Friday, July 24, 2026  |  Oregon's Outdoor Journal
Monument Rock Wilderness: A 2-Day Backpacking Loop Through Oregon's Forgotten Blue Mountains

Monument Rock Wilderness: A 2-Day Backpacking Loop Through Oregon's Forgotten Blue Mountains

Monument Rock Wilderness in the Malheur National Forest offers genuine solitude, high granite ridges, wild redband trout, and summer elk — and almost no one knows it's there.

By HFR Staff  ·  July 24, 2026
Reloading the .300 H&H Magnum: The Original Long-Range Magnum for Open-Country Hunting
Reloading

Reloading the .300 H&H Magnum: The Original Long-Range Magnum for Open-Country Hunting

The .300 H&H Magnum has been declared obsolete for 100 years and somehow keeps delivering. Here's how to reload it right — components, powder selection, and load data for elk and big game.

July 24, 2026
Oregon's Tillamook Unit Archery Blacktail: Fog, Clearcuts, and Coast Range Bucks
Hunting

Oregon's Tillamook Unit Archery Blacktail: Fog, Clearcuts, and Coast Range Bucks

The Tillamook Unit is one of Oregon's most overlooked archery blacktail destinations. Here's how to scout and hunt it for the August opener.

July 24, 2026
Rogue River Estuary Chinook at Gold Beach: Summer Salmon Tactics for Oregon's Best-Kept July Secret
Fishing

Rogue River Estuary Chinook at Gold Beach: Summer Salmon Tactics for Oregon's Best-Kept July Secret

Every July, the Rogue River estuary at Gold Beach produces chrome-bright Chinook salmon from 15 to 35+ pounds with far less pressure than the Columbia or Willamette. Here's how to fish it.

July 24, 2026
Home Bullet Casting: Getting Started with Cast Lead Loads for Pistol and Rifle
Shooting

Home Bullet Casting: Getting Started with Cast Lead Loads for Pistol and Rifle

Casting your own lead bullets cuts ammunition costs by 5-10x and is more achievable than most handloaders think. Here's the gear, alloys, safety practices, and process to get your first pot of bullets off the ground.

July 23, 2026
Reloading the 6mm Remington: Oregon's Most Underrated Flat-Shooting Deer and Varmint Cartridge
Reloading

Reloading the 6mm Remington: Oregon's Most Underrated Flat-Shooting Deer and Varmint Cartridge

Overshadowed by the .243 Winchester for decades, the 6mm Remington is faster, more accurate at long range, and a genuine performer on Oregon's open-country deer and varmints. Here's how to reload it right.

July 23, 2026
Oregon's Mt. Emily Unit Archery Whitetail: Hunting the Blue Mountains' Most Underrated Public Land Buck
Hunting

Oregon's Mt. Emily Unit Archery Whitetail: Hunting the Blue Mountains' Most Underrated Public Land Buck

The Mt. Emily Unit west of La Grande holds a strong whitetail population on public land in Union County's Blue Mountains — and almost nobody hunts it. Here's how to scout, access, and tag a public-land buck this August.

July 23, 2026
Pine Hollow Reservoir: Summer Largemouth Bass and Crappie Fishing in Oregon's Wasco County Foothills
Fishing

Pine Hollow Reservoir: Summer Largemouth Bass and Crappie Fishing in Oregon's Wasco County Foothills

Pine Hollow Reservoir sits at 1,700 feet in Oregon's Wasco County, offering consistent largemouth bass and crappie fishing with minimal pressure. Here's how to target both species during the summer months.

July 23, 2026
Black Canyon Wilderness: Backpacking Through Oregon's Most Remote John Day Country
Backpacking

Black Canyon Wilderness: Backpacking Through Oregon's Most Remote John Day Country

Black Canyon Wilderness in the Ochoco National Forest is one of Oregon's least-visited designated wilderness areas — 13,400 acres of deep volcanic canyons, perennial creek, elk country, and genuine solitude in the heart of the John Day Basin.

July 22, 2026
Reloading the .300 Norma Magnum: Extreme Long-Range Loads for Open-Country Elk and Mule Deer
Reloading

Reloading the .300 Norma Magnum: Extreme Long-Range Loads for Open-Country Elk and Mule Deer

The .300 Norma Magnum delivers extraordinary long-range performance with heavy, high-BC bullets. Here's a complete handloading guide covering brass, primers, powders, and field-tested load data for Oregon big game hunters.

July 22, 2026