Elk...Idaho or Colorado?

[go4itlab]

I plan on doing my first out of state hunt and have two offers from some out of state friends. One is an archery hunt for McCall Idaho. The other is archery NE Colorado. Any thoughts on which would be better, not looking for a trophy but more quality and just overall experience? Money wise they both come out around the same (give or take a cpl $) as I have places to stay in both areas.

[GotMyTag]

Wolves have not been a problem much yet in Colorado.
But the real answer is both.  Go on whatever you can and take some kids.

[Skyvalhunter]

Utah

[bobcat]

I'd choose Idaho, simply because the drive to Colorado would be three times further. Unless you're retired and time isn't an issue. In that case I'd probably go with the Colorado hunt.

[Forks]

Are both hunts on public land?

[Karl Blanchard]

Colorado all day long!  Way more elk plain and simple.  Top end of trophy potential isn't as high as Idaho but odds of filling a tag are better.  Unless gas money  is an issue, the drive isn't a big deal.  Leave Friday right after work and you will be most places in Colorado with plenty of time to knock an arrow and hunt on Saturday.  Colorado is my favorite state to hunt, hands down.  Solo much game!

[bobcat]

BLRman, You must drive a lot faster than I would. If I left Friday night for northeast Colorado, I wouldn't be hunting until Monday morning.

[Karl Blanchard]

Not fast just don't stop.  If you get tired, pull it over for a cat nap and then get back to it.  I've done that drive many times.

[Karl Blanchard]

Or if possible, take a partner and don't stop except for gas.  First day of hunting is a grind with the lack of sleep but first day in the field and the anticipation of the hunt will keep the juices flowing.  Drive home sucks though, not gonna lie.

[kentrek]

McCall would be a good place to go wolf hunting 

[Karl Blanchard]

No shortage of folks hunting out of McCall either.  Which buddy is a better elk hunter?  I'd go with them

[vandeman17]

No shortage of folks hunting out of McCall either.  Which buddy is a better elk hunter?  I'd go with them

I was going to say the same thing. Which buddy do you trust the most and which one do you think is the more knowledgeable hunter that will shoot you straight about what to expect? That is who I would go with. 

[go4itlab]

I would say the Colorado boys have had more success, only due to the fact they're born and raised their. My Idaho connection have done fare the last few years, they're transplants from Washington. I do have another buddy going with me so ride cost and driving will be shared. Right now I'm leaning towards Colorado but everything is subject to change, only because I would like to start learning the area in Idaho and it is about half the distance. Thanks for the feed back so far!

[actionshooter]

 From a pure hunting standpoint I would say Colorado, look at the ELK population numbers and Colorado is the ticket. Probably bigger bulls in Idaho, but I love Colorado.
 Don't let the drive slow you down, Olympia to Colorado in 17 hours 

[super186]

Are you sure it's Northeast Colorado? I lived in Colorado for 40 years and there aren't a lot of elk in Northeast Colorado. Maybe Northwest? Northeast Colorado is primarily farm country, whitetail, muleys, pheasant and antelope. In fact if I were to hunt elk in Colrado Northeast would be the last place I'd go.