Has anyone heard anything about Winston Creek Land?

[Yelm hunter]

My dad called me from work the other night and said that his boss who has hunted Winston Creek with us several times said there are different land plots that have been sold in the Winston Unit and you can't hunt certain areas unless you buy in for that plot? Has anyone heard anything? Just Wondering??

[12Gauge]

That would suck.  I applied for special permit for this area too.   

[PolarBear]

Herd the same thing from a retired Weyco logger.  All of their land is going to be either by permit only or auctioned off for lease, even the little couple hundred acre plots.   

[Bullkllr]

Herd the same thing from a retired Weyco logger.  All of their land is going to be either by permit only or auctioned off for lease, even the little couple hundred acre plots.   

If true, this is another huge piece of bad news for westside hunters. I figured St. Helens would not fall till next year.

Can anyone confirm anything official?

[kglacken]

Tag, want to keep up on this one...... 

[actionshooter]

Herd the same thing from a retired Weyco logger.  All of their land is going to be either by permit only or auctioned off for lease, even the little couple hundred acre plots.   

If true, this is another huge piece of bad news for westside hunters. I figured St. Helens would not fall till next year

That's what I was thinking also.

[iRem]

With all the crap that's been going on here on the west side, I will continue to only hunt the east side from here on out!

[elk247]

Herd the same thing from a retired Weyco logger.  All of their land is going to be either by permit only or auctioned off for lease, even the little couple hundred acre plots.   

If true, this is another huge piece of bad news for westside hunters. I figured St. Helens would not fall till next year.

Can anyone confirm anything official?

I haven't seen anything official but, its definatly trending that direction sooner than later. Archery guys have been locked out for years due to fire danger. What part of killing elk on foot causes fire? Even us younger guys can start talking bout the good ol' days.

[Rainier10]

Tag

[Fowlweather25]

All of weyco land is going that way. They are going to charge an access fee to only a certain amount of hunters. They are also dividing out seperate tracts within each property that people can buy into for just themselves to have hunting access to.

[mpetersen]

I know all the Port Blakley land on Green Mountain was leased off for what I understand to be $10,000. Not positive but I believe the Port Blakely land along the 200 and 250 line is included in this lease. Going to be hard to keep up with those prices !!  Last year these areas were allowing walk in access for the public but I guess those days are over.  Welcome to the future folks !!

[DoubleJ]

With all the crap that's been going on here on the west side, I will continue to only hunt the east side from here on out!

This will be me starting next year I think

[dlaw]

I know all the Port Blakley land on Green Mountain was leased off for what I understand to be $10,000. Not positive but I believe the Port Blakely land along the 200 and 250 line is included in this lease. Going to be hard to keep up with those prices !!  Last year these areas were allowing walk in access for the public but I guess those days are over.  Welcome to the future folks !!

Just curious where you heard this?  Thanks,

[Hurricane]

Dear Mr. Boman,

Thank you for your inquiry about our Longbell Road property. I'm sorry to disappoint you but yes that piece of property has been leased and there is currently no public access. I hope this answers your question, if I you need anything else please let me know.

Brita Sveen
Administrative Asst. /Receptionist
Port Blakely Tree Farms LP
8133 River Drive SE
Tumwater, WA 98501
360-596-9410

This is from Port Blakley themselves. This sucks cause this was one of our late season archery spots.

[Curly]

With all the crap that's been going on here on the west side, I will continue to only hunt the east side from here on out!

This will be me starting next year I think

I'm going to consider it for next year too.