bonus time... sweet!

[EastWaViking]

I got a call from my hunting buddy who got drawn for a master hunter early elk tag.  He gets to go elk hunting this weekend for any elk.... and I get to go with him to pack!  It will be a marathon... work tomorrow, drive across the state, hunt Saturday, and drive back Sat. night, hopefully with elk blood on my clothes.

It's like opening a Christmas present a couple weeks early.  

Anybody else get one of these tags, I guess there were several master hunter tags given out?  Somewhere over by Centralia.

[EastWaViking]

85 views and no comments.... is this an unpopular tag?  It sounds pretty cool to me.

[Woodchuck]

sounds like a blast to me, maybe some jealousy goin on?

[bobcat]

Is it by the steam plant?

[EastWaViking]

I think it's a big area, a bunch of Weyerhaeuser land in the Toledo area?  I don't know much about it other than I'm going along to hopefully pack.

[Gobble]

Awesome! Good luck, Nothing like being the first in the woods for a chance at a bull. Hope you guys score a big one 

[Crunchy]

I just finished my tag soup as my permit was  Aug 1-7 everything was closed

[EastWaViking]

I just finished my tag soup as my permit was  Aug 1-7 everything was closed

that stinks!  I guess everything was closed until he got a call and they said they are opening it up for two days this weekend. 

[workstohunt]

The problem is with all land being closed for fire danger. If you don't have someone that has given you permission you have slim chances.
Most of the landowners do not care for master hunters??? But they are all comlaining of the crop and fence damage---go figure!!!
If you promise a land owner that you will only shoot a cow--they may grant you permission.
Hope it works out for him.

[georgia redneck]

There is no jealouy going on here hope you guys  have a successfull hunt

[Crunchy]

Ya thanks to a few on this site I was able to reach two landowners in the area of my tag.  I called both and spoke with the wife of one of the landowners.  I explained to her my situation and she told me about the stupid elk and their causing so much damage to their crops.  I told her that I would love to take care of one of those elk.  she said she would have her husband call me.  I waited two days and he didnt call so I called him back and left a message with my phone number etc.  He never returned my call.  The other land owner was very nice.  He told me that he had already given someone else permission to hunt his land and didnt want to mess things up with that person and explained he didnt have a huge piece of land.  I thanked him for calling me back and that I understood.  And that was the end of my hunt.

[EastWaViking]

It sounds like this is almost all Weyerhaeuser land, he got some permit yesterday and we walk or bike in.

[RyanD]

So if I am reading this right they are allowing the master hunters to access Weyco land that is closed to the general public for fire danger?  I certainly hope this isn't the case!!!

[Skyvalhunter]

I hope thats the case if he drew the tag!!

[woodswalker]

The problem is with all land being closed for fire danger. If you don't have someone that has given you permission you have slim chances.
Most of the landowners do not care for master hunters??? But they are all comlaining of the crop and fence damage---go figure!!!
If you promise a land owner that you will only shoot a cow--they may grant you permission.
Hope it works out for him.

If they are not opening it up and are claiming damage...the WDFW will disallow the claim.