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Re: good place to hunt besides wa?
« Reply #15 on: September 18, 2015, 01:33:38 PM »
 I'd take Idaho in a heartbeat and a chance at a wolf too!

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Re: good place to hunt besides wa?
« Reply #16 on: September 18, 2015, 02:46:03 PM »
You are headed in the right direction, I'd be focused in on Idaho if I were you. 

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Re: good place to hunt besides wa?
« Reply #17 on: September 18, 2015, 03:02:40 PM »
Oregon is actually a major elk state.  One of the overlooked ones.  But I think they have the third highest elk population, after Colorado and Montana.
I know idaho is actually number 2 in total elk numbers, I'd guess oregon somewhere closer to 4 or 5, can't forget Wyoming has a lot of elk

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Re: good place to hunt besides wa?
« Reply #18 on: September 18, 2015, 06:18:32 PM »
Living in Spokane Idaho makes the most sense!  :twocents:

http://www.fieldandstream.com/articles/hunting/big-game/elk/2009/01/state-sate-elk-hunting-report

Arizona Elk Population: 20,000
Colorado Elk Population: 300,000
Idaho Elk Population: 115,000
Montana Elk Population: 170,000
New Mexico Elk Population: 70,000
Oregon Elk Population: 120,000
Utah Elk Population: 59,000
Washington Elk Population: 60,000
Wyoming Elk Population: 103,000
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Re: good place to hunt besides wa?
« Reply #19 on: September 20, 2015, 11:30:55 AM »
I think those stats, while true, might be misleading. I moved from Oregon and I don't pay the out of state prices to go back there. What we all look for are concentrations of elk. OR has a lot of elk because there are elk everywhere in Oregon. North, south, west, east doesn't matter you can find elk.

Maybe Idaho has fewer acres of elk habitat so similar number of elk in smaller area = perception of more elk. I'm speculating but seems logical.


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