Kapowsin nightmare

[Swatson]

Yea I'm fed up with Kapowsin too.  Its a waste of a draw anyways, hardly any bears in there.  Definitley would recommend putting in for some of those other units!

I wish everyone thought this way, then I would get drawn every year. I love it in there and see and photograph plenty of bears in there.

shhhhh!!!! dont you know Joe, that bigfoot ate all the elk in the blues,then migrated here and is now eating all the bears in Kapowsin....

I hate to say this bigtex but I couldn't agree with you more! Well I drew that damn tag in there so I guess I'll go bear huntin in there if I have to!

[rasbo]

need info,  i live in longview,wa and my girlfriends going by orting monday, can she pick permit up for me or do i have to do it.  Is bear hunting in kapowsin good?

the hunting is awesome ,getting is up to you...they are there,May is when I start getting after them....

[rasbo]

you guys that live far away can camp at my place long as your cool and respect the place...Im just 5 minutes from there

[Wazukie]

Be glad that you can still access the tree farm at all.  I don't think Hancock is to far off from shutting it down to the general public completely and this includes access permits. There has been talk within corporate (back east) to make it a hunting lease. 

[bodangles]

Sorry guys! Didn't mean to stir up so much talk, Rasbo  are you still interested in a person parking at your place? I was just planning on sleeping in my pick up but not many wide spots close by, It would even be worth 10.00 a night not having to go find a hotel far away.

[rasbo]

Sorry guys! Didn't mean to stir up so much talk, Rasbo  are you still interested in a person parking at your place? I was just planning on sleeping in my pick up but not many wide spots close by, It would even be worth 10.00 a night not having to go find a hotel far away.

sure you can...

[bodangles]

Thats great! I will have to contact you and see where your place is.Thanks

[woodman]

I wish that there was a way that when someone gets drawn for an area  that they don't want to hunt like Kapwosin, that I could but their permit from them! Big Tex any way possible? I would be willing to pay a good penny for it.

[Alan K]

I wish that there was a way that when someone gets drawn for an area  that they don't want to hunt like Kapwosin, that I could but their permit from them! Big Tex any way possible? I would be willing to pay a good penny for it.

No, and if there were everyone and their brother would just put in for permits for the sole purpose of selling them.  Draw odds would sink further into the toilet.

[bigtex]

I wish that there was a way that when someone gets drawn for an area  that they don't want to hunt like Kapwosin, that I could but their permit from them! Big Tex any way possible? I would be willing to pay a good penny for it.

No, and if there were everyone and their brother would just put in for permits for the sole purpose of selling them.  Draw odds would sink further into the toilet.

Ain't gonna happen here. I think the closest thing you will see is somehow having to buy the permit from WDFW within a certain time and if you dont pay up then the permit goes to an alternate. The problem is money really, how many extra draws and extra time would that take? Some states open up the left over permits to over the counter sales, I think it would be a great idea for here in WA, bring in more $, but don't think we will ever see it.

[Sniffles]

My fault for Bodangles drawing Kapowsin, I too put in for Kapowsin, it was my fourth choice and I encouraged him to put in for the same units.  Didn't expect him to draw his fourth choice.  Live and learn I guess.  Sorry for putting a damper on others hoping to draw that unit this spring.  Atleast he'll give'er hell to kill a bear there, not just eat the tag.  He's one hell of a bear hunter!  Looking forward to see what happens!

[bigtex]

Be glad that you can still access the tree farm at all.  I don't think Hancock is to far off from shutting it down to the general public completely and this includes access permits. There has been talk within corporate (back east) to make it a hunting lease.

 
I think we are getting closer every year to the big three (Snoqualmie, White River & Kapowsin) Hancock Farms being closed to public access thru the permit system. They sold some of the Kapowsin land to the Muckleshoots last year, some of the land in the Snoqualmie is now private property as part of the gravel pit property.

[bodangles]

Well i got everything straight with kapowsin but it does'nt matter! still no permit from wdfg.

[funkster]

Well i got everything straight with kapowsin but it does'nt matter! still no permit from wdfg.

I got mine in the mail today, it is not the standard "green card tag" it is a piece of  white paper looks totally generic, but it works for me.
 
I called the wdfw this morning and Walt said the Kapowsin tags where sent out tuesday. I would check the mail again it should be there unless you live in eastern washington. Hope you get your tag before the season starts and good luck on the hunt.