Weyerhauser St. Helens Tree Farm

[Billy Fudd]

I heard rumor yesterday that the tree farm was going to permit access for this hunting season.  Can anyone confirm or discredit.  I checked the Weyerhauser website and didn't see anything about it.  Thanks.

[billythekidrock]

Not a rumor.
Do a search here and you will find lots of threads on it.

[bobcat]

It's on the Weyerhaeuser website. Try this link and look at page two:

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

[Billy Fudd]

Thank You!

[Bow tech hunter]

Yup there is 15,000 permits for $150.00

[teegansdad]

When do all the permits go on sale ?

[Eli346]

May 19.

[fowl smacker]

For the amount of quality animals left on the St helens tree farm, this access fee is rediculous!  For those of you who decide to buy this......Good luck.

[fisher67]

I think this is a bunch of crap! What is it that the fee is for, driving on their gravel roads? We are currently trying to find out how they plan on regulating this. It almost seems like a scare tactic to keep people out of the area that they want the animals contained on!

[BOWHUNTER45]

With all the issues they are having down there they can stick it ...Keep paying to hunt diseased animals ... I do not understand it ... Just me 

[vaz,,66]

Beginning August 1st, 2014, the St. Helens Tree Farm will start a new recreational access program.
You can go to www.WYRecreationNW.com for full details on the program starting May 19th. These
are the basics:
 
 We will sell up to 15,000 permits online for $150. Each permit will be good for the permittee,
legally married spouse, and children and grand children 18 years old and younger. A permit is
required for motorized and non-motorized access. These permits will be valid from August
1
st, 2014 through January 31st, 2015 and are required to access the majority of the tree farm
during that time frame.
 Permits will be sold online starting Monday, June 23rd
 at 6:00 PM through September 30th
.
 
 
 We will offer through an online bidding process, up to twelve areas for lease. The lease will
provide the lessee and lessee’s designated friends and family exclusive recreational use of the
area.
 Lease bidding will start Monday, May 19th
 and end Thursday, June 5th
 at 6:00 PM.
 We will not require a permit to access most corridors to state land and fisheries.
 Some areas will still have free access as in the past.
 
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[snowpack]

With all the issues they are having down there they can stick it ...Keep paying to hunt diseased animals ... I do not understand it ... Just me 

probably be different if it was antler disease.

[fisher67]

does anyone have more details about this yet? trying to find out if its all areas and how they plan on regulating it.

[Blacktail Sniper]

does anyone have more details about this yet? trying to find out if its all areas and how they plan on regulating it.

Beginning August 1st, 2014, the St. Helens Tree Farm will start a new recreational access program.
You can go to www.WYRecreationNW.com for full details on the program starting May 19th. These
are the basics:
 
 We will sell up to 15,000 permits online for $150. Each permit will be good for the permittee,
legally married spouse, and children and grand children 18 years old and younger. A permit is
required for motorized and non-motorized access. These permits will be valid from August
1
st, 2014 through January 31st, 2015 and are required to access the majority of the tree farm
during that time frame.
 Permits will be sold online starting Monday, June 23rd
 at 6:00 PM through September 30th
.
 
 
 We will offer through an online bidding process, up to twelve areas for lease. The lease will
provide the lessee and lessee’s designated friends and family exclusive recreational use of the
area.
 Lease bidding will start Monday, May 19th
 and end Thursday, June 5th
 at 6:00 PM.
 We will not require a permit to access most corridors to state land and fisheries.
 Some areas will still have free access as in the past.
 
You can return to the previous menu by pressing the “star” symbol or 0 to start over.

[Screaminreelz]

Most likely they will post up WDFW officers at 19 mile entrance ther at kid valley and then again on a few of the other corridors to verify permits as you enter. They used to sit there all the time but i have seen them but i also don't go in that way any longer.