Author Topic: Can U Help With Willipa Hills (Read 8415 times)

MonkeyMan1 · « **on:** July 07, 2011, 02:01:31 PM »

Ive been reading the post on this site for a long time but just recently added myself to the site. Ive been hunting Westside elk for a while with no success. Im originally from AZ, and hunting is alot different down there. Does anyone have any good advice for hunting in the Willipa Hills GMU. I usually always hunt archery. I know everyone has there secret spots, but any help would be cool. Thanks everyone and Hunt On!!!!

pianoman9701 · « **Reply #1 on:** July 07, 2011, 02:17:17 PM »

Welcome to the site. I've hunted a bit behind the gates off of SR 4 in the Elochoman and Mill Creek areas. There's some critters in there, but you can hike in all day and then have a timber company employee drive by in his truck. There's a lot of thick stuff and up and downs. They're hiding out in the really deep holes between the roads.

AKBowman · « **Reply #2 on:** July 07, 2011, 03:59:04 PM »

I've hunted Willapa for a few yrs with no success. I'm switching to The Winston this yr. Same amnt of people but more elk than Willapa. The gates near Pe Ell held some good country in the Willapa. What I'm finding out about hunting west side elk is it's more about how you hunt than where you hunt. Ryderwood is a great unit with lots of good gates just gotta put in your work starting now. I'm making my first trip into my spot next week, never really put the effort in to scout for elk and it shows in my results. Spent the time to scout BT's the last two yrs and was successful in archery harvest both yrs so...

hunter360 · « **Reply #3 on:** July 08, 2011, 10:57:10 AM »

Willapa Hills has a lot of good area, and a lot of elk. If you go to the town of Naselle, follow highway 4 east for I believe about a mile? you will see a road to your left that is called salmon creek rd. Take that up a ways, and there is good area up there. If you follow salmon creek rd , there is a left that you can take right before the last farm house on that rd, that will take you up to upper naselle rd. Take a right on upper naselle rd and head out that way. You will see a bunch of clear cuts and river bottoms. The first little bridge you come to, cross it and there will be a dead end road to your right that parallels the river. Head upstream on foot and you will see elk there. There are tons of elk trails through the thick timber coming down to the river bottom. If it is crowded, head for the taller timber in the area, that's where I ran into them last modern season!

youngbull · « **Reply #4 on:** July 08, 2011, 07:24:32 PM »

hunted it for muzzle when it was open. If i had an archery tag for elk i would definitely spend some time in there

shadowless_nite · « **Reply #5 on:** July 08, 2011, 11:59:26 PM »

Quote from: hunter360 on July 08, 2011, 10:57:10 AM

Willapa Hills has a lot of good area, and a lot of elk. If you go to the town of Naselle, follow highway 4 east for I believe about a mile? you will see a road to your left that is called salmon creek rd. Take that up a ways, and there is good area up there. If you follow salmon creek rd , there is a left that you can take right before the last farm house on that rd, that will take you up to upper naselle rd. Take a right on upper naselle rd and head out that way. You will see a bunch of clear cuts and river bottoms. The first little bridge you come to, cross it and there will be a dead end road to your right that parallels the river. Head upstream on foot and you will see elk there. There are tons of elk trails through the thick timber coming down to the river bottom. If it is crowded, head for the taller timber in the area, that's where I ran into them last modern season!

fyi!!!!! salmon creek area now requires a permit from rayonier timber this is new this year!!

MonkeyMan1 · « **Reply #6 on:** July 09, 2011, 10:20:57 AM »

Thanks for the help, Im going to have to get out there and do some scouting. I know its only July, but I'm getting that hunting fever.

I've hunted Willipa out by Labam, but saw nothing. I'll have to go and check it out a little more down south. Thanks again everyone.

wormfood · « **Reply #7 on:** July 09, 2011, 10:36:11 AM »

Dont over look the under looked. I usually hunt GPNF in Sept. but every now and then I end up coming out of the hills early and head over to Ryderwood. I grew up hunting that unit and know a good chunk of it pretty well. The section I hunt when I do go there is all locked up and it amazes me how rigs at the gates hour before daylight. Everyone is always headed way back or to the top. I love it because the lower roads parallel the back of farmer fields and I usually am the only one down low. I have sat for up to 2 hours at the gate B.S.ing with folks as they were headed in just to see where everyone was going and then waited until daylight and started to walk only to run into elk everyone was passing by in the dark. Find a place you want to hunt and learn it well, from starting point to as far as you can go. Dont follow the others that are willing to pass good hunting just to be the one that goes the farthest.

