Author: Scott Turo
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2012 Bow Hunt–The Stink Is Off!
My goal every year is to at least hunt the first and last day of each bow season here in Oregon (tags permitting). Nothing beats the anticipation and excitement of opening day. For the past few seasons I have hunted the first week of the season out of an eastern Oregon camp. My friends set…
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Central Oregon Stillwater Plumpkin Trout
My five-year old son has insisted on a catch and cook fishing/camping trip for a while. This year we have lined up a few such missions at the Turb Memiors. The first was an 80 mile trek to a productive reservoir with a healthy population of well fed plumpkins. Our journey lead us through the agricultural valleys and gentle mountains of Crook County,…
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Oregon 2011 Late Season Archery Opener
Each year the most anticipated outdoor event on my calendar in November is Oregon’s late archery season. There is no better time to be in the deer woods than November. I have spent many days chasing whitetail deer in western Montana with a bow and caught the deer hunting bug. Safe to say those were my…
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John Day River Spey Rod Steelhead
Today (November 13) was the fifth time I shot line through the guides of my new 13′ 7wt spey rod. I floated six miles of the John Day River in my canoe in search of late summer run wild steelhead. Fishing was slow, but I managed to hook and land one fish. Any true steelheader will…
