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
Well first things first.
There is a reason it’s called hunting and not shopping.
secondly I can confidently tell you the best and most rewarding part of hunting is putting the pieces together yourself then finding success. Spend a couple weekends before season going camping and walking around the areas you suspect are good. Take note of sign and decide if it’s the spot for you or not. If it’s too far of a drive or too expensive to scout pick a place closer to home like maybe Squamish area.
thirdly..
first posts and asking for information before contributing anything isn’t well received around here, I’d give it another approach.
It means access to the GPS coordinate information from a 4-5pt bucks tracking collar.
nah, I’m willing to bet the motto is “if it’s brown it’s down” seems to be the trend these days.
No patience or confidence so they can’t risk the first animal they see being the only animal they see lol
Lol good idea, I heard its the last frontier of hunting in BC
LOL yup....seriously though, I have issues with trust with certain ethnic groups of hunters (that happen to mostly be from the Lower Mainland): when English is their 2nd language, maybe certain ones (the vast minority of that group of ppl I'm sure) have issues with interpretations of the regs, or maybe just a lack of ethics that begin within their culture; don't know exactly, but when I hear stories of them coming to my area and shooting a 3 pt elk from a small herd that is protected, and claiming that they thought it was a whitetail buck, or how certain individuals are caught illegally poaching wildlife and trafficking parts back to their original countries for big $$ (individual caught up at Bridge Lake recently), it makes my very uneasy when trusting them.... and yes I'm well aware that there are groups of ppl from all ethnic groups and origins that have poor ethics, but it just makes it hard to trust certain ones more because of the stories I hear.... if ppl want to call me racist for that, go ahead...
LOL yup....seriously though, I have issues with trust with certain ethnic groups of hunters (that happen to mostly be from the Lower Mainland): when English is their 2nd language, maybe certain ones (the vast minority of that group of ppl I'm sure) have issues with interpretations of the regs, or maybe just a lack of ethics that begin within their culture; don't know exactly, but when I hear stories of them coming to my area and shooting a 3 pt elk from a small herd that is protected, and claiming that they thought it was a whitetail buck, or how certain individuals are caught illegally poaching wildlife and trafficking parts back to their original countries for big $$ (individual caught up at Bridge Lake recently), it makes my very uneasy when trusting them.... and yes I'm well aware that there are groups of ppl from all ethnic groups and origins that have poor ethics, but it just makes it hard to trust certain ones more because of the stories I hear.... if ppl want to call me racist for that, go ahead...
100%, if thin skinned babies think otherwise and complain they are dumber than a bag of dog chit lol
LOL yup....seriously though, I have issues with trust with certain ethnic groups of hunters (that happen to mostly be from the Lower Mainland): when English is their 2nd language, maybe certain ones (the vast minority of that group of ppl I'm sure) have issues with interpretations of the regs, or maybe just a lack of ethics that begin within their culture; don't know exactly, but when I hear stories of them coming to my area and shooting a 3 pt elk from a small herd that is protected, and claiming that they thought it was a whitetail buck, or how certain individuals are caught illegally poaching wildlife and trafficking parts back to their original countries for big $$ (individual caught up at Bridge Lake recently), it makes my very uneasy when trusting them.... and yes I'm well aware that there are groups of ppl from all ethnic groups and origins that have poor ethics, but it just makes it hard to trust certain ones more because of the stories I hear.... if ppl want to call me racist for that, go ahead...
I can’t disagree with your views here. Sad that it’s true.
LOL yup....seriously though, I have issues with trust with certain ethnic groups of hunters (that happen to mostly be from the Lower Mainland): when English is their 2nd language, maybe certain ones (the vast minority of that group of ppl I'm sure) have issues with interpretations of the regs, or maybe just a lack of ethics that begin within their culture; don't know exactly, but when I hear stories of them coming to my area and shooting a 3 pt elk from a small herd that is protected, and claiming that they thought it was a whitetail buck, or how certain individuals are caught illegally poaching wildlife and trafficking parts back to their original countries for big $$ (individual caught up at Bridge Lake recently), it makes my very uneasy when trusting them.... and yes I'm well aware that there are groups of ppl from all ethnic groups and origins that have poor ethics, but it just makes it hard to trust certain ones more because of the stories I hear.... if ppl want to call me racist for that, go ahead...
bingo!
maybe it’s the same ones that poach salmon and then claim “oh I thought Indians didn’t need a license in Canada!”
no, that’s natives. And even that is dumb as shit.
Originally Posted by TheObserver
Old Goat-Resident Hunter
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