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New WA hunter
« on: March 25, 2011, 05:57:05 PM »
I was looking for a little info about areas to hunt around Seattle. I am from southern California and it looks like I will be in Seattle for the next hunting season. How did everyone do last season in Washington? We had a pretty good season in socal.
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Re: New WA hunter
« Reply #1 on: March 25, 2011, 06:00:13 PM »
Welcome USCG, what are you interested in hunting? What is your preferred weapon?
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Re: New WA hunter
« Reply #2 on: March 25, 2011, 06:01:41 PM »
What do you hunt in southern California?

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Re: New WA hunter
« Reply #3 on: March 25, 2011, 06:04:01 PM »
Welcome!! Lots of public access around the Seattle area. Cherry Valley, Spencer Island, Crescent lake, and Still water just to name a few.
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Re: New WA hunter
« Reply #4 on: March 25, 2011, 06:20:47 PM »
Welcome USCG, what are you interested in hunting? What is your preferred weapon?

I was thinking mainly ducks and geese with a shotgun
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Re: New WA hunter
« Reply #5 on: March 25, 2011, 06:22:21 PM »
What do you hunt in southern California?

Ducks, geese. there's alot of things things to hunt in SoCal, but mostly Birds. where i hunt theres also alot of dove and quail.
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Re: New WA hunter
« Reply #6 on: March 25, 2011, 06:24:16 PM »
Welcome USCG, what are you interested in hunting? What is your preferred weapon?

I was thinking mainly ducks and geese with a shotgun

Lots of great waterfowl hunting up here in the Skagit Valley (60 min north of Seattle). Do a few searches of this site or browse through the waterfowl section and you will get lots of info. There are some who are very proficient with waterfowl, you might even PM them for additional info.
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Re: New WA hunter
« Reply #7 on: March 25, 2011, 06:27:49 PM »
Welcome USCG, what are you interested in hunting? What is your preferred weapon?

I was thinking mainly ducks and geese with a shotgun

Lots of great waterfowl hunting up here in the Skagit Valley (60 min north of Seattle). Do a few searches of this site or browse through the waterfowl section and you will get lots of info. There are some who are very proficient with waterfowl, you might even PM them for additional info.

I've already been browsing through this site. I looked at the Regs also and i saw Skagit was a pretty good area for Ducks and Geese according to the Numbers at the bottom of the regs for average waterfowl per year
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Re: New WA hunter
« Reply #8 on: March 25, 2011, 06:46:29 PM »
Seaduckin, Puddle Duckin and Goose Huntin are all great within 45 mins. from Seattle.




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Re: New WA hunter
« Reply #9 on: March 25, 2011, 06:51:37 PM »
Seaduckin, Puddle Duckin and Goose Huntin are all great within 45 mins. from Seattle.


I was looking into the Sea Duck hunting since I've never done it and there's not really anywhere to hunt seaducks in California.
I do like those pictures. I usually had to drive a couple hours away to find a good place to hunt and it was a public refuge. Is there refuges in Washington or is it if you find a field get permission and hunt it?
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Re: New WA hunter
« Reply #10 on: March 26, 2011, 04:40:17 PM »
There are some refuge's on the eastern part of washington, cant say much for the west side. If you would like to know more PM me.

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Re: New WA hunter
« Reply #11 on: April 13, 2011, 11:54:07 AM »
First off; THANK you for your service!  USCG is one of the most under appreciated branches of the military IMHO.

You will find mediocre hunting for the most part on the West side of the cascades' public areas like Skagit.  Most of the walk in opportunity is gone as our Dept of No Fish and Watchable Wildlife blows up the dikes and turns these areas back to tidal.  It's a big sad joke.

Good w.Side opportunity is seaducks on Puget Sound which requires a boat for the most part and different counties have different rules for discharge of guns.   If you can make some private land connections for the puddle ducks you'll have decent hunts.  With regard to seaducks, be careful who you get in a boat with....of course you're in the USCG so you already probably have your safety radar on high.

If you want 'good' to sometimes "great" hunting, you have to drive to Eastern WA where there is more open agricultural lands surrounded by waterways open to public access; ie Potholes/Moses Lake/Seep Lakes areas.  These areas require crossing a mountain pass and 3hrs of drive time and the hunting is very weather dependent.  Good on the opener for the uneducated birds, then dies until the cold fronts push the birds down from Canada.  There's a pretty steep learning curve involved in all public hunting, but more so in WA I feel. 

My season was great last year, but I only hunted 3 times and had a great time on each hunt. 

When you get here, look me up.  I will help you however I can.

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Re: New WA hunter
« Reply #12 on: April 19, 2011, 11:12:36 AM »
Seattle was recently ranked #1 urban area for duck hunters due to proximity of awesome hunting.

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Re: New WA hunter
« Reply #14 on: April 20, 2011, 11:33:14 AM »
Yeah, "Urban Area". Theres plenty of better spots then seattle.  :chuckle:

 


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