Recent content by beezleydogs

How did the season treat everyone? I can not believe the quantity of birds I was seeing up until a few weeks ago (by Washington standards) and then poof, they up and vanished:confused:

well, i saw birds released for the first time today, and what a sight that is to see! and for the record, i gave the birds a good solid three hours to take cover and hide from me while I hunted some areas that are not release sites...lots of birds out there for the turkey day holiday...

Hunted near Quincy yesterday and flushed about 8-10 birds that looked like imature pheasant, couldnt tell the difference between male and female, sure looked like we may have had a few late 2nd hatchings around here...the shear number of birds this year is great!

Well, we've had a few days of a season so far, anyone have a report on what they are seeing out there? I hunted some of the usual haunts between Moses Lake and Soap Lake, and saw a fairly impressive number of birds, like my earlier prediction, the quail are freakin' prolific, the wild pheasant...

hatch news well, i must say i have seen very few pheasants in my adventures around the Columbia Basin, some of the farmers I have been talking with have indicated they too have seen fewer birds...I hope that is only from the stealthy nature of there birds. Quail on the other hand are prolific...

I would say we had more snow than normal, although i am not entirely sure what normal is anymore....but i know we had less than spokane did.

thus far... ...no apparent shortage of quail....havent seen many pheasants though, but to be fair i havent really been in good pheasant areas yet either...will keep you posted...

seems like you guys in spokane have had a cooler spring/earlier summer than we have. Although we have had a few days of spotty thunderstorms, it hasnt been exactly cool here in the basin...certainly not really hot yet, but by no means cool. I will be out in the field over the next few weeks...

well, i cant say about the pheasant hatch, but the three pairs of quail we have that live in our neighborhood all have at least 7-8 young a piece...compared to last year, I didnt see a single chick running around the neighborhood...my hope is that this is the same for the birds out in 'the cuds'.

muchas gracias Thanks for the input. I have been looking at the Whites, and quite frankly the ony draw back I can see is the cost...if they last then its probably worth it. I tell you, after last year hunting in -5 to -10 through the last part of the season I really liked my Sorels pac boots...

I know this is like asking which gun is better Browing or Beretta....but anyone care to recommend a particular brand/model of upland hunting boots you've had success with? I am looking to get a new pair of boots well before the season gets rolling to break them in a bit. I need boots that are...

Howdy, just stumbled onto this website, saw the forum and figured I join in...looking forward to a better 2009 season...been seeing lots of roosters running around the COlumbia Basin over the past few weeks...hope they are doing their part to create a decent hatch this year!