OREGON

The Beaver State has long been one of the three red-headed stepchildren of the Pacific Coast – right there with Washington and California for many folks considering hunting big game out West. If you’re a mule deer or Rocky Mountain elk hunter, it is undeniable the state does not have easy to obtain top-end trophy hunts, but there are opportunities to get out and have fun.

If you are wanting to tag a blacktail, Roosevelt’s elk, antelope, Rocky Mountain OR California bighorn sheep, or mountain goats, Oregon has some great hunts. Like anywhere, bighorn sheep and mountain goat hunts are not easy to come by, but they offer solid trophy potential. Plus, both types of bighorn hunts, but especially the California hunts, are consistently producing trophy class animals.

An Oregon-born hunter, Jaden Bales consistently returns to hunt his home state, and has his ear to the ground on all things Oregon hunting on a year-to-year basis.