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Other Hunting => Waterfowl => Topic started by: ballstothewaal on July 16, 2014, 05:23:31 PM

Title: Upper puyallup River Public area
Post by: ballstothewaal on July 16, 2014, 05:23:31 PM
Hey guys, I've been scouting for areas that could possibly hold birds and I began looking at the upper puyallup river area outside of orting near electron. Theres a series of yellow gates along the side of the river and I think I have seen hunters back there before. Is it considered public land therefore open to hunt? I've been striking out with landowners, so Ive been trying to find public areas that might hold some birds.
Title: Re: Upper puyallup River Public area
Post by: BigGoonTuna on July 18, 2014, 09:33:02 PM
i've driven the orville road a few times and could've sworn most of the area was posted "pierce county property - no trespassing" or something to that effect :bash:
Title: Re: Upper puyallup River Public area
Post by: ballstothewaal on July 20, 2014, 11:39:09 AM
Okay! I thought rivers were all public land! I'll do a little more research though.


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Title: Re: Upper puyallup River Public area
Post by: Revwrangler on July 29, 2014, 02:02:56 PM
I've driven all along there. It's pierce county land. I called to try to get access and was told "under no circumstances would hunters or any recreational use of this property be allowed."
Title: Re: Upper puyallup River Public area
Post by: jackelope on July 29, 2014, 02:17:35 PM
Rivers are public to the high water mark in Washington. Whether or not you can hunt the specific area you're talking about is unknown to me.
Title: Re: Upper puyallup River Public area
Post by: ballstothewaal on July 30, 2014, 05:35:15 PM
Dang, well looks like I'll have to look elsewhere! thanks!
Title: Re: Upper puyallup River Public area
Post by: hdshot on July 31, 2014, 12:42:47 PM
Rivers are public to the high water mark in Washington. Whether or not you can hunt the specific area you're talking about is unknown to me.

I would like to specify if public doesn't mean or gives us access.
Title: Re: Upper puyallup River Public area
Post by: BigGoonTuna on August 08, 2014, 07:18:57 AM
I've driven all along there. It's pierce county land. I called to try to get access and was told "under no circumstances would hunters or any recreational use of this property be allowed."
man, that's idiotic.  seems like more and more public land being closed down to any sort of access.  i've noticed this a bit in thurston county in places i used to fish as a kid, mostly getting designated "protected wetlands".
Title: Re: Upper puyallup River Public area
Post by: Revwrangler on August 08, 2014, 06:11:13 PM
It made me really frustrated. All that land just sits doing nothing. Most of it would be done good duck hunting!
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