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July
2, 2002
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Serving
Western Deschutes County
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Sisters,
Oregon
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2002
The Nugget Newspaper
Sisters, Oregon
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Most
of Sisters area is open range
By Eric Dolson
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Only
the shaded areas are closed. Everything else is open range. |
A couple of cattle
were wandering along Camp Polk road again on Sunday, and after a few calls,
911 again alerted Deschutes County Sheriff's office. This time, though,
something different happened.
Nothing.
The area is part of the open
range, and the owner of the cattle reportedly gets upset if deputies put
the cattle back inside the fenced area.
A map of the open range shows
the boundary going right to the Sisters Urban Area boundary. It extends
north and takes in all of the subdivisions out Camp Polk Road, including
Indian Ford, the Wilt Road area, and the "back way" to Panoramic Estates
or Black Butte.
A map of the area open to
livestock in this area can be seen at http://www.co.deschutes.or.us/Road/images/GIS/Livestock/district5.pdf
That means if a driver hits
a black cow at night not far past the Sisters Airport, the driver pays
the rancher for the cow.
Despite the fact that the
cattle are penned, sort of, on Indian Ford Creek south of Camp Polk Road,
if they get out, they have more of a right to be on the road than you
do. Deer are one thing -- hitting a cow at speed has a whole different
set of consequences.
Former Deschutes County Deputy
Todd Williver hit a black cow one night several years ago on a call. He
nearly died, spent 10 days in the hospital and still suffers the consequences.
Deschutes County Sheriff's
Deputies get numerous calls each day complaining that cattle are out and
on the road. They have told 911 about the open range designation, and
911 operators are telling the public that there is nothing law enforcement
can do.
Actually, an area of open
range can be closed, or turned into a "livestock district," if property
owners in the affected area present a properly documented petition to
the board of county commissioners under ORS 607.010 Petition for Creation
of District.
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