The Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) will resume road restrictions this
fall in the western part of the Tillamook State Forest to improve deer and elk
escapement during hunting season.
Some roads will be closed to motorized use during the general archery and
rifle hunting seasons in September, October and November. Selected roads in the
Trask, Wilson and Nehalem River areas will be gated and signed. Controlled
access during the three-month period is designed to reduce hunting pressure in
these areas.
Three additional areas - McPherson timber sale spur, Fall Creek Ridge Road,
and Eagle Hill spur - will be closed to motorized vehicles.
Hunters and other recreational users are welcome to access the gated areas
by foot, mountain bike, horse or other non-motorized means.
ODF is partnering with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW)
and Tillamook Chapter of the Oregon Hunters Association in this program. The
partnership has been in place over five years now and the location of gates
changes year to year based on access needs, stand conditions and operations.
Motorized access by ODF staff or contractors working in those areas may
occur on occasion. Maps of the road management areas are available at the
Tillamook ODF office located at 5005 Third St., Tillamook and at the Tillamook
District's Website at: http://cms.oregon.gov/odf/pages/field/tillamook/abouttillamook.aspx.
Once at this link go to "Recreation" section of the information.
If you have questions about the road management program, contact Gary Baker
at the Tillamook ODF office, 503-842-2545, or Herman Biederbeck at the Tillamook
ODFW office, 503-842-2741.
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