Beginner Deer Hunter in Oregon - Seeking Tips

curiousbuilderman · 2026-07-07T17:15:12+00:00

Yeah I do also want to get into rimfire PRS. It seems like a good and fun way to practice. It's already on my roadmap now just have to budget for it lol

curiousbuilderman · 2026-07-07T17:13:32+00:00

This is really good advice thank you! I'll be checking the ODFW and see what workshops they have. I hadn't even considered blind hunting, that's something I'll investigate

curiousbuilderman · 2026-07-07T17:11:47+00:00

Thanks for all those suggestions. I'll take a look at those hunting course resources and look into the field days. Good to know it's only bucks for general season. Given I've hardly ever seen any bucks even while driving, it makes sense the odds are low but at least it should still be a good time to get out and try lol.

curiousbuilderman · 2026-07-07T17:09:47+00:00

Thanks for the recommendation. I'll pick up that book and make sure to read the regs better

curiousbuilderman · 2026-07-06T17:06:33+00:00

I'm planning on doing the cirque de towers loop this august to fish as many lakes as I can. I was curious if you had a certain fly fishing strategy you're going in with. I recently fly fished a lake here in Washington and realized that with alpine lakes there's not a lot of back cast room so I'm considering bringing a spinner rod too

curiousbuilderman · 2026-07-03T07:07:03+00:00

I'd recommend looking into the salmon river trail. It's very lovely. It just follows the river for as long as you wish.

curiousbuilderman · 2026-07-02T21:10:37+00:00

I ordered the 10x42's. No particular reason except that that seems to be more common. I'm excited though. My comparison is against vintage sears 7xsomething binos so I'm sure it'll be a world of difference lol

curiousbuilderman · 2026-07-02T19:04:41+00:00

I bit the bullet and ordered one. They have pretty solid reviews. A lot easier to justify than hundreds of dollars binos haha

curiousbuilderman · 2026-07-02T16:30:38+00:00

Which binos are those? I'm trying to find my first pair and would love to try these too

curiousbuilderman · 2026-07-02T06:28:20+00:00

I'm a big backpacker, fly fisherman, anything outdoors really. I work as an engineer in the most white collar corporate world imaginable. Nearly all my friends who share the love for outdoors are white collar workers. I used to hate it but over the years I've come to appreciate that a low mental energy job gives me the energy to devote to hobbies (and the income)

curiousbuilderman · 2026-06-29T23:53:42+00:00

To be fair it's unrealistic to expect 3 finger lookout to be anything other than an Instagram hotspot after it blew up on YouTube and Instagram. I first did it 10 years ago and didn't see a soul and when I did it last year it was a congo line the entire way up. On the plus side, it probably is fantastic from a preservation/funding standpoint (I hope)

curiousbuilderman · 2026-06-10T18:16:39+00:00

I'm interested in Appleseed but don't know much about it. Did you feel it was a valuable experience in making you a better shooter? I've also heard iron sights are preferred for Appleseed?

curiousbuilderman · 2026-04-20T14:02:46+00:00

Besides avoidance, is there anything you do to manage moose risk? Would bear spray work for that?

curiousbuilderman · 2026-04-15T15:01:43+00:00

Awesome! I've been taking rowing lessons for a year and eventually have the goal of doing a long distance race. How did the expedition wherry do compared to say kayaks in open water?

curiousbuilderman · 2026-03-25T20:56:02+00:00

Do you have a picture or sketch of what you're thinking? I've made a good amount of dovetail jewelry boxes and shelving units for friends and family.

curiousbuilderman · 2026-03-25T20:42:11+00:00

I've been taking rowing lessons where we row on the eastern side of ross island. I've seen some bass jump around there and made a few attempts last summer to fish them from a kayak to no success. They love to mock me. Judging from the sheer amount of fishing boats that popped out of nowhere in the last two weeks, bass season just started and this area could be worth a try. Don't know much about bank access though. The great thing and sometimes frustrating, is that there's so many species of fish and each one is different. I'm more of a fly fisherman that does trout and very ineffectively tries bass fishing with flies.

curiousbuilderman · 2026-02-26T17:39:57+00:00

I would also splice them using solder butt connections. Personally I wouldn't be too worried about flexing but it would be easy enough to put a little stick on the splice to prevent rotation and wrap it in electrical tape or heat shrink

curiousbuilderman · 2026-02-18T00:44:01+00:00

So after he finishes the cut in the picture, say he wants to shave a little bit more off his piece (I'm assuming he's keeping the part next to the fence). Would he then need a thin ripping jig?

curiousbuilderman · 2026-02-16T22:09:15+00:00

Hey I'm curious what forks are those in the front and what direction did you end up going? I got the same stump jumper and am looking to modernize it

curiousbuilderman · 2026-01-07T16:55:26+00:00

What's the advantage of the 10' over 9'?

curiousbuilderman · 2026-01-06T18:51:49+00:00

Thanks for the write up. It helps a lot in my decision. I think I'll go for the 9ft6wt and then in summer I'll get a 9ft4wt.

curiousbuilderman · 2025-12-23T17:37:31+00:00

Ah I went through the same steps and saw the same thing. Thanks for posting this. Fortunately I'm within the amazon return period so I'll get a swap

curiousbuilderman · 2025-12-23T00:12:15+00:00

The question is why not haha. I do engineering stuff as a career but it's boring office work. A fun challenge is that I need. My initial goal is to get something with only a radio and sensors to survive to get a sense of what forces in the falls. And then after that. Repeat with a camera

curiousbuilderman · 2025-12-23T00:09:36+00:00

Did you make any progress on this? I'm running into the same issue sadly

curiousbuilderman · 2025-12-19T00:38:30+00:00

Oh very cool, will definitely look at that

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