San Felipe WA oakgrove unit

[Jlane1978]

My brother and I drew a quail/chukar hunt. This will me by first time hunting either. Has anyone hunted here

 

[sdolan617]

I drew the same hunt 2 years ago. I'll pm you some information. I'd temper your expectations though. On the day of my hunt, only 3 birds were taken by the group of the 20+ hunters. I hiked my ass off and only saw one small covey.

 

[GUNDOGLOVER49]

Chuckar, first hunt, exciting and hard work. Every hunt there after revenge and hard work. Spend lots of time chasing them up to the ride, get a few shots, maybe, then they fly right down to where you started your up hill track. I hate checker.

 

[raybasster]

I was there on Sep 6 for the dove hunt and I ran into several quail coveys. I'll pm you the location. Last year I hunted quails there too and did pretty good.

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[Svenny]

Are there sections of the Oak Grove unit where hunting is only allowed with this special draw? I can't tell from the information on the CDFW site, but it looks like both parts of the area are open to hunting.

 

[raybasster]

Are there sections of the Oak Grove unit where hunting is only allowed with this special draw? I can't tell from the information on the CDFW site, but it looks like both parts of the area are open to hunting.

The San Felipe WA Oak Grove unit is by draw only. The lower San Felipe Wildlife Area by Banner is open to the public, no special draw needed.

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[Mud Pigeon]

No chukar anywhere near there

 

[SurfNHuntSD]

Definitely no chukar there.. quail are almost as sparse. If you don't have success early you may want to relocate down the S2 to the central area of SFVWA. The Oak Grove Unit is pretty dry and thin on birds.

 

[TrapLine]

I hunted it last year, partner up with someone if you are going by yourself and spread out so you can see the ones he kicks up and he can see the ones you kick up. Or stop and watch another hunter walking and you will see them flush, then just start thinning them out. They will flush 150 yards in front of you and will never know they are there without a second set of eyes, or a dog.

I was watching another hunter last year and he flushed about 15-20 about 200 yards in front of him, never saw them and went in another direction then I went and chased them down. I asked him after the hunt if he saw them flush and he said he didn’t see one all day.

 

[sportyg]

you really need a dog to hunt that area those are some smart birds in there

 

[raybasster]

you really need a dog to hunt that area those are some smart birds in there

Having a dog definitely helps, but not needed. I've been lucky enough to hunt there these last two years w/o a dog and almost limited out. Just be ready to walk a lot and make sure you have plenty of water and steel shot.

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[robinhd]

I did the dove hunt this year, very few doves. Now quail that was a different story. I saw two large coveys right near the parking area. Be prepared to shoot right away. If possible be the first group out . It will be warm, bring plenty of water. The area is large so be prepared to do some walking.

 

[Jlane1978]

Got a couple. Saw a lot of birds, just couldn’t get it done. Should have limited out in under 2 hours

 

[robinhd]

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush !

 

[TeamRoper]

Idk,man i like bush.