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Re: Margaret changes
« Reply #15 on: February 07, 2015, 08:24:32 PM »
Opening the western part to general season would play nicely into the hands of the private landowners east of Weyco, for sure.

Oh you mean that giant chunk that a certain rich individual bought about 3 years ago?

*yawn* Big surprise... WDFW for bid.

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Re: Margaret changes
« Reply #16 on: February 09, 2015, 09:35:39 PM »
After hunting the Margeret last year with the bow and hearing reports from this year I don't think ill ever apply for it again. the hoof rot is getting TOO bad. they should have made it general a few years ago to get rid of the hoof rot elk spreading it around. The numbers of elk from this year and even comparing it to 5 years ago are crazy!!! the area has potential which its shown but it needs to start over.
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Re: Margaret changes
« Reply #17 on: February 09, 2015, 09:36:54 PM »
I heard there will be changes to 24 or so GMU's
« Last Edit: February 09, 2015, 11:13:11 PM by higunner »

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Re: Margaret changes
« Reply #18 on: February 10, 2015, 07:51:49 AM »
Great.
Now all those applicants will be putting in for other units.
The point creep continues.

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Re: Margaret changes
« Reply #19 on: February 10, 2015, 10:51:25 AM »
They are proposing this, now is the comment period then the commission decides in early April. It shouldn't be set in stone now otherwise the whole comment period is bs. Do if you don't want this like me. Go to Wdfw website and comment. Why give Weyerhaeuser and noble tree farm control of the wildlife so they can just charge us to hunt them?!

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Re: Margaret changes
« Reply #20 on: February 10, 2015, 11:01:38 AM »
Just dumb if you ask me... its gone be a friggin warzone
my grandpa always said "if it aint broke dont fix it"

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Re: Margaret changes
« Reply #21 on: February 10, 2015, 01:15:51 PM »
Beyond dumb.

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Re: Margaret changes
« Reply #22 on: February 10, 2015, 03:10:37 PM »
Hopefully it will take some pressure off of other units.
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Re: Margaret changes
« Reply #23 on: February 10, 2015, 03:56:22 PM »
Hopefully it will take some pressure off of other units.
oh it will do that alright, it might be worth just to go sit around up there and watch the carnage...lol.. probably mostly hunters blastin the sheet outta each other :chuckle:
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Re: Margaret changes
« Reply #24 on: February 10, 2015, 05:44:05 PM »
They did change the boundary of the Margaret unit....

 :yeah:

And they created a new elk area in the east end.

Elk Area No. 5066 Norway Pass (Lewis and Skamania counties):
That part
of GMU 522 beginning at the US Forest Service
(USFS)
Trail 211 (Lakes
Trail) and USFS Trail 230 (Coldwater Trail) junction; N to Minnie
Peak; W to the USFS property boundary in the SE 1/4 of Section 20,
T10N, R5E; N along the USFS property boundary to the Green River; E up
the Green River to the USFS Rd 2612; E on the USFS Rd 2612 to USFS Rd
26; S on USFS Rd 26 to USFS Trail 1 (Boundary Trail); W on USFS Trail
1 to USFS Trail 214 (Whittier Trail); N on USFS Trail 214 to USFS
Trail 211 (Lakes Trail); W on USFS Trail 211 to the USFS Trail 211,
Trail 230 junction and point of beginning.


Only proposed permits are in the new elk area. All other parts of 524 are listed as general season areas.

So, yeah- it's a real deal.


« Last Edit: February 10, 2015, 07:44:16 PM by Bullkllr »
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Re: Margaret changes
« Reply #25 on: February 10, 2015, 05:58:52 PM »
Sooo, what other unit has a boundary change to include the land east of the USFS line?

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Re: Margaret changes
« Reply #26 on: February 10, 2015, 06:37:41 PM »
So how much is Weyerhaeuser going to charge? $400,500,800??! Or is mr Agnew that owns the other land? Or at helens noble tree farm? Wonder who got money put there pockets to get this through. How is this going to help the average hunter?

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Re: Margaret changes
« Reply #27 on: February 10, 2015, 07:18:30 PM »
Well, last year the St Helens access permit was $150, and they were offering 15,000 but only sold 4,000. So I would think that the price would stay the same or possibly go down. It will be very interesting to see how many more they sell this year, due to Margaret being open for early archery, early muzzleloader, and modern firearm seasons. Not only that, but Coweeman and Winston will be open for early muzzleloader, and they never have  been before. So that will be another reason people will be buying the Weyerhaeuser access pass.

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Re: Margaret changes
« Reply #28 on: February 10, 2015, 07:22:45 PM »
So how much is Weyerhaeuser going to charge? $400,500,800?
:yike:

That's quite a jump. I don't think they'll sell very many at four hundred million a pop. ;)
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Re: Margaret changes
« Reply #29 on: February 10, 2015, 07:26:27 PM »
Well, last year the St Helens access permit was $150, and they were offering 15,000 but only sold 4,000. So I would think that the price would stay the same or possibly go down. It will be very interesting to see how many more they sell this year, due to Margaret being open for early archery, early muzzleloader, and modern firearm seasons. Not only that, but Coweeman and Winston will be open for early muzzleloader, and they never have  been before. So that will be another reason people will be buying the Weyerhaeuser access pass.

pretty convenient for Weyerhaeuser

 


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