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  1. FairWeatherFisher

    Free Gear and Preseason scouting

    I will be scouting for blacktail deer in Western Oregon 14+ days. I’ll have two tags this year, so I’m going to be putting in double the work in the preseason.
  2. FairWeatherFisher

    Fly fishing?

    I just started looking into the world of fly fishing. So far I’ve mostly been a spinning reel with powerbait, fishing for hatchery trout, kind of angler. Not much interest in salmon (did plenty of that in AK) or steelhead. I’d rather spend that stamp money on hunting tags. However, I was gifted...
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    Do you take a fly rod on your hunts?

    Fishing is a summer activity for me. I have only ever done day trip hunts, no overnighters yet. I if I were to find what looks like a good fishing hole, I’ll just come back another day. So far, I haven’t found anything that looks like a good fishing hole, though. Most water I come across is...
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    Anyone call/bring in blacktail or black bear?

    I haven’t had luck with either. But I’ve only been at it for 2 seasons, and it was all blind calling.
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    California: where are the BT and muleys?

    I’ve always heard west of the summit of the cascades (for Oregon) is BT, east of the cascades is mule, with a bit of cross breeding overlap in the border region. Looking at the MDF map, it seems to line up with the crest of the Cascades, so it’s close enough to correct IMO. I can’t speak to the...
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    Oregon Coast Range Blacktail Tips and Tricks?

    Yeah, we’ll see if the fall is going to be as wet as the spring has been. Hoping the snow will at least keep the fire season short.
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    Oregon Coast Range Blacktail Tips and Tricks?

    Really looking forward to this year’s season, since we’ll be getting into the rut a bit that last week. Has me feeling optimistic.
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    Oregon Coast Range Blacktail Tips and Tricks?

    Just read that one last month. Good book! Scott sent me two with my order, so I gave the other one to a kid who joined the OHA recently as well. I’ve got Boyd Iverson’s book up next. I found it at a St. Vinny’s for $1, which is amazing because folks are wanting $65 for them online! I guess...
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    Oregon Coast Range Blacktail Tips and Tricks?

    Oh there’s plenty, that’s where I’ve focused my hunting the last two years. It’s just the closer to town, the more people, and those spots are flooded. That’s why I was on the fence about if I should pay for the Weyerhaeuser permit in the false idea of exclusivity, or make the longer drive &...
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    Oregon Coast Range Blacktail Tips and Tricks?

    Well that is disappointing. I suppose the only benefit would be that it’s closer to home than the 1hr drive to any NF & BLM lands…but is that worth $325? Doesn’t sound like it. I’m thinking I’ll put that towards better glass instead.
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    Oregon Coast Range Blacktail Tips and Tricks?

    That’s what I’ve noticed, too. I was hoping there was a secret way to tell or something. Lately I’ve been thinking the best course of action is to just suck it up and pay for a Weyerhaeuser permit, if I can even get one. Seems like the only way to be sure there’s less people likely to bust...
  12. FairWeatherFisher

    Anyone call/bring in blacktail or black bear?

    Would you mind sending me that video as well? I’d love to see it, but can’t PM as I’ve just joined.
  13. FairWeatherFisher

    Oregon Coast Range Blacktail Tips and Tricks?

    This is a good thread! I’ve been hunting blacktail the past 2 years, no luck filling a tag so far. I’m in Eugene so I’ve been pretty much exclusively hunting the cascade foothills and the east side of the coast range. Just read Scott Haugen’s blacktail book, and I’m seeing a lot of what he said...
  14. FairWeatherFisher

    New from OR

    Nice, I’m just up the road in Eugene. Planning to come down your way in a few weeks in hopes of finding some turkeys. ODFW says that’s where I need to be to find them on public land, they’re pretty much all on private ag land here.
  15. FairWeatherFisher

    New from OR

    Hey all, new member from Oregon. I heard about this site from another hunting forum. When I saw there’s a blacktail subforum, I had to join. About me: I’m an adult onset hunter. Took hunter Ed in high school, but didn’t come from a hunting family, so no opportunities growing up. With the...
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