Start scouting now for blacktails! You need to find an area that has a lotof deer sign and then start getting there at the majic times. First light and just the last hour of day light. Scout all the way until hunting season starts and that won't even gaurantee you a decent buck. Blacktails are just very hard to get. IF the roads are closed for scouting then walk or ride a bike, or find somewhere else to go.

Chromeslayer-- where did you hear abut Boyd Iverson being a poacher? Even so he has written a couple of excellent books.

Another very good book is bowhunting trophy blacktails by Cameron Hanes. Another Oregon hunter.
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