Oregon Pheasant Hunting: Willamette Valley Release Sites, Resident Birds, and Season Prep for October
Oregon's pheasant season opens in October, and the Willamette Valley offers some of the best rooster hunting in the Pacific Northwest. Here's where to find birds, what to expect from ODFW release sites, and how to prepare for opening day.
Suppressor Ownership in Oregon: NFA Process, Wait Times, and Hunting with a Can
Oregon is suppressor-legal for hunting, and the NFA process is more straightforward than most people think. Here's everything you need to know to own and hunt with a can in the Pacific Northwest.
Deschutes River Summer Steelhead: August Wade-Fishing and Fly Tactics for Oregon's Premier Canyon River
The Deschutes is Oregon's most storied steelhead river, and August marks the beginning of the summer run. Here's how to wade fish and swing flies for wild B-run steelhead before the crowds arrive.
Reloading the 6.5 Creedmoor for Oregon Deer and Elk: Component Selection and Field-Proven Load Data
The 6.5 Creedmoor has earned its reputation for a reason. Here's how to build accurate, terminal-performance handloads for Oregon's deer and elk seasons.
Archery Mule Deer on Oregon's Biggs Unit: Columbia Basin Sagebrush Bucks
The Biggs Unit offers some of the most underrated archery mule deer hunting in Oregon. Here's how to scout, stalk, and arrow a Columbia Basin buck before the crowds arrive.
Zumwalt Prairie and Chesnimnus Creek: A 3-Day Grassland Loop in Oregon's Wallowa County
Zumwalt Prairie is one of the largest remaining bunchgrass prairies in the Pacific Northwest — and one of the least-visited backpacking destinations in Oregon. A 3-day loop through the preserve and into the Chesnimnus Creek drainage rewards patient hikers with unobstructed Wallowa Mountain views, massive elk herds, and silence you can almost feel.
Reloading the .270 Weatherby Magnum: Roy Weatherby's Flat-Shooting Classic for Oregon Open-Country Hunters
The .270 Weatherby Magnum is the fastest factory .277-caliber cartridge ever produced — capable of pushing 130-grain bullets past 3,300 fps. For Oregon hunters chasing mule deer and pronghorn in wide-open country, handloading it correctly unlocks everything Roy Weatherby promised.
Solo Backcountry Archery Elk Camp in Oregon: Shelter, Food, and Meat Care for the One-Man Hunt
Going solo on backcountry elk means doubling down on planning — every decision about shelter, food, and meat care carries extra weight when there's nobody to help you problem-solve at 6,000 feet. Here's how to build a functional one-man elk camp in Oregon's backcountry.
Youngs Bay Fall Chinook: Bank Fishing Oregon's Astoria-Area September Run
Youngs Bay is one of Oregon's most overlooked fall Chinook fisheries — and if you time it right, you can load the cooler without fighting the crowds upstream. Here's everything you need to know about bank fishing this Astoria-area estuary from late August through September.
Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge: A 3-Day Backpacking Loop Through Southeast Oregon's High Desert
Hart Mountain is one of Oregon's most remote and rewarding backpacking destinations — a massive fault-block escarpment rising 3,600 feet above the Warner Valley floor, surrounded by sagebrush sea and wild pronghorn. Here's how to do it right.