St. Helens Tree Farm

[bobcat]

Crunchy,  sorry I don't think there's any hope for you.  Only 4 days till your season starts. No way is Weyerhaeuser going to open up their woods by then.

[rasbo]

We just need two days of good rain.  I am one sweating it for rain as I drew a Boistfort B tag which begins Aug 1-7.

that sucks I dont think anything will open sooner than sept 1st

[Crunchy]

Ya I took all of next week off to hunt.  I think I can get'r done with two days, so if we get some rain by Monday and they open it Wednesday I might have a chance 

[Aperson]

is early muzzy affected by this???

[bobcat]

We won't know until the early muzzleloader season gets here.

Hopefully it will start raining September 23rd and won't stop until October 2nd, just in time for the timber companies to open their lands for muzzleloader season on Ocotber 3rd. I say that since I have a muzzleloader elk tag.  

[funkster]

This is not good news,but if we get some rain later in August they might just open it back up for walk in only which would be great. They want to thin the herd as much as possible. Last year they opened it up a few days before the elk season started to motorized vehicles which had the elk scattered and non responsive.

[MagKarl]

I just called the hotline and the mainline access to the Toutle state land block is still open.  It's frustrating that after finally drawing a permit, I'm going to be limited to a fraction of the total GMU area and there are 130 permit holders all hunting the same patch.  We sure do need some rain.

[Crunchy]

I talked to the Vail Tree farm security guys just an hour ago.  He said that DNR decides when to open and close it.  Apparently it has much to do with the humidity levels, and that rain isnt necessary for it to open the temps just have to come down. 

[Wild Bill]

I just called the hotline and the mainline access to the Toutle state land block is still open.  It's frustrating that after finally drawing a permit, I'm going to be limited to a fraction of the total GMU area and there are 130 permit holders all hunting the same patch.  We sure do need some rain.

Dont know how much you know of the unit, but i'd bet close to 45% is state land.

[Elkpiss]

is that for drive in or walkin too?i will have to call the hotline.

It happends almost every year during the summer they close the woods, dont sweat it yet, i drew it a few years ago and they closed the woods down even the first 3 days of the hunt they were still closed down, but you should be ok.. just pray for some rain come begining of september...

[Elkpiss]

is that for drive in or walkin too?i will have to call the hotline.

that is for all access walk in or drive in...

[bobcat]

I just called the hotline and the mainline access to the Toutle state land block is still open.  It's frustrating that after finally drawing a permit, I'm going to be limited to a fraction of the total GMU area and there are 130 permit holders all hunting the same patch.  We sure do need some rain.

Dont know how much you know of the unit, but i'd bet close to 45% is state land.

No way. More like 5%.

[fish-on37]

5% or 45%, im just happy I will be able to hunt

[HntnFsh]

I just called the hotline and the mainline access to the Toutle state land block is still open.  It's frustrating that after finally drawing a permit, I'm going to be limited to a fraction of the total GMU area and there are 130 permit holders all hunting the same patch.  We sure do need some rain.

Dont be surprised if Weyco shuts that down too.That will reall limit access to the state patch.

Seen it before!

[Crunchy]

Is the state patch you refer to DNR land?