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Title: Whats the best way into the lewis river unit (560)
Post by: mrmoskillz on November 02, 2011, 08:54:17 AM

I heard a lot of gates are closed due to logging and need help finding my way in this unit.  This is a new area to me and could use some help.  Again not looking for honey holes just some help getting in and maybe some good areas to scout

Title: Re: Whats the best way into the lewis river unit (560)
Post by: elkoholic on November 02, 2011, 09:01:46 AM

All depends on which end you are hunting, 560 is huge..

I hunt the trout lake side...

Title: Re: Whats the best way into the lewis river unit (560)
Post by: WSU on November 02, 2011, 09:14:17 AM

Yesterday's thread didn't work so now you are trying again?  There are tons of FS roads in 560 that don't get locked.  You can access a lot of the unit from these.  You can drive from highway 12 all the way to trout lake, and hundreds of miles in between.  They are on most maps. 

Title: Re: Whats the best way into the lewis river unit (560)
Post by: passing-thru on November 02, 2011, 09:17:52 AM

As stated its huge unit. There are locked gates, but still ton of access. You should have no problem getting into area to hunt. What you will also find is about 3/4 of the state hunting it also. @ :chuckle: Good luck, I hunt near there during archery and the elk are there, just need to put on few miles

Title: Re: Whats the best way into the lewis river unit (560)
Post by: mrmoskillz on November 02, 2011, 09:30:24 AM

Thanks for the help guys.  And WSU I do have maps but they dont say what gates are locked

Title: Re: Whats the best way into the lewis river unit (560)
Post by: mrmoskillz on November 02, 2011, 09:44:46 AM

Oh yea WSU yesterday I was mostly looking for pics of game taken from this area but no one wanted to show..again thanks for the input it will help a ton

Title: Re: Whats the best way into the lewis river unit (560)
Post by: Fishnclifff on November 02, 2011, 09:47:53 AM

The gates on weyerhauser land by lk merrill are locked for sure. Thats where they are logging.
Go east young man, lots of area out there.

Title: Re: Whats the best way into the lewis river unit (560)
Post by: Arteman on November 02, 2011, 10:48:40 AM

I rarely hunt there, but what is easy for me from where I'm leaving from is up Kalama River road off of I-5.  Takes you right up into it, use to hunt deer up there with my dad when I was a kid back when it was the Marble Unit, lots of Elk with plenty of people as well.

Title: Re: Whats the best way into the lewis river unit (560)
Post by: 7mm Bob on November 02, 2011, 03:46:13 PM

I hunt this area, those locked gates are your friend

Title: Re: Whats the best way into the lewis river unit (560)
Post by: dad98684 on November 02, 2011, 04:00:22 PM

i hunt that unit also, it is huge, in the area we hunt there are a lot of roads that have been closed with a loader years ago. find one and walk it back a ways, then go up or down (steep area) good luck.