AFTER TWO YEARS OF LAND CLOSURES DUE TO WILDFIRES, THIS SEASON COULD BE PRIME FOR OREGON BLACKTAIL HUNTERS.
Due to a COVID outbreak in a remote Alaskan village where I was to be hunting and fishing for three weeks, I returned home early. I’m glad I did.
Ten hours after landing in Eugene, Ore., a massive wildfire broke out near our home in the McKenzie River Valley. We were evacuated for 11 days. While our home survived, some of our friends and relatives lost everything. It was one of the most horrific experiences I’ve ever encountered.
That was in early September 2020, and we weren’t alone. Wildfires raged from California to Washington and into Canada. They spanned from the Coast Range, through the Cascades and into the high-desert mountains. Forest fires devastated much
