Cypress Island San Juan hunting charters and access information?

[fishnfur]

Gotta love Blacktail hunting!  Several earlier reports state that there are not nearly as many deer deer on Cypress as there are on the other SJIs.    johnsc6 has a much different take on the deer numbers. Perhaps the hunter just has to find the right spot.

[baker5150]

If you are planning to take the Paraclete.  Just text the cell phone number on their web site.  They don't return phone calls very often, if at all.  We use them regularly for work and texting gets a response every time, usually after 6 pm.

[archerykraze]

Something to consider and I could be wrong but the 2nd deer tag for the islands have to be on private land. When you look in the regulation booklet on those hunts there is a C in the hunters note section which states hunting on private lands only. If this is the case, you will not be able to hunt all of the DNR land on the North end of the island for the "2nd tag" which would limit you to finding private land access off of Stawberry Island cove somewhere which would be a challenge. Hope this helps.

[RB]

After covering a lot of ground on this island my personal feeling is there are not as many Deer as people think. On different trips I have busted brush from Eagle harbor to Eagle cliff, and Duck lake, Eagle Harbor to nearly Cypress lake through the valleys and over the ridge tops, Secret Harbor to the ridge top, walked the road to the top of the island and busted brush back to Eagle harbor. Yes the Salal is where I have seen the most sign, but I have seen more sign and Deer in other areas of the state. 

Don't get me wrong this is a fun hunt and is the closest I have found to hunting south east Alaska style and having the potential to shoot two Deer in one day. Plus it is awesome to put out crab pots and have the potential to drop a line in and catch a fall King too, which we did on one of the trips. Have fun and I hope you connect with a Deer or two! 

[fish vacuum]

Something to consider and I could be wrong but the 2nd deer tag for the islands have to be on private land. When you look in the regulation booklet on those hunts there is a C in the hunters note section which states hunting on private lands only. If this is the case, you will not be able to hunt all of the DNR land on the North end of the island for the "2nd tag" which would limit you to finding private land access off of Stawberry Island cove somewhere which would be a challenge. Hope this helps.

The way I read it, the C notation is just a warning that the area is mostly private land, and not a requirement that you hunt private land. Now that you bring it up I can see how it could be interpreted that way. But I think if hunting public land was prohibited, it would be made much more clearly.

[bear hunter]

Gotta love Blacktail hunting!  Several earlier reports state that there are not nearly as many deer deer on Cypress as there are on the other SJIs.    johnsc6 has a much different take on the deer numbers. Perhaps the hunter just has to find the right spot.

Thats because the dang coyote are there now.

[bear hunter]

Something to consider and I could be wrong but the 2nd deer tag for the islands have to be on private land. When you look in the regulation booklet on those hunts there is a C in the hunters note section which states hunting on private lands only. If this is the case, you will not be able to hunt all of the DNR land on the North end of the island for the "2nd tag" which would limit you to finding private land access off of Stawberry Island cove somewhere which would be a challenge. Hope this helps.

Wrong, They say that because most of the islands are private and if you don't have access don't apply. Thats why you should study the units before applying for PERMITS. 

[lokidog]

Something to consider and I could be wrong but the 2nd deer tag for the islands have to be on private land. When you look in the regulation booklet on those hunts there is a C in the hunters note section which states hunting on private lands only. If this is the case, you will not be able to hunt all of the DNR land on the North end of the island for the "2nd tag" which would limit you to finding private land access off of Stawberry Island cove somewhere which would be a challenge. Hope this helps.

The way I read it, the C notation is just a warning that the area is mostly private land, and not a requirement that you hunt private land. Now that you bring it up I can see how it could be interpreted that way. But I think if hunting public land was prohibited, it would be made much more clearly.

This is the correct interpretation.  Living on one of these islands, I wish the state would make it even more clear that MOST are almost all private property.  Decatur only has three tiny pieces of public land and they are not even huntable.

The state did reduce the numbers of second deer tags substantially this year, not sure why.

Gotta love Blacktail hunting!  Several earlier reports state that there are not nearly as many deer deer on Cypress as there are on the other SJIs.    johnsc6 has a much different take on the deer numbers. Perhaps the hunter just has to find the right spot.

Thats because the dang coyote are there now.

I saw one jogging down the shoreline south of Strawberry Bay Sunday morning while salmon fishing.

[jamesfromseattle]

Lokidog--any luck fishing?

I was up there Saturday-Sunday to fish but spent the weekend dealing with mechanical issues instead.

[lokidog]

Lokidog--any luck fishing?

I was up there Saturday-Sunday to fish but spent the weekend dealing with mechanical issues instead.

Got two dogfish on lures, didn't see any other fish caught.  I had heard glowing reports from Friday, but maybe the fish moved through, the current was cranking out there.

[jamesfromseattle]

Getting a dogfish on gear is something I generally take as  a sign that it is time to go home...

[fishnfur]