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Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: sweetlou on October 22, 2011, 09:33:16 AM

Title: Has anybody hunted Hurricane Ridge?
Post by: sweetlou on October 22, 2011, 09:33:16 AM: I was looking at it online, but wasn't sure if it was worth going too at all. and if you have hunted there are the roads open?
Thanks!
Title: Re: Has anybody hunted Hurricane Ridge?
Post by: dreamunelk on October 22, 2011, 09:59:33 AM: Are you referring to the Hurricane Ridge in the Olympic National Park? :bdid:

Read the regs!
Title: Re: Has anybody hunted Hurricane Ridge?
Post by: link on October 22, 2011, 10:01:31 AM: Should be good hunting and light hunting pressure.
Title: Re: Has anybody hunted Hurricane Ridge?
Post by: sweetlou on October 22, 2011, 10:09:28 AM: can't you hunt National parks? or is it national forests? i always mix them up.
Title: Re: Has anybody hunted Hurricane Ridge?
Post by: link on October 22, 2011, 10:10:32 AM: Are you for real?
Title: Re: Has anybody hunted Hurricane Ridge?
Post by: sweetlou on October 22, 2011, 10:12:38 AM: nope, fake. but thought i'd ask anyway since thats what this forum is for.
Title: Re: Has anybody hunted Hurricane Ridge?
Post by: Bob33 on October 22, 2011, 10:35:07 AM: There are some monster blacktails up there. Good luck and please post pictures. ;)
Title: Re: Has anybody hunted Hurricane Ridge?
Post by: link on October 22, 2011, 10:40:28 AM: Just watch out for goats, and don't pee on the trails.
Title: Re: Has anybody hunted Hurricane Ridge?
Post by: fishngamereaper on October 22, 2011, 11:22:15 AM: Sneakin in and huntin it is not a problem....shooting and getting a animal out without getting caught and federally prosecuted is a different story.....good luck.
Title: Re: Has anybody hunted Hurricane Ridge?
Post by: timberghost72 on October 22, 2011, 11:32:29 AM: Quote from: sweetlou on October 22, 2011, 10:09:28 AM
can't you hunt National parks? or is it national forests? i always mix them up.

:bash: :bash: :bash:

Quote from: fishngamereaper on October 22, 2011, 11:22:15 AM
Sneakin in and huntin it is not a problem....shooting and getting a animal out without getting caught and federally prosecuted is a different story.....good luck.

:yeah: Make sure to post some pics
Title: Re: Has anybody hunted Hurricane Ridge?
Post by: MADMAX on October 22, 2011, 11:36:48 AM: really?

I mean really?

Hello Mc Fly
Title: Re: Has anybody hunted Hurricane Ridge?
Post by: sweetlou on October 22, 2011, 11:58:30 AM: Sorry, I'm new to the sport, and this area. i didn't know that this was the site to ask questions then get criticized. who knew.
anybody that wants to give actual advice and help is appreciated, thanks.
Title: Re: Has anybody hunted Hurricane Ridge?
Post by: R9923 on October 22, 2011, 12:25:31 PM: Common sense goes along way there buddy! How about reading the regulations before asking a dumb ass question, then you wont have to wonder why people are making fun of you.
Title: Re: Has anybody hunted Hurricane Ridge?
Post by: sweetlou on October 22, 2011, 12:28:50 PM: I did read the regs,just missed the part that i asked. thank big guy.
Title: Re: Has anybody hunted Hurricane Ridge?
Post by: smitty8202 on October 22, 2011, 12:31:53 PM: Since all of you wanna be dicks i will help you out. no u cannot hunt hurricane ridge. you can hunt national forest but not national parks.
Title: Re: Has anybody hunted Hurricane Ridge?
Post by: sweetlou on October 22, 2011, 12:32:22 PM: and i don't mind being made fun of, everyone gets it at one point or another, but when your new your not supposed to know everything. Thats why i was asking. Sorry to inconvenience anyone ha
Title: Re: Has anybody hunted Hurricane Ridge?
Post by: sweetlou on October 22, 2011, 12:33:34 PM: Quote from: smitty8202 on October 22, 2011, 12:31:53 PM
Since all of you wanna be dicks i will help you out. no u cannot hunt hurricane ridge. you can hunt national forest but not national parks.

Thanks man, I appreciate it!
Title: Re: Has anybody hunted Hurricane Ridge?
Post by: huntnnw on October 22, 2011, 12:42:31 PM: a park is off limits anywhere
Title: Re: Has anybody hunted Hurricane Ridge?
Post by: PolarBear on October 22, 2011, 12:48:29 PM: Quote from: smitty8202 on October 22, 2011, 12:31:53 PM
Since all of you wanna be dicks i will help you out. no u cannot hunt hurricane ridge. you can hunt national forest but not national parks.
:yeah:
Title: Re: Has anybody hunted Hurricane Ridge?
Post by: byrdman on October 22, 2011, 01:01:59 PM: Something else to consider, this an internet forum where nearly anyone is allowed to post opinions, thoughts, ideas, beliefs, feelings and notions. All of which often come across as fact. When you ask for answers to legal questions don't forget to verify.

