How about those goose prairie tags.

[boneaddict]

 

[Whitpirate]

Last year of my oldest youth tag opportunity draws cow tag for Nile, Bumping, Bethel.

Pretty sure we're fooked.

[Karl Blanchard]

Keep the faith gents. Lot can change in short order. One hard rain can turn the tides and the critters loooooove fresh burns.

[Mtnwalker]

Keep the faith gents. Lot can change in short order. One hard rain can turn the tides and the critters loooooove fresh burns.

I prefer sulking and self pity thank you very much. Seriously feel for the guys with QB tags though, rough.

[baker5150]

Last year of my oldest youth tag opportunity draws cow tag for Nile, Bumping, Bethel.

Pretty sure we're fooked.

Modern Rifle?

[Karl Blanchard]

Keep the faith gents. Lot can change in short order. One hard rain can turn the tides and the critters loooooove fresh burns.

I prefer sulking and self pity thank you very much. Seriously feel for the guys with QB tags though, rough.

yeah the archery guys mainly just due to possible access issues. If the roads open up though its game on. Gonna be plenty of elk to shoot at. If I had an archery tag I'd have it in an envelope ready to go back to wdfw but it wouldn't hit the mail until the last second

[steeleywhopper]

Archery maybe send it back depending on access, but rifle I'd keep the permit and hunt it. The bull in my Avatar came from the Goose Prairie Rifle hunt in 2009 and a landslide across highway 410 almost kept me out of where I wanted to hunt, but the road opened up last minute. Glad I went!

[Karl Blanchard]

As terrible as this fire is for anyone in its path (my family included), this is the best thing to happen to this area in my lifetime. Its was as unhealthy as a forest could be

[carlyoungs]

Do do you guys have any hope the Nile will be huntable for early archery?

[Karl Blanchard]

Do do you guys have any hope the Nile will be huntable for early archery?

I would not be planning on hunting the nile, bethel, or chinook side of bumping for archery  and at this rate probably the white pass side as well

[Dan-o]

Yikes.

Is there a website to check access?

My wife planned us a hike for right after close of archery......   

[mp.hunter]

I had the Goos Prairie Muzzy bull tag when the last fire was in there in ‘17. They opened it just in time for my hunt and ek were all over the fresh burn, ended up being a great hunt


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[trophyhunt]

I had the Goos Prairie Muzzy bull tag when the last fire was in there in ‘17. They opened it just in time for my hunt and ek were all over the fresh burn, ended up being a great hunt


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no pics, didn’t happen!! 

[yajsab]

Do do you guys have any hope the Nile will be huntable for early archery?

I would not be planning on hunting the nile, bethel, or chinook side of bumping for archery  and at this rate probably the white pass side as well

I was planning to check 356 on the north/south end since the Nile is currently closed. Well, the closure expanded to most of 356, so now I'm back to square one. Unless miracle happen, I think archery is out. :-(

[hughjorgan]

Supposed to get some rain all over eastern wa, hopefully it happens on this fire.

[MAVsled]

lest not forget, a major area of the fire is within the William O. Douglas Wilderness. That is the elk's summer range.

latest fire lines have it kissing the slopes of Mt Aix, down the canyons from Bismarck and Rattlesnake Peaks.
Major drainages of Dog, Hindoo and Lookout creeks in the wilderness have been burned. Along with Rattlesnake creek on the wilderness side of Timberwolf Mtn.

[Goose74]

As terrible as this fire is for anyone in its path (my family included), this is the best thing to happen to this area in my lifetime. Its was as unhealthy as a forest could be

Agree totally!  Hate to see peoples homes burn but man this area needed this

[Timberstalker]

Yikes.

Is there a website to check access?

My wife planned us a hike for right after close of archery......

https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7775/

[Dan-o]

Yikes.

Is there a website to check access?

My wife planned us a hike for right after close of archery......

https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7775/

Thanks  much.

[Naches Sportsman]

this season is screwed, but next year and the years ahead are going to be some damn good elk hunting! think about the postives out of this fire returning during its interval.

[dreamingbig]

I am thinking reduced canopy and cover equals increased native take. Easier to see them in burns.


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[Whitpirate]

Last year of my oldest youth tag opportunity draws cow tag for Nile, Bumping, Bethel.

Pretty sure we're fooked.

Modern Rifle?

Yup

[emac]

Last year of my oldest youth tag opportunity draws cow tag for Nile, Bumping, Bethel.

Pretty sure we're fooked.

Modern Rifle?

Yup

You will be fine for modern rifle

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[Jarrett]

As terrible as this fire is for anyone in its path (my family included), this is the best thing to happen to this area in my lifetime. Its was as unhealthy as a forest could be

I agree. There were years and years of deadfall in the wilderness area, and it is only a matter of time before all of that fuel turns into a big fire.

