Author Topic: Idaho whitetails (Read 9873 times)

deerhunter_98520 · « **on:** October 25, 2015, 02:21:28 PM »

I've got 5 days till I leave for Idaho to hunt whitetails for the first time...the anticipation is killing me....post up some of your Idaho whitetails to get me through the week

kentrek · « **Reply #1 on:** October 25, 2015, 02:49:08 PM »

Wait....theres whitetails in idaho

deerhunter_98520 · « **Reply #2 on:** October 25, 2015, 05:50:38 PM »

I hope so I got a whitetail tag

kentrek · « **Reply #3 on:** October 25, 2015, 05:55:19 PM »

Don't forget a wolf tag ! Not very often can you support such a smart idea with only 30 bucks

Youl do well

deerhunter_98520 · « **Reply #4 on:** October 25, 2015, 09:11:30 PM »

I got a wolf tag in my pocket

I'm hoping to get a decent buck....I'm used to these small blacktail have haven't seen much deer wise other than them...I'm hoping I can hold out a little for a decent whitetail

twinners · « **Reply #5 on:** October 27, 2015, 10:36:46 AM »

This year's deer plus my first buck from years ago.

2MANY · « **Reply #6 on:** October 27, 2015, 02:12:42 PM »

When you say Whitetail it just seems so unfair to the Blacktail.

JM · « **Reply #7 on:** October 27, 2015, 02:40:53 PM »

From a few years ago

deerhunter_98520 · « **Reply #8 on:** October 28, 2015, 12:14:33 PM »

What are the odds of getting bucks like these over there? How often do you see good bucks

cougarbart · « **Reply #9 on:** October 28, 2015, 12:33:04 PM »

depend on how hard and where you hunt! also when!

bigjohn98591 · « **Reply #10 on:** October 28, 2015, 12:33:12 PM »

Depends on how hard you want to hunt.

these were all from our 2013 trip unfortunately none of these were mine. I can't find the pictures from last year's trip. My brother in law and I were the only two that came home with hardware, and they weren't that big. We are leaving on November 10th, we hunt around the St Marie's area.

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deerhunter_98520 · « **Reply #11 on:** October 28, 2015, 03:27:23 PM »

What style of hunting do you do? Spot and stalk? Sit on trails?

cougarbart · « **Reply #12 on:** October 28, 2015, 07:49:22 PM »

road hunt, rattle, watch a lot of clearcuts and meadows, still hunt timber in between clearcuts, or make drives!

deerhunter_98520 · « **Reply #13 on:** October 28, 2015, 09:26:00 PM »

Pretty much everything I was going to try...thanks

I'm really hoping to rattle in a buck or 2 for my son

Harbor_hunter · « **Reply #14 on:** November 18, 2015, 07:19:14 AM »

How did your hunt turn out?

huntnphool · « **Reply #15 on:** November 19, 2015, 12:50:10 PM »

Well done guys

cougarbart · « **Reply #16 on:** November 19, 2015, 06:12:52 PM »

just got back from 3 day hunt, seen 12 bucks a lot of 120 class, one 140 with kickers that wouldn't stop and one 150 plus typical that wouldn't stand still! bucks are chasing hard and going crazy!

deerhunter_98520 · « **Reply #17 on:** November 20, 2015, 08:42:49 PM »

We all came home with meat in the freezer....my son got a little ancy and shot a nice doe on the first day after telling me he was going to hold out for a nice buck...but at 20 yds and one 100gr partition through the heart his hunt was over.

He was camp pest the rest of the week

That same day I rattled in 6 deer, 5 does and one spike. I was holding out for a good buck so I passed on them all. The next few days were slow as no bucks were spotted but lots of does. Come Wednesday we decided to try another spot where my uncle missed a big one at 20 yds (we still haven't let him live that one down

) as were driving in my cuz yelled deer and then buck! So we stop and jump out, the buck takes off and I grunted out of instinct then the buck stops broadside at 50 yds with a 8" tree running his vitals, then my cuz raises his rifle and touches one off and the deer does a flip and runs 10 yds and goes down. We start towards the deer and he gets up and runs again but doesn't make it another 5 yds and is down for the count.

Wed afternoon we try out another apot and come across a doe acting wierd...she started to spook and i grunted at her then she kept moving back and forth like a shooting gallery duck at a carnival. After about 5 min of this i heard a grunt fron the timber behind her so i get ready thinkin the buck is coming out. She decides to head towards him

so we move in to get a look but there too fast and disapear so we back out so we dont spook them out of the area..that night my boy is getting homesick and ready to be home so I told him I'll shoot the first deer I get a chance so we can head home...its the longest he's been away from home and didn't want to burn him out for later trips.

