Yeah I drew it last year. Sorry, but I think it is waaay hyped and over rated. Id agree with all the recent information on how the unit has gone down hill. I hunted it in a foot of snow, saw tons of deer. Mostly dinky bucks and lots and lots of does. The manzanita is extremely tough to hunt muzz in. That is where the majority of the deer are. I hunted hard in the burn areas not seeing so much. I camped at round lake the first couple days then had to move lower since it was snowing so much I didn't want to get stuck. Ive actually heard the archery tag is the one to have since you get a little closer to the rut. The area had some big issues in the past with people coming over the crest trail line during the general and hunting the unit. I guess it hurt it pretty good. I'm actually done with OR for awhile now. I have 8 speedgoat points on the back burner until the state starts producing better quality. Kinda P'd me off when they doubled all the non res fees. I ended up shooting a meat buck. Same with another guy I knew that had the tag the same year. He shot a spike. I'm sure a guy could find a big one, but it is literally like finding a needle in a haystack. Good luck!
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