NW WA Meet / BS Thread

I heard that highway 20 is open again after being closed for a while because of fires between Newhalem and Ross Dam.

 

Anyone have a Snoqualmie Hancock motorized permit?

 

I did last year. Their rules are so strict its ridiculous

 

I got it mainly for hunting and fishing. In my younger dgaf days I drove all over that place. That was also before they gated everything. When Weyerhauser owned it, motorized permits were reasonably priced.

 

You can only camp/hunt in designated spots which is what I hated most. And you couldn't bring any friends in your truck with you, all the names of people had to be on your permit or else you get it taken away. Although I did go from North Bend to Goldbar a few times, made for a nice loop.

 

I never knew there were "designated" camp spots till I looked at the map. That is pretty ridiculous. From what I can see, all their property is open for hunting with exception for the watershed. The map I received shows the land available which, either they reduced the land available for recreation, or Weyerhauser sold alot of it off to private entities. Actually looking at the parcel viewer some that is DNR land which is still accessible just not motorized.

The only thing I hate is that you have to enter through gate 10/11 which is just stupid. I live 5min away from a gate but its not an approved access gate so I have to drive 30min up to gate 10/11.

When I worked up there I had a key for every perimeter gate to the property. Was good for like you said, taking back roads from gold bar or sultan through cedar ponds. I had to forfeit that key when I quit though. Actually looking at the locks on gates today they seem to have re-keyed the gates for contractor access.

 

No but where do you want to go? I have a friend with a cabin on Hancock lake and can likely get keys to the gate. I'll text her and see.

 

I just got mine in the mail today. Just wondering if anyone else had one and wanted to do some bear hunting. Mostly scouting for deer and elk.

 

Ok got it. Not so much on the bear hunting, but there are some wicked ass trails up there that will be muddy after the rains= dirty fun

 

I never saw any bears in the hancock area but have seen a few entering from the Goldbar side up until the gate. They have now closed the entrance from Goldbar I used to go up there all the time.

 

What fs RD was that? Like 60 something? The whole entrance of highway 2? Or just the Hancock part? We used to see lots of bears, if not, at least lots of scrapes and scat in the road.

 

FS 62 off of hwy 2. They had a red gate at the entrance for a long time but it was always open. They closed it last January and I haven't seen it open since. There was a really nice lake to go camp at back there

 

I'm back.... anyone miss me?

 

Ok I miss me?.

 

Welcome back!

 

Chris says bomber burger misses your hello kitty attitude

 

It was delicious. He has cheese fries now. And a clean-ish restaurant. And refinished the bar top.

 

yeah I need to go visit I just keep putting it off