Weyerhauser St. Helens Tree Farm

[pianoman9701]

I will not be volunteering as a MH to help with clean-up or monitoring their woods ever again. Slap in the face. 

[cem3434]

May 19.

Leases go up for bid May 19th, but the permits don't go on sale for about another month after that if I remember correctly.  Rumor has it that all of the permits are going up this year as well. I am done hunting the westside and I am starting to focus my money on other states.

[Screaminreelz]

Here's a question for you. Do we get keys to the gates then if we pay to play? Doubtful I know but that would be the only thing that would make this worth it for me.

[bobcat]

Here's a question for you. Do we get keys to the gates then if we pay to play? Doubtful I know but that would be the only thing that would make this worth it for me.

That information hasn't been released yet. They say their website will be updated May 19th. Vail and Pe Ell tree farms both issue a gate key with the access pass. The Aberdeen tree farm will not. The Vail key only opens two gates, one on the NE side and one on the SW side. Maybe St. Helens will be similar. We don't even know yet what parts of St. Helens will require a pass.


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[Bullkllr]

Here's a question for you. Do we get keys to the gates then if we pay to play? Doubtful I know but that would be the only thing that would make this worth it for me.

Kind hard to imagine they would issue 15,000 keys.  How does you with a key and 14,999 other keyholders make it worth it?

[elkkillin5]

I have bad news for all archery hunters all we do is pay for this access so they can close all access due to fire danger. Sounds more like a donation more then anything to me. Because we already don't overpay to just hunt this state lets just pay more for the poorly managed state.

[SI Eagle]

Are they going to allow camping on the Weyco property?

[bobcat]

Are they going to allow camping on the Weyco property?

Don't know that yet either.


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[fireweed]

The latest information

http://tdn.com/lifestyles/weyerhaeuser-access-fee-stirs-frustration-among-residents-hunters/article_af75826a-d704-11e3-a4a1-0019bb2963f4.html
 

[fisher67]

anyone know what happens if we dont buy a permit? any hunter knows we will be up the mountain before anyone monitors the gates. are they really going to check all the rigs that come down that place?

[bobcat]

anyone know what happens if we dont buy a permit? any hunter knows we will be up the mountain before anyone monitors the gates. are they really going to check all the rigs that come down that place?

You get charged with trespassing.

[HntnFsh]

anyone know what happens if we dont buy a permit? any hunter knows we will be up the mountain before anyone monitors the gates. are they really going to check all the rigs that come down that place?

You get charged with trespassing.

Its funny that I have heard of people being charged with crminal trespass for being on Weyco property but I have never seen or heard of them going after all the local yokals that have free rein of Weyco land by hopping on their quads and following their trails out of their yards to all that land behind locked gates. Most of these places are so obvious its pathetic. Easy as pie to put a stop to it. But havent seen or heard them put any effort into it.

When they start issuing these permits will they start cracking down on those trespassers or will it be business as usual? My guess is business as usual. These places are all over the place. Cedar crk., salmon crk., Hurst rd., Tower rd., and on and on. Pretty frustrating. I hope like hell they let everybody know how they are going to handle that type of trespass in the future!

[pianoman9701]

anyone know what happens if we dont buy a permit? any hunter knows we will be up the mountain before anyone monitors the gates. are they really going to check all the rigs that come down that place?

You get charged with trespassing.

Its funny that I have heard of people being charged with crminal trespass for being on Weyco property but I have never seen or heard of them going after all the local yokals that have free rein of Weyco land by hopping on their quads and following their trails out of their yards to all that land behind locked gates. Most of these places are so obvious its pathetic. Easy as pie to put a stop to it. But havent seen or heard them put any effort into it.

When they start issuing these permits will they start cracking down on those trespassers or will it be business as usual? My guess is business as usual. These places are all over the place. Cedar crk., salmon crk., Hurst rd., Tower rd., and on and on. Pretty frustrating. I hope like hell they let everybody know how they are going to handle that type of trespass in the future!

There was a thread not too long ago about a member being charged with trespass.  They can have their land. They're killing it and all the wildlife on it.

[SI Eagle]

Are you going to need a permit if you draw a Margaret Tag?

[Harbor_hunter]

Are you going to need a permit if you draw a Margaret Tag?

I would think so.