packwood!?

[nachesboy72]

does anyone ever hunt the packwood area!? im beggining to become very intrested in hunting in packwood and would love to know what you guys think of it. lets see some pictures of elk taken out of the area 

[JPhelps]

Tagging

[HighCountryHunter88]

Like the packwood unit or general area or?

[nachesboy72]

packwood in general! i drove up a fewe roads last weekend saw 1 doe and 2 cows but i know theres more in there then just the local elk that hang around in the town

[haugenna]

tagging.  This could get good.  I know it gets hit hard by the tribes. 

[Bigdaddy]

Theres a lot of private property, so it's hard to access, there are a lot of elk, you can see them by the hundreds when you drive between Randell and Packwood in the evening, but when the hunters hit the wood they all disappear.

[MuleySniper]

Yeah pretty much all private in the valley. Especially in mentioned area between randle and packwood. Long time family friends own a large piece loaded with elk along the river. Family and friends with permission do well. Every year though, even with it posted numerous aholes still shoot elk on the property that have zero permission. Just an FYI, the local landowners don't like it and will press charges. I think the lack of logging has brought a lot of the elk down to the valley. Lots of protection and feed the majority find no need to leave.

[nachesboy72]

yeah! i saw a ton of elk in the open feilds of randle the other weekend! 6 spikes and two bigger bulls with a few cows in one heard! ive heard alot is private! there is a road right before packwood that take you all the way up the hil where i found not a lot but a few hunters and by driving up those roads for a good few hours i found most was free to hunt. i wish i remmebered what road it was and maybe it would give you guys a better idea of what im talking about. but i know theres loads of elk and even deer in the area its just a matter of finding them in the thick stuff i guess...

[2MANY]

Indians the other night shot a smoker bull after dark on the East side of Packwood.
Gotta love it.

[longbow11b1p]

If you are talking about packwood the unit, I've been bow  hunting the s e side for a few years now but no longer will.the elk seem very pressured and there is alot of knight time driving and shooting going on overthere . Game dept does not seem interested in looking into what's going on overthere.

[2MANY]

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Just a clue.

[nachesboy72]

hi.. how are you would work great, if people before hand havnt already screwed up and ruined slashed vandalized things on the proerty. which now days is most likely the case... does anyone have any pictures of the animals they have seen/killed in packwood unit? 

[Bigshooter]

I have spent a lot of time hunting the packwood unit.  The elk and deer numbers are a shell of what they where 20 years ago.  Most of the elk now stay in the valley on private land.  I think the biggest reason for this is because there is feed in the valley.  But there are still some elk up in the NF.  They are really scattered and in small pockets but they are there.  Once the snow starts getting deep hit the drainages looking for elk tracks.  Once you find a drainage with elk tracks start hunting.  Some huge bulls get killed out of the packwood unit every year.

[BsB]

hi.. how are you would work great, if people before hand havnt already screwed up and ruined slashed vandalized things on the proerty. which now days is most likely the case... does anyone have any pictures of the animals they have seen/killed in packwood unit? 

MF late season 2012:tup:

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[nachesboy72]

That's a damn good buck for Packwood! Idk what it is but I love the looks of the areas I've found in to hunt over there! No bucks shot yet but I've only been in there 2 years now. Seen bucks just no shots! 

[BsB]

Ahhh I just realized this was in the elk section and you wanted a pic of an elk taken from Packwood not deer. No elk for me from that area.

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[Hurricane]

  I have 2 threads on here from My deer and elk from last year. Both in the Packwood unit. I http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,107179.msg1400017.html#msg1400017  http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,107182.msg1400028.html#msg1400028

[nachesboy72]

It is in the walk threads but hey he posted a picture of a buck why not congratulate him and talk about deer also?  and hurricane that's an awesome looking buck! And a nice bull as well for Packwood 

[Smossy]

No animals in packwood.

[tonymiller7]

Packwood can be great for elk but you need early snow and lots of it if you hope to see more than the local elk.  Also where I used to hunt was National Forrest and hasn't been logged in years so now it is all dog hair or old growth. 

[westside Elkhunter]

There are some nice animals in the packwood unit. Have been lucky enough to be in the right spot at the right spot. Snow is a plus used it a couple times to my advantage. Even with the pressure it gets. During elk season i think more head to the river valley