Recent content by Mossyhorn70

I contemplated hard about what to put in for. I burned 19 points. I read the reports but knew of some decent bucks that had come out of there in recent years. I thought, if I hunt hard and put the time in, I can find a 160+ deer. Boy was I wrong…

Video of the shot…

since I shot my cougar the first day and only had so long to check it in, I hunted a morning and then drive into Burns during one of the hotter days to get it checked and out of the way. The bio wasn’t at all concerned about deer. He said taking cougars out didn’t really help deer much, but that...

I’m not the most successful hunter but I hunt hard and put time in. Ive been hunting for almost 30 years and have never been on a more disappointing hunt. I lived in AK and did a half dozen fly out bush hunts for caribou, grizzly, sheep, deer and goat. I’ve hunting Wyoming, Idaho, Montana for...

Well, not great… I killed a lion on day one. Spotted it stalking some does. That was the only bright point of the hunt. I hunted for 11 days and never saw a single buck bigger than 110” or so. I scoured the country with optics, put quite a few miles on my feet and maybe I’m just bad at it, I...

Oregon 2023 rifle deer hunt, spotted this lion and dropped her at 600 yds.

I’m seeing bighorn sheep all over. Spotted 4 different groups today. I’m looking in all the nasty stuff. Healthy sheep population for sure

I knew this was going to be a challenging hunt. But I never thought it’d be this bad! I’ve see. One tiny buck in 5 hard days of hunting, spending a ton of time behind good optics. I’ve seen maybe 60-70 does? I killed a mountain lion on opening day. Which was great. But I can’t believe I can’t...

It’s official, my 19 points are burned and I’ve got a Steens tag in my pocket. T-117 days… Jgill, I’d love to hear your what not to do list!

If I don’t draw, there’s a problem! ? It required 14-15 points last year, for NR’s. 19 should be a lock.

Fields is just outside of the unit. It’s actually on the border of Beatty’s Butte and Whitehorse. If you’re hunting the east side, Fields is way closer than Frenchglen. There’s lots of places that I’ve hunted where actually have to leave the unit to go get food, ice and gas.

I’m going to draw a Steens rifle tag this fall. Burning 19 non-resident points to do it. I grew up in Oregon and spent time down there as a kid but it’s been 20 years since I’ve been down there. I know it’s going to be a tough hunt but wanted to hunt there once in my life. I’m looking for...

I’ve thought about this many times over the years. But have no experience with horses. Sure wish I did… not sure if feel comfortable?