You should post up on ifish. Lots of former tag holders and ppl who know the area.
Well that was cheerful. SOunds like Washington minus the wolves.
Did you post on ifish? I didn't see it. Figured you'd get a lot of griping about the natives and loss of quality in that unit. :-)
Oregon's deer numbers are down across the board; between the winters, poaching, etc.. And Oregon manages deer for opportunity, not quality. So finding a good location to get lots of photos for your calendar isn't easy.
There are still big bucks in all the east cascades units. Just have to try hard to find them, and might not be worth the return on time invested due to smaller quantities of them. Honestly this time of year your odds are better of finding them in the farm fields. Or hanging out in the towns. Suburbs of Bend are holding some large bucks right now.
You could also just go to Umatilla NWR. There is a reason that buck tag takes forever to draw.