Modern Firearm Blacktail GMU 621, 624, 627

[Phipps14]

Any advice on how to hunt these GMU for modern firearm, I see a lot of trucks off the side of 104 in the Coyle unit during the season. I believe its POPE land, but am unsure if I can park off the highway and walk in or if there were any specific areas to head in.

[merlo105]

Rayonier land now, so need to pay to play. But if you have a permit yes you can park off 104 and walk in.

[duckmen1]

On X still says pope. Have they changed there signs at the gates yet to Rainier? I know they were talking about buying that land up.

[Encore 280]

I was hunting Sandy Shore Lake and parked off 104 a few years back, walking back to my truck and WSP was about to write me a ticket, said ya can't park off the highway. Didn't argue or ask why.

[Encore 280]

I was off the pavement and in the grass too. I have seen vehicles parked off the highway during hunting season though and never a piece of paper stuck under a wiper blade. Unless they write a ticket and mail it. 

[fishngamereaper]

Go to Rayoniers website for a current ownership and fee map..most everything that was Pope.

State will get ya for parking on any hwy within right of way (I think 104 is like 40-50' from center line as they left space to 4 lane that road )..unless it's at an established access road/ gate etc...

According to wdfw Rayonier is going to implement the pay to play by Sept for Kitsap, Mason, Jefferson...etc..

[MADMAX]

Welcome to the evergreen state
Please bend over

https://property.rayonierhunting.com/Permits/PermitsHome.aspx

[Alan K]

DNR and USFS land is available to hunt on if you don't want to pay to hunt on private land.

[MADMAX]

Noted

[Sundance]

There are some great spots to hunt on that Rayonier land but honestly they really screwed up on the way they designed those permits. I won't be wasting my money on one, if they rethink the layout and the lands included I might consider it in the future. For every P&Y or B&C buck on those permit lands there are 2 more within those GMU's on public access* lands. 

[MADMAX]

 
Best blacktail I’ve shot was on state land in 624
And I have hunted over there for 40 years on pope and dnr
I’ll take a 2 pt any time I see one when I used to hunt it

[Sundance]

The crooked main beam on that toad is freaking awesome. Something about the peninsula bucks and the weird genetics that get tossed out just make me love it more.

[Sundance]

They should have made all the original Pope lands in Kitsap and Jefferson county one permit, drive in access, camping allowed, and 5 cord of wood for $350. I would have bought it for the firewood alone and to able to hunt my antlerless tag with my kids from the truck. Including certain lands in the General Hunting permit, some for free, and very selected few for permit exclusive only was a bad idea. If they left any lands open to free access it should be the Mt. Jupiter trailhead lands. They are going to take a PR hit by locking people out of that area for non-hunting recreation access by limiting permits and charging for access. They really pooped the bed IMO.

[duckmen1]

So in 627 would state lands even be worth someone to even blink an eye at with all the hiking and such with the trails through all the state forests? Curious if anyone even sees any deer there. I used to see deer on pope lands there but have not spent any time on state.

[MADMAX]

Not so much
But kitsap has big deer in small places
Usually private