:58 PM

Title: rockchuck areas
Post by: satchel3006 on March 09, 2010, 09:58:58 PM: been trying to find a place to find rock chucks thats open to the public does anybody know anything about Douglas creek? or twin lakes BLM area we found quite a few rock chucks around palouse falls last year but they looked like they were actually in the park area and we didnt know if we were allowed to shoot there so we let them pass. looking for a reason to get out of the house for awhile and if i get a chance at some rock chucks so much the better. any help is appreciated
Title: Re: rockchuck areas
Post by: carpsniperg2 on March 09, 2010, 10:08:50 PM: not a whole lot of chuck shooting anymore and what few spots are left most guys are pretty closed lip about it not live sage rats or diggers that are everyware. if i knew of a place that way but i don't know any that are public.
Title: Re: rockchuck areas
Post by: satchel3006 on March 10, 2010, 07:35:47 AM: sage rats are fine to just want to get a little shooting in
Title: Re: rockchuck areas
Post by: Bofire on March 10, 2010, 07:51:35 PM: :)I heard there are some in Oregon. :chuckle:
Carl
Title: Re: rockchuck areas
Post by: Michelle_Nelson on March 10, 2010, 08:01:27 PM: FYI for those that do not know.

There are a few species of Rock Chuck in WA that are protected and against the law to shoot. Yeah I know WTH? Just thought I would pass the info along. I believe the only one you are allowed to shoot are the yellow belly. It has been about 2 years since I looked into it so you may want to call F&W and ask.
Title: Re: rockchuck areas
Post by: bobcat on March 10, 2010, 08:09:27 PM: I think the protected ones are in the alpine areas. Hoary marmot? I think that's what I saw in the Pasayten Wilderness and got a bunch of pictures of. Looked it up later and I think that's what it was, if I remember right. Most people aren't going to go to that much work to get to them.
Title: Re: rockchuck areas
Post by: bowhunterforever on March 10, 2010, 11:52:05 PM: Good luck finding rockchucks in the swanson wildlife area. I live just to the north of it and i go look for them all time out there and there aint squat for chucks out there.You need to go south more :twocents: Good luck
Title: Re: rockchuck areas
Post by: sako223 on March 11, 2010, 12:08:08 AM: Downtown prosser saw quite a few at mcdonalds.
Title: Re: rockchuck areas
Post by: bowhunterforever on March 11, 2010, 12:10:39 AM: Quote from: sako223 on March 11, 2010, 12:08:08 AM
Downtown prosser saw quite a few at mcdonalds.
Trying to get guys to wack the wrong chucks! :chuckle: Kiding :chuckle: :chuckle:
Title: Re: rockchuck areas
Post by: bowhunterforever on March 11, 2010, 12:36:05 AM: watch out for ronald guys! :chuckle:
Title: Re: rockchuck areas
Post by: Skyvalhunter on March 11, 2010, 05:59:25 AM: How much Rock could a rock chuck chuck?
Title: Re: rockchuck areas
Post by: coriantonk on March 11, 2010, 12:14:00 PM: Get a silencer for your pistol and check out riverfront park in spokane right by the carousel. :chuckle:
Title: Re: rockchuck areas
Post by: shaneman153D on March 11, 2010, 12:18:36 PM: I know of a couple areas close to Palouse Falls, but they're off limits by the locals until "target multiplication season" (after they have babies).

PM me in a month or two and we can go smack 'em.
Title: Re: rockchuck areas
Post by: carpsniperg2 on March 11, 2010, 12:31:49 PM: great offer shaneman153D, yeah the only ones that are off limits that i know of are the marots but who knows the yellow bellys are the only ones i see
Title: Re: rockchuck areas
Post by: HoofsandWings on March 11, 2010, 02:28:57 PM: There must be some around Chelan. I have seen a couple of dozen within the city limits.
Title: Re: rockchuck areas
Post by: shoot-em-dead on March 11, 2010, 02:37:25 PM: I know of a couple spots-- But I'm not telling :rolleyes:
Title: Re: rockchuck areas
Post by: Rgrady35 on March 11, 2010, 02:41:38 PM: Oh yea, I know better spots than you and I'm not telling.....So there smarty britches!
Title: Re: rockchuck areas
Post by: BIGINNER on March 11, 2010, 02:49:35 PM: i know some good spots too, and my spots are better than yours..... where is your spot. i'll see how much better my spot is... :rolleyes:
Title: Re: rockchuck areas
Post by: satchel3006 on March 11, 2010, 04:16:20 PM: so it seems it would be better to wait a month or so right?
Title: Re: rockchuck areas
Post by: Wile E. Hunter on March 11, 2010, 04:25:44 PM: Quote from: coriantonk on March 11, 2010, 12:14:00 PM
Get a silencer for your pistol and check out riverfront park in spokane right by the carousel. :chuckle:
Uh, yeah, and some soap on a rope.
Title: Re: rockchuck areas
Post by: dontgetcrabs on March 11, 2010, 04:26:27 PM: Quote from: satchel3006 on March 11, 2010, 04:16:20 PM
so it seems it would be better to wait a month or so right?

I usually wait until after the little ones are out and about that way, most likely, there will be more shooting for future generations. ;)
Title: Re: rockchuck areas
Post by: coonhound on March 11, 2010, 06:12:20 PM: There used to be some good shooting out buy Palmer lake near Loomis but it's all bought up and posted now. :'(
Title: Re: rockchuck areas
Post by: shaneman153D on March 12, 2010, 05:38:13 AM: Quote from: carpsniperg2 on March 11, 2010, 12:31:49 PM
great offer shaneman153D, yeah the only ones that are off limits that i know of are the marots but who knows the yellow bellys are the only ones i see

I didn't mean they're legally off limits, but the guys here don't like to shoot them until after they've given birth.

The babies make for better bragging rights when you hit them at 300yds :chuckle:
Title: Re: rockchuck areas
Post by: b23 on March 12, 2010, 07:33:16 AM: I see alot of them around the Spokane area but they are never in any areas you can shoot them is the problem. Same with sage rats. They are never in the places you can whack the little buggers. :'(
Title: Re: rockchuck areas
Post by: shoot-em-dead on March 12, 2010, 01:06:01 PM: Quote from: b23 on March 12, 2010, 07:33:16 AM
I see alot of them around the Spokane area but they are never in any areas you can shoot them is the problem. Same with sage rats. They are never in the places you can whack the little buggers. :'(

You havn't been out much. There are places around Spokane that you can shoot em.
Title: Re: rockchuck areas
Post by: Michelle_Nelson on March 13, 2010, 02:56:56 PM: Yes bobcat I believe that is one of them. When I talked to F&G about it a while back it seamed like there were 2 or 3 you couldn't shoot and only 1 you could. I believe Yellow Belly was the one you could. Don't quote me on that.