Trad Bow 1979
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Hello there I am planning on moving to Oregon in the next couple of years and I am just wanting to start familiarizing myself with how big game hunting is done up there. I have done all of my big game hunting here in New Mexico where I curently live. I have obtained a proclamation and gone thru it a few times. It appears that it is not very hard to draw a deer tag, there seems to be a ton of them. However bull elk tags seem more difficult. I am looking at the hunt code with the area that shows the number of tags authorized as well as the amount of 1st choice applicants. I do have to admit though that the Oregon hunting proclamation is a bit more complicated than what I am used to. Is it really that hard to draw a bull tag? Or am I overlooking something? I talked to a local sportsmen in Oregon recently and he gave me his take on bull elk hunting in Oregon. He said I can get an over the counter tag on the west end of the state, but that the hunting pressure is really bad, and it is all very thick timber. Or I can try to get lucky enough to draw a tag on the east side of the state, but that it is so open out there that I should consider buying a 338 Lapua. Of course it is only one locals opinion, but it made me feel a little discouraged. So I am asking for a little clarification on getting bull tags; are there OTC tags, are all of the draw tags really hard to get, where in the state is the best place to apply for a person that is used to hunting in a mix of timber and meadows? Any info is appreciated, thank you.