open or closed does anyone know

[cmmorales3]

does anyone know if the san bernardino national forest will be open for the deer season. the d14 area
thx

[Hoghunter]

Hey cmmorales3
Parts of it are closed according to the Press Enterprise. No. of Arrowhead,Pinnecales and some others.
They will likely close all 1 week before season opens as in the past unless we get some rain.
Good Hunting Hoghunter

[JDC]

Check here.:

http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/sanbernardino/fire...strictions.html (http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/sanbernardino/fireandaviation/firerestrictions.html)

They seem to be keeping this updated.

towards the bottom of the page are maps of the closed areas.

[karstic]

The maps are a good start but I would also call the Ranger station for the district that you want to hunt in.

[cmmorales3]

Thanks for the info

[spectr17]

I actually drive up and check gates and closures myself. The people who man the USFS are notorious for being anti hunters and spreading wrong info. One year they opened a big chunk but didn't tell anyone on the last weekend of rifle season. YOu just might find yourself out there with no crowds.

[WinMag1]

Ditto!

Like Jesse said, it&#39;s best to drive up and check for yourself. Often times information and hearsay just aren&#39;t that reliable. The anti hunters (and there&#39;s plenty of em) like nothing better than to do their part to keep you out of your huntin grounds. http://www.jesseshunting.com/forums/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smiley-peta-sucks-sign.gif

[scr83jp]

REMEMBER the BLM areas surrounding the SB Nat Forest were open the last time there was a fire closure so CHECK with the BLM. Some bear and deer came out north of Cherry Valley a couple of years ago.The bear were feeding in the pomegranate groves according to my son who helped some hunters drag out a deer.