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2025 Snoqualmie Tree Farm - Anybody Going to Quit?
« on: December 17, 2024, 08:15:19 AM »
The tree farm has been reduced by 25% over the past three years due to two similarly sized sales of land to the Snoqualmie and Tulalip Tribes. The land sold was arguably some of the most popular and best land for hunting.

So, are the regular pass buyers going to stop buying the pass next year after the latest sale? I have some family members who say 2025 may be their last year on the property.

You would think a 25% reduction in land would result in a 25% reduction in price and permit numbers but we know that ain't gonna happen...

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Re: 2025 Snoqualmie Tree Farm - Anybody Going to Quit?
« Reply #1 on: December 17, 2024, 09:03:59 AM »
I'm likely out next year. Although more to do with me never being successful there. Losing that land certainly won't help, but it seems to have gone downhill in general in my anecdotal experience.

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Re: 2025 Snoqualmie Tree Farm - Anybody Going to Quit?
« Reply #2 on: December 17, 2024, 10:05:29 AM »
I don't have an iron in this fire, so cannot comment.  On the west side of Puget Sound I am not going to purchase the access pass for 2025 that I got this year.  I really appreciate having access to a private tree farm, with somewhat limited pressure, but the juice is just not worth the squeeze.

Note to private timberland owners: Speaking for myself, I am happy to play "pay to hunt."  The money is not the issue.  But the lands must be managed for wildlife, or I won't participate.

(The area that I hunted this year looked like Fallujah after a visit from the USMC.)
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Re: 2025 Snoqualmie Tree Farm - Anybody Going to Quit?
« Reply #3 on: December 17, 2024, 11:58:15 AM »
I will probably buy next year to see the amount the pressure increases.  If it's significant, it will probably be my last year.
 I'm curious to see if the tribe members stay on their tracts or if they will be allowed to use the whole property.
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Re: 2025 Snoqualmie Tree Farm - Anybody Going to Quit?
« Reply #4 on: December 17, 2024, 12:41:29 PM »
Is there a map that shows the old vs. new boundaries?
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Re: 2025 Snoqualmie Tree Farm - Anybody Going to Quit?
« Reply #5 on: December 17, 2024, 02:04:31 PM »


Note to private timberland owners: Speaking for myself, I am happy to play "pay to hunt."  The money is not the issue.  But the lands must be managed for wildlife, or I won't participate.

(The area that I hunted this year looked like Fallujah after a visit from the USMC.)
Boy ain't that right. That's one of the biggest complaints I have with Snoqualmie right now. They're spraying and killing of all vegetation in the clearcuts.

On top of that you have King County coming in with their Loop (aka human  waste) dispersal. I have yet to see an animal in an area that's had Loop dispersed. And it seems like the county puts out more and more every year.

But let's face it, they're timber companies. At the end of the day all they care about is money from timber and getting the most they can the faster they can.

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Re: 2025 Snoqualmie Tree Farm - Anybody Going to Quit?
« Reply #6 on: December 17, 2024, 05:22:38 PM »
Chances are the spraying will stop since the tribes are against it from what I am hearing. This opens the gate for invasive plants like evergreen blackberries which take over.  Seen this happen on some of the tribes other properties.
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Re: 2025 Snoqualmie Tree Farm - Anybody Going to Quit?
« Reply #7 on: December 17, 2024, 05:31:35 PM »
Chances are the spraying will stop since the tribes are against it from what I am hearing. This opens the gate for invasive plants like evergreen blackberries which take over.  Seen this happen on some of the tribes other properties.
The tribes may not spray on their tribal properties. But I don't see Campbell Global stopping spraying on lands they still own, if anything they've increased it over the past few years.

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Re: 2025 Snoqualmie Tree Farm - Anybody Going to Quit?
« Reply #8 on: December 18, 2024, 08:55:59 AM »
I don't have an iron in this fire, so cannot comment.  On the west side of Puget Sound I am not going to purchase the access pass for 2025 that I got this year.  I really appreciate having access to a private tree farm, with somewhat limited pressure, but the juice is just not worth the squeeze.

Note to private timberland owners: Speaking for myself, I am happy to play "pay to hunt."  The money is not the issue.  But the lands must be managed for wildlife, or I won't participate.

(The area that I hunted this year looked like Fallujah after a visit from the USMC.)

Agreed. Money isn’t the issue. From a theoretical standpoint I don’t like how these big timber companies (with their massive tax breaks and free land they got many years ago) charge the public access, but from a practical perspective I’d be happy to pay twice as much and sleep in my own bed during hunting season if it was a better place to hunt. I almost wish they’d manage for wildlife and make up the expense with higher prices.

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Re: 2025 Snoqualmie Tree Farm - Anybody Going to Quit?
« Reply #9 on: December 18, 2024, 12:11:36 PM »
I hunted it once for a few days with the 460 late “quality “ tag and I never saw a quality buck in there went to another area in 460 and got what I was looking for

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Re: 2025 Snoqualmie Tree Farm - Anybody Going to Quit?
« Reply #10 on: December 21, 2024, 02:45:01 PM »
I'm sure I will continue to buy it. But honestly I've stopped relying on it as a productive hunting location and use it for the fishing and firewood.

Pretty bummed about losing truck hill though. Seen and harvested some decent bucks around there over the years.


 


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