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Other Hunting => Upland Birds => Topic started by: rosscrazyelk on December 01, 2011, 06:04:14 PM

Title: Any good places for pheasants around eburg?
Post by: rosscrazyelk on December 01, 2011, 06:04:14 PM: I was planning a trip way east with some of my buddies this week but plans got changed. apparently the chain can only go so far :chuckle: and they can't be gone as long. so we decided to hunt around eburg vantage area. i have looked on the maps but really don;t know any areas we will find birds. We are gonna give it a go but if you know a area you want to share feel free to pm me. Thanks.. I have some elk roasts I could give if I get a good spot.. :)
Title: Re: Any good places for pheasants around eburg?
Post by: Ellensburg on December 02, 2011, 02:21:14 AM: The pheasant population in Ellensburg is almost non existent. Cooke Canyon Hunt club has birds if you want to pay. Otherwise, I'd keep driving to grant county.
Title: Re: Any good places for pheasants around eburg?
Post by: rosscrazyelk on December 05, 2011, 09:30:36 AM: Found a couple birds this weekend very few but it was a good time.
Title: Re: Any good places for pheasants around eburg?
Post by: Ellensburg on December 05, 2011, 02:44:59 PM: Quote from: rosscrazyelk on December 05, 2011, 09:30:36 AM
Found a couple birds this weekend very few but it was a good time.

Wild birds?

Good to see someone getting them around here!
Title: Re: Any good places for pheasants around eburg?
Post by: rosscrazyelk on December 05, 2011, 04:59:30 PM: They were wild as far as I knew. No release site near, So I am think they are wild
Title: Re: Any good places for pheasants around eburg?
Post by: jbender on December 05, 2011, 07:39:58 PM: There are actually quite a few pheasant and ton of quail around Ellensburg, however Ellensburg is filled with small farms and ranches that are all private property. They do release birds on Derr Road in the Umptanum (pheasants and chuckar) but I don't know how good it is. Unless you can get on private property Ellensburg is pretty difficult for birds.
Title: Re: Any good places for pheasants around eburg?
Post by: Ellensburg on December 06, 2011, 11:33:36 AM: Quote from: jbender on December 05, 2011, 07:39:58 PM
There are actually quite a few pheasant and ton of quail around Ellensburg, however Ellensburg is filled with small farms and ranches that are all private property. They do release birds on Derr Road in the Umptanum (pheasants and chuckar) but I don't know how good it is. Unless you can get on private property Ellensburg is pretty difficult for birds.

They don't release up durr any more. Just out at Whiskey dick, but the cover is so poor out there.
Title: Re: Any good places for pheasants around eburg?
Post by: EDT on December 07, 2011, 05:37:42 PM: Quote from: Ellensburg on December 06, 2011, 11:33:36 AM
Quote from: jbender on December 05, 2011, 07:39:58 PM
There are actually quite a few pheasant and ton of quail around Ellensburg, however Ellensburg is filled with small farms and ranches that are all private property. They do release birds on Derr Road in the Umptanum (pheasants and chuckar) but I don't know how good it is. Unless you can get on private property Ellensburg is pretty difficult for birds.

They don't release up durr any more. Just out at Whiskey dick, but the cover is so poor out there.

Recently, I passed a truck loaded with pheasants heading north on durr Rd as I was leaving, sure looked like a release site. Did they stop it all of a sudden?
Title: Re: Any good places for pheasants around eburg?
Post by: Ellensburg on December 08, 2011, 11:49:23 AM: Quote from: EDT on December 07, 2011, 05:37:42 PM
Quote from: Ellensburg on December 06, 2011, 11:33:36 AM
Quote from: jbender on December 05, 2011, 07:39:58 PM
There are actually quite a few pheasant and ton of quail around Ellensburg, however Ellensburg is filled with small farms and ranches that are all private property. They do release birds on Derr Road in the Umptanum (pheasants and chuckar) but I don't know how good it is. Unless you can get on private property Ellensburg is pretty difficult for birds.

They don't release up durr any more. Just out at Whiskey dick, but the cover is so poor out there.

Recently, I passed a truck loaded with pheasants heading north on durr Rd as I was leaving, sure looked like a release site. Did they stop it all of a sudden?

They started doing it at the cottenwoods site which is closer to selah than eburg. I think that its technically on sheep company road. What day did u see that truck?
Title: Re: Any good places for pheasants around eburg?
Post by: EDT on December 11, 2011, 03:08:12 PM: It was likely at that cottonwoods site (I have never heard of that site name, but it makes sense), it was before thanksgiving and right at dark, I was almost to the cattleguard leaving the wildlife area.
Title: Re: Any good places for pheasants around eburg?
Post by: boneaddict on December 11, 2011, 03:14:33 PM: They dumped there right around Thanksgiving(sheepcompany). I got about 9 birds at my house for a day, then they were gone. The birds scattered QUICKLY
Title: Re: Any good places for pheasants around eburg?
Post by: leed on December 16, 2011, 10:57:46 AM: .......and the coyotes get the rest.......... :chuckle: