Western Oregon Outfitters is a premier outfitter offering excellent opportunities for trophy class Columbian Whitetail, Columbian Blacktail, Roosevelt Elk, and Rio Grande Turkey in Douglas County, Oregon on private land.

Our Goal

• Our goal is to offer hunters 100% opportunity at a trophy they will remember forever.

• We have secured some of the best ranches and LOP tags that Douglas County has to offer from hunting.

•  We work with the ranchers to manage the land and game in order to provide hunters with the best chance at harvesting trophy class animals.

• We use spot and stock tactics for hunting these ranches.

• There is no end to the amount of animals on the game rich farm and ranch lands we lease.

Columbian Whitetail

The Columbian Whitetail deer has only recently been taken off the endangered species list. We have acquired several premium properties to harvest this exciting species. We offer a five day hunt with a one-on-one guide.

Everyone knows that Oregon and Washington are home to the Columbia blacktail deer, but did you know there is also a Columbian white-tailed deer? And here is the good part, the species has been reopened to hunting for the first time in more than 30 years in a part of its original range.

The Columbian White-tailed Deer is one of the three subspecies of white-tailed deer in North America. It is a member of the deer family, which includes mule deer, elk, moose, caribou, and the black-tailed deer. As a subspecies of whitetail, the Columbia is smaller bodied and has smaller horns than its cousins.

The Columbian White-tailed Deer is named after the Columbia River in Oregon and Washington where it congregates. Columbian White-tailed Deer are found along the lower Columbia River, on a series of islands in Clatsop and Columbia counties in Oregon, and Wahkiakum County in Washington. Other populations are found in the valley floors of the Umpqua River basin.

Columbia whitetail deer were once common throughout the western valleys of both Oregon and Washington, but in 1973 the species was formally listed under the Federal Endangered Species Act. That put it off limits to hunting, and it remained that way until 2005. It seems there are two separate populations of this species still in existence. One is on a string of islands in the Columbia River in Oregon and Washington; the other is in the Umpqua Basin near Roseburg, Oregon. It is the latter population that has been reopened to hunting this fall.

Opportunities will be tightly controlled, with less than 50 tags offered through a public drawing. However, landowners in the area will receive "Land Owner Preference " tags. These tags are our way of securing for our clients the best hunting grounds for this beautiful species of deer and a guaranteed tag.

Columbian Blacktail:

We offer five-day, one-on-one, rut and non-rut, rifle hunts. Commonly known as the "Pacific Ghost", this deer offers a fun and challenging hunt. We own and lease some of the best properties in Douglas County for this animal.The black-tailed deer obviously gets its name from its black tail. They are also characterized as the smallest and darkest deer of the three deer species.

There are two species of black-tailed deer, the Columbian and the Sitka. The Sitka resembles white-tailed deer and are larger and more reddish than the Columbian black-tailed deer.The Columbia black-tailed deer inhabits the area between Central California to British Columbia. The Columbia Black-tailed Deer is found only along the coastal mountain region (from Queen Charlottes in British Columbia south to California). These deer prefer grassy fields at forest edges, recently burned or logged-over areas (where the bracken grows quickly).

Anyone who has hunted Blacktails knows what a difficult proposition it can be. Blacktails are every bit as sneaky as their ancestors, the Whitetail. There are even those that claim there is no comparison between the two, saying without a doubt, the Blacktail is the most difficult deer species of all to hunt.

Tags for Blacktail hunters in Oregon are easily obtained either over the counter or via the internet from Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. With our secured land leases, we can guarantee you 100% opportunity at a nice Columbian Black-tailed buck.

Roosevelt Elk:

These elk hunts are conducted as a combo during blacktail deer season on a trophy fee basis only. We will only offer 1-2 of these hunts per year.

The Roosevelt Elk is the largest of all elk species. A mature bull can weigh up to 1,000 pounds where a mature cow can weigh up to 600 pounds. Roosevelt elk are found in Oregon and Washington but some inhabit northern California and British Columbia. The Roosevelt Elk is darker than the American elk and some say they are the toughest species to hunt because they often don't bugle as much as American elk. The terrain they live in can be extremely rugged and wet because many of them inhabit the rain forest located in Oregon.

The greatest difference between Roosevelt elk and Rocky Mountain elk is in their habits and distribution. Roosevelt elk choose to live in the rain forests of the Pacific coast. They prefer the logged and burned over areas of the coastal mountains and the western slope of the Cascades. Upon finding an area which meets their needs they spend their entire lives there.

Like the Columbian Black-tailed deer tags, Roosevelt Elk tags in Oregon are easily obtained either over the counter or via the internet from Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.

Rio Grande Turkey:

We offer one-on-one Spring and Fall Turkey Hunts with 100% opportunity at a trophy bird.

The Rio Grande turkey was originally found in the southern Great Plains, western Texas and northeast Mexico. They have expanded their range and been introduced into Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming, Utah, South Dakota, and California.

The Rio Grande turkey, at full maturity, is approximately four feet tall with a slightly smaller body size than the Eastern wild turkey. It is pale and copper-colored having tail feathers and tail/rump coverts (short feathers located at the base of the tail) tipped with a yellowish buff. An alternating color pattern includes tan feathers with medium or dark brown buffed tips. The Rio Grande's color is consistently lighter than the Eastern or Florida bird, but is darker than the same feathers in the Merriam or Gould subspecies. Feathers of the hen breast, sides and flanks are tipped with pale, pinkish buff.

Most landowners find turkeys to be more of a nuisance than a trophy to hunt. This provides us with ample private land for the turkey-hunting enthusiast. Turkey hunters are required to obtain tags for turkeys. However, these tags can be easily obtained either over the counter of via the internet from Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.

Our Staff

Our guides are committed to the pursuit of your trophy and assist you in any way possible. Our guides will pack, dress, and cape all animals you harvest.

Our guides are all professionals who are knowledgeable in the art of hunting big game. Physically fit and committed, they know their business and will make your hunt both informative and pleasurable. All of our hunts are 1-on-1.

Our lodge staff will make every effort to make your stay with us first class. We pride ourselves in offering our hunters the best lodging and meals in Douglas County.