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Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: kglacken on October 10, 2013, 05:04:21 PM

Title: Thinking about trying something different. Satsop?
Post by: kglacken on October 10, 2013, 05:04:21 PM: Thinking about trying the Satsop unit for modern firearm. Never hunted there but thinking of heading out there this weekend and giving it a shot. Anyone willing to share some info, it would be greatly appreciated. Probably won't get a response because I know how most guys are about guys asking for advice but its worth a shot :chuckle:
Title: Re: Thinking about trying something different. Satsop?
Post by: Bullkllr on October 10, 2013, 05:37:37 PM: I took my son in there for late muzzy for a couple years. There are deer in there. Quite a few. More hunters than what I figured. Imagine its even busier for modern.
Lots of gates, but the way the road systems run together its easy to get aways in somewhere and find guys who came in a shorter way- or drove in an open gate on the other side. Hunted mostly the 200 near west fork. KId missed a nice 4x. If it helps...
Title: Re: Thinking about trying something different. Satsop?
Post by: bankwalker on October 10, 2013, 06:56:04 PM: There are more guys in there this week scouting than I seen all last modern season combined. It really turned me off from hunting the into.....and I live there. :bash:

You can really tell a lot of tree farms shut their gates and started charging.
Title: Re: Thinking about trying something different. Satsop?
Post by: duckmen1 on October 10, 2013, 07:13:44 PM: Talked to the local Indians last year and they are in there for weeks prior to our season nailing animals left and right. Went by one of there houses and saw a sight I wouldn't believe unless I was there. Also went to hunt there two years ago and saw bag loads of hides and carcasses piled high on the opener of archery and a whole truck load of oysters dumped. Good amount of land and decent amount of animals but going down hill. Lots of general public poaching to so I believe it won't be long before access permits are given.
Title: Re: Thinking about trying something different. Satsop?
Post by: bankwalker on October 10, 2013, 08:16:03 PM: The land is already locked down all year except during hunting season, weather permitting. Its just hard to hunt, thick thick brush, the open areas are nothing but salal so sneaking around is pretty hard to do.
Title: Re: Thinking about trying something different. Satsop?
Post by: rb2506 on October 10, 2013, 09:49:19 PM: Just got some inside info today that weyco is going to the permit thing on the harbor next year

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Title: Re: Thinking about trying something different. Satsop?
Post by: justyhntr on October 10, 2013, 10:10:40 PM: Just got some inside info today that weyco is going to the permit thing on the harbor next year

Does that include the Nooch area ?
Title: Re: Thinking about trying something different. Satsop?
Post by: WoolyRunner on October 10, 2013, 10:21:20 PM: You asking about Satsop as in the River drainage...or Satsop behind the nuke plant?
Title: Re: Thinking about trying something different. Satsop?
Post by: snowpack on October 10, 2013, 10:22:29 PM: Quote from: justyhntr on October 10, 2013, 10:10:40 PM
Just got some inside info today that weyco is going to the permit thing on the harbor next year

Does that include the Nooch area ?
I would think so, heard a few of the Rayonier units there went permit and maybe more next season.
Title: Re: Thinking about trying something different. Satsop?
Post by: sirmissalot on October 10, 2013, 10:28:29 PM: There's pretty serious talk that green diamond will be charging soon as well.

I can't imagine the Indians doing too much damage the last couple weeks. July and August maybe, but still I don't think they take all that many.

The Satsop is definitely over run with road hunters for rifle season, that is for sure.
Title: Re: Thinking about trying something different. Satsop?
Post by: bankwalker on October 10, 2013, 10:50:43 PM: Quote from: sirmissalot on October 10, 2013, 10:28:29 PM
There's pretty serious talk that green diamond will be charging soon as well.

I can't imagine the Indians doing too much damage the last couple weeks. July and August maybe, but still I don't think they take all that many.

The Satsop is definitely over run with road hunters for rifle season, that is for sure.

They're supposed to start the permit fee next spring. The price is ridiculous too :bash:
Title: Re: Thinking about trying something different. Satsop?
Post by: rb2506 on October 11, 2013, 08:54:22 AM: The ones that I know for sure about is around the Smith creek and North river , but probably everything from the nooch to willapa. There are new gates up everywhere.

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Title: Re: Thinking about trying something different. Satsop?
Post by: FLIZZ on October 11, 2013, 01:00:20 PM: Quote from: bankwalker on October 10, 2013, 10:50:43 PM
Quote from: sirmissalot on October 10, 2013, 10:28:29 PM
There's pretty serious talk that green diamond will be charging soon as well.

I can't imagine the Indians doing too much damage the last couple weeks. July and August maybe, but still I don't think they take all that many.

The Satsop is definitely over run with road hunters for rifle season, that is for sure.

They're supposed to start the permit fee next spring. The price is ridiculous too :bash:

Permits for parking at gates too, or just if you drive in? If they make it permit for drive in, that's the best news I've heard in awhile!
Title: Re: Thinking about trying something different. Satsop?
Post by: bankwalker on October 11, 2013, 07:25:02 PM: Honestly don't know that detail. But since Hancock started charging for walk I'm access.....I'm sure its on green diamonds plate too.

I'm actually excited for the pay to play access. Just hope I can afford it before the permits sell out. I moved out here for the hunting it would suck to not be able to access the land via vehicle.
Title: Re: Thinking about trying something different. Satsop?
Post by: rb2506 on October 11, 2013, 07:39:43 PM: Quote from: FLIZZ on October 11, 2013, 01:00:20 PM
Quote from: bankwalker on October 10, 2013, 10:50:43 PM
Quote from: sirmissalot on October 10, 2013, 10:28:29 PM
There's pretty serious talk that green diamond will be charging soon as well.

I can't imagine the Indians doing too much damage the last couple weeks. July and August maybe, but still I don't think they take all that many.

The Satsop is definitely over run with road hunters for rifle season, that is for sure.

They're supposed to start the permit fee next spring. The price is ridiculous too :bash:

Permits for parking at gates too, or just if you drive in? If they make it permit for drive in, that's the best news I've heard in awhile!

Permits are to be on the property, walk or drive
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Title: Re: Thinking about trying something different. Satsop?
Post by: MeatMaster on October 12, 2013, 02:36:31 PM: I've hunted 651 for years and the amount of poaching in that unit is off the charts. We caught a poacher red handed a few years back, called in a game officer and he was stoked about getting this dirt bag until he found out who he was a member of, needless to say he could do nothing to him and turned all the info over to tribal leaders. That is just one of the many run ins we've had with tribal members and it all ended the same way.
Title: Re: Thinking about trying something different. Satsop?
Post by: leonpeon2 on October 13, 2013, 08:11:12 PM: the other thing with the satsop this week is that simpson timbers has a week long closure on there plants which puts a lot more of there empoyees into the woods.
thats what a good buddy of mine is doing with his week off.