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Wondering if anyone can help me out. Lifelong archery elk hunter and I just moved to Washington. Have no idea where to go, what strategy to use and how to begin figuring out a plan for this years archery elk hunt. Someone mentioned hunting on Weyerhauser land - Coweeman GMU - but don't know how to get the permits. Do you buy a tag and access from WH or do you have to draw first and then buy access? Someone else said to apply for one half of the state and hunt spike/cow in the other half (can't remember which is which). Planning on connecting with DFW to get some direction but thought I'd ask here. Thanks in advance for any advice.
The thing with buying permits from timber companies is that every year lots of land is closed off to access because of fire risk. And they don’t refund the permit cost, so you eat it.
Quote from: follow maggie on May 09, 2019, 07:15:47 PMThe thing with buying permits from timber companies is that every year lots of land is closed off to access because of fire risk. And they don’t refund the permit cost, so you eat it.I've heard this now a few times, that they close permit access on timber lands in washington. I have bought timber company permits on the oregon coast now for 4 years, and have never been locked out.
There are elk within 30 minutes of your house due east. Get some maps, get out on the roads. Do some walking in the woods. You don't have to go far. If you want a better experience and are in the right shape, find some of the wilderness areas you can hike in to east of your position a bit further. If you want to sit down of a vodka and a cigar, PM me and we can go out in the back yard.
Quote from: pianoman9701 on May 20, 2019, 02:23:21 PMThere are elk within 30 minutes of your house due east. Get some maps, get out on the roads. Do some walking in the woods. You don't have to go far. If you want a better experience and are in the right shape, find some of the wilderness areas you can hike in to east of your position a bit further. If you want to sit down of a vodka and a cigar, PM me and we can go out in the back yard.I am always looking to sit down with anyone over drinks and cigars, could I get in on this? Too-few cigar fans nowadays
Quote from: ljsommer on May 22, 2019, 04:44:33 PMQuote from: pianoman9701 on May 20, 2019, 02:23:21 PMThere are elk within 30 minutes of your house due east. Get some maps, get out on the roads. Do some walking in the woods. You don't have to go far. If you want a better experience and are in the right shape, find some of the wilderness areas you can hike in to east of your position a bit further. If you want to sit down of a vodka and a cigar, PM me and we can go out in the back yard.I am always looking to sit down with anyone over drinks and cigars, could I get in on this? Too-few cigar fans nowadays Lets do it, the first HuntWA herf? I've got Cubans, yum.
Quote from: Tntjames on May 09, 2019, 01:05:24 PMWondering if anyone can help me out. Lifelong archery elk hunter and I just moved to Washington. Have no idea where to go, what strategy to use and how to begin figuring out a plan for this years archery elk hunt. Someone mentioned hunting on Weyerhauser land - Coweeman GMU - but don't know how to get the permits. Do you buy a tag and access from WH or do you have to draw first and then buy access? Someone else said to apply for one half of the state and hunt spike/cow in the other half (can't remember which is which). Planning on connecting with DFW to get some direction but thought I'd ask here. Thanks in advance for any advice.If possible move and/or start applying out of state. You won’t be able to hunt here with any consistency much longer.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Quote from: dreamingbig on May 23, 2019, 10:19:21 AMQuote from: Tntjames on May 09, 2019, 01:05:24 PMWondering if anyone can help me out. Lifelong archery elk hunter and I just moved to Washington. Have no idea where to go, what strategy to use and how to begin figuring out a plan for this years archery elk hunt. Someone mentioned hunting on Weyerhauser land - Coweeman GMU - but don't know how to get the permits. Do you buy a tag and access from WH or do you have to draw first and then buy access? Someone else said to apply for one half of the state and hunt spike/cow in the other half (can't remember which is which). Planning on connecting with DFW to get some direction but thought I'd ask here. Thanks in advance for any advice.If possible move and/or start applying out of state. You won’t be able to hunt here with any consistency much longer.Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkThere are plenty of elk in the southern Cascades in WA.
True. I guess I wasn’t being completely fair. There are some elk but the opportunity today is much less than 10 years ago.As a lifetime resident I have found the trend depressing and frustrating.Good luck!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk