Greenwater opener...

[Kc_Kracker]

We started out yesterday in Greenwater, tried 2 different places, lots of footwork, lots of posting, lots of looking, saw nothing but 3 doe's, and near wore out our boots. didnt even see one pile of bear scat. So evidently GW stinks, where else is worth heading to on the west side?

buddy is trying to get me to go to the eastside this week, any place suggestions from the guys already tagged out  also I have a question, do you tend to do better with lots of footwork, or posting up and sitting still all day? 

[crazysccrmd]

I'm out in that area now. Found a spot with tracks and crap (deer and elk) but haven't even seen anything yet.

[Kc_Kracker]

we were in 2 areas that was loaded with crap and tracks but only saw 2 does. wish i had a key for hancock's 60,000 acres and all that clearcut

[crazysccrmd]

I walked into the Hancock areas. Found a lot of spots that looked like they should have had deer but didn't. The people I saw and talked to had no luck either, one saw a couple does but that was it.

[Kc_Kracker]

do you have an access pass? 

[crazysccrmd]

Yep. Bought a single day pass for $8 last night so I could check it out.

[Tbar]

Yep. Bought a single day pass for $8 last night so I could check it out.

Where do you get a single day pass?

[crazysccrmd]

Yep. Bought a single day pass for $8 last night so I could check it out.

Where do you get a single day pass?

https://hancockrecreationnw.com/white-river/about/about-white-river

[buckster]

you have to walk in or can you drive with a single day pass?

[crazysccrmd]

Walk in only. There were decent places within walking distance and I didn't see another hunter other than trucks driving by on the larger roads. Seemed like most people with motorized access used that to get in much farther.

[Kc_Kracker]

oh snap!! just read up, no buck its year pass drive ibn or day pass walk in. crap ill walk in!! thanks crazy! 

[buckster]

used to have kapowsin eatonville pass the land similar? and you didnt see much? im trying to guide my buddy to his first buck n dont wanna mess with vail! lol 

[crazysccrmd]

I've never been to any of their other areas. I have a good spot down south in Vail that I hike into but that's not an option right now. I wish I could say I saw something, I got frustrated at seeing nothing and left earlier than I intended. Probably had monster bucks in the area 10 minutes later.

[buckster]

haha yeah ill just wait it out idk well see 2pt min out there still?

[crazysccrmd]

It's gmu 653, so any buck. I'm just in it for the meat so I'm fine with shooting a spike. First buck I see (legally) I'm taking.

[erk444]

The regs say unit 654 is two point minimum

[crazysccrmd]

My bad, mistyped. I edited to be correct - gmu 653

[erk444]

word

[buckster]

so it is or isnt any buck lol my regs are im my truck

[crazysccrmd]

Any buck. I just double checked my book and wdfw website. You guys had me doubting myself for a minute.

[highside74]

 Hancock white river has been pounded for years for deer by the Indians. I had an archery bull tag in there a few years ago and I saw more indians than deer while chasing elk. White River is the red headed step child of Kapowsin and Eatonville when it comes to deer hunting. This is why they fight so hard to keep the Indians out of kapowsin and eatonville. Do waste your time. Save the access money and buy fuel.

[Kc_Kracker]

Do waste your time. Save the access money and buy fuel.

did you mean dont?
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crazy- same here im in it for the meat, 4 kids and 2 fosters, i want meat|! 

[highside74]

Yep, I meant don't waste your time on buying a drive in white river pass. To many other areas that are free with more deer. White river hancock is not know as a good deer area like the other 2.

If you want a good hunt for deer in that area put in for the green river watershed tag. That tag is tops for blacktail.

[Hooked On Chrome Guide Service]

What are you talking about Kapowsin sells 1200 permits and what 800 for white river the Indians have to buy a pass to and most of them are too broke to buy one when I archery hunted kapowsin I didn't see anyone else so that tells me it gets hammered rifle season and I know it's just a shooting gallery of every legal buck white river has good hunting if you learn the farm and get out of the truck and hunt and to me the drive in pass is the better deal because you can drive in or walk in and you can get the 5 cords of wood

[notellumcreek]

What are you talking about Kapowsin sells 1200 permits and what 800 for white river the Indians have to buy a pass to and most of them are too broke to buy one when I archery hunted kapowsin I didn't see anyone else so that tells me it gets hammered rifle season and I know it's just a shooting gallery of every legal buck white river has good hunting if you learn the farm and get out of the truck and hunt and to me the drive in pass is the better deal because you can drive in or walk in and you can get the 5 cords of wood

Agreed on the firewood. Always multiple firewood areas going so lots of pickins'. But lots of native americans hunt in there, they had to wait and hunt elk this last weekend cause of the fire closure before... got to see a nice 6x6 bull in the back of a truck go by in WR unit yesterday.