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Orvis-Endorsed Wingshooting Outfitter in Hells Canyon and surrounding areas of NE Oregon.
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Minam Store Outfitters
Enlist the help of the Orvis-endorsed experts at Minam Store Outfitters on your wingshooting trip to Oregon. Hunt six species of upland birds in one of the most awe-inspiring river canyons of the west: the Snake River through Hells Canyon, the deepest gorge in North America.
A Minam Store Outfitters trip in Hells Canyon is an expedition-style hunt where a dedicated gear boat team moves camp downriver while you and your guide hike the canyon searching for coveys of chukar, Hungarian partridge, mountain quail, valley quail, and turkey; each day will be filled with good hunting opportunities. Hells Canyon is full of epic geologic history, Native American history, as well as remnants of Chinese gold miners and early sheep and cattle ranchers.
Each guide will have their own experienced pointing dogs, but guests are welcome to bring their own. After you get your fill of hunting for the day, we will move downstream by raft between camps where you will have the opportunity to fish for bass, trout, steelhead, salmon, and sturgeon.
Camp becomes your second home with an 8-ft. x 8-ft. personal wall tent for sleeping accommodations. Each tent includes comfortable cots, thick sleeping pads, and freshly laundered sleeping bags and pillows. A 10-ft.x14-ft. dining hall tent (heated with a wood stove) will take the chill off any cool evenings or mornings.
It is hard to find a better combination of upland bird hunting, wild and scenic river corridors, great food, and comfortable riverside accommodations. Owner and guide, Grant Richie is the 5th generation in his family to work and live in Hells Canyon and offers an intimate knowledge of the canyon.
Orvis is pleased to offer our travel customers access to two valuable services: Global Rescue travel membership and IMG Signature Travel Insurance℠.
Meet your guide crew at the raft put-in location (Hells Canyon Dam for September Idaho-only hunts or Pittsburg Landing for October Oregon hunts).
A typical day on the river:
6:00 AM: Coffee and tea are ready. 7:00 AM: Hot Breakfast is served. 8:00–9:00 AM: Begin hunting from camp or float downstream to begin your hunt. 12:00: Take a break somewhere high on a bench overlooking the river and enjoy a hearty sack lunch and fantastic scenery. Breathe it all in! Mid Afternoon: Head back to camp or to your boat to float the rest of the way to camp. Opportunity to throw a line in the water for bass, trout, steelhead, or salmon. 5:00: Arrive to a pre-set camp and derig in your personal wall tent while the guides take care of the boats, dogs, and prepare dinner. 6:00: Enjoy a great meal riverside in the deepest gorge in North America!
The Snake River divides the states of Oregon and Idaho. Since the Idaho opener is several weeks before the Oregon opener, we begin hunting between Hells Canyon Dam and Pittsburg Landing the 3rd Saturday in September. This upper section of Hells Canyon is the deepest and has a few large whitewater rapids. It also has incredible geology, well-preserved homesteads, and myriads of historical Native American and Chinese mining sites. The upper section has slightly steeper terrain (on average) than the lower section below Pittsburg Landing. We focus primarily on chukar, Hun's, valley quail, and turkey in this area.
Below Pittsburg Landing, the canyon walls are slightly less steep, and we have opportunities to not only find chukar, Huns, valley quail, and turkey, but we also find mountain quail and ruffed grouse. North America's largest quail species (mountain quail) also live in the deepest gorge in North America! This river section is slower on average (with class II rapids). The beauty of the canyon does not disappoint. And it’s the owner Grant's favorite section to guide, since his family homesteaded here, and he gets to float by ranches that his parents to great-great-grandparents lived and worked on since about 1900.
The closest large airports are Boise, ID and Tri-Cities, WA. Lewiston, ID also has some flights and there is a small airport in Walla Walla, WA.
If you are launching from Hells Canyon Dam, you should stay in Enterprise, Oregon or somewhere between Boise, ID and Cambridge, ID (depending on which direction you’re coming from). If you are launching from Pittsburg Landing, you can stay in Whitebird, ID or Grangeville, ID.