by some people living near the Capitol Forest:

"We've noticed a lot of homeless people camped there.  Homelessness must not be just in the shelters and tent cities"

All gun enthusiasts - be careful.

to stay far away from Capitol Forest because lots of drug lords live there growing and manufacuring their products. She said they'd shoot first & ask questions later and there are a lot of booby traps set to protect their merchandise and living quarters.

If anybody should know, she should know given her drug abuse & sales history. 

I rode my motorcycle through there into Rochester one great day for riding and was amazed at how many people were there on their quads and dirtbikes.  Motorhomes, tents, trucks, bikes, quads everywhere!

Knowing there's target shooting & hunting going up up there now too, I doubt I'll ride that route again!

I doubt there were any homeless as deep in the forest as I was.  At any rate any responsible gun user will be aware of his or her backstop (in my case I was shooting into the side of a hill) and what is around them.  I would assume anyone illegally camping near a shooting area would not want to hang around when the gunfire starts.

Kinda late in the year for pot growing operations I would think.  When I was born in Southern Oregon I would hear the same rumors, but I don't see pot growers hanging around main roads and known target shooting areas.  Nor can I envision them starting a gun battle against guys with high powered rifles.  Something to file away in the back of my mind though...

I would encourage anyone who can get their hands of a rifle, handgun or shotgun to get a couple of hundred rounds, a picnic lunch and a friend and go out and play for a while!  It's good clean fun, and teaches a lot about self control, patience and just plain having fun!  (Besides when you can put a discarded beer can in the crosshairs of your scope and bounce it around all over the place the experience is awesome!)