Hancock sells Snoqualmie Forest to Campbell Global

[aorams]

Who did you hear that rumor from bigtex?

Someone very close to the current/previous owner/company

What would be their incentive to do this?  It seems like they allow walk-in access to many of their other properties.

You still have to pay for it.

Oh I see.  Were you already able to purchase a permit for 2016?

[fly-by]

Hancock permits are good through March.  Will see what the new owners do for 2016.  Kapowsin is an extra 45 minutes from home, but I'll probably give that a try if shut out of Snoqualmie.  No way I'm paying someone so I can leave my truck unattended on the North Fork road.

[Duckslayer89]

Who did you hear that rumor from bigtex?

Someone very close to the current/previous owner/company

Have you heard anything about the Kapowsin property being sold to them?

[HookedOnQuack]

Kapowsin and Eatonville havent been sold yet but both are up for sale. I believe Pope bought a small chunk of one of them but cant remember which.

[cowboycraig]

Buy passes to other areas quickly!

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[Alan K]

Hampton purchased approximately 17,500 acres, some of which in Kapowsin, some of which in Eatonville.  ORM just recently purchased another 15,000 within Kapowsin.  Rumor has it the various remaining ownerships for which Hancock manages are going to be selling out in succession.

[Russ McDonald]

From what I have researched of Campbell Global they do recreation land leases to hunting clubs.  Maybe they will do something different.  Hancock Recreation is managing the White River recreation passes for the Mukelshoots.  I might look at the White River pass if they offer it in 2016.

[ctwiggs1]

From what I have researched of Campbell Global they do recreation land leases to hunting clubs.  Maybe they will do something different.  Hancock Recreation is managing the White River recreation passes for the Mukelshoots.  I might look at the White River pass if they offer it in 2016.

I'll warn you Russ... It sucks.

[Whitpirate]

Yeah my contact just told me no access

Except tribal.

Why would tribal get access to a private land?  It isn't open and unclaimed.

[Russ McDonald]

From what I have researched of Campbell Global they do recreation land leases to hunting clubs.  Maybe they will do something different.  Hancock Recreation is managing the White River recreation passes for the Mukelshoots.  I might look at the White River pass if they offer it in 2016.

I'll warn you Russ... It sucks.

A lot of people is that why?

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[bobcat]

Yeah my contact just told me no access

Except tribal.

Why would tribal get access to a private land?  It isn't open and unclaimed.

I'm just saying that because that seems to be the trend. Whether the tribe pays the timber company for hunting rights or outright buys the land. I see it happening more and more. Eventually the tribes will control the hunting rights on all private timberland in western Washington.

[ctwiggs1]

From what I have researched of Campbell Global they do recreation land leases to hunting clubs.  Maybe they will do something different.  Hancock Recreation is managing the White River recreation passes for the Mukelshoots.  I might look at the White River pass if they offer it in 2016.

I'll warn you Russ... It sucks.

A lot of people is that why?

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Lots of people, Muckleshoot season opens before us, roads everywhere so there is no way to get away from the roads, etc.  Also Hancock will arbitrarily shut down the whole forest for permit holders at any time.  Three years ago they shut it down for fire hazard on muzzle loader opener.  So it was open for all of archery, closed opener for ML, and re opened for MF.  No warning.  For me that was a couple hundred bucks, planned time off work, and a hunting season that essentially went to waste.  Haven't bought it since.

It's a good value for the firewood if you have a place to let the wood season though.  5 cords for $250 isn't bad if you have the capacity for hauling.

Curtis

[Russ McDonald]

From what I have researched of Campbell Global they do recreation land leases to hunting clubs.  Maybe they will do something different.  Hancock Recreation is managing the White River recreation passes for the Mukelshoots.  I might look at the White River pass if they offer it in 2016.

I'll warn you Russ... It sucks.

A lot of people is that why?

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Lots of people, Muckleshoot season opens before us, roads everywhere so there is no way to get away from the roads, etc.  Also Hancock will arbitrarily shut down the whole forest for permit holders at any time.  Three years ago they shut it down for fire hazard on muzzle loader opener.  So it was open for all of archery, closed opener for ML, and re opened for MF.  No warning.  For me that was a couple hundred bucks, planned time off work, and a hunting season that essentially went to waste.  Haven't bought it since.

It's a good value for the firewood if you have a place to let the wood season though.  5 cords for $250 isn't bad if you have the capacity for hauling.

Curtis

I look at it for the wood and the hunting is a bonus.  I archery hunt and I actually have access to the area for work too.  So I know part of the area.  Thanks for the info 

[Watimberghost]

This doesn't sound like good news at all.

 

[Dmanmastertracker]

 What is interesting is Campbell used to own Kapowsin, then sold it to Hancock. It was still open to hunting when they owned it.