New note for Skookumchuck hunts

[TikkaT3-270Shortmag]

The permit is $200

[brokenvet]

Any truth that Weyerhaeuser is doing that on all their land? I hunt Ryderwood and Toutle areas

Ryderwood area is $200

http://www.weyerhaeuser.com/pdfs/businesses/recreationalaccess/PeEll-Hotline-Message.pdf

[Antlershed]

The permit is $200

Not for Vail 

http://www.weyerhaeuser.com/pdfs/businesses/recreationalaccess/Vail-Hotline-Message.pdf

[throttlejocky20]

Just remember the fire danger closure like last year. There is still a chance you won't be able to hunt if the weather stays to warm. Last year they didn't let hunters in all the way through the start of modern season.

Vail was one of the only places open last year!

[duckmen1]

Open when. It was closed the first weekend of modern and during part of early archery season. After that it opened back up.

[Rodney107]

So do u need a permit for walk in access or just drive in access

[Antlershed]

Both

[jackmaster]

bobcat, i would wait a couple years to put in for that permit, the numbers should recover pretty quick in there, it would be worth the money for the permit by then, i have always hoped that they would close it down and manage it like the green river watershed, it would be the best blacktail huntn known to man within 3 to 4 years, even with selling the permits though it should really help, probably see the elk herd really explode in there as well, but either way they are gonna have to do something about the cats 

[throttlejocky20]

Just remember the fire danger closure like last year. There is still a chance you won't be able to hunt if the weather stays to warm. Last year they didn't let hunters in all the way through the start of modern season.

Vail was one of the only places open last year!

Early archery it was open most of the early season untill they finally shut it down!

[Curly]

That might be good news for the deer in Vail.  Their numbers and quality may go up with less pressure in there, but what happens to other areas in the state that will get increased pressure due to all the hunters that would normally hunt Vail?

If 3,000 hunters normally hunt there and now it will be restricted to 750, where will everyone else go?  Capital forest?   There are practically no deer in USFW lands due to no logging going on there, so that leaves DNR lands where there are clearcuts to provide forage for deer.

There is likely to be a big decrease in hunter numbers in the future because of access issues and lack of good hunting.  Future of hunting does  not look good in this state.

[throttlejocky20]

I believe all this pay to play stuff will make alot of honest people start breaking the laws in one way or another! 

[bucklucky]

It wont help the elk in there, it will make more get killed as elk hunting season the gates are closed , only the employes were driving in .

[Yelm hunter]

The permit is $200

The permit is $150.00 just listened to the whole message.

[TikkaT3-270Shortmag]

Depends on what unit.  Go to website it has all info on the page with how many permits they are selling.  Its $150 for vail I believe with 750 permits and $200 for Pe ell and 650 permits.

[bobcat]

The permit is $200

The permit is $150.00 just listened to the whole message.

Listened to it?   

I never do that anymore, not since they made it available on the website in a PDF format that you can read. Much quicker and simpler that way.