Elk and deer hunters in Oregon will be surprised as hunting seasons start with the opening of buck deer hunting season. Goose and duck hunters will also be in for a surprise the following week according to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Quail and chukar are bouncing back but the biologists are wondering why pheasants failed to respond to the better conditions as their population continues to go down. The later start of deer season on both sides of the Cascades means it will start and last until the last leaf drop of autumn.