#75087 - 08/25/02 02:27 AM
Oregon archery elk
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Fry
Registered: 02/17/02
Posts: 24
Loc: Forks
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My brother and I decided at the last minute to get elk tags for bow hunting in oregon. We have descent success here on the wa coast here but would like to try the east side and get out of the brush. Have never been so looking for any info to get us pointed in the right direction. A friend is recommending the desolation area . Also were planning to hunt herefirst and come down there for the last week thinking rut will be going later better than early. What do you think? Thanks for any info or advice and good shootin to all.
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#75088 - 08/26/02 10:14 PM
Re: Oregon archery elk
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Fry
Registered: 08/04/01
Posts: 37
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Desolation and Starkey units hold a lot of elk. Quite a bit of pressure also. Get off the beaten track and you'll do good. The last week is a shouting match and a little harder to fool the herd bulls. Good luck it's worth the drive.
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#75090 - 08/27/02 02:06 AM
Re: Oregon archery elk
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Fry
Registered: 02/17/02
Posts: 24
Loc: Forks
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Thanks for the replies. Now you are making it hard for me to decide where to go. The desolation area sounded good mostly because we had been given a little info that would save us from wasting a bunch of time searching where to even start hunting. BigShark it sounds like you now your stuff as I have seen your posts before on eastside deer hunting. I'm a rookie here so don't now how to find your email so tell me and I will email you. We feel young (30) and in descent shape and really like to get away from other people if possible. We would like a chance at big bulls as we have meat elk here at home, plus $350 for tag and license and taking a week off work ,having a shot at a trophy would be great. Couple questions about those spots you mentioned. How will this dry hot weather effect the hunting there and do they close it down for fire danger. Here it is so dry with all our brush I'm not sure how we will put the sneak on an elk . Also here the bulls don't really get fired up until after the season closes Sept 14, do they bugle and carry on over there? Our biggest concern is having a quality area we can hike into and not spend our whole time trying to figure out where to hunt. Thanks again guys.
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#75091 - 08/28/02 12:32 AM
Re: Oregon archery elk
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Alevin
Registered: 05/04/01
Posts: 12
Loc: portland oregon
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Hi Big Shark, reading your posts is a great help to those of us learning to hunt the east side of Oregon. You mentioned in your reply to Scott B.to e-mail you. Did you know your e-mail icon is not activated? I know mine wasn't for a while. Is this your preference for privacy? I'd like to chat about hunting if you'd activate the e-mail function here at piscatorial pursuits. I'll keep in touch as I'm hunting bucks in the Snake R. unit and will use your advice to hopefully make meat of Mr. Big Horn. Good Hunting!
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#75092 - 08/28/02 12:34 AM
Re: Oregon archery elk
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Alevin
Registered: 05/04/01
Posts: 12
Loc: portland oregon
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Hi Big Shark, reading your posts is a great help to those of us learning to hunt the east side of Oregon. You mentioned in your reply to Scott B.to e-mail you. Did you know your e-mail icon is not activated? I know mine wasn't for a while. Is this your preference for privacy? I'd like to chat about hunting if you'd activate the e-mail function here at piscatorial pursuits. I'll keep in touch as I'm hunting bucks in the Snake R. unit and will use your advice to hopefully make meat of Mr. Big Horn. Good Hunting!
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#75094 - 08/29/02 01:42 AM
Re: Oregon archery elk
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Three Time Spawner
Registered: 03/13/00
Posts: 1830
Loc: Kelso Wa.
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Scott B. I archery hunted the Desolation area 3 years ago, upper middle fork of the John Day. Incredible area, we hunted 6 days, and were in elk every day. I mistakenly passed up a cow at 10 yards the day we set up camp and unfortunately that was my only real opportunity. I was hunting with 2 buddies, 1 missed a decent bull that we called in but later got a nice cow, the other guy shot a nice 4 pt. buck. We were hunting in 75-85 degree weather, everyday, yet the elk were very active and very vocal. I've only hunted Oregon that 1 time but I'm hoping to make it back next year.
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#75096 - 09/02/02 01:36 AM
Re: Oregon archery elk
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Three Time Spawner
Registered: 03/13/00
Posts: 1830
Loc: Kelso Wa.
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Scott B. We were hunting out of a base camp and though there were a few other camps in the area , we never saw another hunter once we were off the roads. The way we hunted the area was to drive each morning up on the ridge above our camp and drop down into a deep canyon, we were in the timber a 1/2 hour to an hour before daylight and did alot of calling, the hike was about 3 miles and not for the out of shape. We saw elk everyday but according to the guys I was with, it would have been alot better with cooler weather or rain, which I don't doubt but I can't complain 1 bit, we were in elk everyday for a week, I've elk hunted Wa. for 20+ yrs. and not seen that many elk in a weeks time.
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