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Many Oregon woods closed to hunters by fire danger

Sep 28, 2012 | News

From the Corvallis Gazette Times on 9/28/12

For a list of corporate closures go here

SALEM — Hunters heading out Saturday on the opening day of deer season in Oregon will find locked gates at the entrances to most private timberlands in the state because of the wildfire danger.

The director of forest protection for the Oregon Forest Industries Council, Mike Dykzeul, said about 50 percent more member acres are closed this year due to dry conditions.

The Oregon Department of Forestry has compiled a list of private and corporate land closures.

Hunter information booths are being set up at a half-dozen locations on major routes to Eastern Oregon.

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