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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: Wake1 on December 13, 2013, 03:16:12 PM

Title: Weyerheauser access
Post by: Wake1 on December 13, 2013, 03:16:12 PM: Last year I drew a cow tag for the Margaret and Weyerheauser sent me a packet for access during my hunt. This year I have a friend that drew the Winston cow tag and he has not received anything from them yet. Does anyone know if they sent these out this year or are they just letting anyone in?
Title: Re: Weyerheauser access
Post by: ANDERWAGON on December 13, 2013, 03:19:58 PM: The bulk of the Winston is open right now.
Title: Re: Weyerheauser access
Post by: Bullkllr on December 13, 2013, 03:55:31 PM: The packet (letter) I received for Margeret this year basically said gates would be open and to call the hotline to find out which ones would for sure be open, which is what I would have done anyway.
Title: Re: Weyerheauser access
Post by: Crunchy on December 13, 2013, 05:51:15 PM: I just finished three days of hunting Margaret for a cow. I hope you have better luck then me and everyone else I ran into. I hunted all over. Most of the good sign was off the 2500 road this side of the Green River which is the border of Winston and Margaret. In three days I saw ONE elk in Margaret and two in Winston a nice bull and healthy cow on the Winston side of the Green. I didn't know Winston was open or I would have made a run at them. Today I glassed probably 40-50 head of elk on the Mudflow. Pretty sure that is where they are all hiding. A good chunk if not all of the mudflow is elk escapement area which I found out the hard way.
Title: Re: Weyerheauser access
Post by: Bullkllr on December 13, 2013, 06:12:59 PM: Quote from: Crunchy on December 13, 2013, 05:51:15 PM
I just finished three days of hunting Margaret for a cow. I hope you have better luck then me and everyone else I ran into. I hunted all over. Most of the good sign was off the 2500 road this side of the Green River which is the border of Winston and Margaret. In three days I saw ONE elk in Margaret and two in Winston a nice bull and healthy cow on the Winston side of the Green. I didn't know Winston was open or I would have made a run at them. Today I glassed probably 40-50 head of elk on the Mudflow. Pretty sure that is where they are all hiding. A good chunk if not all of the mudflow is elk escapement area which I found out the hard way.

:yeah: Similar findings here. I actually had a couple decent chances at bulls last week. But I feel I got very lucky. Between what I found in September and this late season, I can't believe how few elk seem to be around. There were some stretches of road with snow that had no elk tracks for miles. Nothing like it used to be in there.
Title: Re: Weyerheauser access
Post by: MooseStock on December 13, 2013, 11:14:29 PM: I have a cow tag for the Coweeman Jan 1-16 and I got a letter with information and a yellow Weyco land access paper in the mail today. Letter gives information and paper/permit needs to be on dash..................Hope that helps.......Les
Title: Re: Weyerheauser access
Post by: Come Get Some on December 14, 2013, 06:35:01 AM: They cannot keep giving out 500 cow tags for the winston every year and hope that our resource survives. Not to mention what the MH get to do in August. How do you say revenue.????
Title: Re: Weyerheauser access
Post by: cem3434 on December 14, 2013, 06:45:25 AM: Quote from: Come Get Some on December 14, 2013, 06:35:01 AM
They cannot keep giving out 500 cow tags for the winston every year and hope that our resource survives. Not to mention what the MH get to do in August. How do you say revenue.????

:yeah: They have destroyed one of the largest herds in the state and are doing nothing to slow down the decline. Between hoof for and all the antlerless tags, I'm done hunting the St.Helens herd. Everyone should send WDFW a thank you letter for destroying one of the strongest herds we used to have in this state. :twocents:
Title: Re: Weyerheauser access
Post by: spin05 on December 15, 2013, 04:23:21 PM: Hunted the winston yesterday, Saw no elk and 2 deer. Missed a doe at 60 yards. We didnt see any elk down on the river behind the dam. Quit diffrent then the last time i was there 5 years ago
Title: Re: Weyerheauser access
Post by: ppodpearson on December 16, 2013, 05:14:47 PM: Got mine in the mail today.
Title: Re: Weyerheauser access
Post by: TopOfTheFoodChain on December 16, 2013, 05:38:34 PM: Quote from: Come Get Some on December 14, 2013, 06:35:01 AM
They cannot keep giving out 500 cow tags for the winston every year and hope that our resource survives. Not to mention what the MH get to do in August. How do you say revenue.????

you nailed it
Title: Re: Weyerheauser access
Post by: washelkhunter on December 16, 2013, 05:48:11 PM: I'd like to see WEY make a rule closing down the red arrow roads to motor vehicles. Just walk in only. That would go a long way to giving the animals some breathing room.