coweeman cow hunt in January

[Brushbuster]

Drew a tag also. S/B fun way to start off the New Year. Good Luck & be sure to post some pics.  Probably will do a scouting trip end of Dec.

[Bulldozer77]

The two times that my buddy had the tag we were able to drive up kalamariver road all the way into the unit and the roads were open. You shouldn't have any problem filling the tag. Last time he killed one right off of the 6400 line. Good luck fellas!

[HntnFsh]

Question for you guys that know the area. I have the January cow tag and have hunted several times in the Rose Valley road area or have driven through it to the Toutle  so I know it a bit. I was wondering about the Kalama River road as I have never been in that area. I would be guessing the access to that road is south of Longview? I used to haul logs down to the Kalama river and went to a yard about 5 miles south of the last Longview exit and it was just off the freeway by the river. Is the access to that area in that vicinity? Also, will that country be open in January for vehicle access, is it Weyco and is it a big area? Thanks for your responses......Les

Thats the right exit. Kalama River rd. Follows the river to the haedwaters.
Not sure if it will be open. But I'm sur you will get some sort of access. Probably a map with acces points.
Mostly Weyco.
Its a huge area!
You will get your elk!

Good luck and keep us posted.

[MooseStock]

Guys....Thanks a bunch for the replys. I have one of the Weyco maps from down there from a couple years ago when I hunted the Toutle and I will do some checking on it as it will show most of the main lines. I kind of figured that exit I took with the logs must have been the one but it really helps to get a local perspective. Let me know if you guys ever draw any tags up in the King county area....worked for Weyco in the woods for years and hunted it for life and its great to share info as we are all just trying to cope with all this new private land/permit crap and get a little hunting in.....Thanks..............Les

[scout/sniper]

PM me with your phone number, if the elk are in my field I will call you. They usually hang around for a few days every week or so.

[Slimdog350]

If you go up kalama river rd. it's about 12-13 miles up river before you can get to some area to access (6200 line). Good luck! Don't forget the left side of the 6400 is coweeman and right side is toutle(heading up the 64).

[MooseStock]

Thanks for the offers and info....I will definitely check my maps that list the coweemann and toutle and get the boundaries down. My brother in law works for Weyco down in the area and I talked with him today and going to have him see if he can get info on access and if it will be open during the week. I will probably get some stuff from wdfw in the next couple weeks too I would imagine. Thanks again....any info helps.........................Les

[bur04024]

So is the 6400 road the logging road before Wild Horse Creek, or does the 6400 come off of Gobar Creek Rd? I hunted   clear cuts off of Kalama River road last year and got a Black Tail Forky during Modern Rifle. I am planning on hunting archery Deer and Elk around the same area next year. Any advice would be nice, although I did notice a lot of Elk sign where I got my deer. So I figure I would have a shot for both during archery. Why do people put in for Elk tags in the Coweeman unit for Archery? I have never put in for tags, so I dont really know why someone would do it for the Coweeman with such a long Archery season, and if the chances for getting one during the early or late is already pretty good? Curious if anyone has ever used cow decoys to draw in any bulls, and has it worked? I just figure it would be difficult in such thick cover, but I guess you could try and coax them into the clear cut that way.

[Deer slayer]

It lays like this. Off of the Kalama River Rd after you come off the old Weyco haul road the first one is the Wildhorse (6200) then the Gobar (6300) and then the 6400 which is the boundary.

[scout/sniper]

My neighbor woke up to a herd of elk in his yard yesterday morning.
He called a friend from town to come up and they got a shot but missed.
I saw the herd by the school on my way home last night and it is starting to pick up some impressive numbers.

[Slimdog350]

So is the 6400 road the logging road before Wild Horse Creek, or does the 6400 come off of Gobar Creek Rd? I hunted   clear cuts off of Kalama River road last year and got a Black Tail Forky during Modern Rifle. I am planning on hunting archery Deer and Elk around the same area next year. Any advice would be nice, although I did notice a lot of Elk sign where I got my deer. So I figure I would have a shot for both during archery. Why do people put in for Elk tags in the Coweeman unit for Archery? I have never put in for tags, so I dont really know why someone would do it for the Coweeman with such a long Archery season, and if the chances for getting one during the early or late is already pretty good? Curious if anyone has ever used cow decoys to draw in any bulls, and has it worked? I just figure it would be difficult in such thick cover, but I guess you could try and coax them into the clear cut that way.

As far as I know there is no elk tags for archery in the coweeman. You are able to hunt early season and harvest either a cow or bull(3pt or better). The coweeman is not open during late archery. It's a muzzleloader unit at that time.

[jwpowell]

I live up kalama River rd at the base of the 6000 line.... make sure that they have it open during the week, as of right now they are active logging the 6200 up to the powerlines and it is walk in only .... Timm if ya need any help let me know... my backyard is Weyco land

[Deer slayer]

Have you lived there long?

[jwpowell]

I have only lived here 2.5 years but my wife has lived here all her life....

[Deer slayer]

How old is your wife if you don't mind me asking?  I grew up there too.