Hi OR crowd!
Had a few things happen recently and they have resulted in an opportunity to move down to John Day possibly. I worked there for the USFS as a summer college intern a few years back so I'm familiar with the town, but never really got out to find any animals that summer.
I've been hunting Idaho for the last few years as a resident, am currently back in E. WA. I'm an archery and rifle hunter and prefer to hunt out of my backpack early season when the opportunity exists.
I have heard there are some big deer around the area, but not from anyone on a real first hand experience. Are there good opportunities around that part of the state to kill a big buck? I'm looking for potential to scount up 180"+ deer. I've found them in WA and in ID, would like to know there's a shot of finding them in OR around there. What kind of draw odds for rifle buck tags am I looking at for good units around there as a resident? Any input at all is much appreciated... Thank you very much.
Mike
"~Who says deer don't eat Berger's???"
Had a few things happen recently and they have resulted in an opportunity to move down to John Day possibly. I worked there for the USFS as a summer college intern a few years back so I'm familiar with the town, but never really got out to find any animals that summer.
I've been hunting Idaho for the last few years as a resident, am currently back in E. WA. I'm an archery and rifle hunter and prefer to hunt out of my backpack early season when the opportunity exists.
I have heard there are some big deer around the area, but not from anyone on a real first hand experience. Are there good opportunities around that part of the state to kill a big buck? I'm looking for potential to scount up 180"+ deer. I've found them in WA and in ID, would like to know there's a shot of finding them in OR around there. What kind of draw odds for rifle buck tags am I looking at for good units around there as a resident? Any input at all is much appreciated... Thank you very much.
Mike
"~Who says deer don't eat Berger's???"