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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: VanElk on August 19, 2013, 03:50:45 PM

Title: Lewis River Question
Post by: VanElk on August 19, 2013, 03:50:45 PM: I've been scouting 560 for a couple weeks now. It's been a while since I hunted that unit and mostly the northern portions and into the Packwood unit. Can anyone tell me how much walk-in/bike-in pressure the Clearwater Creek area on the East side of St Helens gets?
Title: Re: Lewis River Question
Post by: hike2hunt on August 19, 2013, 05:59:11 PM: rifle or archery?
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Post by: VanElk on August 19, 2013, 08:36:38 PM: Mainly Archery. Curious about Rifle though too if anyone knows.
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Post by: bowhunterty on August 19, 2013, 08:45:28 PM: Be busy with Weyehauser closed.
Title: Re: Lewis River Question
Post by: elkkillin5 on August 21, 2013, 10:36:17 AM: I have been hunting there 15 years and have been scouting 3 times this year and seen 6 different trucks parked up at the gate that people bike in I have a feeling it's going to be busy down there.
Title: Re: Lewis River Question
Post by: Chesapeake on August 21, 2013, 02:18:16 PM: Spent all kinds of time driving up there last year during archery scouting for a Margaret muzzy tag.

You wont be alone. Some were heading down on horses also at what I believe is the main logging road down in from the 25 side. Pretty well rigs and camps from where the 25 crosses the muddy all the way till I turned off the 99 onto the 26. Don't think I saw any camps on the 99 unless some of the folks up at Bear meadow were hunters(likely). Lots of camps on the 25.
Title: Re: Lewis River Question
Post by: bowhunterty on August 21, 2013, 03:05:16 PM: Have to remember a lot of those camps along 25 rd are berry pickers during archery season.