Idaho Elk - Tag Soup

[Intruder]

Well, it appears that tag soup is on the menu for me for Idaho elk tag.  I had a panhandle A tag.  Hunted something like 13 days in Sept.  Passed on a cow and a spike.  Had some good action but just couldn't close the deal on a big bull.  Didn't really hunt during the rifle portion of the season but did give it a go w/ the smoke pole.  Got into critters a few times but no shots were issued.  Saw scads of moose and found some new bow hunting areas though so it wasn't a total loss.  There's a small % chance I'll make it out for late archery so it's not a 100% all is lost.

Anyone else hunting late archery in ID?   

[Charlie]

Sorry to hear you didn't fill your tag but you have the right attitude about it. Hope you are able to get out the late season and score!

[hornhunter]

Im eating a Idaho elk tag and a Wyoming elk tag.  Wyoming I was on Elk the whole time. In Idaho the wolves have been too thick.  I am pretty depressed about actually, thats alot of money down th drain  

tag soup tastes like *censored*!

[boneaddict]

I have three elk tags to add to my soup.  Not sure if that makes it more bitter or if it has extra flavor.  Had lots of chances at bulls, so NO COMPLAINTS, but it would have been nice.  Maybe next time my standards won't be set quite so HIGH.  OK I will complain about wolves as I hate them and they were everywhere I was.  Bastages!

[Intruder]

Fortunately the wolf issue isn't as bad where I'm hunting........ YET.

[andrew_12gauge]

hey bone i finally found some elk down here in 39 i tried havin a buddy push a big 6 and a 4 to me last tuesday before i headed to OR for turkey day but he kinda walked right at em and got within 40 yards before he pushed them the perfectly perpendicular to me, when i asked him what he was doing he said he thought i just wanted him to be close to them when i shot as im sitting in the bushes about 150 yards away with my bow in hand

[andrew_12gauge]

oh yea so thats tag soup on both deer and elk down here in idaho and im a resident, guess i need to find a new unit, actually i may still get out for some winter range deer hunting

[Wenatcheejay]

Add one Idaho elk tag salad here with wolves on the side. St. Joe area (Unit 6) was very dry, warm and full of wolves and atv hunters.

[GoldTip]

More elk Idaho elk tag soup here as well.  Did kill a nice 4x5 whitey over there and have a freezer full of Moose meat, so I'm not too bitter about the elk tag.  I do still have the late season as well, and depending on snow may give it a go for a day or two.

[hornhunter]

Wenatchee jay  Unit 6 is where I USED to hunt. NOT going back until they open a wolf hunting season in Idaho.  I REALLY want to tip one of those suckers over.  There is a store in Jackson where they sell a bunch of taxidermy, they had two full size wolf mounts.  PRETTY *censored*!  It would make all these years of pour Elk Hunting worth it to be able to Kill an Idaho wolf someday!

[Hoytstaffshooter83]

same with me, i was on a guided hunt in unit 10, had 2 big bulls in range the first 2 days but not shots. that was it.. tag soup it is