Eastern Oregon Family Freezer Fillin' Fun

[elkrchr]

After lurking for more than a year, I felt it was time to come out of the closet. My wife and I drew Eastern Oregon doe tags this year and the season started on Oct. 22nd. I secured permission to hunt some private property south of Pendleton, OR. Friday after work we drove to Pendleton, OR and overnighted at the Holiday Inn Express. After a quick dip in the pool and catching a few winks we headed south to introduce ourselves to the landowner and get the tour of the ranch. Once we had our bearings, we proceeded to have a wonderful day afield with our six year old son Wyatt tagging along. Needless to say, both tags were filled on fat, whitetail does and Wyatt thoroughly enjoyed the day afield helping with deer chores, finding quartz crystals and catching lady bugs, grasshoppers and a garter snake.

Our freezer now has less empty air space and I have two upcoming hunts on the docket; 1) Oregon general blacktail rifle hunt Oct. 30th-Nov. 4th and 2) Idaho OTC whitetail and wolf adventure starting Nov. 11th. Hopefully I'll have more photos to share in the weeks to come. Until then, get the kids involved, shoot straight and enjoy what our creator has blessed us with.

 

[dan.kirkpatrick]

nice pics,looks like your having fun,,,Igotta wait till late season bow opens up again in ore.

 

[fishing4sanity]

You got yourself a good hunt, a family vacation and a photo album all at the same time! Very nice photos.

 

[JohnCushman]

Awesome pics and story...way to get the family involved...congrats!!!

 

[mark erickson]

The Holiday Inn Express must have had something to do with your success..................

Mark

 

[mdunc8]

Great pictures. Looks like a great weekend.

 

[ashersdad]

Nice to see some more Oregonians on here! Great job on the family hunt.

 

[tarheel]

The Holiday Inn Express must have had something to do with your success..................

Mark

Can you imagine the uproar from PETA if the story were worked into one of HIE's commercials?

 

[kansasdad]

B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L work with cameras and rifles.

 

[Oak]

Nice job. Wyatt looks like a trooper. He'll be packing those deer out for you before long.

 

[huntRme]

So, where do you hunt blacktails? I was out yesterday in one of my most productive areas in the Forest Grove area and it was dry and noisy...no deer. Hopefully next week will be colder and wetter, because if it don't happen then it ain't gonna happen. Haven't killed a blacktail in at least four years due to warm weather the last week of the season when I get serious about hunting. I pass up the little ones early in the season then end up staying home because its 65 and sunny when its time to go hunting. Hmmm. Wish we could hunt during the rut like in other states. Hmmm. Anyway, have fun and pray for some winter weather.

 

[Mac7]

Welcome, great pics and congrats on the does.