Recent content by lostinOregon

How did you see over the bar?

So you’re saying that tag cuts and killing less bucks didn’t work. So we will now kill more bucks and if will be better. Hasn’t worked in Oregon, Idaho or Washington, SMH

They are losing their mind. Copying Oregon’s successful management plan. Brilliant

Vouchers for 3rd season deer, will watch the wife and son hunt elk in 2nd season.

My elk wall. Out of space!!!!!

There are some crops in Columbia basin, potatoes, watermelons and winter wheat. Most of the deer are in the CRP. Here is where Oregon is at now with managing for 8 to 12 bucks. It appears that didn’t work and are now going to monitor harvest.

Well that’s interesting. Have you ever looked at the deer numbers in Columbia basin where it is 99 percent private and most owners manage their land? Same drought. I have mature deer and many in the area due to other landowners managing. Go across the road to ukiah and nothing. Management does...

If managing a deer herd ad 8 to 12 bucks per hundred does works so well. Can you tell me why Oregon deer herds are at a historic low? Because we manage the same way and EVERY fork horn gets slaughtered every year. Thousand of tags for opportunity. This will not work at all.

When it warms up they go back to nocturnal with very little movement. I have killed most of my best bucks during 2nd when weather pushes them down early. Some migrate without any weather. But sometimes that time of the year you can get sunny and warm and they just don’t move much. Your time to...

Then why cut the non resident tags since it means nothing.

really depends on the unit. Some of the northern are easier to draw but the big ones in southeastern unit have dismal odds in both draws.

emails are out

Agrees elk ass, but its clear from their own reports that the opportunity guys are not satisfied on this hunt

Just raffle off some more tags at the expo and it will be fixed. Pretty clear that in the name of opportunity the deer herd is getting pummeled in this unit. Right thing would be to reduce tags significantly.

You all would be shocked at the animals Oregon has. Hunting public land sucks except for antelope, sheep and goats. Private land in Oregon has some giants in certain places. Blacktails and Roosevelts are giant and available through private timber companies. Oregon has 4 deer species and 2 elk...