hunting kelowna...

[3kills]

what was the hunting area around kelowna like last year after the fires???does it look like it will be a good year this year???

[jackychiles]

Hard to tell. I went for a drive around the fire area last weekend. In some areas grass and shoots are going nuts. Others nothing. I think in the really bad areas it may take another year (maybe more). Alot will depend on the summer we have this year. We need rain and lots of it.


Jacky

[bone-collector]

its been so long since I was in the okanagan, is there much for willow groth there Jacky? , I know on a cutblock that has been burnned off over winter usually 4 years to get good food supplies in it before alot of game starts moving back into it here .

for the folks down there anyone that wants to put in for leh draws up north here for moose I would be glad to pass along some good areas and maps (if I have or can get through the office) , hat eto see folks lose out on hunting due to a tragedy like the fires in the okanagan

[3kills]

thanx for the lil bit of info jacky...me and the gf were thinkin about puttin an leh for whitetail around there for her as she falls under the new hunter catagory and gets some great odds for the whitetail there....kinda wanna know if its giong to be worth it or not....

[Gateholio]

BC, send me your info about moose draws! :D

I put in for everythign else, but rarely for moose....I've not put in for moose for several years becasue it's alot of meat and I have no intention of shooting a small 'meat moose' unless there are a number in the group.. :D

[bone-collector]

pm sent

[bone-collector]

well I just arrived home with the ultimate hunting wagon :lol: , have room to take 6 out to camp now seeing I have a F350 4 door 4x4 with a custom built 400HP carborated small block in her and 4:10s all way round :twisted: now for some 35s and a winch and were styling (maybe a paint job haha

[jackychiles]

It would be worth it to put in a leh for whitetail either here or south of here. Your gf would have a high chance of success.


Jacky

[3kills]

i have a few area's in mind just not 100% decided were yet...thinkin around kelowna rock creek and i think 8-14 is the other one i have in mind...

[zigman]

Try for 8-12 or 8-14. I got a white tail doe draw through the new hunter thing a couple of years ago. What a gas that was! If you get one of those draws let me know as I have family in that area. I always put in for does in those two areas because if I get the draw I know that I will be able to do a day trip and get my deer. Tons of deer.
Bones- Can you pm me the region(s) where you are at? My buddy and I are going to try the shared hunt for moose this year but don't really know where to put in for it.
Sig

[BCKID]

3kills: I was in 8-12 last year for a weekend hunt. My first try for whitetail. We saw plenty of does, only one spike buck in a no shoot area. We also saw about 4 muley does. BCKID

[3kills]

thanx for the info guys...i think its going to be 8-12 and 8-14 for first and second choices...and i m going to put myself in that area as well...

[zigman]

3 kills,
You can't go wrong in those two areas. If you get drawn and have any problems let me know and I can point you in the right direction. My bud and I have been all over both of those regions.

[3kills]

thanx zigman...i will let u know for sure what i m applying for and then let u know if i got it or not and all that fun stuff.... :D

[cmac]

I had a doe draw for there can't remember the mu but it was overrun with deer, had no trouble getting a doe, saw 3 small bucks and one huge buck which didn't stick around long enough to shoot, all in the span of the thanksgiving weekend. I am definately gonna go back this october.

[3kills]

ya i think we are lookin at going on thanx giving weekend as well in 8-14...

[dedapair]

I'm not sure which region 8 you people are talking about...... There is no wildlife in the Okanagan....Nope not anything...NO deer, NO moose, No elk, NO bears, and especially no pheasants..No grouse....I'm telling you it's a desert around here! Don't even think of going to the christian valley!total waste of time... :lol:

[BCrams]

I'm headed for the Christian Valley area to hunt for the first time this fall.

Since its new country .... there's going to be a party of 8 of us so we can split up and scout / hunt the new country and share the information.

We should do quite well hopefully.

[3kills]

bc rams...when are u going there and where about are u going to go around there???did some one say pheasants mmmmm hopefully i see some when i m there lol...

[woodster]

God's honest truth you guys, growing up over here, Christian Valley is the most overated place I have ever heard of. For every animal there is 10 hunters that have heard the myths. Sure there are some decent animals, but it's more like combat than hunting over there. Most locals steer clear of there for fear of being shot by some idiot. I won't even get into the shit I've seen or heard of going on over there. Most of us steer clear of the valley for most of hunting season. Whatever cranks your tractor I guess.

[woodster]

Oh yeah, 3kills, you've got a better chance of seeing a pheasant in Lower Nic than in the valley. I lived in Merritt for a couple of years and if you look in the right places, I've seen whiteys comparable to anything in the valley.

[3kills]

pheasants in lower nic...hmmm never new that..i know there is lots of nice whitetail bucks around here and i know of a few good spots to go but there is no whitetail doe draw here...thats why i put in for in the christian valley..and i know people out in the rock creek area so i figured it would hurt...

[woodster]

Yeah, don't get me wrong. There are a lot of deer in these areas, it's just wading through the hunters that is a pain in the ass.

[3kills]

well hopefully it isnt to bad when i come out that way...so u use to live in merrritt??? when was that???

[Salty]

Hey 3kills, I think some of your best hunting would be in downtown Kelowna. For cougars :lol: :P Don't even need your rifle.

[3kills]

lol i dont think the gf would like that one...and i know she will be reading this....

[Rufus]

Hey 3kills even with the oct hunting pressure here, you and your gf stand a good chance of filling your tags. Theres lots of country road hunters don't get to. :wink:

[3kills]

as much as a wanna shoot a whitetail buck it would upset me if i didnt get one...i just wanna see her get her first deer...