I know you southern Oregon folks are always looking for new and interesting places to camp, hike and generally explore. Some of our staff members are in love with the Umpqua River area. Truly, they are in love with the scenery, the river, the amount of exploration as well as relaxation that can be found all along the river area over to the coast. That’s why they eagerly brought this little tid-bit to my attention. The U.S Forest Service is endorsing a new wilderness area in the Southern Oregon Coast Range near Reedsport. The area is known as the Devil’s Staircase and features some of the most remote and beautiful waterfalls the area has to offer.
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Did you know that reporting on your hunt in Oregon is mandatory? You didn’t? Well, most other hunters don’t either. Oregon requires hunters to contact the Department of Fish and Wildlife after a hunt to record their experience. The goal of this exercise is for the state to get a better gauge of the population year to year so that they can make assessments on the number of tags to issue the next year. However, most hunters neglect to do this. The reasons are twofold: 1.) Many hunters have never had to do this before and don’t know they should do it now and 2.) Though reporting is mandatory, there is no penalty for not doing so. The requirement gets chalked up to being somewhat of an idle threat. 
Just because the wind is blowing a little cooler and the days are a bit shorter doesn’t mean you have to put away your rod and reel for the season. There are still a lot of great opportunities to fish or at least practice fishing in September.