New member from Texas, heading to Oregon
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OntarioHunter
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Texas to Oregon? Man, you in for some culture shock.
Scott85
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Welcome.
gonhunting247
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Congrats. Give a holler if you need help with our draw system etc.
gonhunting247
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Ha. Totally depends where he's going. A lot of OR is pretty rural and some parts pretty remote even. It's not near all "as seen on TV"
Ha ha, yeah, true dat...
more_cowbell
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Welcome soon to Oregon. You'll have a lot of fun outdoors in Central Oregon, and I think the hunting is still ok there, compared to most of the NE corner.
I think there's another member on here in Central, who can give you the scoop on stuff. Best of luck.
I think there's another member on here in Central, who can give you the scoop on stuff. Best of luck.
Thanks! I've actually read a fair bit and had a nice phone convo with a guy I met on a facebook group for Oregon hunters who was pretty helpful. Unfortunatly this year I'm considered non-resident so I'm not expecting much luck, hopefully just build some preference points and have to pay to hunt someone's landowners tags (assuming they're not all spoken for...)
Scott85
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As a veteran Oregon has some pretty cool programs.
FairWeather
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Welcome from Eugene! Quite a few Oregonians on here.
I’m an army vet and adult onset hunter myself, only been at it 2 years so far. I haven’t made it east of the Cascades for a hunt, so I can’t speak to what those draw odds are like (other than bad) but there’s OTC deer and elk tags on the west side of the state. Statewide turkey, cougar, and fall bear, too.
Last I heard, getting a pronghorn tag is somewhere around 17 points. I’ve already conceded that I’ll never get one of those tags in this lifetime.
Look into joining the Oregon Hunters Association, if you haven’t already. I’ve really enjoyed being a member, great way to meet good people and hunters in the area.
I’m an army vet and adult onset hunter myself, only been at it 2 years so far. I haven’t made it east of the Cascades for a hunt, so I can’t speak to what those draw odds are like (other than bad) but there’s OTC deer and elk tags on the west side of the state. Statewide turkey, cougar, and fall bear, too.
Last I heard, getting a pronghorn tag is somewhere around 17 points. I’ve already conceded that I’ll never get one of those tags in this lifetime.
Look into joining the Oregon Hunters Association, if you haven’t already. I’ve really enjoyed being a member, great way to meet good people and hunters in the area.
MarvB
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Welcome from another Central Oregonian!
About an hour NE of Bend to us.
About an hour NE of Bend to us.
fishing4sanity
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Welcome to the forum!
I grew up in eastern Oregon and enjoy central Oregon as well.
I grew up in eastern Oregon and enjoy central Oregon as well.
pabearhunter
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Welcome aboard.
Elkhunter24
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Welcome from Pa!
duckhunt
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Welcome from Iowa
WapitiBob
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there can be only one
Bend? Redmond? Prineville? Madras?
WapitiBob
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(all in jest incase somebody lives in one of these towns)
Nobody lives in Madras by choice.
Prineville used to be one step ahead of LaPine but has gotten to be a pretty good place.
Redmond is Bend's red headed step child.
Nobody lives in Madras by choice.
Prineville used to be one step ahead of LaPine but has gotten to be a pretty good place.
Redmond is Bend's red headed step child.
Art Vandeley
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Central Oregon is awesome. Congrats
