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[CoryBankhead2016]

thanks all for the advice, lots of changes over the last few years and none have been good. kind of sucks really. fyi Rayonier can go *censored* them self's for the added permits and fees. what a joke... heading south to the Klickitat.

[paguy]

Thanks.  Any idea what the 'big change' is that is supposed to have happened in Clearwater?

The big change is the Clearwater. used to be the one area the muzzy boys didn't get to destroy during the rut, now they get it along with every thing else on the peninsula. Sucks to be a rifle elk hunter on the peninsula.

[JimmyHoffa]

yeah that happened last year.  Those guys were pretty busy and right on the heels of the bowhunters.  All I heard is that there was going to be a big change there for 2016.  Some other guys were speculating that since the permit system and leases have so many guys locked out of so many other spots, that the gates for the elk management area are going to be opened now so people can drive in and more people accommodated.  Again just their guess.  Haven't heard that from anyone else though.

[paguy]

Just read on the WDFW web site that they are considering opening the elk management gates, So you can drive around in twenty year old reprod.

[JimmyHoffa]

Where on their website?  I've been looking around for it and can't seem to find it.

[paguy]

I found it under latest news hunting prospects now available online.

[Webfoot]

Was out on the Goodman unit today and there are signs everywhere that say No Trespassing Private Property GOODMAN ACCESS PERMIT REQUIRED. Big black and red signs that were not there last weekend. There has not been anything on Rayonier's website all summer about them selling access permits for this area. I wonder who has all of the access permits !!

John

[paguy]

Update. Apparently the state told the tribe there would be no hunting out of Washington state season on private property,meaning they would have to hunt are seasons, so the tribe backed out of the agreement and now Rayonier is going to offer premium permits to the public. Should be available online pretty soon.

[CLARKTAR]

Damn, I know rayonier can do this, as it is private property. But man it sucks, I feel like everything is getting locked up anymore. I used to enjoy cruising all the roads. Checking out the country, looking for grouse. Glassing up animals for fun...

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[Humptulips]

Thanks.  Any idea what the 'big change' is that is supposed to have happened in Clearwater?

Rayonier sold the land that was formerly access permit only to Nature Conservancy. Open to the public now.

[mrgoodwrench]

Thanks.  Any idea what the 'big change' is that is supposed to have happened in Clearwater?

Rayonier sold the land that was formerly access permit only to Nature Conservancy. Open to the public now.

Humptulips ins't quite right.  A few years ago Rayonier sold a corridor along the Clearwater to TNC.  This year they sold the rest of the Clearwater and Kalaloch blocks to FIA, a TIMO from Atlanta.  This property is being managed by American Forest Management, along with the South Bend, 'Skidmore Slough' block, the stuff in the North River country, Bear River, and the Pysht.  I know FIA has sold permits for the Skidmore block out of South Bend, I have not heard their management plans for hunting access on the other blocks, but historically they have done hunting leases in the SE US.

All over western Washington, timberlands have been changing hands this year.... hundreds of thousands of acres that I can think of.  You all should scout your areas well before season to see what access is going to be like.

[CoryBankhead2016]

so the majority of the dickey is now public? or??

[JimmyHoffa]

No, dickey is still mostly Rayonier.  There's some dnr but it is behind Rayonier gates. For the most public you would want sol duc, Clearwater or southern part of physt.

[CoryBankhead2016]

so they sold the dickey and its available to public? couldn't find anything online about it..

[JimmyHoffa]

so they sold the dickey and its available to public? couldn't find anything online about it..

No dickey is still Rayonier.  They sold the Kalaloch ridge property in the Clearwater, but it is still private.
You can access Dickey but need either a general permit for the outer edges or the premium permit for the area by dickey lake over to the hoko river.