Thursday morning we head back to the same spot and try to rattle...my boy was tired and wanted to sleep in the truck so me and my buddy head up and get settled to rattle...after 15 min I catch movement to my left...a doe, then another doe then a buck! I get my crosshairs up and I have a big doe at 90 yds between 2 trees looking straight at me so I decide to pass on the shot and the deer start running off so I rattle again and hear come the does back but still no shot. I finally got my buddy's attention and he sees them just as they run off. We make a plan and he heads down below them and I head straight at them, I no more than make it 30 yds and a deer runs out in front of me so I throw up my gun and settle the crosshairs and fire...it kicked its back legs and took off...I walked up to the last place I seen it and there was a blood bath...looked like a 5 gallon bucket was thrown in the snow...easy trackin to say the least..."she" only went 15 yds and as I walked up to her I couldnt believe the ground shrinkage

it ended up being a 4th deer I didn't see the first time and the big doe I thought I was shooting at ended up being a little toehead...oh well meat in the freezer and boy was that good eating

on my way back to camp there was a spur road to the right about halfway back and as we pass we both look down the road and there's a real nice 120" buck standing 50 yds down the road. My buddy had a tag still and I step out real quiet and walk to the corner of my truck bed and can see part of his back leg through the trees and he's trying to get his gun loaded but didn't push the top bullet all the way down in his internal mag and it tried loading 2 shells

well the buck had enough by the time he got one loaded and was gone. He was pretty bummed out. After that ordeal we went back and hung and skinned mine, had a bite to eat and then decided to go out and drive some roads lookin for a deer for my buddy. After 3-4 failed attempts at does my friend was beyond frustrated, he still had the buck on his mind. It was 4 pm and had about 30 min left of light and I told him don't stress out in 15 min I'll find you a doe to put your tag on, he laughed and said ok let's go. On our way back to camp I spotted 2 does, I told him walk around to my side and stand off in front of my door just off the road and you will see them. He walks over to the edge of the timber and sees them and throws his gun up and fires and has his deer down finally! He was pumped to finally get something on the meat pole! We're all finally tagged out and Friday morning decide to take a drive around the farmers fields, my cuz said there's quite a few deer down there.

Here's a few

And here's a few other pics

My first Moose sheds

All in all we had a blast...got to hunt with some family that has been in the making for 20 years. Some reason or another we have never been able to hunt together. Now we're going to try and make it a yearly trip to Idaho. I didn't get the buck I was hoping for but we all got meat some great eating venison in the freezer and couldnt have asked for a better week with my son, buddy and 2 cousins and uncle. I'm already planning next years trip!

elkboy · « **Reply #18 on:** November 20, 2015, 09:19:32 PM »

Looks like a great hunting trip! Congratulations to all of you, especially your son! Nothing like filling a tag to fire him up for future hunts.

I will be out there (Idaho) in the morning- very excited!

deerhunter_98520 · « **Reply #19 on:** November 20, 2015, 09:26:40 PM »

Thanks...Good luck to you

kentrek · « **Reply #20 on:** November 20, 2015, 09:29:43 PM »

Things are picking up ! The bigger bucks are on the move

Still not a lot of swollen necks tho

deerhunter_98520 · « **Reply #21 on:** November 20, 2015, 09:48:41 PM »

Makes me wish I would have waited a week or 2 to head over

Sitka_Blacktail · « **Reply #22 on:** November 21, 2015, 05:54:55 PM »

Sounds and looks like a fun trip Tom! As for your son, kids don't have all the preconceived ideas we adults have. I'm sure he was happy to actually get something and that will make him more anxious to go back. If they are happy, we should be too.

Good job to you all. It's hard to go in cold, not knowing the area or the deer and their habits and go 100%.

boneaddict · « **Reply #23 on:** November 21, 2015, 06:15:07 PM »

Looks like a very fun and successful trip to me.

kentrek · « **Reply #24 on:** November 21, 2015, 06:34:27 PM »

Quote from: deerhunter_98520 on November 20, 2015, 09:48:41 PM

Makes me wish I would have waited a week or 2 to head over

I think you did fine ! People in our camp were just saying we should book for the week earlier...grass is always greener when it comes to "rut hunts"

I did see my mystery buck chasing a doe today tho for about 5 minutes full bore grunting the entire time, no shot opportunities but it was awesome

Harbor_hunter · « **Reply #25 on:** November 22, 2015, 11:17:46 AM »

Looks like a good time, nice animals and cool moose sheds!

elkboy · « **Reply #26 on:** November 23, 2015, 10:49:26 AM »

I wrote my hunt up on another thread, but yes, the whitetail bucks are moving, and losing a lot of caution! I think the buck I took would never have stepped out of the forest during daylight hours if not for the rut.

Jimmy33 · « **Reply #27 on:** November 23, 2015, 04:22:16 PM »

Heres my little dinker...tastes good though. Not the big non-typical i was looking for

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deerhunter_98520 · « **Reply #28 on:** November 24, 2015, 06:02:35 PM »

Great bucks guys

elkontherun · « **Reply #29 on:** November 24, 2015, 08:41:48 PM »

Been in Bonner's ferry for a week. It has been great all of us tagged out.

jackelope · « **Reply #30 on:** November 24, 2015, 09:22:07 PM »

Quote from: elkontherun on November 24, 2015, 08:41:48 PM

Been in Bonner's ferry for a week. It has been great all of us tagged out.

Wow. Looks balmy and warm compared to 2 weeks ago.

bigjohn98591 · « **Reply #31 on:** November 30, 2015, 01:12:46 PM »

My Brother in Law and I were lucky enough to take these two. Just small 3 points this year, but good eating. I filled my second tag with a nice doe.

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deerhunter_98520 · « **Reply #32 on:** November 30, 2015, 01:16:54 PM »

Good goin guys

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