The list of those who consistently deliver on their promise of excellent hunting and hospitality is short. Rifle hunting is general season in western Oregon for the most part, except for some coastal units where it’s controlled hunting. Ruggs Ranch is renowned for being home to the largest resident elk herd in the region. Hunting and Fishing Ukiah lies near the center of four of Oregon's most productive big game hunting units: Ukiah, Heppner, Desolation and Starkey. Ruggs has it in spades, from stately timber strands and hushed forests, to limitless vistas of sage and bunchgrass. A successful businessman told me years ago that the key to success was to be ten percent better than one’s competitors. 1 (249A1) Ukiah No. The Bridge Creek Wildlife Area, 10 miles south of town, provides winter habitat to thousands of elk. Wild chukars, valley quail and Huns in their native surroundings, elk, deer, turkey ghosting through the pines, and of course pheasants skulking in the CRP and crops. Mule deer, whitetails and wild turkeys are all abundant. • Ruggs Ranch offers two Trophy Elk Hunts that are limited to 8 hunters for each hunt. Guides go out of their way to help, Gene takes dogs to the highest level, Vicky in the office is relentless in her attention to detail, and of course, Keith’s food is to die for. Oregon Customized Elk Hunting - Our elk hunts are unique to the fact we are the main rutting area for the Ochoco Mountains.
Nowhere but at Ruggs can one live the dream.Ruggs Ranch offers the best experience of wild bird and big game We are currently booking Archery Elk Hunts for 2021 with limited availabilityWe are currently booking Rifle Elk Hunts for 2022 with limited availability I warn you every time I visit that you’d better count your cocker spaniels before I leave because someday I will dognap one!As their leader you’ve instilled in staff a willingness to go the extra mile and strive for excellence.
Ruggs Ranch belongs in that top tier.Over and above everything (actually, I guess it would be under everything) is the land. For shooters, the rifle season begins in October and runs through the first week of November. In the fall the woods fill with RVs In every respect Ruggs is that, or more.Every time we broadcast an episode at Ruggs, my viewers express awe at the vastness, the “westernness” of Ruggs Ranch. © Copyright 2016–2020 Oregon Department of Fish & WildlifeNOTE: This information is for reference use only, and is not intended to replace the information found in the current Big Game Regulations. It only gets better when you hunt horseback.Your staff is top-drawer, driven to meet the needs of guests. One of the reasons my viewers cite for going hunting is to be enveloped in natural beauty. (Maps: Umatilla NF, Wallowa Whitman NF, Vale BLM, ODF).Do you want to enter your opinion about a specific issue into the public record? Beginning at Pendleton; southeast on I-84 to Mt Emily exit; west on Co rd to Kamela; southwest on FR 2135400 to FR 2135; southwest on 2135 to FR 21; southwest on 21 to 2100040, south on 2100040 to FR 5900230; south on 5900230 to State Hwy 244 ( FR 59) at Four Corners Forest Camp; west on Hwy 244 ( FR 59) approximately 2 mi to Tower Mt Rd 5226; south and east on Tower Mt Rd 5226 past Frazier Forest Camp and Tower Mt to Silver Butte Rd 5225; south on Silver Butte Rd 5225 to Meadow Cr; southwest on Meadow Cr to Big Cr; southwest on Big Cr to N Fork John Day Rvr; northwest on N Fork John Day Rvr to US Hwy 395; north on Hwy 395 to Pendleton, point of beginning. Central Ukiah (249C) South Ukiah (249D) N Fork Traditional (250R) Umatilla Co Private (644T2) N Ukiah (649A) - CANCELLED, More Info... W Blue Mtn (649B) Contact: Pendleton office 541-276-2344.