Battle Ready · « **Reply #8 on:** July 10, 2011, 09:24:55 AM »

Ive hunted the Grays river unit fairly hard the last two years and have gone 2 for 2. I have no majical words, other than the elk seem to be low during the late season archery hunting down by the rivers. If you work hard at conditioning, you can get into the elk, but you put a lot of boot leather down. I have not hunted it during the early archery season, but I do see ALOT of sign that may lead me to hunting the early season this year. Its a good unit, just dont be in a hury, hunt fringes of clearcuts and just keep at it....its a very good unit. The other right buy it is bear river.

willapawapiti · « **Reply #9 on:** July 10, 2011, 12:27:13 PM »

Big changes coming this year for part of the Willapas. Nearly all former Weyco property from Naselle to Cosmopolis will be gated this year during archery seasons early and late, that includes the entire North Nemah valley. I understand gates will be open only for early rifle deer, and rifle elk with no camping allowed on the now "Hancock" timberlands. Might be a few surprised archery hunters this year.

frostman · « **Reply #10 on:** July 10, 2011, 03:17:33 PM »

Is that a fire danger thing? Where do you get this information?

slim9300 · « **Reply #11 on:** July 10, 2011, 08:10:30 PM »

Quote from: willapawapiti on July 10, 2011, 12:27:13 PM

Big changes coming this year for part of the Willapas. Nearly all former Weyco property from Naselle to Cosmopolis will be gated this year during archery seasons early and late, that includes the entire North Nemah valley. I understand gates will be open only for early rifle deer, and rifle elk with no camping allowed on the now "Hancock" timberlands. Might be a few surprised archery hunters this year.

Do you have any more info?

blindpig · « **Reply #12 on:** July 10, 2011, 08:39:40 PM »

Find a new area, hate that area

ckr · « **Reply #13 on:** July 10, 2011, 09:05:53 PM »

I have been hunting there for the last 4 years with great success. Spoke with weyco rentacops last season and they said there will be no camping at all and weyco was trying to decide if it would be open all week or just on weekends like some of their other properties. They wont announce there decision until just before the season. They were even talking about closing the gate at hwy6 during the seasons. That would be 10+ miles to walk or ride to where we hunted. Lots of elk and even more people driving the roads. I have only been for mod firearm.

STIKNSTRINGBOW · « **Reply #14 on:** July 11, 2011, 12:16:48 AM »

Quote from: shadowless_nite on July 08, 2011, 11:59:26 PM

Quote from: hunter360 on July 08, 2011, 10:57:10 AM
Willapa Hills has a lot of good area, and a lot of elk. If you go to the town of Naselle, follow highway 4 east for I believe about a mile? you will see a road to your left that is called salmon creek rd. Take that up a ways, and there is good area up there. If you follow salmon creek rd , there is a left that you can take right before the last farm house on that rd, that will take you up to upper naselle rd. Take a right on upper naselle rd and head out that way. You will see a bunch of clear cuts and river bottoms. The first little bridge you come to, cross it and there will be a dead end road to your right that parallels the river. Head upstream on foot and you will see elk there. There are tons of elk trails through the thick timber coming down to the river bottom. If it is crowded, head for the taller timber in the area, that's where I ran into them last modern season!

fyi!!!!! salmon creek area now requires a permit from rayonier timber this is new this year!!

I have been in the area for a couple years, and was sent the same direction by some locals..

As far as it being closed to access, Tunerville Campground is DNR, and should be open, at least according to DNR when I bought my pass.....

rtspring · « **Reply #15 on:** July 11, 2011, 12:38:43 AM »

I posted this once before on here.. My folks lived right out of Raymond back in 2008, they had lived there for about 8 months before elk season. The locals will treat you like an outcast and will be very little help. But once you get ot know some of them they might help out a little.

I hunted the hills due east of the town Menlo, I hunted hard and found hte elk and it took three days to put one down. Big elk they got over there compared to the eastside. I was told and learned that the elk there are not like hunting the eastside, they dont run 20 miles hwen they are spooked, the jsut head for the trees and brush...

