naselle closed gates

[TimberCutter]

All Weyerhaeuser land south of the palix was sold to Hancock, So if you take a drive you will see a lot of new white gates.North river unit also has a lot of new gates. Willapa hills is almost all employee only they can drive in you can walk!!!

[sirmissalot]

Wow I had no idea they sold to Hancock. Now this thread is making a lot more sense thanks for the clarification when did this happen?

[TimberCutter]

Around last august, just took time to get the gates in.

[mazama]

Im hoping some of those walkins push them onto the farm on the edge of hancock property,where i will be waiting.

[AKBowman]

Speaking of...anyone know if the rayonier land that was permit last yr in fossil creek and salmon creek will be permit again this yr?

I would guess that Hancock won't be long from access permits.

[micdude]

I knew it was only a matter of time till they got all those gates up:  Guess I will be on a bike like everyone else; I was by their two months ago and saw that they had all those gates up. What was funny though is they had Tsunami evacuation signs pointing at looked Handcock gates, I guess they want to keep people from getting to high ground too

[huntnphool]

I knew it was only a matter of time till they got all those gates up:  Guess I will be on a bike like everyone else; I was by their two months ago and saw that they had all those gates up. What was funny though is they had Tsunami evacuation signs pointing at looked Handcock gates, I guess they want to keep people from getting to high ground too

I noticed the signs too and was wondering the same thing. I guess if you are sitting at the gate when it hits it will lift you up and over so need to leave them open.

[mazama]

The road next to where i hunthas sign hidden by brush, and mailbox close by makes it look like a driveway,probably keeps lot of people out.

[meathacker]

Speaking of...anyone know if the rayonier land that was permit last yr in fossil creek and salmon creek will be permit again this yr?

I would guess that Hancock won't be long from access permits.

I was wondering the same thing.  I have never been able to find anything on Rayoniers site about it.

[AKBowman]

There's info on rayoniers site about the 2011 access permits. Just google rayonier fossil creek, salmon creek access permits.

Nothing I saw said anything about 2012

[hunter_sean08]

What sucks is that if they lock up the mainline gates, the prime areas in this unit will basically be sealed off from access. No one is gonna bike ten miles down the Nemah road only to have to start going up other lines that fork off of that mainline for several more miles. It's big country back in there, BIG country. These timber companies are creating problems for themselves. One of the most productive units in Western Washington for elk is about to have more elk because we can't get back in there. Hope they enjoy having their saplings decimated. Sure they could make us pay to hunt it, but the damage done to their trees as a result of the population growth won't make it worth it. I understand their concerns for property vandalism, but come on...at least let us in for the entirety of the hunting seasons. It's only a couple months of the year anyways.. These are sad days for us elk hunters indeed. 

[krout81]

While huting this unit for the last 13 years we had a big change last year when the gates were being put up in sept during the season.  We spoke to Hancock on the 14th and they told us that the gates will be locked next year during Archery because thats what Archery hunters want.  The will open the gates for rifle.  Someone said the unit was deep and I will agree with you on that.  You can drive 15 miles to get to a good spot on some of the roads so I guess time will tell.  Let the Elk pop grow I would love to see a herd of elk rather than a group of 5 or 6 way back in there. 

[mazama]

They have the hunter maps at cathlamet,i picked 1 up on 28 june.

[M_ray]

No one is gonna bike ten miles down the Nemah road only to have to start going up other lines that fork off of that mainline for several more miles.

Never say no one 

[micdude]

No one is gonna bike ten miles down the Nemah road only to have to start going up other lines that fork off of that mainline for several more miles.

Never say no one 

You crazy