Hunting Washington Forum
Other Hunting => Coyote, Small Game, Varmints => Topic started by: bosshogg112 on April 12, 2010, 04:24:41 PM
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hello all this is my first post. i am brand new to hunting (actually taking hunters safety mar 10-14) after my father in-law badgered me enough to give it a try. since this is my first year i am only going to try for a deer and if that goes well maybe turkey and elk next year. anyways on to my question. since i have never shot at a critter any larger than a squirrel (pellet guns and .22's) i figured a good way to practice on a real animal with the 30-06 i will be using for deer would be to go after some yotes. i figure practicing the smaller target would make it much easier to move to the larger one. i am in the Spokane area and any information on where i might go would be welcomed.
thanks
boss
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Thats a lot of gun for a yote. You might want to just try the range IMO. and see if they will let you shoot off hand instead of the bench.
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just practice it does not matter the size of the gun your 30-06 will work just fine. it is good to use what you are going to hunt with so you get use to the gun.
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Out by Hog canyon lake and fishtrap lake is public land. I went out there a couple years ago and got me a couple yote's with the .223. Good luck.
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i think i have heard that that area has had some heavy pressure on it. has anyone tryed the area around Tyler, Wa inbetween I-90 and Cheney on HWY 904 i think it is???
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odds are you wont get a lot of practice "shooting" if your going after yotes and you've never hunted. they don't just walk up to ya, there a tuff critter to hunt. they get far less respect than they deserve by most that don't have any experience hunting them. :twocents:
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i figured a good way to practice on a real animal with the 30-06 i will be using for deer would be to go after some yotes. i figure practicing the smaller target would make it much easier
Good plan, this is what I did last year. However, once deer season opened up I found myself just wanting to get it over with so I could get back to yotes. They will be fine practice, they see and hear better than a deer, and they don't give you that 3 second pause before they take off like Mule deer do.
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odds are you wont get a lot of practice "shooting" if your going after yotes and you've never hunted. they don't just walk up to ya, there a tuff critter to hunt. they get far less respect than they deserve by most that don't have any experience hunting them. :twocents:
Well said, +1
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Head out west on hwy. 2 towards davenport and reardon and start knocking on cattle farmer's doors as well.
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Swanson Lakes Wildlife Area is big, and holds coyotes. I heard 'em. I didn't see 'em. Check out other threads on the area such as: http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,29337.0.html (http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,29337.0.html)
It may get a lot of pressure, but like I say, it is BIG, so you may find a novel location or set up that won't be influenced by previous hunters. (A guy has got to be optimistic.)
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thank you so much Ivar. that thread has a plethera of awesome information. after i get done with my hunters safety class i will have to go there and do some walking. do you know if there is a large number rattle snakes when the weather warms up? dont really feel like getting bit when i am a long ways from help.
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I've traipsed the hills and valleys (such as they are) in eastern Washington for many years, and have only seen rattlers once. They aren't a major threat. I usually hunt coyotes in weather so cold that snakes aren't an issue. In temperate weather (not too hot or too cold, like 60-80F) I'd be careful around rock piles, and wear sturdy shoes. I've never bothered with gaiters for snakes, though gaiters are a good idea to keep cheat grass seeds out of your socks. What a pain they are.
There is an approved campsite at the south end of this area, off Seven Dairies RD. I don't see the road name on Google earth.
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thanks again for the info ivar. i have some calls coming to me in the mail. after i complete my safety course at the beging of next month and play around with those calls i am going to head on over there and give it a good walk around. and if im lucky (really lucky) i will get to take a shot at a coyote :bfg:
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Here's a shot at the lat/long of the camp area:
http://maps.google.com/maps/mm?client=firefox-a&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=47.558689,-118.482742&spn=0.036606,0.080338&t=h&z=14 (http://maps.google.com/maps/mm?client=firefox-a&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=47.558689,-118.482742&spn=0.036606,0.080338&t=h&z=14)
47.558689 North latitude, 118.482742 west longitude
It is at the intersection of the roads in the exact middle of the image.
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There is quite afew rattle snakes out in the swanson wildlife area. The closer to twin lakes you get the more you may run into. :twocents: Good luck wackin some yotes out there, there is a few. :bfg:
