Post by: 257 Wby Mag on April 22, 2017, 11:18:00 AM
Post by: Antlershed on April 22, 2017, 11:35:30 AM
Post by: PolarBear on April 22, 2017, 11:38:16 AM
Post by: bigtex on April 22, 2017, 11:50:00 AM
I see vail is at $350 now, are folks gonna renew? Just wondering. ThanksPeople always will. Especially those who don't have the time to travel and scout areas several hours away.
Post by: 257 Wby Mag on April 22, 2017, 12:19:12 PM
If I didn't live so close to Vail (stare at it every day) I wouldn't buy it. This might be my last year and my hunting $$ might be spent in Idaho or Montana
Ya my property butts up to it on the north fork, I never have bought one...
Just wondering at what cost people say to hell with it, as I'm sure the cost will continue to climb..
Post by: Harbor_hunter on April 22, 2017, 12:43:01 PM
Post by: PolarBear on April 22, 2017, 01:50:55 PM
Post by: 257 Wby Mag on April 22, 2017, 02:53:06 PM
And yes, the poaching has gotten worse.
Post by: PolarBear on April 22, 2017, 03:07:05 PM
Post by: DIYARCHERYJUNKIE on April 22, 2017, 03:18:30 PM
Post by: PolarBear on April 22, 2017, 03:25:34 PM
Post by: JeffRaines on April 22, 2017, 03:58:07 PM
That said, for $100 more you can hunt deer in Idaho. Tack on $42 if you want to go for bear too.
I won't be renewing this year, or purchasing the permit again.
Post by: 257 Wby Mag on April 22, 2017, 04:21:21 PM
They will probably continue to hike the price until the permits stop selling out.
That said, for $100 more you can hunt deer in Idaho. Tack on $42 if you want to go for bear too.
I won't be renewing this year, or purchasing the permit again.
Jeff, whys that? Quality of the experience/game? Thanks
Post by: chester on April 22, 2017, 05:00:34 PM
They will probably continue to hike the price until the permits stop selling out.
That said, for $100 more you can hunt deer in Idaho. Tack on $42 if you want to go for bear too.
I won't be renewing this year, or purchasing the permit again.
:yeah: bought it every year since it came out. This year all my money is going out of state. And I'm still money ahead. Quality is way down . Crowded ,Last year modern rifle was the least crowded season on weyco land .
Post by: Taco280AI on April 22, 2017, 05:20:09 PM
Post by: DIYARCHERYJUNKIE on April 22, 2017, 08:34:33 PM
Post by: JeffRaines on April 23, 2017, 02:33:53 PM
They will probably continue to hike the price until the permits stop selling out.
That said, for $100 more you can hunt deer in Idaho. Tack on $42 if you want to go for bear too.
I won't be renewing this year, or purchasing the permit again.
Jeff, whys that? Quality of the experience/game? Thanks
My experience was different than chesters - I found many more people during modern than any other season which is to be expected. One morning I was in line with about 7 other rigs going in the gate, I never had more than one or two tops during archery. The one day of late modern I hunted I seen less people than regular season, and seen 5 different bucks that day. I ended up tagging out on a doe in late Archery. With that said, there are certainly deer in there... I just don't know if it was worth spending $300 on when I could've went to Capitol Forest and had nearly the same experience. The 5 bucks I seen weren't anything to write home about, sure definitely some shooter/eater bucks, but nothing that would make anyone go WOW. They weren't around every corner, either.
Now that its within $100 of an out of state tag that will likely be a much higher quality hunt(or so I hear), if I'm gonna spend that much money on a hunt opportunity I'll just go to Idaho.
Post by: GBoyd on April 23, 2017, 03:24:13 PM
Are you saying that permit holders are going in out of season to kill things? My experience down here in Oregon is that I just don't see anybody on the gated Weyco land, except people road hunting in the rifle season. Much fewer people running around messing with things.
Post by: DIYARCHERYJUNKIE on April 24, 2017, 05:30:34 AM
Post by: PolarBear on April 24, 2017, 07:56:09 AM
We would leave an area well after dark, come back the next morning to that same spot an hour before daylight to find gut piles that were only a couple hours old. Hell, a kid killed a buck in that gravel pit at the Sorrenson/1,000/3,000 intersection 1/2 hour after dark while (on the one day) the WDFW was checking rigs 1/4 mile away. Saw a bunch of people hiking in without permits. Saw a lot of rigs coming out 1,1/2 + hours before daylight the were obviously not Weyco employees. I know folks who take over 12 cords of wood out of there. It goes on and on.
Post by: beav1980 on April 24, 2017, 08:41:28 AM
Post by: PolarBear on April 24, 2017, 08:44:14 AM
Post by: 7mmfan on April 24, 2017, 09:10:04 AM
Hunt the timber and storms, you should do fine.
:yeah: This.
Post by: SkookumHntr on April 24, 2017, 09:37:27 AM
Post by: GBoyd on April 24, 2017, 07:19:33 PM
I'll probably get the non motorized permit, I always mountain bike in anyways!
Yes, me too this year.
I bought the motorized this year, but I've barely used it. I like hiking around to scout and to hunt. And anyway, I've found the best hunting in the little road systems that don't have motorized access.
Get a few miles away from the nearest vehicle access inside a big farm like Vail and you'll see a lot of deer.
Post by: Bullkllr on April 28, 2017, 07:13:04 PM
I'll probably get the non motorized permit, I always mountain bike in anyways!
Yes, me too this year.
I bought the motorized this year, but I've barely used it. I like hiking around to scout and to hunt. And anyway, I've found the best hunting in the little road systems that don't have motorized access.
Get a few miles away from the nearest vehicle access inside a big farm like Vail and you'll see a lot of deer.
Seems like there's only one significant area in the whole tree farm you can't drive to... :dunno:
And that area is over run with 4-wheelers and guys without permits in my experience.
Way to many entrances to monitor. And a bunch of that area is not owned by Weyco- lot's of keys in the hands of contractors and others = vehicles driving in every day of the season.
I really wish they would close more roads in more parts of the tree farm, but I doubt it will happen.
Post by: Goshawk on May 30, 2017, 09:48:06 PM
I put it toward another Idaho tag with no regrets.
One of my hunting buddies summed it up pretty good. "I've been getting skunked on Weyerhaeuser land for free since 1965. Why pay to get skunked when I can hunt around your house on public ground and see less people and more game?"
PS. I doubt I'll even get a Washington State big game license this year. I did buy the small game for falconry. First time since 1970 I won't have a Washington deer tag in my pocket, so that's how much faith I have in our state to manage our deer heard and arrange access.