marcavellis
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I'm looking for a some good advice to help narrow the search for a great Idaho elk hunt with rifle. A couple of my friends and I are planning an elk hunt for next year in Idaho. We're non-residents, and I'm hoping to get some general ideas to get us going.
A couple guys thought unit 27 would be interesting... I agree it would be an incredible hike, but also certain that I don't want to pack out an elk from the bottom of one of the fingers I've been looking at on the topo maps. At this point we're still really open to ideas, but would love to have any ideas/opinions you might have for us.
We're in decent shape and everyone knows that they need to be in better shape by this time next year. We're still trying to narrow our search for a good area. Our group would rather try to avoid the large crowds of people and get a little fresh air while we're in Idaho. We're planning to buy a canvas tent for the group and hike in a mile or two from the roads so we'll have a little jump on the road hunters.
Which zones (and units) would you recommend?
36b looks like a great place to find elk (and people).
27 looks like a great hike, but it's huge rough.
19/20 look like good options, have you hunted over there?
24 looks like the %success aren't great but it's a little easier to access.
66 looks like it has some great terrain and hunting, but it sounds like ALOT of other people think that too.
28 looks like it might be solid as well, but it's large and looks like a lot of people hunt there with less than stellar %success.
33,34,35,36 all look like they have good %success but I know Idaho has considered making them controlled so I'm not sure we'd get a tag.
Should we be looking at other areas?
Again, any advice would be great. If you have experience in any please share.
Thanks!!
A couple guys thought unit 27 would be interesting... I agree it would be an incredible hike, but also certain that I don't want to pack out an elk from the bottom of one of the fingers I've been looking at on the topo maps. At this point we're still really open to ideas, but would love to have any ideas/opinions you might have for us.
We're in decent shape and everyone knows that they need to be in better shape by this time next year. We're still trying to narrow our search for a good area. Our group would rather try to avoid the large crowds of people and get a little fresh air while we're in Idaho. We're planning to buy a canvas tent for the group and hike in a mile or two from the roads so we'll have a little jump on the road hunters.
Which zones (and units) would you recommend?
36b looks like a great place to find elk (and people).
27 looks like a great hike, but it's huge rough.
19/20 look like good options, have you hunted over there?
24 looks like the %success aren't great but it's a little easier to access.
66 looks like it has some great terrain and hunting, but it sounds like ALOT of other people think that too.
28 looks like it might be solid as well, but it's large and looks like a lot of people hunt there with less than stellar %success.
33,34,35,36 all look like they have good %success but I know Idaho has considered making them controlled so I'm not sure we'd get a tag.
Should we be looking at other areas?
Again, any advice would be great. If you have experience in any please share.
Thanks!!