Duck Hunting at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge: Tactics for Oregon's Premier High Desert Wetland
Malheur NWR is one of the Pacific Flyway's great waterfowl staging areas. For hunters willing to navigate the regulations and the logistics, it offers a truly wild hunting experience in the heart of Oregon's high desert.
Sea Duck Hunting on the Oregon Coast: Scoters, Buffleheads, and the Pacific Flyway's Best-Kept Secret
While most waterfowlers chase mallards and Canadas, a small group of Oregon hunters are working the surf for scoters, buffleheads, and harlequin ducks — some of the most challenging and rewarding shooting the Pacific Flyway has to offer.
Hunting Elk in Oregon's Wolf Country: Adapting Your Tactics When Canis lupus Returns to the Landscape
Wolf pack activity has spread across Northeast Oregon's prime elk units. Here's what it means for elk behavior, calling strategy, and how to adjust your hunt when apex predators are sharing the landscape.
Cellular Trail Camera Strategy for Oregon Pre-Season Scouting: Apps, Placement, and Reading the Data
Cellular trail cameras have changed pre-season scouting forever. Here's how Oregon hunters are using networked cameras, placement strategy, and real-time data to pattern deer and elk before opening day.
Oregon's Applegate Unit Archery Blacktail: Timber Bucks in the Southern Siskiyous
The Applegate Unit in southern Oregon's Siskiyou Mountains offers DIY bowhunters a legitimate shot at mature blacktail bucks on rugged, roadless terrain — if you can get in, slow down, and hunt the timber right.
Setting Up Mineral Licks for Oregon Deer and Elk: Summer Attractants, Legality, and Camera Strategy
Summer mineral licks are one of the most effective tools an Oregon hunter can use for scouting deer and elk before the season opens. Done right, they pull in bucks and bulls on a regular schedule — and your trail cameras do the inventory work for you.
White-Tailed Deer Hunting in Northeast Oregon: Blue Mountains Bucks on Public Land
Oregon's northeast corner is famous for elk, but the white-tailed deer living in the same Umatilla National Forest timber are an open secret. OTC tags, almost no competition, and heavy bucks — here's how to find and hunt Blue Mountains whitetails.
Oregon Fall Rifle Mule Deer: Zone A and B Tactics for Public Land Bucks
Zone A sagebrush flats and Zone B Blue Mountain ridges hold good mule deer — but the general rifle season draws crowds. Here's how to beat the pressure and find mature bucks on Oregon public land.
Oregon's Warm Springs Unit Archery Mule Deer: High Desert Bucks on Public Land
Oregon's Warm Springs Unit archery mule deer season offers over-the-counter tags, massive public land acreage, and shootable bucks in high-desert juniper and sage country. Here's how to scout and execute a successful stalk before the August opener.
Glassing Cascade Blacktail Bucks in July: High-Country Velvet Scouting Before Oregon's August Opener
The Oregon archery deer opener is five weeks away. Here's how to locate Cascade blacktail bucks right now — when they're in full velvet, feeding hard, and far more visible than they'll ever be again.
Oregon's Starkey Unit Archery Elk: DIY Tactics for the Umatilla National Forest
The Starkey Unit in northeast Oregon's Umatilla National Forest holds one of the state's most accessible populations of Rocky Mountain elk for archery hunters. Here's how to hunt it smart.
Oregon Tag Drawing Strategy: How to Bank Points and Draw Premium Deer, Elk, and Pronghorn Tags
Oregon's ODFW preference point system rewards patience and planning. Whether you're chasing a Steens pronghorn tag or an archery elk permit in the Wenaha, here's how to build a smart long-term draw strategy.