Toutle Access / State Land

[TheHunt]

My nephew was drawn for the Nov 23 - 30 as well.   It should be a turkey shoot. 

[bobcat]

My daughter drew the youth cow elk over thanksgiving.  I haven't been in the unit since my father had the archery tag.  Is the state land the best bet for us?  Can I buy a Weyerhaeuser permit to hunt the rest of the unit?  Anyone who has spent time in the unit during late November, I would appreciate being sent in the right direction. She will be stoked when I tell her.

I would buy the Weyerhaeuser access permit. It will give you a whole lot more area to hunt, and especially more area that is clear cut. The state land is mostly timber.

[Brushbuster]

My daughter drew the youth cow elk over thanksgiving.  I haven't been in the unit since my father had the archery tag.  Is the state land the best bet for us?  Can I buy a Weyerhaeuser permit to hunt the rest of the unit?  Anyone who has spent time in the unit during late November, I would appreciate being sent in the right direction. She will be stoked when I tell her.

I would buy the Weyerhaeuser access permit. It will give you a whole lot more area to hunt, and especially more area that is clear cut. The state land is mostly timber.

Thanks for the info. I drew the muzzy Bull tag. The I'll check out the state land for a place to camp & set up my wall tent. Shoot me an email & I'll let you know how my hunt went. 

[goosegunner]

My son drew the youth tag as well. I guess I will bite the bullet and by the weyco permit. I have never set foot in the unit so I guess we have lots of scouting and learning to do.

[CoastalHunter]

My neice was not drawn for the tag... Hopefully next year will be good for her!

[bobcat]

My son drew the youth tag as well. I guess I will bite the bullet and by the weyco permit. I have never set foot in the unit so I guess we have lots of scouting and learning to do.

The only hard part about that hunt will be trying to find an elk without hoof rot. Sorry to say.

[Deer slayer]

My son drew the youth tag as well. I guess I will bite the bullet and by the weyco permit. I have never set foot in the unit so I guess we have lots of scouting and learning to do.

Most of it will be hard to scout since its shut down all summer. At least the Weyco part is. It's an easy unit to learn fast. As said above hoof rot is bad in there.

[bobcat]

If you buy a Weyerhaeuser access permit, you can get in there beginning on August 1st.

   Permits are $160 each and are valid from August 1, 2015 through January 31, 2016 (except during periods of extreme weather). Permit sales will start June 10th at 6:00 PM and end July 31st at 7:00 PM, or when the 5,000 permits offered sell out.

Should be plenty of time to scout.

[Deer slayer]

That's good. I am happy to see that for the tag holders. I will give advice where needed. I know the GMU well and have helped in the past.

[Chesapeake]

I'd expect the logging land to be shut down for fire danger till it starts to rain in September if this weather holds. Something to consider.

[Backstrap]

I had the rut tag last year and hunted the state land. There didn't seem to be a lot of elk, and I never saw a herd per se. I saw maybe 15 elk in 5 days of hunting. At that time they didn't seem to be using the clear cuts at all. The up side is, the timber is generally very huntable, with lots of thinned out tall timber. You can see quite a ways. Talking to others, it seemed like the weyco land had a lot more animals on it. Get on hunt WA and you can do a lot of scouting at home using the topo and aerial views. Being able to camp in the area was a definite bonus, and there are plenty of good spots to camp.