Oregon elk hunting?

[funkster]

I was thinking how could I expand my elk hunting this coming year?  Then it struck me,I live by two pretty good states for elk hunting, Idaho and Oregon! I checked a few harvest reports and I think the Saddle Mtn unit in Oregon is looking good since it is not to far away from where I hunt in southwest Washington, I could split my time between the two. Oregon's bow season starts August 29 and goes through Sept 27 almost a month long of elk hunting I am trying to do as much home work with tree farm maps and online info as I can but that only goes so far. I will be putting the time in scouting out area's to try to make this a successful trip for my Dad and I. If any of you WA hunter have crossed the boarder and want to point me in a general direction that would be great,thanks in advance.

[spur_ride]

there is alot of private gorund down around there. there are some pockets of public but it will take alot of scouting to find them. around there is where im from and there are alot of elk there, its just a matter of getting to them.

[funkster]

Spur,when you say private land do you mean farm land owned by folks like you and me or weyco tree farm land? Thanks for the response.

[spur_ride]

the further south you get you strat running into farm lands owned by common folks. some are really nice but some are real a$$ holes

[funkster]

Thanks,I really like hunting weyco land when the gates are close. Hop on the old bike and get back 8 or so miles to get away from the yahoo's. I see they own a lot of land in that area, have you ever hunted any of the tree farms?

[tmike]

Funkster PM me and I'll get back to you in the next couple of days. I've done quite a bit of elk hunting in Oregon and a bit in Idaho as well. The nice thing about Idaho is you can go back and rifle hunt if you don't connect with a bow. I've got 11 points in Oregon so I have a decision to make here real soon.

[funkster]

Ok,will do! Thanks for all the input guys.

[Crunchy]

I did my first archery elk hunting in eastern Oregon and had a blast.  I brought home a nice cow.  It can be tuff hunting, but lots of land to hunt out east, Desolation Unit is where I hunted.  I am planning on heading back out there this year as well.

[funkster]

Crunchy, pretty good harvest numbers out of a place called "desolation" How was the weather and did you here any bulls singing?

[Crunchy]

Yeah it took us a couple of days to find the elk but once we did we were on them pretty hard.  Good friend missed a big 6x6 with the arrow deflecting off a downed tree.  Three of us were in a big herd with a bull bulgling when I took my cow.  The weather was pretty good it was Sept 20-27 for my hunt.

[elksnout]

We rifle hunted the second season for elk about ten years back. There wasn't any problem for access then. We were camped and hunted on private timberland. There were quite a few roads gated for walk in hunting. But this was in late November and not any fire danger. My point is that yes much of the unit is private... but private timber companies. Not fenced ranches. And man after the shots start those elk head straight for the refuge.

[zhunter]

If you think about going farther down south there is some great areas grew up in coosbay the tioga and sixes units. killed a nice bull last year. Now i moved to washington trying to figure out this state wow that seems to be a tough one. any way if you are looking at hunting down south and need some info would gladly help... ps the timber companies have gotten real tight on letting people in during archery season even if you walk in.

[Dansk]

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

[bobcat]

For the better units in Oregon it takes at least 5 or 6 points as a Non-Resident.

[zhunter]

archery on the west side is over the counter good rosie hunting in the sixes unit