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Re: Oregon elk hunting?
« Reply #15 on: February 11, 2009, 10:58:18 PM »
sadle Mtn has a ton of elk, some freinds of mine arrow bulls yearly in that unit and its my turn this year!

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Re: Oregon elk hunting?
« Reply #16 on: February 12, 2009, 04:20:11 AM »
My buddy does a drop camp in eagle cap wilderness every year.  2nd season in November - says it's the best- even if he doesn't pull the trigger. Bulls ever-whar.

Unless you get a guide tag, I think you need to draw in Ore - heard its about 50/50 like MT :dunno:

We did an achery drop camp in eaglecap wilderness.Bring your xtra pair of legs. It was fun didnt get any shots thou....

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Re: Oregon elk hunting?
« Reply #17 on: February 12, 2009, 06:17:50 AM »
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Grew up in Eastern Oregon but left their in 1990 to Washington State. Hunted elk mainly in the Blue's above Pendleton that included the Meacham, Kamela, Mt. Emily to La Grande. I don't know how hunting is over their now but it use to be a pretty good area many years back. I now hunt elk in Eastern Washington, Colockum or Manastash areas. I do know that their are a lot of similarities in terrain where I hunt now vs the Blues in Oregon.


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Re: Oregon elk hunting?
« Reply #18 on: February 12, 2009, 11:08:31 AM »
sadle Mtn has a ton of elk, some freinds of mine arrow bulls yearly in that unit and its my turn this year!

So am I reading the regs right?  The tags are over the counter for non residents correct? If so, I am 60% sure a few of are crew will be heading down. Now the hardest part of the planning is how I am gonna work it out with my son's football season, it starts August 1st >:(
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Re: Oregon elk hunting?
« Reply #19 on: February 12, 2009, 11:12:51 AM »
I used to hunt the Eagle Cap along the boundary.  Cougars and now wolves are hammering the elk numbers.  Haven't been back in several years.  Idaho is even worse at that latitude for wolves.
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Re: Oregon elk hunting?
« Reply #20 on: February 28, 2009, 06:52:53 PM »
My son and I hunted the first season, any bull hunt in the Starkey unit in eastern Oregon last October. It took us seven years to draw those tags. It's only a five day season. We set up camp four days before the hunt and stayed until the day after the season ended. We didn't get our bulls. In fact we didn't see a bull. We saw plenty of cows and heard two different bulls bugle. We basically were in the woods from dark to dark. Just couldn't cut a break. We spent five days over there during the summer and saw nice bulls so we knew we were in a decent area. During our hunt we hunted the thick north facing slopes and saw rub after rub. And this is was the only place we did see elk. In the thick stuff. As it turned out I learned after the season that the Starkey's first season any bull hunt was a poor one. I talked to alot of  hunters who were there and they all said the same thing.

Anyway, here's where we went wrong. They issue around 400 + any bull tags for the first hunt. The second season is for spike only. We thought we were going to have a limited entry hunt. Boy were we wrong... I saw in the reg's that you could apply for a spike only tag during the same hunt. I also saw where very few do so. This is where we got messed up. Turns out you can put in for the any bull tag as your first choice { which we did for years } and then put in for the spike only as your second choice and pretty much be certain of getting it without losing your points. In Oregon you only lose your points if you draw your first choice. In short we had lots of company. But the country is fantastic and we had an absoulute ball. But unless they limit the spike tags we will not put in for that hunt again. It's almost like we waited all those years to go on a general season hunt.  { The game dept. did tell us that the cougars are taking a toll on the elk herds there too }.
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Re: Oregon elk hunting?
« Reply #21 on: March 05, 2009, 08:33:38 PM »
zhunter,
I am thinking about appling for a riffle tag in the Sixes. My partner an I each have 7 points. I am wondering if the roads are gated or is there a lot of traffic? What type of terrain is it? I would appriciate any input.

Thanks

 


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