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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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Eastside: Easy-draw Elk Hunts
Three October muzzleloader elk season options: Paulina-East Fork Rock, East Grant, High Desert
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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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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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In-Season Scouting for Hot Weather, High Country Elk
When the mercury climbs to 90 degrees and above, as it can throughout the late August and September season, elk have to adapt. At the end of last season, I joined a hunt with Mike Crawford of Battle Creek Outfitters on their Buckaroo Ranch in the Heppner Unit.
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Scouting, Wind Sense and Calling Pay off During Archery Elk Season
Walt Ramage and Jon McLagan topped out on the ridge, looking into the valley below. Morning sun pushed back the shadows, poking bright fingers beneath the firs and ponderosa pines that forested the north-facing slope. Across the canyon, on the dry side, sagebrush and junipers cooked in the early morning heat.
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Archery Elk Tactics from the Experts
It’s game time. You’ve been counting down. The opener is approaching – the day when the months of practice and the scouting pay off. Up in the high country, the grass is curing with the heat and elk antlers are hardening. The bulls have started to rub. In a few days, the biggest elk will…
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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…
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!