Oregon deer/elk hunting

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Good morning. I am a 33 year old white male from Cape Town, South Africa and have been living in the U.S for 10 years now. I currently live in Virginia but am moving to Salem, Oregon in June. I've done alot of shooting over the years and my family all hunt back home. I've never hunted properly before. I've been on 2 hunts before in Pennsylvania but didn't get anything. And I shot a squirrel once and skinned it, Grandparents ate it since I had to leave so unfortunately I didn't get to taste it.

So I would like to get into hunting once I move to Oregon and I was wondering if you guys had any advice for me. If possible I would like to hunt in Winter 2017 but I honestly have no clue as to even where to begin. Do I need to be an Oregon resident? Out of state license? Someone suggested getting a VA license and then once I move get an out of state?

Any and all suggestions/advice greatly appreciated.
 
Once you get to Oregon sign up for a hunter education class. You will need this certification anyway to buy your hunting license. That will be a good place to ask any and all questions.
 
But dont I need to live there for a year before becoming a resident? Dont you need to be a resident to be able to hunt? I don't want to miss out hunting this year
 
LAST EDITED ON Jan-03-17 AT 08:04AM (MST)[p]?Resident? is any person who has; (a) has resided in Oregon for a period of at least six consecutive months immediately prior to the date of making application for a license, tag, or permit; (b) Members of the uniformed services of the United States who: (i) Are permanently assigned to active duty in this state, and their spouse and dependent children, (ii) Reside in this state while assigned to duty at any base, station, shore establishment or other facility in this state, (iii) Reside in this state while serving as members of the crew of a ship that has an Oregon port or shore establishment as its home port or permanent station. (c) Aliens attending school in Oregon under a foreign student exchange program.

http://www.eregulations.com/oregon/big-game-hunting/definitions/

License fees for residents and non residents

http://www.eregulations.com/oregon/big-game-hunting/license-and-tag-fees/
 
>But dont I need to live
>there for a year before
>becoming a resident? Dont you
>need to be a resident
>to be able to hunt?
>I don't want to miss
>out hunting this year


You do not need to be a resident to hunt, you just have to pay more for nonresident license and tags. But like eel says if you have 6 months of residence before hunting season comes around you will save a couple hundred dollars. Get your hunter education done asap though.
 
Other than birds and cyotes you're not going to have anything to hunt for a while anyway.

Oregon has a point system and as a newbie you're going to be screwed for a while. there are easy to draw hunts and over the counter tags if you just want to hunt but don't care about quality and like lots of company.

For game birds there is some opportunity open to you all over the state.


Set your expectations for Oregon hunting low and you won't be as disappointed. if possible I'd recommend buying points in Oregon as well as other states this year so you can supplement your hunting with better options.














Stay Thirsty My Friends
 
LAST EDITED ON Jan-06-17 AT 04:22PM (MST)[p]Should I take my hunter safety/education course now in Virginia or will I just have to take it again when I get to Oregon?
 
>LAST EDITED ON Jan-06-17
>AT 04:22?PM (MST)

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>Should I take my hunter safety/education
>course now in Virginia or
>will I just have to
>take it again when I
>get to Oregon?


Hunter education from any state is generally accepted nationwide,that being said, you will learn a lot more about hunting in Oregon by completing the course there.
 
A hunter's safety certificate is not required for a 33 year old in Oregon.

You will probably need an interpretor to understand the regs.

There are lots of hunting opportunities in Oregon. Preference points are not necessary.

When you move here try to find some people who hunt to get you pointed in the right direction.

What do you want to hunt?

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>Other than birds and cyotes you're
>not going to have anything
>to hunt for a while
>anyway.
>
>Oregon has a point system and
>as a newbie you're going
>to be screwed for a
>while. there are easy
>to draw hunts and over
>the counter tags if you
>just want to hunt but
>don't care about quality and
>like lots of company.
>
>For game birds there is some
>opportunity open to you all
>over the state.
>
>
> Set your expectations for Oregon
>hunting low and you won't
>be as disappointed. if
>possible I'd recommend buying points
>in Oregon as well as
>other states this year so
>you can supplement your hunting
>with better options.
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>Stay Thirsty My Friends

I'd agree on the OTC elk rifle being tough, archery isn't bad though for both deer and elk. If you are set on rifle hunting eastern oregon, either save up some money to hunt private or pick a unit that you want to learn. Hunt it spike season when you don't draw a branch or cow tag and then hunt deer when you draw. You will always have OTC blacktail to fall back on for deer.
 
>Good morning. I am a 33
>year old white male from
>Cape Town, South Africa and
>have been living in the
>U.S for 10 years now.
>I currently live in Virginia
>but am moving to Salem,
>Oregon in June. I've done
>alot of shooting over the
>years and my family all
>hunt back home. I've never
>hunted properly before. I've been
>on 2 hunts before in
>Pennsylvania but didn't get anything.
>And I shot a squirrel
>once and skinned it, Grandparents
>ate it since I had
>to leave so unfortunately I
>didn't get to taste it.
>
>
>So I would like to get
>into hunting once I move
>to Oregon and I was
>wondering if you guys had
>any advice for me. If
>possible I would like to
>hunt in Winter 2017 but
>I honestly have no clue
>as to even where to
>begin. Do I need to
>be an Oregon resident? Out
>of state license? Someone suggested
>getting a VA license and
>then once I move get
>an out of state?
>
>Any and all suggestions/advice greatly appreciated.
>


My understanding if you are here Oregon more then six months you can get a resident hunting license and if you are over 18 no hunting test is required, my wife did not take any class to get her hunting license....?...there is pretty good blacktail deer hunting in southern Oregon ..
 

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