So, I put in for cow and doe tags for the first time this year, in my 30+ years of hunting. I didn't draw either. A friend of mine, who's put in for hers every year for 20 years has drawn both cow and doe every year for the last 5 years. Her daughter, who's in her second year of hunting has also...
As a follow up, here's a link to an article about just a couple incidents local to me this season, that were reported. Although many go unreported, too. ODFW is offering some decent rewards for tips, given the increase in cases...
I've been hunting the Oregon coat range for 30+ years and have only seen 3 forest service and 2 odfw, and 4 of the 5 we're this year, within 5 square miles. One forest service was ages ago, when they used to drive the awful seafoam green trucks.
Anyhow, poaching is absolutely on the rise, and...
Also, if you're planning on hunting Oregon, and you're using an app such as OnX, don't completely disregard a chunk of land due to an unrecognizable ownership. Many many areas (especially here at the coast) are owned independently but managed by Hancock, and are open to public access (or as...
I can't speak for all of Oregon, but I do know that in a lot of the coast range, Wayerhauser (as well as Hancock and others, not including Starker who offers free permits for their lands here) participate in what I believe is called the habitat access program, in which forest management...
Curious if anyone knows anything about NFS roads being closed off, especially in Oregon's coast range? While scouting, I ran across a few roads with 6-8' berms of 6" gravel within (about) 5ish miles of one end or the other for no apparent reason. I have yet to hear back from any forest service...
Ok, I admit it... as much as I prefer to stalk big timber and walk-in only units, I do road hunt *sometimes*..
I'm also a woman who has no choice but to hunt alone or with my young daughter, if I'm to hunt at all some days. We all know how dangerous that can be for anyone, man or woman, in...
Last year, closing day of deer season, hiked 3 miles into a unit to a beautiful cut to watch as the sun went down only to have some dude drive into the middle of the cut, which was behind a closed/walk in only gate. Luckily, he later was detained and charged with trespassing, as he'd apparently...
If you'd ever consider Oregon, here's a breakdown of some important points...
Pros:
*Homesteading is on the rise and there's a LOT of opportunity and areas to do so.
*Ridiculous opportunity for foraging, gardening and raising livestock (especially west of the coast range, where it's stupidly...
Thank you. The Bend area is one of my favorite places in the state. Putting in for Ochoco and/or Paulina tags next year. Been a while since I've hunted over the hill!
This is exactly what I love most about this state, the diversity of environments! Beaches, mountains, rolling hills, high desert, rainforests, swamplands... We have some of everything, and a variety of game to match!