WOW a nice welcome to the site.

[dickwilly]

awesome responses!  gave me a great start.  I will gladly share any info I have discovered.

[FC]

You got helped, a little research and effort on your part is now required...

[turkey buster]

what exactly did you expect? pick up a map and do a little reading,

[huntergreg]

It is not like your going to get everyone telling you the exact spot to go.    You just have to get out there and find a spot to go just like everyone here.

[bobcat]

Nope. This isn't as good a site as you apparently thought it was. Your post asking for help has been up for less than 12 hours. What did you expect? Not everybody is going to be familiar with the Wind River unit. I know I am not. And if I did know it, I most likely wouldn't tell anyone on the internet where to go. I may give a small hint or two through a private message. But even that I may not do if it's someone who has never posted on here before. It happens every year about this time of year, people post asking for good locations to hunt, they get some good advice, and then NEVER post again. What is really frustrating is to give someone some info whether it be through a private message or on the open forum, and then you never even get a "thanks."  

[carpsniperg2]

this is a great site and community. asking for help right before the opener is a   there is not a ton of members on here that hunt that unit. there is some but why would they give out there info to someone else right before the season maybe spend a little time here and do some searching on here before jumping to conclusion about this community and the people. because you are 100% wrong with your thoughts. or better yet get out in the woods and do some scouting.

[bow4elk]

dickwilly,

You did get a tip, and hunting season is upon us.  Can't expect much more than that in 12 hours during one of the busiest times of the year for the members of this site.  If you give it a chance you'll find there are a lot of great people here to help a new hunter get started right.  Wish I knew something about that unit but unfortunately, I don't.  If you are looking for a basic "how to" hunting approach, help people help you by asking for pointers and be specific.  Most people are more than willing to share their knowledge and expertise regarding the "how" part; just don't expect a whole lot on the "where to go" part.  If you stick to public land and/or private timber company land, the rule of thumb is they get a lot of pressure so you have to get back in or find overlooked spots that hold game.  Finding game is best done by glassing or boot time hiking, or both.  Not knowing anything else about you or what you need help with, I hope this helps.

[STIKNSTRINGBOW]

The biggest reason you were basically ignored is "Posts: 4"
If you spent some time reading past posts, you would notice that until you have shared some stories and pictures, that most of the members on here are reluctant to divulge information to someone they dont know.
Especially if they have spent any time at all in the area you are asking about, they might not want to take a chance on possibly having a new person camping/hunting in the same area they do.
you are probably a decent person, but some A-holes do show up on this site,
I know nothing about the area you asked about, so did not respond, but....

GMU 574-WIND RIVER (Skamania and Klickitat counties):

2006 General Harvest = (Deer - 80) ( Elk - 102) ( Bear - ( Cougar - 1) (Turkey - 15)

2007 General Harvest = (Deer - 103)  ( Elk - 89)( Bear -16)  ( Cougar - ?)(Turkey -10)

2008 General Harvest = (Deer - 59) ( Elk - 44) ( Bear - 19) (Cougar - ?) (Turkey -5)

2009 General Harvest = (Deer - 136) ( Elk - 89) ( Bear - ?) (Cougar - ?) (Turkey -4)
 

Oklahoma rd and South Prairie road all have great access  There are numerous access points just south of the ice caves.  Huckleberry mountain holds some elk.  Lots of huckleberries means lots of bears and turkeys.  There are good populations of deer in here, fairly open underbrush.  Lots of hunters in this unit during the early season.  

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[fair-chase]

Wow, this burns me up. I am also fairly new to this site. But to expect that someone would tell you where to hunt at all is ridiculous. Then to come back with a bad attitude about it is beyond comprehension. Stay on here a while and make some friends, then go hunt with those friends. Kind of a give and take thing. You show them some places they show you some places. Just my way of looking at it. Try not to give all of us newbies a bad rep.

[fishnranger]

hey fair chase i see your in the tri-cities so am i do you duck hunt if so maybe we should get together for a hunt see thats how that works

[fair-chase]

Funny you should mention that. I haven't duck hunted in about ten years but the wife really wants to go so we were both at the sportsmans warehouse today looking for new shotguns. Send me a pm and maybe we can make it happen after deer season.

[fair-chase]

Looking through my old duck hunting gear and it's a little thin. Looks like I'm in the market for some new deeks this year. I do have a couple of decent holes though. When the hunting is slow you can always catch some chunky largemouth.

[bearhunter99]

It is a little facetious to expect to come on here and make a post requesting information without at least some more background information.  In your post it says you have spent ten years camping, hiking backpacking etc. in the area which is probably a lot more time than the majority of the people on here have done so you should really probably know the area better than most.  Hunting is a pretty secretive sport, with lots of notellum ridges.  People are hesitant to give out information to friends, let alone complete strangers.  Alot of people have been burnt by telling people about certain areas and then having them overrun with orange the next time they go out.  Sometimes it takes a year or two but no-one likes to have their hunting area overrun.  The units you are talking about are not huge units either.  I am actually going to be hunting in the Siouxon for elk this year for the first time ever with a buddy that has been asking me to come over and hunt elk with him.  If you just happened to find this site and that is why you are looking for information so close to the start of the season, state this in your post so people understand that you haven't been lurking for months without contributing to the site and are just looking for specifics.  Tell people why you decided to start hunting for example.  There is a wealth of information and camaraderie around here but you have to give it a little time. 

[Curly]

Good luck getting any info after posting this thread............

[bobcat]

However I'm not gonna be much help to any of you if I can't so much as get a "GENERAL DIRECTION" to head in like I originally posted.  I never asked for specifics or honey holes.  I have been around the outdoors long enough to know that much.

Your "general direction" has already been specified, by you! The WIND RIVER GMU!  It's not a large unit. And as I said, there probably aren't a lot of people that know that unit. And besides, as has already been said, it's HUNTING SEASON right now! People who hunt are actually out HUNTING or SCOUTING on the weekends. You posted on a Sunday morning and are now pissed off because your post was up not even 12 hours and nobody told you where in the Wind River to hunt!  Don't let the door hit you on the way out!