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Looking success rates and Google earth areas 32, 32A, and 22 look like a good starting point. Any experience in those units?
I see those areas are open for whitetail bucks too during elk season, but it looks like mule deer country to me. Are there whitetails in those areas?
Quote from: Phantom16 on November 23, 2015, 03:19:12 PMYa, the Panhandle areas are steep, thick, steep, and thick but there are a few elk left up there Elk pops seem to increase the farther you head south and there are less wolves on their heels. That is still a great shot, RJ. Phantom is right, the Panhandle can be really steep, and the national forests are very thick (very little logging in the past couple decades). Do your research on the IDFG website (all of the answers to your questions are there). Some units do not have OTC tags. Draw tags are limited to 10% of the pool for non-residents. However, you do NOT need to draw a special tag to have a successful hunt for elk in Idaho---there truly is plenty of opportunity there.
Ya, the Panhandle areas are steep, thick, steep, and thick but there are a few elk left up there Elk pops seem to increase the farther you head south and there are less wolves on their heels.
Quote from: pd on November 23, 2015, 03:27:34 PMQuote from: Phantom16 on November 23, 2015, 03:19:12 PMYa, the Panhandle areas are steep, thick, steep, and thick but there are a few elk left up there Elk pops seem to increase the farther you head south and there are less wolves on their heels. That is still a great shot, RJ. Phantom is right, the Panhandle can be really steep, and the national forests are very thick (very little logging in the past couple decades). Do your research on the IDFG website (all of the answers to your questions are there). Some units do not have OTC tags. Draw tags are limited to 10% of the pool for non-residents. However, you do NOT need to draw a special tag to have a successful hunt for elk in Idaho---there truly is plenty of opportunity there. apparently you havnt been to the panhandle for the last 5 years cause they are logging like made men up there. It's ridiculous how much there cutting.