Northern Pintail Duck Hunting on Oregon's Pacific Flyway: Season Dates, Limits, and Decoy Tactics
The northern pintail is one of the most elegant and challenging ducks on the Pacific Flyway. Oregon hunters have solid opportunities from September through January—here's what you need to know to bring home one of the most beautiful birds in waterfowl hunting.
Archery Elk on Oregon's Heppner Unit: DIY Blue Mountains Bull Tactics for August
The Heppner Unit in northeast Oregon's Blue Mountains holds a solid population of Rocky Mountain elk on public land. Here's how to find bulls, beat the pressure, and punch your archery tag in August.
Shed Antler Hunting in Oregon: When, Where, and How to Find More Bone in the High Desert and Cascades
Shed antler hunting is the best off-season scouting tool available to Oregon deer and elk hunters. Here's how to maximize your finds — and your intel.
Oregon's Santiam Unit Archery Elk: Public Land Setup and Opening Day Strategy
The Santiam Unit holds some of Oregon's most accessible public land elk hunting. Here's how to locate bulls before the opener and put together a plan that closes the distance.
Fire Season Elk Strategy: How August Burns Shape Oregon's Best September Archery Opportunities
Wildfire reshapes Oregon's elk country every summer. Hunters who learn to read burn areas and adapt their strategy can turn fire season chaos into next September's best archery opportunity.
Oregon's Izee Unit Archery Elk: A DIY Guide to Hunting Public Land Bulls in the John Day Country
The Izee Unit's John Day country holds a healthy elk population, modest archery pressure, and genuine DIY public land opportunity. Here's how to hunt it right before the September rut.
Oregon's Keating Unit Archery Mule Deer: Baker County Bucks on Public Land
Baker County's Keating Unit is one of Oregon's most overlooked archery mule deer destinations — solid buck populations, good public land access, and far less pressure than the headline high-desert units.
Oregon's Wapiti Unit Archery Elk: Public Land Bulls in the Umatilla National Forest
The Wapiti Unit in northeast Oregon is one of the state's most productive archery elk units, yet it flies under the radar compared to its famous neighbors. Here's a complete DIY guide to putting a public land bull on the ground.
Field Caping a Deer or Elk for the Taxidermist: A Step-by-Step Oregon Hunter's Guide
A poor cape job can ruin months of hard work before you ever reach the taxidermist. Learn exactly where to cut, how to skin the head, and how to salt and preserve your deer or elk cape in Oregon's varied hunting conditions.
Oregon's Murderers Creek Unit Archery Elk: DIY Public Land Bull Hunting in the John Day Country
The Murderers Creek Unit in Grant County is one of Oregon's most storied public land elk hunting destinations. Here's what it takes to tag a bull on your own, on foot, in this demanding Blue Mountains unit.
Late-Season Elk Hunting in Oregon: November Rifle Tactics for Public Land Bulls After the Rut
Once the bugling stops and the orange army goes home, November elk hunting on Oregon public land gets hard — and rewarding. Here's how to find bulls after the rut.
Oregon's Prineville Unit Archery Mule Deer: Public Land Bucks in Central Oregon's Crooked River Country
The Prineville Unit does not get the press of eastern Oregon's trophy units, but it holds good numbers of mule deer on accessible BLM and Ochoco National Forest land — and the archery pressure is surprisingly light.