Where to hunt near newport

NeptuneSpear · Oct 31, 2012

I just moved to the coast and am not sure where it is ok to hunt, which land is timber companies (and is that open to public) and where does national forest start. Any advise/ resources is appreciated

snooopidydoo · Oct 31, 2012

I think you can go to a ODF or ODFW office and buy a BLM map. i did it for the Applegate area when i was gold mining.

NeptuneSpear · Oct 31, 2012

Ya I guess my real question is, what private timber company land is open and what is closed I have my blm map and know the public land areas I guess I wasn't thinking when I asked for help thanks by the way

kpastor · Nov 8, 2012

NeptuneSpear said:
Ya I guess my real question is, what private timber company land is open and what is closed I have my blm map and know the public land areas I guess I wasn't thinking when I asked for help thanks by the way[/Q

I grew up in Newport and hunted the private timber companyslands all the time. There used to be a webpage that had all of the differenttimber companys information about land closure posted.
Most of them will be open now because the drought seasonis over, but you need to check to make sure. The Siletz River Gorge used to beonly open to the public on the weekends, and closed during the week days.G.P./Plum Creek had areas that were walk in only as did Starker (their land wasmy favorite to hunt on) but you need to get permits from the office inPhilomath.
I have not hunted back home for over 10 years now, but I wasvery successful with both my rifle and recurve. There used to be a ton of greathunting there, but my brother tells me the animals have been declining justlike I hear about down here in the Medford area.
Good luck!