Looking at the “best state for a hunting retreat thread” I noticed that Oregon is not mentioned except to say "Not Oregon". There are plenty of good reasons I know but I got to thinking about the opportunities that do exist here. I will give you that for this scenario to work the stars would have to be in perfect alinement, your lucky rabbits foot would have to be on steroids and the goddess of the hunt would have to love you as if you were her only child. But here it goes.
In just one year a person could legally kill Five deer including four different species or sub species. Three elk including Rocky Mountain and Roosevelt. Three bear and two cougars. One Rocky Mountain and one California Bighorn sheep. Two Mountain Goats, three Pronghorns, three turkeys plus coyotes and bobcats. You could kill gray squirrels, two species of doves, Band tail pigeons, two species of quail, three species of grouse, pheasant, at least four species of rabbits, six species of geese and 31 or so species of ducks. You could put your taxidermist’s kids through collage all in one year. *
* Includes OTC, Regular Draw, Premium Draw and Raffle hunts. No auction hunts.
There are also Moose and Wolves that aren’t in numbers large enough to hunt (yet) and Big Foot is on Oregon’s endangered species list.
In just one year a person could legally kill Five deer including four different species or sub species. Three elk including Rocky Mountain and Roosevelt. Three bear and two cougars. One Rocky Mountain and one California Bighorn sheep. Two Mountain Goats, three Pronghorns, three turkeys plus coyotes and bobcats. You could kill gray squirrels, two species of doves, Band tail pigeons, two species of quail, three species of grouse, pheasant, at least four species of rabbits, six species of geese and 31 or so species of ducks. You could put your taxidermist’s kids through collage all in one year. *
* Includes OTC, Regular Draw, Premium Draw and Raffle hunts. No auction hunts.
There are also Moose and Wolves that aren’t in numbers large enough to hunt (yet) and Big Foot is on Oregon’s endangered species list.