Good luck on your hunt, where ever you end up. :tup:
Title: Re: Has anybody hunted Hurricane Ridge?
Post by: CplRaines on October 22, 2011, 01:04:44 PM: Leave it to a fellow Jarhead to be the voice of reason. ;)

Forests = good to go
Parks = only with a camera.
Title: Re: Has anybody hunted Hurricane Ridge?
Post by: sweetlou on October 22, 2011, 01:29:17 PM: Thanks to all the positive feedback and replies.
and Yeah, everyone is entitled to their own opinions and all that and i understand, its just nice to not get made fun of when your asking a question that you yourself are unsure of.
Thanks again guyS!!
Title: Re: Has anybody hunted Hurricane Ridge?
Post by: notellumcreek on October 22, 2011, 01:59:59 PM: Quote from: MADMAX on October 22, 2011, 11:36:48 AM
really?

I mean really?

Hello Mc Fly

:yeah: :chuckle:
Title: Re: Has anybody hunted Hurricane Ridge?
Post by: timberghost72 on October 22, 2011, 02:07:52 PM: PM sent.
Title: Re: Has anybody hunted Hurricane Ridge?
Post by: HuntNFish on October 22, 2011, 02:40:46 PM: :yike: Was my first thought when I read this, Hurricane Ridge in the NP? I kept thinking there must be another Hurricane Ridge in WA I hadnt heard of. But, OK new to the hunting thing/ area. I get it. Maybe didnt do enough research before asking, but thats why the question was asked to find out. Yep, there will be some flammers, and some helpers. Dont feel bad, everyone has asked a crazy question :bash: before. As stated, no hunting up at Hurricane Ridge. Try outside the Park and you will find deer. Get a map of the park boundry line and read the regs and go pick a spot and hunt it. Its about getting out and exploring, which is what you were trying to do in the first place. Good luck and post some pics, that is of a deer outside of a NP :tup: :chuckle:
Title: Re: Has anybody hunted Hurricane Ridge?
Post by: sweetlou on October 22, 2011, 04:05:52 PM: Quote from: HuntNFish on October 22, 2011, 02:40:46 PM
:yike: Was my first thought when I read this, Hurricane Ridge in the NP? I kept thinking there must be another Hurricane Ridge in WA I hadnt heard of. But, OK new to the hunting thing/ area. I get it. Maybe didnt do enough research before asking, but thats why the question was asked to find out. Yep, there will be some flammers, and some helpers. Dont feel bad, everyone has asked a crazy question :bash: before. As stated, no hunting up at Hurricane Ridge. Try outside the Park and you will find deer. Get a map of the park boundry line and read the regs and go pick a spot and hunt it. Its about getting out and exploring, which is what you were trying to do in the first place. Good luck and post some pics, that is of a deer outside of a NP :tup: :chuckle:

Yeah, agreed. Thanks for the input bud.appreciate the comment! :)
Title: Re: Has anybody hunted Hurricane Ridge?
Post by: Eli346 on October 22, 2011, 04:11:07 PM: Sweet Lou,
Don't take it so hard. These guys have been out in the woods without their women for a week now so they're kinda testy. Don't be afraid to ask. Good luck.
Title: Re: Has anybody hunted Hurricane Ridge?
Post by: dreamunelk on October 22, 2011, 04:14:58 PM: It a guy thing, if we didn't like you we would not harass, tease, flame, and etc. you. :chuckle:
Title: Re: Has anybody hunted Hurricane Ridge?
Post by: RB on October 22, 2011, 04:24:02 PM: Yes I do know someone that has hunted Hurricane ridge. My Great Grandfather hunted it before it was a national park.
Title: Re: Has anybody hunted Hurricane Ridge?
Post by: Bob33 on October 22, 2011, 04:32:35 PM: Enough of the bashing of the bashers.

Sweelou: with all due respect, did you know that Hurricane Ridge was in a National Park? If you did, and didn't know it's illegal to hunt in a NP, that would be a good question to ask: "is it legal to hunt in a National Park?".

If you didn't know it's in a National Park, it would be a good first step to look at a map and locate Hurricane Ridge. I can't imagine any map not prominently showing it.

