West Side SI tomorrow...

jokester · 12-29-2006, 09:54 PM

Anyone else going to be in line in the AM, or am I the only one still up? :grin: I'll be in the West side line about 0500...just me, myself, and I right now. Have 5.5 doz decoys, spinner, no dog, a good attitude, and calls (but i'll put them away if you can't stand the noise

) Silver Dodge Ram with a diamond plate truckbox. Give me a

if you see me. If you need a partner, PM me on here till 11:15 and after that, feel free to introduce yourself to me in the morning

-jokester

Chromaflage · 12-29-2006, 10:17 PM

If I wasn't downing a gallon of pepto every hour, I'd be there with ya, buddy! Good luck!

billc_sbio · 12-30-2006, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Chromaflage

If I wasn't downing a gallon of pepto every hour, I'd be there with ya, buddy! Good luck!

Chromaflage...

I'd get to the Vet, right away! :grin:

jokester · 12-30-2006, 10:50 AM

OOOOOOOOO...sounds bad CrF

Yikes...

I went and drew my chip for the morning. With a bazillion people + their brothers, sons, uncles, aunts, etc...it was pretty crazy out there. I drew 175 and handed it right back to Rob and came home to go back to sleep!

I think the duck Gods hate me or something. From what I can remember, these are the chips i've drawn this year on the West Side so far. How good are these...

175, 150, 151, 101, 100, 33, 70, 48, 195...TWICE, 122, and 173! I think they just feel threatened by me :grin: Yeah...that's what it is...they're threatened

-jokester

A5 Light 12 · 12-30-2006, 11:15 AM

I've only had the guts to draw on the west side by myself once. Drew #10 (which got me the 4th pick) and was back in Corvallis w/ my limit by 10 in the morning a couple of years back.

Haven't had the guts to do it again cause I know I would probably draw about 190

billc_sbio · 12-30-2006, 03:43 PM

Jokester,

I was going to PM you for results...

But, I guess I can sort of forget about that now!

Hmm...so alright who here DID make it "in" this morning and how'd things go for you and for others from what you could see?

A buddy and I WERE going to make it out, but we're both suffering from killer chest colds...

Out on the Eastside on Thursday it probably sounded like a T.B. Ward to others anywhere near us!

Geez, not good! Gotta stay home and keep warm, drink lots of liquids and all that!

MikeT · 12-30-2006, 04:47 PM

I drew chip #48 and got on. For some reason Seal #1 was still available so I grabbed it.
Seal Lake was mostly frozen over, but there was a small area of open water in front of the blind. Managed to bag two gadwall and one mallard, and missed a couple other opportunities.
Thick ground fog all morning. Seal Lake didn't shoot much, but there was sporatic shooting over on Mud Lake.
Very slow day out there, and cold. I pulled out at 11:00.

Mike

steelhead22 · 12-30-2006, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by A5 Light 12

...was back in Corvallis w/ my limit by 10 in the morning a couple of years back.

I HATE Sauvie's!!! Seriously, can't stand the crowds, can't stand that it's a 100% crap shoot whether you're going to draw, can't stand that there's guys running from their trucks to beat you to a spot, can't stand the skybusters..........BUT, about 95% of the days I've hunted in the last 15 years have been out there because of that comment right there. Man, can it be good.

SImudBogger · 12-30-2006, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by steelhead22

I HATE Sauvie's!!! Seriously, can't stand the crowds, can't stand that it's a 100% crap shoot whether you're going to draw, can't stand that there's guys running from their trucks to beat you to a spot, can't stand the skybusters..........BUT, about 95% of the days I've hunted in the last 15 years have been out there because of that comment right there. Man, can it be good.

shane&drake · 12-31-2006, 07:56 AM

well mac and i pulled 29 out of the bag somehow and ended up on mud 8, we sat in the fog til about noonish and left with 2 sprigs 2 teal and a greenhead, not too good but at least drake got to get wet, maybe it'll be better tomorrow from what i could see or hear on our side of the lake not alot of shooting except it sounded like mud 11? was gettin some shots

billc_sbio · 12-31-2006, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by steelhead22

I HATE Sauvie's!!! Seriously, can't stand the crowds, can't stand that it's a 100% crap shoot whether you're going to draw, can't stand that there's guys running from their trucks to beat you to a spot, can't stand the skybusters..........BUT, about 95% of the days I've hunted in the last 15 years have been out there because of that comment right there. Man, can it be good.

You guys should try hunting some of the Cali WMAs and NWRs...

You'd be AMAZED at how good we have it!

Once upon a time in my life, I'd drive 86 miles, one-way, and camp out overnite for the weekend to "maybe" get shots at a few G.W. Teal and a few Widgeon for 2 hr.s each morning.

For maybe 2 weekends out of the year, IF I could hit it right, I'd drive 120 miles, one-way, to a further WMA where, if things worked out just right, I could shoot limits of Bull Sprig (the limit on them then was 7/day

), and that would be my "Big Hunt" for the season!

Any place that offered the opportunity to shoot Greenheads was considered a Treasure and getting to the area and proper Blind happened maybe ONCE EVERY THREE SEASONS or so, under their draw system.

You DON'T know how good we have it at S.I. WMA until you've had to put up with that!