Post by: j.galloway on August 22, 2012, 07:59:18 AM
Alpine Lakes, Glacier Peak, Pasayten, Olympic Peninsula, and Henry Jackson Wilderness Areas and Lake Chelan Recreation Area
High Buck Hunts
(See page 94 for information on U.S. Forest Service maps
From other posts it sounds like National Forest counts as wilderness area and as a 'hunt-able' area, for high hunt.
So double checking, just to be sure, is that true NF are areas for high hunt? specifically for the Olympic Peninsula
Post by: jason4429 on August 22, 2012, 08:17:01 AM
Post by: j.galloway on August 22, 2012, 05:32:00 PM
According to this:
http://www.wilderness.net/index.cfm?fuse=NWPS&sec=geography&letter=O#tabs-4 (http://www.wilderness.net/index.cfm?fuse=NWPS&sec=geography&letter=O#tabs-4)
http://www.wilderness.net/map.cfm (http://www.wilderness.net/map.cfm)
and this
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_Wilderness (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_Wilderness)
Looks like olympic wilderness is...... the National Park?
Thought NP was absolutely no hunting, no weapons ext.. Think I am getting really mixed up as to land ownership...
Is that right, or preferably point to a map that puts an X over areas to allowed to hunt
Sorry if this seems so basic, but I wanna make sure I'm doing everything legally
Post by: xd2005 on August 22, 2012, 05:37:33 PM
http://www.wilderness.net/map.cfm?xmin=-13705711.2544&ymin=6019433.6904&xmax=-13705711.2544&ymax=6152722.0507 (http://www.wilderness.net/map.cfm?xmin=-13705711.2544&ymin=6019433.6904&xmax=-13705711.2544&ymax=6152722.0507)
Post by: bobcat on August 22, 2012, 05:40:42 PM
Here's another page that's worth looking at:
http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/olympic/maps-pubs/?cid=fsbdev3_049535 (http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/olympic/maps-pubs/?cid=fsbdev3_049535)
Post by: Bob33 on August 22, 2012, 05:41:12 PM
Post by: JimmyHoffa on August 22, 2012, 05:45:20 PM
All the legal areas are USFS. You can probably find the maps you need or just ask more questions. If the Wild Olympics bill in congress passes there will be more wilderness areas on the west end and it will add to all the ones that exist now.
Post by: Knocker of rocks on August 22, 2012, 06:02:31 PM
2) Wilderness is a land management designation of Federal lands, and can be applied to any Federal land which meets the definition, and is declared a Wilderness by Congress. Wilderness's can be found in USFS, BLM, National Parks, National Monument and probably National Reserves. The Wilderness will be administered by the Agency which is the land administrator. Meaning, USFS administrates USFS Wilderness, ditto with the NPS.
3) The majority of Olympic and Mount Rainier NP's are declared Wilderness. The whole (or almost ) of North Cascades National Park is Wilderness. There is a slew of USFS Wilderness in the Cascades including the large Glacier Peak, Alpine Lakes and Pasayten. Contiguous to Glacier Peak is the Henry M Jackson, Boulder River and maybe some more.
The Southern Cascades have a number of Wilderness, including Goat Rocks.
Most of Olympic National Park is comprised of the Olympic Wilderness. Contiguous to these, but under USFS are the Colonel Bob, Skokomish and Buckhorn Wildernesses. Hunting is allowed in these latter three
Post by: xd2005 on August 22, 2012, 06:13:55 PM
Post by: Knocker of rocks on August 22, 2012, 06:16:56 PM
Post by: xd2005 on August 22, 2012, 06:17:58 PM
Post by: Knocker of rocks on August 22, 2012, 06:21:35 PM
Post by: Bob33 on August 22, 2012, 06:24:48 PM
Boulder River Wilderness
Buckhorn Wilderness
Clearwater Wilderness
Colonel Bob Wilderness
Glacier Peak Wilderness
Glacier View Wilderness
Goat Rocks Wilderness
Henry M. Jackson Wilderness
Indian Heaven Wilderness
Juniper Dunes Wilderness
Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness
Mount Adams Wilderness
Mount Baker Wilderness
Mount Rainier Wilderness
Mount Skokomish Wilderness
Noisy-Diobsud Wilderness
Norse Peak Wilderness
Olympic Wilderness
Pasayten Wilderness
Salmo-Priest Wilderness
San Juan Wilderness
Stephen Mather Wilderness
Tatoosh Wilderness
The Brothers Wilderness
Trapper Creek Wilderness
Washington Islands Wilderness
Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness
Wild Sky Wilderness
William O. Douglas Wilderness
Wonder Mountain Wilderness
Post by: Knocker of rocks on August 22, 2012, 06:28:45 PM
I wouldn't hazard a guess about the legality of hunting in the water wilderness's
Post by: B-Nut on August 22, 2012, 06:32:09 PM
Post by: bobcat on August 22, 2012, 06:38:53 PM
Just to make sure I understand the only high buck hunts are in the wilderness areas that are mentioned in the regs. That would mean Mt. Baker wilderness area does not count.
Correct. The majority of the wilderness areas in Bob33's post, are NOT open for the high hunt.
Post by: B-Nut on August 22, 2012, 06:41:42 PM
Post by: Bob33 on August 22, 2012, 06:44:52 PM
Post by: j.galloway on August 22, 2012, 06:57:23 PM
The areas it is referring to are Col Bob WA, Mt Skokomish WA, The Brothers WA, Buckhorn WA South and North. WDFW is just lumping them all together as Olympic WA. The park is called Olympic WA but definitely not gonna be happy if anyone hunts there.
All the legal areas are USFS. You can probably find the maps you need or just ask more questions. If the Wild Olympics bill in congress passes there will be more wilderness areas on the west end and it will add to all the ones that exist now.
ahhhh that explains that,
I thought NP was off limits, it didn't seem right.
Have been all over NF and NP, but haven't seen that area yet, that and a broken foot might make it hard for a high hunt this year :'(