2017 Muzzleloader seasons

[Mr Mykiss]

My hope is that I'll draw a moose tag and then deer and elk won't even matter.   21 points, I should have a chance, right? 

It's pretty much a guarantee at this point...

[bobcat]

One more dilemma though, will be to decide if I want to buy a Weyerhaeuser access permit. The main reason I'd want to is so I'd have a place close to home to take my kids. But if the price goes up to $500 like I've heard it will, the decision will be easy.

[bobcat]

My hope is that I'll draw a moose tag and then deer and elk won't even matter.   21 points, I should have a chance, right? 

It's pretty much a guarantee at this point...

Exactly!  That's what I'm thinking.   

[JimmyHoffa]

One more dilemma though, will be to decide if I want to buy a Weyerhaeuser access permit. The main reason I'd want to is so I'd have a place close to home to take my kids. But if the price goes up to $500 like I've heard it will, the decision will be easy.

Are the Weyco permits still selling out now at current price?  Or has quality gone up considerably?
I know Rayonier had a lot of unsold permits this year, I don't think the price was what kept them cold.  They were logging or doing road repairs which really limited the elk hunters (a lot of permit land off limits), the nuked cuts weren't justification for deer hunters and houndsmen pretty much cleaned out the bear.
I guess Weyco could reduce permits and raise prices to achieve the same basic financial end.

[bobcat]

Yes, they all sold out this year, price is $300 or close to that now for all areas. The most popular areas sell out in less than 10 minutes. So I have no doubt that they'd still sell out if the price was $500.

I think all the areas are now a full year of access, and camping is allowed, along with 2 cords of firewood. So you do get more for your money now than how it was in the beginning.

[oldschool]

 For 500 do you get a guide.