Hunting season started in August for some species but the heart of the annual event, the major rifle seasons for deer and elk, are still to come. The buck deer season for most units runs from Oct.

Earlier this month, on a whim, Desirea Pierce, 31, and her husband, Andres Sauseda, 32, left Apache Junction, Arizona, for a new adventure in Oregon. They’d never been and didn’t know a soul. Pierce ...