Hunting Washington Forum
Other Hunting => Upland Birds => Topic started by: penhuntsbirds on October 07, 2010, 08:43:51 PM
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So does anyone know when they release on the sites? Is it just totaly random or do they have a system. I went to one today and was pleasantly surprised. Flushed two hens but could not shoot because they were flying right at a damn house. Of course they had to fly towards the road and not into the site. But anyhow I hit it for an hour and I saw a few other groups and never heard a shot. Did not seem to be a lot of birds.
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They usually put out birds on Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday. They either do it early that morning or the night before. I think it is more often the evening before. I wouldn't expect to find a lot of birds on a Thursday. But there will always be a few. Try hunting around the edges in the afternoons. Birds that end up off the wildlife area on private property might wander back on after the pressure has been off for a while.
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Thanks BC. That is where I found the two hens right on the dang edge and they flew right back out!
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Just curious, what choke and shot size are most people using on the release sites? Seems like my shots have been at a closer range then I expected.
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Well I have only been on two release sites and flushed birds twice so not sure if that is enough to give good advice. However both times they were super close. I think pretty dumb birds the first time we went there were three roosters just walking around a few feet from were we parked. Pretty funny.
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I use a mod and ic with 7.5 shot fallowed by a 6. they birds aren't that tough at all most die when they hear a gun go off it seems like. If you have a flusher that is fast the dog will probably catch as many as you shoot
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If you have a flusher that is fast the dog will probably catch as many as you shoot
And there are usually a bunch of cripples that the dog will find. We found a few cripples last Sunday afternoon.
Cheers!
SD
