Apex outdoors is a big game hunting outfitter in Eastern Oregon.
Apex consists of multiple different properties in 3 different units of {North East Oregon} adding up to some 25,000 acres. The ranches are located in the Heppner, Columbia Basin, and Fossil units. We offer guided and unguided hunts and welcome hunters of all skill levels. Rifle, archery, and muzzleloader hunts are available at our ranches.
“A sort of old west environment with stories of the past plus a present day real ranching environment”
Heppner Unit
Located in the Heppner unit, this is our biggest property as it is over 16,000 acres of private land. In addition to private ground, it borders the Umatilla National forest, providing unique access to hundreds of thousands of public land acres. This ranch is home to large numbers of rocky mountain elk, mule deer, and whitetail deer. Wild turkey and numerous predator species also call this area home. Hunts on this property are mostly guided. Spot and stalk hunting is the preferred method of hunting on this ranch.
There are multiple ponds on the ranch stocked with rainbow trout that hunters are free to fish for when they aren’t chasing big game.
Turkey – April/May
Archery Elk/Deer – September
Rifle Deer – First two weeks of October
Rifle Elk – Last week of October
2nd Rifle Elk (Spike Only) – First two weeks of November
Archery/Muzzleloader Whitetail – Mid November through mid December
Rifle Cow Elk - August 1st to November 31st
Columbia Basin Unit
Located in the Columbia Basin unit, this ranch is over 4,000 acres in size and is home to large desert muleys, upland game birds, and a small population of Rocky mountain elk. In most cases, hunts on this property are unguided. Devil’s Gap features large steep canyons, deep draws, ridgetops and towering formations of rim rock.
Archery Elk/Deer - Rifle Mule Deer - Rifle Elk - Upland bird
Fossil Unit
The ranch in this unit is over 2,000 acres. Mule deer and Rocky Mountain Elk can be hunted on this property. Lone Pine sits southwest of the small settlement town of Hardman, OR. The ranch features both timber draws and open rolling hills. Hunts on this ranch are unguided.
Archery Elk/Deer - Rifle Mule Deer - Rifle Elk - Upland bird
“From a hunting perspective you have a slice of heaven!”
