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Other Hunting => Upland Birds => Topic started by: RandyF on January 06, 2011, 07:48:25 PM

Title: Reecer creek or Cook canyon
Post by: RandyF on January 06, 2011, 07:48:25 PM: I'm taking my son-in-law on his first hunt, of these 2, who would you recommend. We live on the west side so they would be the closest. thanks for any input.
Title: Re: Reecer creek or Cook canyon
Post by: gasman on January 06, 2011, 08:21:53 PM: Cooke Canyon is great :tup:

Never ben to Reecer Creek but was thinking about going this winter :dunno:
Title: Re: Reecer creek or Cook canyon
Post by: Malardman on January 06, 2011, 10:06:51 PM: I love Cooke Canyon, Doug and Alice are great people and she always? usually has a nice crockpot of pheasant to eat and warm up and the end of the hunt. She is a damn good cook props to Alice :tup:

Also I believe, don't quote me, but I think I remember talking to Doug & Alice and they took over Reecer Creek? maybe just bird dispatch, or got some land? it's been a couple years.
Title: Re: Reecer creek or Cook canyon
Post by: thinkingman on January 07, 2011, 12:08:00 PM: Reecer I've heard is closed.
Cooke Cnyn are nice people and you can pick different terrain.
Title: Re: Reecer creek or Cook canyon
Post by: BlackRidge on January 07, 2011, 12:13:30 PM: Great topic, My dad and I have been thinking of heading over to the folks at Cooke, nice to hear from some satisfied customers
Title: Re: Reecer creek or Cook canyon
Post by: RandyF on January 07, 2011, 03:15:54 PM: Thanks for all of your input. I was leaning towards cook canyon so it sounds like we will give them a try.
Title: Re: Reecer creek or Cook canyon
Post by: Happy Gilmore on January 07, 2011, 04:56:13 PM: Cooke Canyon- no other choice. Their land is awesome and Doug and Alice are great.
Title: Re: Reecer creek or Cook canyon
Post by: Ellensburg on January 07, 2011, 07:36:45 PM: I don't think that reecer is even open.
Title: Re: Reecer creek or Cook canyon
Post by: Birdguy on January 07, 2011, 09:42:43 PM: Quote from: Malardman on January 06, 2011, 10:06:51 PM
I love Cooke Canyon, Doug and Alice are great people and she always? usually has a nice crockpot of pheasant to eat and warm up and the end of the hunt. She is a damn good cook props to Alice :tup:

Also I believe, don't quote me, but I think I remember talking to Doug & Alice and they took over Reecer Creek? maybe just bird dispatch, or got some land? it's been a couple years.
:yeah:
I too remember talking to Doug about this several years ago. Seems he bought the customer list and land (perhaps the leases) but not the bird rearing facility. If I am remembering right he worked for them for a while and when they decided they were done he bought what he wanted to start with and began Cooke Canyon. Anyone should be able to talk to Doug and Alice at the Sportsman show, I see them every year. Can not find much better people for sure :twocents:.
Title: Re: Reecer creek or Cook canyon
Post by: gasman on January 08, 2011, 09:39:14 AM: There web site is still up :dunno:
http://www.recworld.com/state/wa/hunt/reecer/reecer.html (http://www.recworld.com/state/wa/hunt/reecer/reecer.html)

Here is Cooke canyons web page also.
http://www.cookecanyon.com/ (http://www.cookecanyon.com/)

And Alice makes the best Phesant stew :EAT:
Title: Re: Reecer creek or Cook canyon
Post by: duckmen1 on January 11, 2011, 12:38:59 PM: hunting birds that were released right before your hunt seems kinda cheep to me
those birds don't have a chance
i would love to go pheasant hunting though
Title: Re: Reecer creek or Cook canyon
Post by: penhuntsbirds on January 11, 2011, 06:49:54 PM: Cooke for sure. Doug and Alice are awesome and like someone else said most Saturdays Alice makes some killer homemade soup in the club house. Have fun
Title: Re: Reecer creek or Cook canyon
Post by: moocher97 on January 12, 2011, 08:23:31 AM: also if you want a self guidedhunt the boys ranch is okay :)
Title: Re: Reecer creek or Cook canyon
Post by: KillerBeee on January 12, 2011, 12:45:40 PM: Cooke canyon is great, in fact, I am going there Saturday. Certainly not a purist bird hunting scenario, but nice and fun to run the dogs. Bonus.....you will get birds. They have nice...very nice people, very nice facilities, and it's just plain fun.

Do it!

BTW, I am not a true wingshooter, I just get an invitation a couple of times a year to go and have a great time.
Title: Re: Reecer creek or Cook canyon
Post by: Happy Gilmore on January 13, 2011, 10:17:27 AM: Quote from: duckmen1 on January 11, 2011, 12:38:59 PM
hunting birds that were released right before your hunt seems kinda cheep to me
those birds don't have a chance
i would love to go pheasant hunting though

Go try it and make sure you tell Doug you don't want the birds dizzied, you want it just like the real deal- hope you have a great dog-
Title: Re: Reecer creek or Cook canyon
Post by: gasman on January 13, 2011, 04:30:40 PM: Quote from: Happy Gilmore on January 13, 2011, 10:17:27 AM
Quote from: duckmen1 on January 11, 2011, 12:38:59 PM
hunting birds that were released right before your hunt seems kinda cheep to me
those birds don't have a chance
i would love to go pheasant hunting though

Go try it and make sure you tell Doug you don't want the birds dizzied, you want it just like the real deal- hope you have a great dog-

Aint that the truth ;)

No dizzieing, not hobbling, no marking of the area.

It will be a good test of you dogs skills.
Title: Re: Reecer creek or Cook canyon
Post by: RandyF on January 14, 2011, 03:59:54 PM: Thanks for all of your input. We will give them a try and see how it goes. I have a kelloggs pointing lab that is a machine so it should be fun to watch him git-r-done.