Williams Lake Hunting

[RackStar]

You can't go too far wrong heading east from W.L. Apply for moose in any part of 5-02 and look for both moose and deer. Sleep in your truck or tent. You are not seriously thinking of staying in town in a motel?

there’s bears out there dude…

[MichelD]

there’s bears out there dude…

Bears everywhere. I slept in my wall tent out at Matthews River/Ghost Lake on a moose hunt. Crawling wih griz.

Not directed at you personally, but if people are scared of furry forest creatures maybe they should take up mini-golf. Many real golf courses in BC have bears.

[RackStar]

I guess sarcasm is not picked up on easy over text

[wideopenthrottle]

i have followed griz tracks up to a gut pile to collect the trail cam we left there overnight and felt more at ease than walking a back alley of vancouver

[RyoTHC]

I guess sarcasm is not picked up on easy over text

Nah, the entire thread is sarcasm so it just doesn’t stand out haha

[moosinaround]

id be more worried about the people in the cities these days than any animal or any remote place in this province.

I worry about bumping into people anywhere in this province, urban or rural. I have the ole peashooter at the ready anywhere I camp. Used to be, folks were all out in nature, or recreating, for the same reasons, not so with lots of folks these days! Take my chances with the furry sharp toothed ones, they know what they want, and it usually is not a human interaction. moosin

[RackStar]

I had a bone chilling experience in the backwoods of PG with a human. You’ll never catch me empty handed. Still wondering what happened to Jim, I’m thinking that fellow ryo and decker ran into is very suspicious

[srupp]

hmmmm wife and i were out for a drive miles from anywhere..when a really strange looking guy literally staggered out of the woods i stopped and asked if he was ok...ha didnt respond...zombie silent but half assed ran towards us..i drove a bit further stopped asked again same response...

choose to drive away....strange and scarey..
as far as hunting...helping others ALWAYS enjoy it...just got a letter/thank you card a dozen photos of their 2 moose one deer from last fall up here...good guys great result brings back good memories of our calls before and even during their hunt .

usually its more about how-why- not so much where but sometimes where

steven

[tigrr]

Oh did I forget to mention Antoine lake road had 7 resident grizzly bears a few years back..

[hunterdon]

Hi everyone,

I am planning an October deer hunt at Williams Lake this year for the first time, and have no prior experience in the area.
Can anyone please give some very high level advice on the areas that are good
to hunt?
Not looking for anyone's secrets or very specific hunting grounds, just some really
high level direction. Like west of Williams Lake, south of Williams lake, get 20 miles north of the town, definitely not this area etc etc.

Trying to pin accommodation down and just trying to understand the area.
Any and all direction and advice very welcome!

Thank you everyone!

Niall

Hi Niall

I see you are a fairly new to the forum, and you are probably a fairly new hunter as well. Hey, we were all there.

Sounds like S Rupp has a good handle on the area (I don't), and he is willing to help out. Contacting him would be a good idea.

If I may, not meaning to insult you, I will simply add that when someone asks for what area to hunt, it is usually because of a lack of fundamental hunting knowledge. Almost every time someone finds out about my hunting success (which is actually pretty good) the first and most important question seems to be "where did you get him". As if that is the key. It's not.

So, here is what I suggest for you to do. Yes, go ahead and contact Srupp if you will. But when it comes to hunting a new area, this is what I do. Use google earth to study the area BEFORE you start your hunt. You can get a good idea of access (roads, rivers, private land etc.) In addition, depending on the game you wish to hunt, you can also study the terrain for structure, vegetation, elevation, cover/bedding etc.

To learn about your game's habits and necessities, read up and learn about the animal you wish to hunt. Example, what they feed on, what cover they need/prefer, best time of day to hunt, what elevation they can found, what time they rut, etc. All you can. By doing these basic things first before you venture on your hunt, your chances of success should improve significantly. Of course, there's a lot more to learning about hunting than this, but this is a good start for any hunter.

Hope that helps!