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Equipment & Gear => All Other Gear => Topic started by: huntinguy on January 04, 2016, 11:16:46 AM

Title: elbe hills timber sale
Post by: huntinguy on January 04, 2016, 11:16:46 AM: So, I was in Elbe Hills State Forest recently and I saw some new markers for timber sales.

Does anyone know how to find out when the harvest is going to be? I am guessing before next deer season (that might explain opening the area for any buck this year.)

marker on the trees said "P1366 MF 12/29/15"
Title: Re: elbe hills timber sale
Post by: Thehowler on January 04, 2016, 09:38:15 PM: Opening Mashel to any buck was a big mistake. Who ever is making these decisions doesn't spend a great deal of time in the woods.
Title: Re: elbe hills timber sale
Post by: bobcat on January 04, 2016, 09:47:39 PM: A timber sale has nothing to do with a change in hunting regulations. The agency responsible for the timber sale is the Washington State Department of Natural Resources, while hunting regulations are set by the WDFW.

For information on the timber sale, call the DNR. I think the Enumclaw office would be the one to call.
Title: Re: elbe hills timber sale
Post by: grundy53 on January 05, 2016, 04:59:18 AM: Go to the DNR web site they have a map of all current timber sales.

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Title: Re: elbe hills timber sale
Post by: grundy53 on January 05, 2016, 05:03:34 AM: The sale date is 1-26-16.

https://www.arcgis.com/home/viewer.html?webmap=54a9c5deabaf41d3b89ea2f17d01893f

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Title: Re: elbe hills timber sale
Post by: TheHunt on January 05, 2016, 07:21:21 AM: Wow, any deer will drop quality and there will be a ton of folks in there... NOT good
Title: Re: elbe hills timber sale
Post by: bobcat on January 05, 2016, 07:27:44 AM: Why is that one unit different than all the others in western Washington that it needs an antler point restriction and all the others don't?
Title: Re: elbe hills timber sale
Post by: grundy53 on January 05, 2016, 08:35:45 AM: Quote from: bobcat on January 04, 2016, 09:47:39 PM
A timber sale has nothing to do with a change in hunting regulations. The agency responsible for the timber sale is the Washington State Department of Natural Resources, while hunting regulations are set by the WDFW.

For information on the timber sale, call the DNR. I think the Enumclaw office would be the one to call.
:yeah: there are timber sales all of the time. That is how the DNR makes their money. It has zero effect on game management.

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