I spent 6 days biking and hiking behind Weyerhauser gates this year for elk during Archery Season. While I did not get one 2 other guys in my group did connect with an elk. I started wondering if these gates would be locked or open during rifle season. I was told that they were locked mostly due to fire danger, so that in November they would likely be open. I found myself thinking that I wished they would stay locked, seems like it forces people to work harder for the elk, separates many road hunters from those who want to get out and and hike for them rather than drive as fast as possible from one clear cut to another hoping to shoot an elk and then hoping nobody can tag it before they get down there to it!!!!.
Just curious what others think about the matter??