Doing even a bit of homework first generally results in more helpful replies.
Title: Re: Has anybody hunted Hurricane Ridge?
Post by: sweetlou on October 22, 2011, 04:38:49 PM: before i asked this question i had no idea it was a NP, I did know that National parks were illegal to hunt on. however, i did get Np and NF mixed up. So i understand that to some it was a dumb question, but in all reality everyone on this site has asked a dumb question one time or another so i take credit for this one. I wasn't expecting everyone to make me feel dumb for not knowing something. I'm new to it all, and benig new to anything your not supposed to know everything about it. i appreciate all the positive feed back, and i'll take the negative ones as my initiation into the sport and the site haha. now if only i can kill a deer tomorrow it will be final.
Title: Re: Has anybody hunted Hurricane Ridge?
Post by: dblakney on October 22, 2011, 06:10:42 PM: Curious. Do you live out on the OP? My Sister lives in Sequim. Let me know, send me a PM and we can chat about some areas around there.
Title: Re: Has anybody hunted Hurricane Ridge?
Post by: R9923 on October 23, 2011, 11:18:09 AM: PAGE 34 and 35 of your hunting regulation book will outline the off limits areas. If you can't figure that out, prolly best to switch to a new hobby. You could get in a lot of trouble and ignorance is no excuse. Also asking legal advice on an online forum is probably not the smartest move either, good way to get yourself in trouble. The buckhorn wilderness area is close by hurricane ridge. Hike Mt. Townsend and watch the chutes and clearings on a rainy day. Good luck./
Title: Re: Has anybody hunted Hurricane Ridge?
Post by: dscubame on October 23, 2011, 11:25:21 AM: Quote from: Bob33 on October 22, 2011, 04:32:35 PM
Enough of the bashing of the bashers.

Sweelou: with all due respect, did you know that Hurricane Ridge was in a National Park? If you did, and didn't know it's illegal to hunt in a NP, that would be a good question to ask: "is it legal to hunt in a National Park?".

If you didn't know it's in a National Park, it would be a good first step to look at a map and locate Hurricane Ridge. I can't imagine any map not prominently showing it.

Doing even a bit of homework first generally results in more helpful replies.

So Bob are you suggesting that asking on this forum is not a proper means to do your "homework" or do "research"?

So in other words go and find all your answers and gain your knowledge outside of this forum and once you know all you need to know then come here to this forum but until then don't rely on this forum to do your research or get information you are trying to obtain.
Title: Re: Has anybody hunted Hurricane Ridge?
Post by: Knocker of rocks on October 23, 2011, 11:41:11 AM: Quote from: link on October 22, 2011, 10:01:31 AM
Should be good hunting and light hunting pressure.

:chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:
Title: Re: Has anybody hunted Hurricane Ridge?
Post by: 3nails on October 23, 2011, 11:46:46 AM: Quote from: dscubame on October 23, 2011, 11:25:21 AM
Quote from: Bob33 on October 22, 2011, 04:32:35 PM
Enough of the bashing of the bashers.

Sweelou: with all due respect, did you know that Hurricane Ridge was in a National Park? If you did, and didn't know it's illegal to hunt in a NP, that would be a good question to ask: "is it legal to hunt in a National Park?".

If you didn't know it's in a National Park, it would be a good first step to look at a map and locate Hurricane Ridge. I can't imagine any map not prominently showing it.

Doing even a bit of homework first generally results in more helpful replies.

So Bob are you suggesting that asking on this forum is not a proper means to do your "homework" or do "research"?

So in other words go and find all your answers and gain your knowledge outside of this forum and once you know all you need to know then come here to this forum but until then don't rely on this forum to do your research or get information you are trying to obtain.
:yeah: Exactly what I was thinking!
Title: Re: Has anybody hunted Hurricane Ridge?
Post by: CplRaines on October 23, 2011, 02:42:53 PM: Quote from: 3nails on October 23, 2011, 11:46:46 AM
Quote from: dscubame on October 23, 2011, 11:25:21 AM
Quote from: Bob33 on October 22, 2011, 04:32:35 PM
Enough of the bashing of the bashers.

Sweelou: with all due respect, did you know that Hurricane Ridge was in a National Park? If you did, and didn't know it's illegal to hunt in a NP, that would be a good question to ask: "is it legal to hunt in a National Park?".

If you didn't know it's in a National Park, it would be a good first step to look at a map and locate Hurricane Ridge. I can't imagine any map not prominently showing it.

Doing even a bit of homework first generally results in more helpful replies.

So Bob are you suggesting that asking on this forum is not a proper means to do your "homework" or do "research"?

So in other words go and find all your answers and gain your knowledge outside of this forum and once you know all you need to know then come here to this forum but until then don't rely on this forum to do your research or get information you are trying to obtain.
:yeah: Exactly what I was thinking!

:chuckle:
Title: Re: Has anybody hunted Hurricane Ridge?
Post by: JimmyHoffa on October 24, 2011, 04:48:29 PM: If you're still hunting by the late season, about half of those deer will move down to Little River Rd on DNR land. Some of the trails up to Hurricane Ridge are huntable. You can even take a dirt bike up it. There will be a sign about a mile and a half in that marks the boundary with the national park.
If you really want to hunt in the park ( :yike: :bdid:) might as well go into Hayden Pass, that's where the monster buck lives right now. :tung: