Posted: 6/25/2009 12:41:29 PM EDT
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Howdy y'all. I currently live in Texas, I'm employed as a Sheriffs Officer and work in the county jail. I was talking with a friend/co worker, and he showed me a web site for Multnomah Co. The pay for the same job pays nearly double. I am a single parent with an 11 yr old son. I feel stifled in TX, no where to shoot or hunt, and damn few lakes to fish. I don't want my son to miss all the good stuff I had when I was a kid, and I'm tired of missing all the good stuff as and adult. I was raised up north and moved to Texas about 7 or 8 yrs ago. I'm from WI/MI so the winter doesn't frighten me,.....much.
My friend at work and I have been talking about moving to Oregon and I thought I would ask a couple of questions on here. What is the hunting and fishing like in Multnomah? How is the political climate in Oregon? I mean I heard it was full of lib's, but that doesn't mean it is. |
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I was born in Bend Or (central or), and went to high school in Oregon City (just out side of Portland) I now call Houston Texas home, however do travel back to Oregon often.
Jobs have always been better in Texas then in Oregon. The pay has also been better in Texas as well from what I have seen. Other then electric all other bills will be higher, homes are much higher, and Oregon has a state income tax, but no sales tax. The political climate Portland tends to be very liberal, get away from the Portland metro area and the people become a little more conservative. However everyone in the state is very pro environmental. Bottle recycling includes a deposit on most drink bottles and cans sold. So you get to save them up and return them to get the deposit back. As a kid I would walk the roadways picking up bottles and cans to return for the deposit money. Oregon has open carry of side arms. In Texas you can pretty much shoot any one on your land, Oregon you better make sure they are in your home and it would be helpful if they had a weapon on them. That said if you like the outdoors, fishing, hunting, camping, lakes, rivers, mountains, and/or beach’s it’s all there and within a couple hours of Portland. |
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No hunting in multnomah (the county is largely only Portland, plus a couple other smaller towns), but several places to fish. Hunting is lottery system for many parts of the state, but there is general deer, bear, and cougar seasons. No baiting or dogs for bear and cougar.
Leading pro-environment state in the USA and arguably the world. So the politics fall that way too, which for some is bad others good. Largely good in my book. No additional restrictions on guns above the federal level. |
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I would say stay in Texas. Multnomah County is a shit-hole. Mainly due to limousine liberals in downtown Portland, coupled with all the idle moochers out east over the river.
Seriously though, with the income taxes and cost of living, you'll find that that near-double pay might not actually be worth as much as you thought. I don't hunt or fish, but if you felt it was economically viable, then certainly come on up. Normally we're full, but conservative gun owners are always given an exception in my book. But if you move to Multnomah, get used to your vote not counting. If you were to move, depending on where your employment would be, I'd advise Clackamas county over Multnomah, with Washington County (avoid Hillsboro => Hills-burrito) coming in second. Understand that unemployment in the state is very high, and the liberal "feelings" are strong here. While we haven't gone full retard yet, and many are liberal in a "leave me alone if I'm not hurting anyone" way, the tipping point to becoming Northern California-proper may not be far behind. Gun laws for the most part are good. Cheers 7.62 |
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I often cross paths with MCSO jail deputies, and they are a great bunch, but things are tough with the economy. I work in Portland (Police) and live in Clackamas County, and think you might enjoy Clackamas County Sheriff's office better.
You can drive a few hours in any direction and have something cool to do: beach, desert, mountains, fishing, hunting, skiiing or downtown liberal city life. I'll be leaving the state for good in a few years (fingers crossed) after living here for 34 years. If libtards piss you off, Portland (Multnomah County) isn't for you. There are outlying areas that are not so leftist, so you should be able to find a place you like. While there are no state firearms restrictions per se, many cities have ordinances banning the possession of loaded firearms while in public within their city limits, except for Concealed Handgun License holders. If you're open carrying in the Portland Metro area, expect to have police contact. Oregon is a Shall Issue state, so getting a CHL isn't tough. Being LE supercedes that anyway, so you shouldn't have to worry about that. I would say cost of living here may be higher, but that's mostly for housing. |
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I would say Multnomah County is a shit-hole. Mainly due to limousine liberals in downtown Portland, coupled with all the idle moochers out east over the river. Seriously though, with the income taxes and cost of living, you'll find that that near-double pay might not actually be worth as much as you thought. If you were to move, depending on where your employment would be, I'd advise Clackamas county over Multnomah, with Washington County (avoid Hillsboro => Hills-burrito) coming in second. Understand that unemployment in the state is very high, and the liberal "feelings" are strong here. While we haven't gone full retard yet, and many are liberal in a "leave me alone if I'm not hurting anyone" way, the tipping point to becoming Northern California-proper may not be far behind. Gun laws for the most part are good. Cheers 7.62 Multnomah County sucks bad!!!!! It's been severely Kalifornicated with ultra-liberals, and East Coast liberals filling in the vacancies!!!!! Columbia County has severely cut their sheriff's dept. - resulting in a lot of unemployed deputies! Clackamas County is where you may want to do your employment inquiries. I might also suggest Linn County and Polk County, both are less liberal and more rural and agriculture oriented - so there's more conservative people in the local populace. Here's a link to the Oregon Dept. of Fish & Wildlife website: ODFW Back during the recession of the '80s, Oregon was the #2 unemployed state in the country, it's the same today. Semper Fi |