Post by: MonkeyMan1 on July 07, 2011, 02:01:31 PM
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Post by: shadowless_nite on July 08, 2011, 11:59:26 PM
Willapa Hills has a lot of good area, and a lot of elk. If you go to the town of Naselle, follow highway 4 east for I believe about a mile? you will see a road to your left that is called salmon creek rd. Take that up a ways, and there is good area up there. If you follow salmon creek rd , there is a left that you can take right before the last farm house on that rd, that will take you up to upper naselle rd. Take a right on upper naselle rd and head out that way. You will see a bunch of clear cuts and river bottoms. The first little bridge you come to, cross it and there will be a dead end road to your right that parallels the river. Head upstream on foot and you will see elk there. There are tons of elk trails through the thick timber coming down to the river bottom. If it is crowded, head for the taller timber in the area, that's where I ran into them last modern season!
fyi!!!!! salmon creek area now requires a permit from rayonier timber this is new this year!!
Post by: MonkeyMan1 on July 09, 2011, 10:20:57 AM
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Post by: slim9300 on July 10, 2011, 08:10:30 PM
Big changes coming this year for part of the Willapas. Nearly all former Weyco property from Naselle to Cosmopolis will be gated this year during archery seasons early and late, that includes the entire North Nemah valley. I understand gates will be open only for early rifle deer, and rifle elk with no camping allowed on the now "Hancock" timberlands. Might be a few surprised archery hunters this year.
Do you have any more info?
Post by: blindpig on July 10, 2011, 08:39:40 PM
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Post by: STIKNSTRINGBOW on July 11, 2011, 12:16:48 AM
I have been in the area for a couple years, and was sent the same direction by some locals.. :twocents:Willapa Hills has a lot of good area, and a lot of elk. If you go to the town of Naselle, follow highway 4 east for I believe about a mile? you will see a road to your left that is called salmon creek rd. Take that up a ways, and there is good area up there. If you follow salmon creek rd , there is a left that you can take right before the last farm house on that rd, that will take you up to upper naselle rd. Take a right on upper naselle rd and head out that way. You will see a bunch of clear cuts and river bottoms. The first little bridge you come to, cross it and there will be a dead end road to your right that parallels the river. Head upstream on foot and you will see elk there. There are tons of elk trails through the thick timber coming down to the river bottom. If it is crowded, head for the taller timber in the area, that's where I ran into them last modern season!
fyi!!!!! salmon creek area now requires a permit from rayonier timber this is new this year!!
As far as it being closed to access, Tunerville Campground is DNR, and should be open, at least according to DNR when I bought my pass..... :dunno:
Post by: rtspring on July 11, 2011, 12:38:43 AM
I hunted the hills due east of the town Menlo, I hunted hard and found hte elk and it took three days to put one down. Big elk they got over there compared to the eastside. I was told and learned that the elk there are not like hunting the eastside, they dont run 20 miles hwen they are spooked, the jsut head for the trees and brush...
I did havea local, who i guess didnt like me driving past his rig in the dark and hunting this clearcut, this ass hat at first light came down in his truck and fired off three rounds outside his truck.. he did htis out of being pissed, i shot my bull there the next morning....
I looked for a off green 4runner for two weeks and never found the SOB......
good luck...... i think the road was green crick or somehting like that, lots and lots of land...
Post by: grundy53 on July 11, 2011, 05:48:32 AM
I have been hunting there for the last 4 years with great success. Spoke with weyco rentacops last season and they said there will be no camping at all and weyco was trying to decide if it would be open all week or just on weekends like some of their other properties. They wont announce there decision until just before the season. They were even talking about closing the gate at hwy6 during the seasons. That would be 10+ miles to walk or ride to where we hunted. Lots of elk and even more people driving the roads. I have only been for mod firearm.
If your talking about rock creek it's closed and is permit only. You have to be an employee to get a permit.
Post by: STIKNSTRINGBOW on July 11, 2011, 10:07:33 AM
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The locals will treat you like an outcast and will be very little help. But once you get ot know some of them they might help out a little.I was heading down that way one time year before last, hit a large mudpuddle just soth of Raymond and my serpentine belt slid off.
So there I was D.O.T.R. at 4:30 in the morning in South Bend on a Sunday morning.
Had a local stop and help, he would not leave until I was rolling again, even though it interfered with his hunting time, he even made a trip to his home to get the right size wrench.
Post by: willapawapiti on July 11, 2011, 04:44:17 PM
Post by: slim9300 on July 11, 2011, 05:31:34 PM
As far as the info I gave about the newly acquired weyco lands by "hancock" and the new gates. I initially got that from our local fish and wildlife officer. Next, my friend talked to the security officer for Hancock just south of here. He gave him all the details I shared.
Interesting. I hope it's true. My dad is a forestry consultant for most of the major timber companies in this state and he hadn't heard about it. He doesn't cruise for either of the two though since they have company cruisers. He's looking into more details for me.
Post by: ckr on July 12, 2011, 10:04:39 AM
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Post by: STIKNSTRINGBOW on July 13, 2011, 01:38:51 AM
There are some people on here that dont want you hunting south of Naselle .........
:dunno: :stirthepot:
Post by: O_mykiss on July 13, 2011, 12:27:21 PM
Post by: AKBowman on July 13, 2011, 04:14:37 PM
I cant believe it
Post by: shadowless_nite on August 02, 2011, 09:13:26 AM
Most of the Upper Naselle and Salmon Creek are now permit only access during hunting seasons as per Rayonier Timber effective immediately. Fossil Creek too.
thats what i said earlier, and it seems no one saw that. I wasnt trying to steer anyone out of hunting areas but rather away from a trespassing ticket.
please look at the maps everyone this is new for this year and permits are now sold out for both areas in less than a month.
http://stores.rayonierhuntingpermits.com/StoreFront.bok (http://stores.rayonierhuntingpermits.com/StoreFront.bok)