Mr. Carter,
1) There is a post here entitled "BEA FAQ" that may hold several answers to some of your questions. Also you can click on the "Law Directory" button and then click on a particular state and read about the laws for each state you want to know about.
2) Re: Oregon: If I am not mistaken, the last I read (this morning), Oregon is still a non-bounty hunting state. However, sometimes the information we have access too online is obsolete. So as a starting point I would check with your state's attorney general's office for their most recent ruling (if any) on the matter.
3) If commercial bounty hunting is still banned there, then your options would be to move to a "Bea Friendly" state such as California, Washington, or Idaho.
4) Then your process would be to follow that state's licensing requirements (if any).
5) Next, you would then need to attend some kind of legitimate BEA training facility for a basic understanding of this job, to equip yourself with basic skills, and to give yourself some kind of "marketability" to offer to prospective clients. There is a list of reputable schools also in the "BEA FAQ" section.
6) Following all of this, you would then need to purchase some basic equipment as allowed by your state's laws.
7) Then you should ask around and see who has a solid, positive, professional reputation as a BEA and seek his/her tutilage.
8 After completing your apprenticeship under an industry professional, then you wil be better able to decide if this is something you still wish to pursue as a career. If it is, then you enter the next phase of the BEA world which is establishing yourself as a viable business. That's another entirely different discussion.
These are just my opinions in an attempt to answer your question completely and thoroughly. Others, of course, will provide you with thier views and between all of the respected answers you get you will be well informed and then may make an intelligent decision on your next move.
Note: Just an explanation to help you: Knowing how to conduct research is a very critical, basic tool of our trade. This is a good place to develop, practice and hone those skills by attempting to answer your own questions before posting them by utilizing all of the information on this forum. For example, if you want to know about schools, you would then type in "BEA Schools" in the search function of this website; the same for any other topic such as "weapons"; "badges", etc.
It's like the old saying : "If you give a man a fish to eat, he only eats for that day; If you TEACH that man HOW to fish he eats for a lifetime." If after attempting to seek your own answers and still have difficulty most of us will be more than glad to help you out any way we can.
Take care and God Bless,
Ruffin.
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. To me, the informality seems to build relationships at a faster level and I feel more "connection" with the person. When I call you Honey, Sweety, Darling, etc, you know you have made it to my real inner circle. If I insult anyone by being too familiar, please feel free to tell me and I will instantly correct this. It isn't an insult if you do or don't, I just need to know so I can be appropriate in your opinion.