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Hunting Roosevelt Elk in Western Oregon
The thing that defined the new truck experience for me was the hunt, in February, when dad and I drove to western Oregon on a hunt for Roosevelt elk.
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A Teenager’s Eastern Oregon Trifecta
Camden Hammer, attempts to pull of the trifecta of bagging an antelope, a deer, and and elk.
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Eastside: Easy-draw Elk Hunts
Three October muzzleloader elk season options: Paulina-East Fork Rock, East Grant, High Desert
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Elk Tracks on a Beaver Dam
One of the best strategies, once a herd is located and patterned, is to sit in one good spot. Perhaps in a feeding area. Perhaps along an escape route where elk go when hunters move them.
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Into the Wilderness for a Backcountry Bull
Fifty-some years ago the USMC turned Russ Barkman into a lean, mean fighting machine. Now, not as lean, not as mean, but still a Marine, 71-year-old Barkman wanted to hunt elk in the wilderness. His neighbor and friend, Karl Findling, would help. Growing up in Michigan, Barkman didn’t hunt elk until he moved to Oregon…
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Elk and Elbow Room – Oregon’s Best Blackpowder Hunts
Have you ever found yourself complaining about too many hunters in your favorite area? It’s a sentiment that would have resonated with Daniel Boone, who – legend has it – saw the smoke from his neighbor’s fire and decided it was time to head west, in search of more ‘elbow room.’
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Striking Gold in October’s Elk Hunt
There comes a tipping point. You can throw up your hands and go home or you can come at the problem from another angle. In the Burnt River country you can see where dreams made it to the tipping point. Here they took gold by pick, by pan and by water blast. The names that…
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Cascade Elk Hunt – One Hunter’s Education
One thing I find when I talk to hunters from around the country is that they are jealous of Oregonians. In many states, whitetail deer are the only big game to hunt. We have 11 big game species and none engender more downright envy among our less-fortunate countrymen than Rocky Mountain and Roosevelt elk.
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Mining the Wilderness for Elk in Archery Season
At the crest of the mountains where the John Day River begins its journey to the Columbia and the Powder River flows east, a rusty wheelbarrow stands silent testimony to the history of our region. Chinese immigrants once struggled to earn their way in this new land and grizzled miners pulled their fortune from the…
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Ten biggest elk hunting mistakes
You may wonder what my qualifications are for writing about elk hunting mistakes. “What makes you think you’re so smart?” you may ask. Well, I hunted nine seasons before I tagged my first elk. Nine years of blown chances, and missed opportunities make me the expert. Plus, I’ve hunted with some of the other masters…
Field Guide
Elk
One of the most popular animals to hunt in Oregon is elk. Gary has gone on many elk hunting trips, and knows a lot about how to hunt elk and where to hunt elk. Going elk hunting in Oregon? Turn to Gary Lewis for the best elk hunting stories and elk hunting articles you’ll find online!