Oregon hunting info

dillon · Feb 10, 2016

How is the big game hunting in Oregon? I am used to hunting deer and elk in Utah. I prefer archery, but I do have a sweet rifle.

I don't have a job in Oregon yet, but almost all of my scheduled interviews and applications that I have out are for jobs in Oregon or Washington.

Thanks,

Dillon

Willametteriveroutlaw · Feb 11, 2016

Oregon is better than Washington.

Its not as bad as everyone says it is, My freezer always has elk and deer in it.

Brute · Feb 12, 2016

If you are moving to NW Oregon (Portland Metropolitan). Most of the area for private timberland is now pay to play.

dillon · Feb 12, 2016

Thanks guys. I would near North Bend/Coos Bay on the coast or around Enterprise/Joseph on the eastern side of the state. I am on my second interview for the job on the coast and I have my first interview for the job in Joseph on the 19th.

Where do you get information on the "pay to play" timber lands around Portland?

Thanks,

Dillon

Brute · Feb 12, 2016

https://www.wyrecreationnw.com/

Good Luck on the job interviews.

Togwotee · Feb 13, 2016

If you don't mind shooting dinks you might like deer hunting in Oregon. elk hunting isn't bad if you can draw a tag .

Washington is worse, all I can say is don't come here for the hunting if that's what your decision hinges on.

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Willametteriveroutlaw · Feb 15, 2016

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We killed 6 bucks over 160 this year, biggest being a 181 with 11" broke off. (would have netted book as a typical)

Togwotee · Feb 15, 2016

I can do that on private land pretty easy. on public 160 is damn good . but I'm not interested in 160 bucks that's why I hunt out of state.

If you hunt public land in OR 160 is a goal you're lucky to meet. I'm a B&C official measurer in eastern OR and I can go years without a buck that meets the minimum. very few gross over 170 actually and those are the better ones.

All I'm saying is Oregon deer hunting isn't something to get excited about. unless you never hunted in a good state or weren't here when we had good deer hunting.

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Kaseyfield · Mar 9, 2016

well, I tend to think if you hunt hard, 160 is very easy goal if you do not shoot the first buck you see like every Oregon hunter does! I consistently see bucks that would net over 170, and see at least one buck a year within bow range that pushes 200 inches.

kasey

elkliver · Mar 12, 2016

And that's why we can't get fish and game to improve deer hunting in Oregon. As long as we insist that with hard hunting and great skill we can still find a good buck we are letting fish n game off the hook. Yes, good hard hunting can still kick up a decent buck but anyone that spends quality time in the woods should admit that deer populations are plummetiing

Kaseyfield · Mar 12, 2016

Well tell Portland to vote for hound hunting again and we can help the deer.i feel like people think they should just drive down the road, or just walk a short distance and see a good buck lol. Hunting should not be easy, its more about having a good time with friends, family or over coming challenges. Lots of good deer go down every year, that's all I'm saying. Deer numbers are def on the decline

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Togwotee · Mar 12, 2016

200" deer in Oregon are a lot like bigfoot. everyone sees them but nobody gets them. and if they do they don't get them scored or let anyone see them. always very private folks it seems.

There have been 12 B&C mule deer entered in Oregon this century and I scored one of them. there have been 2 deer over 200" entered and one of those it is not known when or where it was taken.

Yes there are 200" deer in Oregon, there is gold in them hills too. good luck finding either.

The fact is Oregon deer hunting doesn't amount to much . let's just be honest about it. until we admit we have a problem ODFW isn't going to do anything about it.

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Kaseyfield · Mar 12, 2016

Ya ok man, stay thirsty

Kasey

bonepicker · Mar 14, 2016

LAST EDITED ON Mar-14-16 AT 04:14PM (MST)[p]Well I agree with most of what is being said, the mule deer are struggling. Most bucks are young and the cougars are really hitting the populations hard but there are other factors like poaching that are also contributing. There are some big bucks in Oregon, but not many. I think there are too many tags, if we were to cut tag numbers by 25% across the board for 4-5 years we could get to a more sustainable number of mature bucks. The problem is that ODFW is tasked with improving hunting while also providing opportunities. And, if they cut tag numbers, they cut revenue, they are caught between good biological management and good fiscal management. Additionally, increasing buck to doe ratios doesn't actually add significantly more to the deer population, what we really need is to increase our doe numbers and fawn survival rates. It's a pretty complex issue and I can't pretend like I understand all of the factors that are at play. We'd all like to help the deer population out but I'm not really sure how other than hunting cougars and keeping coyote populations in check.

Togwotee · Mar 14, 2016

Lion are the number one problem with Oregon's deer, and ODFW is the second. they manage dollars not deer.

Some of us have seen with our own eyes what deer hunting in Oregon can be. newbies and transplants take our word for it we have a train wreck on our hands. just because you can kill a dink or what used to be an average buck now and then doesn't mean we can't do much much better.

We need good solid herd objective numbers set by unbiased biologists . we need to have no more tags than what can be issued within the management objectives in each unit even if it mean no hunting season.

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Kaseyfield · Mar 15, 2016

>Lion are the number one problem
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Now that I agree with

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NPHunter · Jul 27, 2016

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Did you get the Job in Joseph?

IMO deer hunting in Oregon is what you put into it. You wont see much driving around. You can google NW big game top 10 and it will show you all of the top ten animals for the state. Those numbers don't lie and most of the top 10's in almost every category are filled with animals killed in the last 15 years or less with most of the archery stuff being the last 5 years. The only exception is non-typical deer, they just aren't reaching that kind a maturity any more or possibly their genetics have been killed off?

