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Other Hunting => Waterfowl => Topic started by: Wagner on October 07, 2010, 03:24:02 PM

Title: Snow goose Quality Hunt Results
Post by: Wagner on October 07, 2010, 03:24:02 PM: I got drawn for field 19 on the opener :dunno:
I have never hunted this before and need some help :hello:
Title: Re: Snow goose Quality Hunt Results
Post by: h20hunter on October 07, 2010, 03:27:23 PM: decoys, lots and lots of decoys. also, don't shoot any swans, frowned upon.
Title: Re: Snow goose Quality Hunt Results
Post by: Wagner on October 07, 2010, 03:36:26 PM: Lots of decoys, got it.

If anyone wants to go and can help with the spread and some experience let me know.

Also can anyone tell me about field 19 I plan on driving up there this weekend.
Title: Re: Snow goose Quality Hunt Results
Post by: h20hunter on October 07, 2010, 03:54:24 PM: Got a good lay down blind? The can really help.
Title: Re: Snow goose Quality Hunt Results
Post by: Skyhigh on October 08, 2010, 08:04:21 AM: honestly.....the options are very limited the first few weeks of the season for snows...scout your field well and then scout the birds and if they are not coming close to your field, I wouldnt bother with it...

If field 19 is the field I am thinking of, it is in the Stanwood area and has some sloughs bordering it that hold a fair amount of ducks, so you may want to just think ducks insted of snows..
Title: Re: Snow goose Quality Hunt Results
Post by: Wagner on October 08, 2010, 12:06:21 PM: Thats not a bad idea.

Here is the ling to field 19

http://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/snow_goose/stanwood_units.html (http://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/snow_goose/stanwood_units.html)

http://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/snow_goose/firisland_17-20.pdf (http://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/snow_goose/firisland_17-20.pdf)
Title: Re: Snow goose Quality Hunt Results
Post by: h2ofowlr on October 08, 2010, 02:00:20 PM: I would pass up field 19 on the openner. I used to hunt that field and it usually seems to do good come Dec. - January. It is to the East of Wiley RD.