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A little help please......

Turkeyslayer — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 04:11:39 GMT

Got out for the first time this afternoon. Being the rookie that I am, I went out fully expecting not to see anything, let alone get a shot.
Got to a spot that I thought looked good and would hopefully produce something. Sat down, had the boys sit down and be as quiet and still as an 11 yr old and 9 yr old can be.
I called for maybe 15 minutes off and on. About 400 yrds out I'm certain I see a yote so I pull up the binos and sure enough there he is. Sitting down looking directly at me. About 50 - 75 yrds back there is two more but can only see from the chest up.
We sat and waited for a couple minutes but they didn't move. I tried calling a little bit more and a little quieter. Of course my adrenaline is really going right now for the simple fact that I've never really tried calling before and fifteen minutes into it I have three sitting in front of me. No idea where they came from. They just sort of appeared.
So anyway, rather than taking a chance of them spooking and not getting a shot at all, I decide to shoot. Too low. Miss number one.
I took the boys up to where I shot just to make sure that it was a clean miss. Sure enough. Nothing.
So we walk about another 75 yrds and theres another one about 350-400 yrds looking right at us. I new at this point there was no point in calling so I decide to take a shot. Miss number two......
For being my first time calling, I have no regrets. I must have done something right. The boys were with me and I think that they may have had more fun than I did. Sure, it would have been nice to kill a couple, but man what a rush.
Any who, my question to all you experts on here. 400 yrds out and its just sitting there. How do you or can you entice it to come a little further? Until I get a new scope and a bi pod, those shots are out of the question for me.

Forum: Predator Hunting

hello all

shootemdead — Thur, 10 Dec 2009 16:22:39 GMT

I made it on. Some of you already know me but if you don't= I love hunting. It is an obsesion. I do ok on turkey. Get my deer every year but I also take the first leagal one. I go elk hunting every year around St. Helens and Mt.Adams but rarely see them so success is really low. And my favorate hunting by far is coyotes. I get two or three per year but see them just about every time out. In past years I have hunted these guys three or for times per week, Nov to march. This year will be slower thanks to no job at the moment, but I hope I find something soon so I can afford to get out. Nice meeting you - Matt

Forum: Introduce Yourself To Other Members

missing members

Turkeyslayer — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:45:16 GMT

Seems like this site doesn't have too many active members. Is this typical? Hunting Washington has tons of people on it but it seems like most of the members are from the west side. What gives?

Forum: General Discussions

Classifieds Downtime 12-2-09

TurkeyMaster — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:25:21 GMT

Our hosting company for the Classified's site will be upgrading their server tomorrow 12-2-09 in the P.M. hours. You may experience some brief downtime with the Classified's site, but there wont be any downtime here in the Forum's site.

However, some of the images on the Forum's site may be down while they are upgrading since a great deal of the images are hosted on the Classified's server.

Your images that you have uploaded from your computer's files, or images you have hosted on an external site will not be affected by this downtime and will still be dispalyed properly.

The overall function of the Forum's site will not be affected so you can continue posting etc.. as you would normally.

Forum: General Discussions

New here

Turkeyslayer — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:38:36 GMT

Hello all. I'm new here to the sight. Just wanted to say hi to everyone. I've read a lot of the posts in different forums. You all seem very knowledgeable in many aspects of the sport. I'm looking forward to getting to know you all and hearing your stories and hopefully learning a thing or two. Especially about the yotes

Forum: Introduce Yourself To Other Members

Scam Alert. Read this men!!

Gutpile — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:57:14 GMT

Women often receive warnings about protecting themselves at the mall and indark parking lots, etc.

This is the first warning I have seen for men, unfortunately I'm the one who is giving the warning from first hand experience. I wanted to pass it on since you probably haven't heard about it.

I'm sure this will become more common place as the weather warms next summer and I'm sorry for not posting sooner but I was embarrassed. Anyways here's a 'heads up' for those men who may be regular Lowe's, Home Depot, or Costco customers.

This one caught me totally by surprise.

