INFO ON TOUTLE AND SCOUTING PARTNERS

[grousetracker]

Drew toutle quality bull and seeking info where to start scouting. Thanks in advance, Also seeking other tag holders to scout hunt with.

[Mudman]

Loowit boundary.

[fowl smacker]

State land if you don't get a Weyerhaeuser permit.

[ThurstonCokid]

There are elk on state land. I’d buy a weyco pass for the tag and like someone else said, hunt the border..


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[Dark2Dark]

Drew toutle quality bull and seeking info where to start scouting. Thanks in advance, Also seeking other tag holders to scout hunt with.

I’ll probably try to do some scouting on my dads behalf. And bring him along some. Which of the tags did you draw?

[Angus]

I drew a Toutle archery quality bull tag, will be spending about every other weekend in there, gotta get some fishing in too. Going to pull some of my Coweeman trail cams tomorrow and reset them in the Toutle.
I'll probably spend this weekend checking out state land, just in case I don't get a Weyerhaeuser key Monday.

[Wizekrakr]

Start with finding the 3000 line. You have to cross Weyco land to get to the 3000 but I don't think a key is required to get up there. Up the 3000 line is state land once you get far enough in. There used to be a sign showing where state land starts. A weyco key will help you at the lower elevations in there. Once you get up high enough access to the border of the Loowit is good. I've seen herds both high and low in Sept. Good luck with your scouting and the hunt.

[Smitty1121]

There's some state land on the south end of the unit that can be pretty productive as well.

[grousetracker]

Thanks for the info, I know the area some but things have changed since I deer hunted it in the 90s

[Angus]

Grousetracker, I've spent 4 days up there, driving roads and learning the area, I've seen cows every time in but have yet to see a bull.
I've got 3 trail cams set in 556 and one in 550, will probably check them in early Aug and again in early Sept, anxious to see what they show.
I've come in from both the north (4100 rd) and the south, Kalama River rd and have seen elk at both ends and in the middle, good bino's and a spotting scope helped a lot. Good luck.

[TikkaT3-270Shortmag]

I thought you said the "Weneha"?

[dagon]

directions from town of Toutle to 3000 rd.
                 miles
toutle road 10.4   
4100    2.5   
4200    2.4   
4250    5.2   
arrive at 3000
Everything north or east of 3000 rd is mudflow unit except the very end if you go to the right.
Was up there last weekend (grandson has the mudflow youth hunt) Still some snow on the 3000 in spots.
Good luck. 

[Angus]

Dagon, I was up there a couple weeks ago, at the 5 way intersection where 4250 meets the 3000 and as soon as I turned onto 3000 there was a sign saying active logging operation, authorized personal only beyond this point, so I turned around, can you get through there? it was a Sunday and I doubt anyone was up there, thought about just going for it but decided against it.

[HntnFsh]

Dagon, I was up there a couple weeks ago, at the 5 way intersection where 4250 meets the 3000 and as soon as I turned onto 3000 there was a sign saying active logging operation, authorized personal only beyond this point, so I turned around, can you get through there? it was a Sunday and I doubt anyone was up there, thought about just going for it but decided against it.

I think you will be fine on a weekend. I drove clear to the end Sunday before last. No signs. All equipment was off the road. Wasnt enough snow on the road to worry about. Couple small drifts. Took one of the roads down towards the bottom that is just a mile or 2 from the end of the 3000. Cant remember the number but it had some decent drifts on it. I didnt have any trouble cutting the first tracks though.

Got a late start and didnt see any deer or elk. But lots of goats up on the flanks of the mountain. So far away they just looked like small white spots wandering around. Then saw 1 goat on the closest ridge to the 3000 that comes up from Castle lake right at the end.

[dagon]

Dagon, I was up there a couple weeks ago, at the 5 way intersection where 4250 meets the 3000 and as soon as I turned onto 3000 there was a sign saying active logging operation, authorized personal only beyond this point, so I turned around, can you get through there? it was a Sunday and I doubt anyone was up there, thought about just going for it but decided against it.

I think you will be fine on a weekend. I drove clear to the end Sunday before last. No signs. All equipment was off the road. Wasnt enough snow on the road to worry about. Couple small drifts. Took one of the roads down towards the bottom that is just a mile or 2 from the end of the 3000. Cant remember the number but it had some decent drifts on it. I didnt have any trouble cutting the first tracks though.

Got a late start and didnt see any deer or elk. But lots of goats up on the flanks of the mountain. So far away they just looked like small white spots wandering around. Then saw 1 goat on the closest ridge to the 3000 that comes up from Castle lake right at the end.

Like hutnfsh says. Right now I would go up on the weekend only like we did. Nobody was working. That said I punched a hole thru a tire near the logging zone soooo! Beware. LOL