[MAVsled]

Today's meeting of fire control/fighting staff concludes that the Little Rattlesnake drainage will be allowed to burn, with the containment fire line established all along the top of Bethel ridge line. The 4wd road that goes along the top of Bethel is being dozered for a containment line. This pretty much guarantees 70% of unit-GMU 360 will be burned, if fire stops at top of Bethel ridge.

the fire to the southwest, through Cash Prairie to Shellrock, Bismarck, Rattlesnake Peaks will burn until it reaches rockline. Very little fuel at Peak/rock line.

https://www.facebook.com/140834824808731/videos/296711472215645

see above link for the meeting update from tonight 8/23/2021, 730pm

So bummed out. GMU's 356-360 is an area that I've hunted/licensed for elk since 1966. Every year, every season with exception of one college year.

[Stein]

Yeah, super bad for hunting this year but it will be unbelievable in 2-3 years.  Unfortunately, a guy only draws the tag once and it's a roll of the dice what year you get.

I drew the year Peaches burned to a crisp - lost plans a, b, c and some cams in the blaze but I kept the tag and hunted it and don't regret it for a minute.  Looking back, the points would do me no good now, tag numbers continued to crash and points built up so that every year was noticeably worse odds.

I feel for the guys who go from the high of the draw to the disappointment of fire, not to mention anyone who owns stuff threatened by the fire.

[deerlick]

the late season user group of  hunters will have the herd slimmed right down

[goldenhtr]

  I have a Q-Bull archery for Bethel. I don't see it opening up by the 11th or anytime through the end of the month. They have closed off all access to the unit from all sides. guess I will probably turn in my tag and hope for another miracle draw. Really bummed.

[Fish4Fun]

I have a Q-Bull archery for Bethel. I don't see it opening up by the 11th or anytime through the end of the month. They have closed off all access to the unit from all sides. guess I will probably turn in my tag and hope for another miracle draw. Really bummed.

I would still wait until the last minute to turn in the Q-Tag. I had the Bethel Q-Tag in 2016 and found lots of big bulls in areas that have not had any fire yet. Going to be a tough call, not knowing if you will ever if ever draw that tag again

[boneaddict]

I could see the fired cresting the ridge from my house last night.  I live 40 miles away in the Wenas.  I’m not sure if it was Bethel or what.   Was just surprised to see flames torching the ridgeline

[MAVsled]

I could see the fired cresting the ridge from my house last night.  I live 40 miles away in the Wenas.  I’m not sure if it was Bethel or what.   Was just surprised to see flames torching the ridgeline

Read that the backburning, establishing black lines, started yesterday up on Bethel Ridge. According to Friday eve fire report/review, this will occur all along the top of Bethel, past the Microwave Tower to Cash Prairie.

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?ref=search&v=4448197361906887&external_log_id=4af207f5-dc7b-4af2-bd21-205c4cc52115&q=schneider%20springs%20fire

[boneaddict]

I could see the fired cresting the ridge from my house last night.  I live 40 miles away in the Wenas.  I’m not sure if it was Bethel or what.   Was just surprised to see flames torching the ridgeline

Read that the backburning, establishing black lines, started yesterday up on Bethel Ridge. According to Friday eve fire report/review, this will occur all along the top of Bethel, past the Microwave Tower to Cash Prairie.

Makes sense.   About the right time of day.   A little sketch on letting it crown the way the wind was blowing .

[MAVsled]

hunting the 356-360 for many years...

I'm wondering where the elk will move as the backcountry summer range (William O. Douglas wilderness) continues to burn.
Perhaps west of Bumping Lake area, Indian Creek #1308 or Mosquito Valley (backcountry) or perhaps move over and down toward White Pass>upper Cowlitz/Packwood.

The winter migration to Oak Creek could be very interesting...

[BAR C3]

Is it up in the Apple and Pear lakes area yet?
Could push them into Little Naches area??

[deerlick]

Maybe the winter elk count will be more accurate this year

[dreamingbig]

Is it up in the Apple and Pear lakes area yet?
Could push them into Little Naches area??

No


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[goldenhtr]

I have a Q-Bull archery for Bethel. I don't see it opening up by the 11th or anytime through the end of the month. They have closed off all access to the unit from all sides. guess I will probably turn in my tag and hope for another miracle draw. Really bummed.

Looks like I'm going to return my Q- tag for Bethel archery. Just heard back from the Aschinder fire folks and they said there will be no access north of hwy 12 to the 360 area this month and possibly Oct. Definitely no access from the north as they do cleanup after the fact. FS said possibly no access for up to 9 months. 

[MAVsled]

USFS district ranger in charge released statement:
"The main interior fire area will be closed until probably 1st good snow. For next 2 months, teams will be working to remove hazards, rebuild road systems damaged from heavy equipment in fighting the fire. Hope to have roads repaired, trails cleared by snow mobile season...."

Tonight I listened to a 3 hour webinar on the fire conservation efforts. Most attending were government officials, some large parcel land owners and.....logging companies. Like Boise Cascade, log salvage companies, lumber mills.
guess what #1 concern was?
>>>>how can they access to log timber, what sections would be for a fire sales, how would salvage timber affect their open logging status quotas etc, etc.

I asked in CHAT/Q&A session when the fire interior area, most of GMU-360 & 356, would be reopened due to hunting seasons, permits etc. They couldn't provide an answer.