Last summer I became a victim of a clever scam while out shopping. Simply going out to get supplies has turned out to be quite traumatic. Don't be naive enough to think it couldn't happen to you or your friends. Here's how the scam works:

Two extremely good-looking 20-something girls come over to your car as you are packing your shopping into the trunk. They both start wiping your windshield with a rag and Windex, with their breasts almost falling out of their skimpy T-shirts. It is impossible not to look.When you thank them and offer them a tip, they say 'No' and instead ask you for a ride to McDonalds. You agree and they get into the back seat. On the way, they start undressing. Then one of them climbs over into the front seat and starts crawling all over you, while the other one steals your wallet.

I had my wallet stolen July 4th, 9th, 10th, twice on the 15th,17th, 20th, 24th, & 29th. Also August 1st & 4th, twice on the 8th, 16th, 20th, 21st, 23rd, 24th,and 30th three more times in Sept and once more in early Oct. So tell your friends to be careful. What a horrible way to take advantage of middle aged men.

Warn your friends to be vigilant.

P.S. Wal-Mart has wallets on sale for $2.99 each. I found cheaper ones for $1.99 at K- Mart and bought them out.

Forum: General Discussions

Coyote Craze 2009/2010

TurkeyMaster — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:54:33 GMT

The cold weather has finally arrived and signals the start of coyote hunting at its best!!

Whether you're new to coyote hunting or a coyote hunting vet, lets post our stories and pics here for the 2009/2010 winter season.

Let the games begin, and the best of luck to all of you!!

Forum: Predator Hunting

Whitetail and elk hunts

Sagerat — Thur, 12 Nov 2009 06:21:43 GMT

Looking for hunting partners to help introduce me to Eastern Washington hunting. Would like to hook up with a party or two for next year. I'm used to hunting black tail in Western Oregon.

Forum: Deer Hunting

Any luck?

kalendrinn — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:51:08 GMT

I've been out Saturday and Sunday and didn't see squat. Anyone else have any luck? If so, can I get you to tell me where you were??

I'm going out again tomorrow and we'll see what I find. I did come across 5 moose on Sunday. One of which I ended up 50ft away from before I knew it was a moose. A young bull with just nubbins on his head eating away at some shrubbery. I will post this weekend's experience on my website. Have a nice morning picture from where I was at.

Forum: Elk Hunting

Back from Wyoming

Gutpile — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:42:55 GMT

Shot a smallish buck but it was my first lope and I was excited. Also got a doe. No pics of her though. WooHoo!! Can't wait to do it again.

Forum: General Discussions

Prairie Dogs

TurkeyMaster — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:12:04 GMT

Anyone been prairie dog sniping? Looks like a ton of fun, but I have no idea where to go to find them.

Looks like a great way to hone in your shooting skills.

Forum: Varmint Hunting

Post your Hunting Reports & Pics

HerbanHunter — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 03:41:15 GMT

Just returned from a duck hunt in south dakota. The prairie pot holes are full of water and ducks. More ducks than I have seen in years in SD. All species. Should be a year for the record books. Only set out 2 spinners and 5 floaters - 5 man limits 2 days in a row by 9am.

Forum: Waterfowl Hunting

Any luck guys?

TurkeyMaster — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:16:41 GMT

How's the Steelhead fishing going for you?

Forum: Steelhead Fishing

Tagged out. WooHoo!!

Gutpile — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:11:27 GMT

My 12 year old daughter and I went out for the opening and had a great time. I got my deer saturday morning and Emilie tagged out Sunday. We were sitting in our favorite spot when we heard a shot right behind us. We turned around and a buck came running by. It stopped 138 yards out and Em popped it. It was a nice little 3X4 whity. Em was very excited. She fugured she'd get a doe like last year but now she gets to tell all the boys at school she got a BUCK!!! WooHoo!

Forum: Deer Hunting

Missing a Ruger 22-250

TurkeyMaster — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:31:31 GMT

A good friend of mine is missing his Ruger 22-250. He believes it may have been stolen from his truck in the midst of moving from one apartment to another on the north side of Spokane within about the last month or two.

I know it's a long shot, but please keep your eyes and ears open for anyone who has aquired / purchased from a private party or pawn shop a used Ruger 22-250 that's complete with a Leupold scope, strap, and bi-pod.

A reward will be given for the return of this rifle, no questions asked.

Thanks

Forum: General Discussions