Rabbit hunting this weekend near Salem Oregon

[lxruiz3]

Hi fellow hunters,

I went out last Saturday towards Wamic Oregon, no freaking rabbits at all, so this time I will try going near Salem, does anyone of you know of a good place to get some rabbits this weeked, in the Willamette Valley.

Thanks in advance.

Leo

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[Schwabdl]

went around lost lake off of 26 in the coast range lots and lots and lots and they arent afraid of gunshots

 

[lxruiz3]

Thanks a lot Schwabdl, is it a hunting land? should I drive any particular road up there?

Thanks again

Leo

 

[Schwabdl]

cant hunt directly around the lake but the rest of the area is open we were about 20 minutes from the spruce run campground

 

[lxruiz3]

Great, I will go up there this weekend, I will let you know how it went, so just to recap, I take 26 towards the coast, do I pass camp 18 restaurant? I went to google and typed lost lake, it wants to take me to Mt. Hood.

Thanks

 

[Oakley1wa]

45.824418, -123.578854


http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&hq=...826586,-123.570271&spn=0.028649,0.076818&z=14

 

[lxruiz3]

Thanks Oakley1wa, now I know where to go, finally my 12 year old daugther will see some action.

Thanks

Leo

 

[Oakley1wa]

Let me know if you have any luck, I may have to make a trip out there. I havent been out all winter

 

[lxruiz3]

I sure will, maybe I would be able to take some pics.

Leo

 

[lxruiz3]

Schwabdl, when was that picture taken, that's a good size rabbit.

 

[Schwabdl]

i think that pic was from last summer we were up there about a week ago and got a about a dozen between three of us in an hour they are all about that size just found a spur off of the main logging road that went back to a dead end looked like people camped there and there were several just watching us took a couple at about 200 yards but most were well inside 100 even the dog got one

 

[lxruiz3]

Great, hopefully I will have the same luck, did you got any rain last week, I am planning to start very early, maybe around 6 a.m.

 

[Schwabdl]

it was pretty dry while we were out it was about 11 when we were up there

 

[Schwabdl]

I would recomend bringing at least 1 bigger caliber rifle with you as I have scene coyotes and heard of cougar in the area.............if you have a cougar tag

 

[lxruiz3]

Great, thanks for the head's up, I will make sure to be ready. Will let you know how it was next Monday.

 

[lxruiz3]

Good morning Schwabdl,

I went to lost lake on Friday and Saturday, once I got a camping spot at the campgroud I went up Lost Lake Rd., there are a lot of dead end roads up there, anyway I drove past Lost Lake and while driving up the road I saw one rabbit, I shoot at it and it went down fast, however once I started dressing the animal I found some white spots on the liver, so I left it there, that was a bummer, after that I returned the next day and could not find the spruce you were talling me about, but it was a nice drive, at least I got to kill one.

Just wondering, the spruce you were talking about, was it before you get to Lost Lake or after?

Thanks

Leo

 

[Oakley1wa]

Ive never been up there but I was thinking about going out there this weekend... Maybe tonight over night and then shoot all day tomorrow. Anyone going out anywhere this weekend?

 

[lxruiz3]

Hi Oakley1wa ,

I did not had much luck, the drive is kind of fun, the rabbit that I shoot was on the road about 2 miles passing lost lake.

Good luck !

Let me know how it goes.

Leo