St. Helens Tree Farm - Weyerhaeuser Land

[WASHBCBOOK]

THIS IS WHY YOU NEVER PUT YOUR EGGS IN 1 SINGLE BASKET ALWAYS HAVE A BACK UP PLAN (PRIVATE LAND) THERE ARE ALOT OF FARMERS THAT WILL LET YOU HUNT YOU JUST HAVE TO GROW SOME WAVOS AND ASK...........

[Elkwatcher56]

I live bordering some w land south of the coweewan.  You couldn't start a fire in there today if you wanted to.  People who don't check the messages are going to fly through there with no regard to the fire danger.  I've seen it happen many times in years past.  The honest people will stay out just to have the message updated a few days after the season opens while elk that they had chances to get are being harvested. 

They need to be a little more observant to the seasons and update day by day access options as is gets to opening day.

[Huntbear]

I live bordering some w land south of the coweewan.  You couldn't start a fire in there today if you wanted to.  People who don't check the messages are going to fly through there with no regard to the fire danger.  I've seen it happen many times in years past.  The honest people will stay out just to have the message updated a few days after the season opens while elk that they had chances to get are being harvested. 

They need to be a little more observant to the seasons and update day by day access options as is gets to opening day.

And that is why I will no longer hunt elk on Weyco land!!!!  They have their head so far up their, a$$ that they have no clue what is going on.  Even their security is not worth much, unless the machinery is being damaged.

[billythekidrock]

Well, this morning's rain just might be enough. It was flat out pouring for a couple hours here. It's still raining now, but just lightly. I've got huge puddles of water out behind my house. I could see them opening up the woods now. But I also wouldn't be surprised if they didn't.

As of Friday afternoon the St Helens tree farm was still closed, but some of the PB timberland was opened.

[Bowbender]

The recording for the Aberdeen, Raymond aresa is still from July 23rd snd says they are closed to any form of recreation, including walk-in. Does anyone know any different than this? And what fine is leveid to those who don't care? I will go to plan B rather than go against the grain. Any input?

[Fullabull]

From what a Weyerhaeuser guy told me a couple years ago (hard to remember cause I'm getting old) we somewhere between $500 to $800 buck!!!!! Not work the effort or other penalties they could probably hit you with. It's not legal hunting so you could probable lose any game you get, license and even more fines on top of that....

By the time it all ended you could have had a good hunt in Montana or somewhere ....

Fulla

[murph13]

Called the hotline this morning said longview area of tree farm is open to walk in and drive in on the corridor

[PolarBear]

Several years ago I was escorted off of Weyerhaeuser land the adjoins my neighbor's land that was closed due to fire danger but not posted.  The guard told me that it could be up to $1,000 for being caught in there.

[billythekidrock]

Several years ago I was escorted off of Weyerhaeuser land the adjoins my neighbor's land that was closed due to fire danger but not posted.  The guard told me that it could be up to $1,000 for being caught in there.

Last year we called the number to drive in to recover an elk and while they allow that, the lady on the phone told me if we were hunting instead of recovering, or were in after that night we cold be fined and tresspassed from future use of WC land.

[WASHBCBOOK]

ANSWER ME THIS WHY DONT YOU ALL FIND PRIVATE LAND IT SEEMS TO ME IT ALOT OS BS
HUNTING TIMBER LAND AND WORRING IF IT WILL BE CLOSED
I SPEND MY TIME KNOCKING ON DOORS THERES A GOLD MINE AWAITING YOU JUST HAVE TO ASK...
GOOD LUCK TO ALL IN 09

[Curly]

What did you say..........  I CAN'T HEAR YOU.

[PolarBear]

ANSWER ME THIS WHY DONT YOU ALL FIND PRIVATE LAND IT SEEMS TO ME IT ALOT OS BS
HUNTING TIMBER LAND AND WORRING IF IT WILL BE CLOSED
I SPEND MY TIME KNOCKING ON DOORS THERES A GOLD MINE AWAITING YOU JUST HAVE TO ASK...
GOOD LUCK TO ALL IN 09

Because hunting private land is not as much of a challenge and not as fun, imo.  I can go out and shoot my cows if I want an easy private land hunt.

[bobcat]

Does anybody have any inside info as to why Weyerhaeuser has not opened up the St Helens tree farm yet

I can't believe it is still closed for fire danger. I'm hoping they'll update the message tomorrow but not holding my breath. I would've thought they could have done it by today if they were going to, so people would have a little notice. Muzzleloader season opens Saturday and we kind of want to know if the gates will be open so we can make plans as to how and where we are going to hunt.  

[PolarBear]

Like I said before, Weyco, in some units likes to wait until rifle deer to open up no matter how much rain.  The weyco employees have been hunting in all of their units since August for bear and Sept for deer.

[JoeVon]

I think they'll have em' open by the weekend for you MuzzleStuffers...