We are proud to offer spectacular Oregon elk hunting and mule deer hunting.. WEST CASCADE ELK SEASON: ODFW will propose to move the West Cascade Elk Any Legal Weapon season two weeks later to improve hunt quality. All the general rile elk seasons take place in October and November. The West Cascade Elk any legal weapon season will move three weeks later to improve hunt quality, which will also eliminate the seven-day break during general deer season in … Beginning next year, archery deer hunting in eastern Oregon will change from a general to a controlled season. At the end of last season, I joined a hunt with Mike Crawford of Battle Creek … Oct. 17-Nov. 27**. The bag limit is “one elk” in many units. If you are looking for the hunt of a lifetime, you’ve come to the right outfitter! Aug. 29-Sept. 27**. Below are several sub-forums in which you may comment (Western Oregon Rifle Elk Seasons, Archery Elk Seasons, and Eastern Oregon Rifle Elk Seasons). Archery. Firearm. Archery elk hunting is general season nearly statewide and coincides with general archery deer season. There are Rocky Mountain elk and also Roosevelt in the state, both available (to an extent) on OTC hunts. When the mercury climbs to 90 degrees and above, as it can throughout the late August and September season, elk have to adapt. Oregon Hunting Guides. Within each sub-forum are a series of questions related to that topic. Oregon Elk Seasons. The mating season (known as the rut) takes place every year as the days begin to grow darker, when travelers can get a front row seat at the few designated elk viewing areas around Oregon. Oregon hunting guides Jeff Zennie and Jim Fagan, owners/operators of Blackhawk Outfitters LLC, are professional backcountry hunters and outfitters. Oregon has an elk herd of 125,000. Bull Roosevelt Elk are known to live up to sixteen years in the wild, with some cows living up to twenty-one years old. The 2021 season would be Nov. 6-12, starting the day after general deer season closes. ODFW Home | Driving Directions | Employee Directory | Social Media | Oregon.gov | File Formats | Employee Webmail | ODFW License Agents 4034 Fairview Industrial Drive SE :: Salem, OR 97302 :: Main Phone (503) 947-6000 or (800) 720-ODFW [6339] In-Season Scouting for Hot Weather, High Country Elk. Many of Oregon’s deer seasons are controlled hunt seasons, which require specialty permits. This change will also remove the seven-day break during general deer season in the Cascade Buck Area. Elk season should be fair to good depending on weather conditions. The Fort Rock and Silver Lake units offer the best opportunity for elk hunting in the Lake District. Elk populations in the district are generally stable but low when compared to other areas of the state. These elk are seasonally migratory, spending the summer months in the mountains and on snow fields and moving to lower elevations in the winter to avoid winter storms and find food. **Season dates vary greatly in some regions of the state based on specific hunting units. There is one week-long general season hunt with a spike only bag limit in parts of NE Oregon (Rocky Mt Elk 2nd season), but remaining eastern Oregon seasons are controlled. You may respond to the questions in each forum or present your own questions and comments.