You can't eat the scenery...

[Pinecricker]

...I've been seeing lots of pics of high desert country on here, so I thought I'd share some of the green jungle we hunt in.

Slow season so far. A pack of wolves have moved into my favorite drainage, which has kept the elk quiet and on the move. I almost toasted one of the wolves on Saturday, but was a little too slow on the draw. He hit the JATO's before I could get a bead on him.

It has been very dry and warm too, which hasn't made it any easier as a lot of the feed is down early, and its hard to move quietly.

A ridge I have been spending time on.

Looking down on the whole drainage.

Looking back across from at where the above photo was taken from.

End of the road at the bottom of one of the creeks.

Good year for ruffies

Cleaned up while out scouting.

One of the wallows I've been spending time on

Little Bull Moose

I've seen quite a few mule deer this year, they are normally rare in these parts.

Hopefully I can close the deal this coming weekend. We are down to a two week, bulls only season now. They keep cutting it shorter and shorter each year. Oh for the good old days when we could hunt from September through December - archery, rifle and muzzle loader with a single OTC tag (and over 6 weeks of either sex).

 

[Reeltime]

That's a ridiculous wallow!!!
I completely lost the elk I was hunting so it's on to antelope with my wifes tag this weekend. Best of luck! Thanks for the pictures!!

 

[Antcap]

Awesome scenery! Hopefully a cool down is coming your way. Good luck to you!

 

[Pinecricker]

That's a ridiculous wallow!!!
I completely lost the elk I was hunting so it's on to antelope with my wifes tag this weekend. Best of luck! Thanks for the pictures!!

It looked like a barn yard in there during archery season, but they haven't been hitting is as regularly now as its dried up quite a bit. There are two wallows that size within a hundred yards of each other. Its one of those places that for some reason, no one else but me has found yet I noticed it on the topo map.

 

[ihuntelk]

Great pics. Thanks for the share. I love all the country Idaho has to offer but don't miss hunting the jungle! Looks like a bull could ge tlost in that country and get some age on him. Hopefully you'll meet him.
-Cade