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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: Waycott15 on May 13, 2016, 10:32:32 PM

Title: Mt. Adams Wilderness
Post by: Waycott15 on May 13, 2016, 10:32:32 PM: After hunting the Winston unit for the last 6 years and having luck it has been on quite the decline and I have no interest in paying Weyerhaeuser $300. So my buddy and I are headed to Mt. Adams wilderness area. I hunted there in 2008 and missed a a cow. I was just curious what the elk numbers are like down there since its been a while for me. We will be doing archery.
Title: Re: Mt. Adams Wilderness
Post by: elksnout on May 13, 2016, 10:57:44 PM: Numbers are depressed. Elk still there but plan on putting miles and lots of effort to find elk. Awesome country. More guys hunt it than you might think.
Title: Re: Mt. Adams Wilderness
Post by: Waycott15 on May 13, 2016, 11:03:31 PM: Thanks for the heads up
Title: Re: Mt. Adams Wilderness
Post by: KDB on May 14, 2016, 08:38:30 AM: Certainly gets a lot of pressure in places. It is a small Wilderness area. In most areas it is only about 5 miles from the roads to timberline. Also remember that the east side is on the Yakama Indian Reservation.
Title: Re: Mt. Adams Wilderness
Post by: BUTTER on May 14, 2016, 12:51:26 PM: Keep in mind with the 23 road from Randel being closed for the ente year It will take you 7-8 hours from Bellingham to get up there. If I was in your shoes if be looking at Idaho for archery that's where I'll be
Title: Re: Mt. Adams Wilderness
Post by: Waycott15 on May 14, 2016, 04:45:14 PM: Thanks for that info. We are also researching Idaho as well.
Title: Re: Mt. Adams Wilderness
Post by: trophyhunt on May 14, 2016, 04:47:34 PM: Quote from: KDB on May 14, 2016, 08:38:30 AM
Certainly gets a lot of pressure in places. It is a small Wilderness area. In most areas it is only about 5 miles from the roads to timberline. Also remember that the east side is on the Yakama Indian Reservation.
i heard its good hunting on the yakama Rez!!! Let's go!
Title: Re: Mt. Adams Wilderness
Post by: Waycott15 on May 14, 2016, 04:48:56 PM: Done I'm in
Title: Re: Mt. Adams Wilderness
Post by: dreamingbig on May 14, 2016, 09:15:24 PM: Big fire in the wilderness last year. Depending on how hot it burned it could be some good feed this year.

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Title: Re: Mt. Adams Wilderness
Post by: logger on May 14, 2016, 09:21:42 PM: 23 is going to be closed atleast 2-3 years, federal highways are involved now.
Title: Re: Mt. Adams Wilderness
Post by: Waycott15 on May 14, 2016, 09:50:11 PM: What do you mean by federal highways involved?
Title: Re: Mt. Adams Wilderness
Post by: BUTTER on May 15, 2016, 06:30:31 AM: Last year's fire wasn't in the wilderness it was on the Rez.
Title: Re: Mt. Adams Wilderness
Post by: Jason on May 15, 2016, 07:16:01 AM: Quote from: BUTTER on May 15, 2016, 06:30:31 AM
Last year's fire wasn't in the wilderness it was on the Rez.
It wasn't just on the Rez, it made it past the Gotchen Creek cabin.
Title: Re: Mt. Adams Wilderness
Post by: logger on May 15, 2016, 05:42:14 PM: Quote from: Waycott15 on May 14, 2016, 09:50:11 PM
What do you mean by federal highways involved?
rumor is the federal highway commision is taking it over, which is good because they will move to get repairs done faster than the forest service.
Title: Re: Mt. Adams Wilderness
Post by: Skyvalhunter on May 15, 2016, 05:55:02 PM: That's not necessarily the case. I know the USFS has brought in the federal highway commission on a lot of their roads that washed out for the purpose of getting their advice on how to fix the problem. They are more experienced and deal with these issues a lot.
Title: Re: Mt. Adams Wilderness
Post by: Waycott15 on May 15, 2016, 06:26:38 PM: So is 23 rd for sure shut down right now?
Title: Re: Mt. Adams Wilderness
Post by: Skywagon_185 on May 15, 2016, 06:50:14 PM: The 23 damage occured on the Cispus side. I'm sure it's still closed by snow in the high country and Baby Shoe Pass. I think it's going to be open from the south to at least the 2329 (Takhlakh Lake road) . That would give access from the north via the Johnson Creek road, Packwood area from the north. Last years burn was mostly on the rez but I'd say 60% of the wilderness has burned since '08. Counted 20+ rigs at the Crofton trailhead last year on opening day of modern.
Title: Re: Mt. Adams Wilderness
Post by: Waycott15 on May 15, 2016, 07:01:47 PM: Cool thanks
Title: Re: Mt. Adams Wilderness
Post by: dreamingbig on May 15, 2016, 08:14:07 PM: There was more than one fire last year. Some of the wilderness did burn unless the map is lying. 😊

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Title: Re: Mt. Adams Wilderness
Post by: netcoyote on May 15, 2016, 08:39:43 PM: Quote from: Skyvalhunter on May 15, 2016, 05:55:02 PM
That's not necessarily the case. I know the USFS has brought in the federal highway commission on a lot of their roads that washed out for the purpose of getting their advice on how to fix the problem. They are more experienced and deal with these issues a lot.

If it's the area I'm thinking about, it seems like it was pretty evident that the river was going to take out the road eventually without some human intervention. A few truck loads of large rock for fill may have diverted the channel enough to prevent this. Does anyone have any more details? Am I missing something?
Title: Re: Mt. Adams Wilderness
Post by: spin05 on May 15, 2016, 11:29:53 PM: In my opinion taking the FS90 road is faster and easier anyway.
Title: Re: Mt. Adams Wilderness
Post by: Thehowler on May 16, 2016, 08:27:01 AM: The state was up there monitoring it before it was washed out.
Title: Re: Mt. Adams Wilderness
Post by: BIGDOG253 on May 16, 2016, 08:33:25 AM: My buddy and I hunted there last year and had a tough time finding the elk. We had a few trail cameras set up there starting in May and had tons a smaller bulls and a few decent sized bulls on the cameras. Then the fire hit that area pretty hard so we couldn't get back up there to scout until hunting season. We hunted all around but never could get into any elk. There were tons of hunters in the area, but we did run into a group that was able to get a cow. Great country to hunt, just need to get away from the crowds.
Title: Re: Mt. Adams Wilderness
Post by: netcoyote on May 16, 2016, 11:59:24 AM: Quote from: Thehowler on May 16, 2016, 08:27:01 AM
The state was up there monitoring it before it was washed out.

That "monitoring" worked out pretty good, didn't it? Sorta like the bank monitior:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZK01lEepc8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZK01lEepc8)