Yeah, rut and migration. I have to talk to the biologists out of Klamath Falls about timing of the migration and routes. My guess is they'll be down on the lower slopes before the rut begins.
Elk ... I put in for 200M .. cascade muzzleloader. I've hunted the nearby controlled centerfire hunts .. no interest in doing it again. I'm not interested in a big-three tag in NE Oregon, too far, don't have time. I want one elk with a muzzleloader and one with a handgun. My best chances are right here in the upper Rogue hunting the O-T-C general season rifle tag with a revolver and hunting the same area with the Cascade ML tag which is a 0 point draw. So even if I don't hunt it this year because I'm after the premium deer, losing my points doesn't stop me from getting the tag next year if I want it. There is no loss of anything I value in this for me.