I did havea local, who i guess didnt like me driving past his rig in the dark and hunting this clearcut, this ass hat at first light came down in his truck and fired off three rounds outside his truck.. he did htis out of being pissed, i shot my bull there the next morning....

I looked for a off green 4runner for two weeks and never found the SOB......

good luck...... i think the road was green crick or somehting like that, lots and lots of land...

grundy53 · « **Reply #16 on:** July 11, 2011, 05:48:32 AM »

Quote from: ckr on July 10, 2011, 09:05:53 PM

I have been hunting there for the last 4 years with great success. Spoke with weyco rentacops last season and they said there will be no camping at all and weyco was trying to decide if it would be open all week or just on weekends like some of their other properties. They wont announce there decision until just before the season. They were even talking about closing the gate at hwy6 during the seasons. That would be 10+ miles to walk or ride to where we hunted. Lots of elk and even more people driving the roads. I have only been for mod firearm.

If your talking about rock creek it's closed and is permit only. You have to be an employee to get a permit.

STIKNSTRINGBOW · « **Reply #17 on:** July 11, 2011, 10:07:33 AM »

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The locals will treat you like an outcast and will be very little help. But once you get ot know some of them they might help out a little.

I was heading down that way one time year before last, hit a large mudpuddle just soth of Raymond and my serpentine belt slid off.
So there I was D.O.T.R. at 4:30 in the morning in South Bend on a Sunday morning.
Had a local stop and help, he would not leave until I was rolling again, even though it interfered with his hunting time, he even made a trip to his home to get the right size wrench.

willapawapiti · « **Reply #18 on:** July 11, 2011, 04:44:17 PM »

As far as the info I gave about the newly acquired weyco lands by "hancock" and the new gates. I initially got that from our local fish and wildlife officer. Next, my friend talked to the security officer for Hancock just south of here. He gave him all the details I shared.

slim9300 · « **Reply #19 on:** July 11, 2011, 05:31:34 PM »

Quote from: willapawapiti on July 11, 2011, 04:44:17 PM

As far as the info I gave about the newly acquired weyco lands by "hancock" and the new gates. I initially got that from our local fish and wildlife officer. Next, my friend talked to the security officer for Hancock just south of here. He gave him all the details I shared.

Interesting. I hope it's true. My dad is a forestry consultant for most of the major timber companies in this state and he hadn't heard about it. He doesn't cruise for either of the two though since they have company cruisers. He's looking into more details for me.

ckr · « **Reply #20 on:** July 12, 2011, 10:04:39 AM »

Your right grundy it kinda by rock creek up off the F line

groundandskyfever6 · « **Reply #21 on:** July 12, 2011, 08:32:00 PM »

Hey man I have a friend who has hunted a bunch down there. You need to go to the greys river tward the fish hatchery. If you dont minid walking go hunt eden valley behind rossberg store. Between eden valley and the columbia there are some nice bulls! According to my co-worker who i know pretty well. There is also always the upper Nasalle. Good luck and good hunting!

groundandskyfever6 · « **Reply #22 on:** July 12, 2011, 09:35:20 PM »

Im pretty sure everybody and there brother hunt in salmon creek

I would put my time in on the south of naselle.

STIKNSTRINGBOW · « **Reply #23 on:** July 13, 2011, 01:38:51 AM »

Now you went and did it !
There are some people on here that dont want you hunting south of Naselle .........

O_mykiss · « **Reply #24 on:** July 13, 2011, 12:27:21 PM »

Most of the Upper Naselle and Salmon Creek are now permit only access during hunting seasons as per Rayonier Timber effective immediately. Fossil Creek too.

AKBowman · « **Reply #25 on:** July 13, 2011, 04:14:37 PM »

It's true. I cant hardley believe it. Last couple years hunting and scouting that area gone down the tubes...

I cant believe it

shadowless_nite · « **Reply #26 on:** August 02, 2011, 09:13:26 AM »

Quote from: O_mykiss on July 13, 2011, 12:27:21 PM

Most of the Upper Naselle and Salmon Creek are now permit only access during hunting seasons as per Rayonier Timber effective immediately. Fossil Creek too.

thats what i said earlier, and it seems no one saw that. I wasnt trying to steer anyone out of hunting areas but rather away from a trespassing ticket.

please look at the maps everyone this is new for this year and permits are now sold out for both areas in less than a month.

http://stores.rayonierhuntingpermits.com/StoreFront.bok

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