The Oregon state record Rifle elk non-typical and the record typical velvet mule deer were both set again last year with some great animals. I am very confident that I see at least 1 deer a year while hunting that is 190-200" on public land and I know one buck killed in Imnaha went over 200" last year on private. I picked up a shed off of a 215" buck too this spring, so they are defiantly out there.

I know where a half dozen 160-180" bucks are right now on public ground and if my skills and luck come together i hope to fill my general archery tag with one of them.

Kasey killed a 190"+ buck last year with his bow in OR

Togwotee · Jul 27, 2016

You shouldn't really go by the Oregon book you should go by B&C or P&Y . let's keep the standards the same so we can really see how the quality is doing.

Are you really sure you're seeing 200" deer every year ? I've lived and hunted in eastern OR my whole life and in 45 years of hunting I can count the 200" deer I've seen on one hand. and none we during season. if you're right I'd keep that to myself you found the holy grail of OR deer hunting.

There are some good deer in OR. there are a very few taken each year. but there's is a reason trophy mule deer hunters don't flock to Oregon and it's not because they're stupid or lazy.

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NPHunter · Jul 28, 2016

A 190" deer is a 190" deer regardless of what book it is in. My point is the biggest deer typical deer in Oregon have all been killed recently. I am really unclear what you mean about keeping the standards the same, a deer that will measure 190" in the OR book will also measure 190" for the B&C or P&Y book?

I know there are better states that Oregon, the OP isn't asking about Oregon compared to other states the thread is titles Oregon hunting info.

I do keep my hunting areas to myself and I know I have seen 190-200" deer. I may not see one every year but every year I put enough time in out in the woods I do. I have a shed off of a deer that will gross 210-220" depending on what his other side measures, I figure right at 215" from the pictures i have of him, I also have friends with bigger sheds from different deer.

I am watching a deer right now that will gross over 180" typical and will net close to that and he is on public ground. There is also a bigger deer in the same are but that is because he has a couple of kickers.

I personally know of at least 5 deer killed in the last 3 years that have grossed over 190" and 3 of them were killed with a bow. I am sure there are several I do not know of that have also been killed. The archery typical record was broke also by a 202" mule deer so that would make 6.

A lot of the big deer I see are in the rut down in the valley on private ground also but several of them come down from public ground to play that time of year and leave shortly after. Not everyone who kills a big buck has it measured or even cares about having them entered in the book. I know of a lot of really big deer that have not and probably will never be entered in the books or officially measured.

I agree Oregon could be way better, I also go to ID to hunt deer during the rut. I see big bucks there too but I have only seen one deer in ID that would be in the 180-190" range.

You can believe whatever you want, the more people you keep telling the deer hunting is horrible the more deer for me so thank you

>You shouldn't really go by the
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Kaseyfield · Jul 28, 2016

Well, the hunts that see trophy taken are the late season buck hunts. If you notice interstate unit for example, sees some road bucks taken by youth hunters every year. A lot of people in Oregon don't post about their tropies either.

I see 5 bucks a year about in the 190-200+ inch range, in all different units and a lot in the 160 range. Oregon has good deer just have to find them. Other states have a lot of late season deer hunts, Oregon just doesn't so harder to kill the big hogs! Good luck this fall everyone

Willametteriveroutlaw · Jul 29, 2016

>You shouldn't really go by the
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I know of at least 10 deer over 200" killed in the last 3 years in oregon, none of them are in the books.

Togwotee · Jul 29, 2016

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I see. everyone is seeing and killing lots of 200" deer but they don't let anyone see them or enter them in the books.

Obviously there are some 200" bucks and obviously some are killed every year. the number is absurdly low.

By the way, as of last B&C printing Oregon has only produced 13 typicals over 200" and only 1 was in this century. Oregon has only produced 11 typicals that made the all time in this century and I officially scored one of them. Oregon has only produced 1 nontypical that made the all time in this century. these are the facts and why I say we need to compare to other states to assess quality.

Now of course there are many more trash factor bucks over 200 and non typicals that fall short of 230 that don't make the book. but once again considering the tags OR puts out very very few are killed each year. and let's not count velvet bucks that's cheating.

I must go now, my sasquatch mounts need dusting . they're everywhere if you're a good enough hunter .

Stay Thirsty My Friends

dz · Jul 29, 2016

440 what did this one score?

DZ

lostinOregon · Jul 31, 2016

Dean,

All you have to be is a good hunter and a 200 inch deer is no problem. We just keep them all secret and out of the books here in Oregon, sarcasm inserted.

That picture of the deer above is not a secret, it was plastered everywhere. I will agree that in Oregon a few dedicated guys kill some big deer in a pretty routinely. But for someone to come from out of state and expect to see that caliber deer on a week hunting trip is crazy.

Rich

Kaseyfield · Jul 31, 2016

That I can agree with!! Good luck to everyone this year

Kasey

Willametteriveroutlaw · Aug 8, 2016

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I'd agree with that, the guys who are killing giants, aren't doing it by dumb luck..

Togwotee · Aug 8, 2016

No most of them are doing it on private land. and few at that.

You can't get past the numbers they don't lie. Oregon hunters don't boycott the record books anymore than hunters in other states. they just don't have anything to enter.

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Kaseyfield · Aug 8, 2016

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ANYWAYS LOL........