Oregon controlled buck tag

[blackveltbowhunter]

NW hit the nail on the head. I hunt oregon every year on a bow tag, but still do not apply for limited entry tags. Its mostly a mental thing and I simply dont want to get "tied" into that state. If your looking for a rifle buck hunt, several other states offer better odds, cheaper tags and better hunting.

[Opportunist]

Solid advice about controlled hunt draws in Oregon and Bobcat explained it to a T.

The only thing I might add is if the unit reaches the 5% non-resident tag cap historically then there is no chance for the 25% random draw because the 75% drawing is done first and your bumped out with the cap on that drawing. Oregons draw is as clear as mud in the regs, but once you figure it out, it is actually one of my favorite of the different states draw/points system.

 I've burned up most of my points in Oregon and now I target deer and elk rifle units that only take 1-2 points to draw and put in for the sheep hunts. I love hunting in Oregon even as bad as they bend over non-residents in costs and tag allocation, I've been hunting over there since I was a little kid and will probably continue to into the future. I have many friends who are in no-mans land with 10-12 points for deer and elk and are trying to find a hunt to go on, so they can burn their points and get out of the game. Since 2010 which was the big nonresident price increase the harder to draw units became harder to draw (as guys burn their point saver points) and the easy to draw unit became the same draw odds as residents (as guys don't want to spend the money on perceived lower quality units.) Each year Oregon continues to lose non-resident hunters as they use their points up, not a good way to manage their budget, but that is exactly what the Oregon resident hunters want.

[bobcat]

I haven't been applying in Oregon since the price went up, but I do still have 4 deer points I will try to use someday. And I have 12 antelope points, which is enough for a couple units and nearly enough for many others, so I will be using those as well in the near future. I may try to use the deer points and the antelope points the same year so I only have to buy the license once, and may not hunt Oregon again.

[Irish_hunter93]

Well thanks for the tips guys. Not holding my breath for the Oregon hunt at all. I have other areas to hunt if I do not draw. Hey you never know stranger things have happened..

[hogsniper]

Oregon is HORRIBLE! LMAO   Most underrated state out there! 

[salmonchaser]

Quiet, you don't want those pesky non residents getting a tag or two.

[hogsniper]

Hahaha!   Don't worry they already got it all figured out.    But for reals, a state where as a resident I pay $160 and can hunt and fish everything.  As a non resident you can do the same for about a $1000 and hunt branch bulls and bucks.   In Washington I spent about 1300 last year and they will let me shoot a spike with CROWDs of other hunters.  Uh no thanks!  Suckers got me since I have 16 points but once I cash a few in Im done up there.   

[Opportunist]

If I didn't live in Washington there is no way I would spend a dime in this state, this state screws non-residents in cost. $110 per application per species for non-residents is ridiculous let alone having to purchase the tags upfront. But the way it works in most of  the states it's the resident hunters who have the voice in their state. I just as soon Washington lowered the cost tag/application fees to entice non-resident hunters to hunt here and possibly plateau our resident costs to hunt/fish. But it won't happen and I'll probably get flamed for saying this. I have spoken with Dave Ware a few years ago about this and of course was told that is not the direction the game department is heading.  Flame on, don't care, just my opinion.