I saw a bear in Oregon once. Lived in Montana about five years and saw fifteen or twenty every year. I'd always heard Oregon was the place fr bears. Have lived in this state over 60 yrs now and as I said, I did see one once, been so long ago I can't remember where but I'd guess when I lived in Valsetz. For myself paying for a tag in Oregon, for a bear, seem's like a waste of money to me!