Hunting Journal

It was early in the third week of a rainy elk season. We always get wet in September, but this year was extremely wet.

Chelsea McDaniel thinks the unicorn bull that came running right at her last year might have been a sign from heaven. She had hunted elk for 18 years without success, and now a big bull was ru…

Hunters spend a lot of time hoping. We hope we draw a tag, hope the wife lets us go, hope the weather is good and hope we can find a buck that wants to come home with us. However, you should n…

Filling the freezer after a successful hunt is rewarding, but if you find yourself in a recipe rut, here are a few ideas to bring that bounty to the dinner table.

When I was a young man, my father sold real estate, and every now and then, brother and I would get selected to clean up a house that was to be listed.

His camo is in the closet and his bow is on the wall,

When we started dating back in 2014, my wife-to-be had only once fired a gun. During that endeavor, an ex thought it would be hilarious to turn her loose, for her first time ever, with a 12 ga…

Hard winters often play havoc with big game herds, making forage harder to find and causing deer and elk to be more vulnerable to predators as they are forced to struggle through deep snow. Fo…

For every rifleman and hunter, there exists a certain weapon of somewhat enchanting, if not mystical, properties. This is the one they would grab if the house was on fire and let the rest go t…

Chelsea McDaniel thinks the unicorn bull that came running right at her last year might have been a sign from heaven. She had hunted elk for 18 years without success, and now a big bull was ru…

Mentored by their mom and dad, three siblings — Cinch, Raney and Monel Anderson — enjoy rifle hunting as a family.

Around September 2002, I went up near Vinegar Hill with my good friend and hunting partner, the late Dave Kline.

There’s just something about the opening couple days of the Oregon bow elk hunting season, especially in the big meadow areas like the big cattle ranches like the great Holliday Ranch, JC’s, S…

The sun was setting low over the canyon wall, the light filtering through the trees in a golden glow of shadows and light of the day’s end. September 2006, it was the end, the time for change,…

Jackson DeRosier’s bullets have killed everything from grizzlies to a zebra.

She was going through some papers, when something caught her eye.

Winter weather conditions always plays a significant role in how big game numbers, and therefore hunting opportunities, shake out for the following hunting season that includes both how many a…

Local retailers are seeing increased sales of ammunition, attractants and other items for hunting season.

Nels Hadden may not be able to move his arms or legs, but he can still take down a deer with a crossbow.

Brad Armstrong ventured out into the Juniper Unit, south of Burns and north of the Hart Mountain Wildlife Refuge, the morning of Aug. 18 with his .338 Lapua and a long-awaited antelope tag.

The Bear Creek Rifle Range plans to offer archers a place to hone their skills.

Jonna Bishop describes her shop as “the humane society for mounts,” because her storefront is nearly overflowing with trophies that have been handed down or discarded.

Kenny Mills fondly remembers the good old days as he stares around his storefront full of elk, deer and mountain lion mounts. The owner of Mills Building Supply Co. for 32 years, Mills still h…

For Kimberly resident Jerry Russell, hunting is a way of life.

Rod Carpenter of John Day claimed a trophy-sized buffalo, and a freezer, or two, full of meat Nov. 14 last year on a once-in-a-lifetime hunt.