Deschutes anterless help for elk!

[Hohriverrunner]

My son has drawn GMU 666 Deschutes for an anterless tag starting Jan 10th...Does anyone have any information, spots, roads etc..that I could take him to? He has never killed an animal before,so if he could it would be awesome. I have heard that it is a tough place for elk unless you have private land.. Is that true?

Thanks for any help!!

[Antlershed]

I was just watching two elk in the Deschutes unit, but they know where they are safe 

[Houndhunter]

ya i live in the unit and unless you know someone your gonna have a hard, i think any elk will be on private land. wish i could help ya, but i havnt even seen a elk here in years

[gasman]

Have you contacted the local Boi. for any information on where or land owners having elk trouble?

[bearmanric]

I seen those two just 20 min ago antlershed. across from your parent's. havnt seen them in a while. Rick

[Antlershed]

I seen those two just 20 min ago antlershed. across from your parent's. havnt seen them in a while. Rick

Yup, its been a while since I've seen them too. I'm not even sure if they got one during the rifle season or not like they usually do. I did see them out spotlighting the night before the season, but the elk weren't in the field 

[MooseStock]

Don't mean to be a bummer but don't you think it would have been a good idea to have scouted this area in advance if this was that important to your son?? It seems a bit late in the game to be asking for help a few days before the hunt and expect an outpouring of information. Good Luck.....hope you find one for him........Les

[bobcat]

If you don't already have private land to hunt on that's got elk, I wouldn't even waste your gas. Sorry to say, but I can't think of a worse elk permit to have, unless you live here and have elk on your own land.   

[PolarBear]

If you don't already have private land to hunt on that's got elk, I wouldn't even waste your gas. Sorry to say, but I can't think of a worse elk permit to have, unless you live here and have elk on your own land.   

Saw the herd at Peterson's the other day.

[Hohriverrunner]

Thanks for some info.....Any ideas for me on how the check with bio?

[Hohriverrunner]

Ya, it is a bummer..my son had a buddy who was gonna give him a hook-up on private land but he was called to Boston on a new job. Just wanted to get out somewhere on public land with my son.

[Hohriverrunner]

Or private if anyone wants to offer...lol...what's your price?

[Antlershed]

If you don't already have private land to hunt on that's got elk, I wouldn't even waste your gas. Sorry to say, but I can't think of a worse elk permit to have, unless you live here and have elk on your own land.  

Saw the herd at Peterson's the other day.

Yep, and they don't leave there very often. I keep telling my dad he needs to plant alfalfa 

[Antlershed]

I was just watching two elk in the Deschutes unit, but they know where they are safe 

Was watching a couple elk again tonight. Wish I could help you, but the elk literally stay on the safe side

[WSU]

Maybe try Ft Lewis of rainier road?  There are very few elk, but I hunted deer there this year and saw some sign in a couple spots.  It won't be a great hunt, but it sounds like you are looking for any public options.

[PolarBear]

Unless you have taken the class and obtained a permit, Ft. Lewis Rez land off of Rainier road is not an option.  The military frowns on people hunting on their PRIVATE land without going through the proper procedures.

[WSU]

Unless you have taken the class and obtained a permit, Ft. Lewis Rez land off of Rainier road is not an option.  The military frowns on people hunting on their PRIVATE land without going through the proper procedures.

You don't have to take a class (unless you mean watching the video is a class), and obviously you have to get a permit.  I meant PUBLIC, meaning government owned and anyone can gain access by simply getting the permit.  PRIVATE propery generally means owned by a PRIVATE individual (as in, not the federal government) who may or may not grant you access.

[PolarBear]

Yes, by class I do mean watch a video and fill out paperwork.  And yes it is private because it is not readily open to the general public at any time.  They deny you access until you meet their requirements. 

[billythekidrock]

Yes, by class I do mean watch a video and fill out paperwork.  And yes it is private because it is not readily open to the general public at any time.  They deny you access until you meet their requirements. 

[Skyvalhunter]

Well does anyone know where he can obtain info about taking the class and obtaining the permit at this stage in the game?

[grade-creek-rd]

They can contact the Northwest Adventure Center and they can help them out with Ft. Lewis access...they are the ones that control the hunting on the Ft. and if for some reason the area he want's to go to is under Range Control, they can at least let him know that and how to obtain a Range Control Pass...which is different than the hunting pass...sometimes both are required depending on where he wants to go and what is open...NWAC controls the hunting education side, and Range Control handles the access to certain parts of the base (like near the Nisqually River).

Here is Northwest Adventure Center's phone number...just keep in mind it's a government operation and the person answering the phone might not have a clue about hunting in January...as they mostly deal with the pheasant release stuff...
253-967-6263

G-C-R