Idaho winter kill better than expected

[kball4]

Looks like the expected winter kill this year was way over hyped in some parts of Idaho, so much so that there will be a any weapon OTC cow season in some units outside of the national forest.   

[zwickeyman]

That's good news. Hopefully all other western states faired as well

[ballpark]

Don't give away our honey hole

[elkinrutdrivemenuts]

No it was terrible all over, stay in Washington!

[chester]

No it was terrible all over, stay in Washington!

  

[Magnum_Willys]

Elk handle it way better than deer....

[WA hunter14]

It's definitely not over hyped, are all the deer dead.  No of course not. That doesn't mean it was no big deal or over hyped, I have probably found 30+ dead deer this year that appeared to have starved to death. I have not found a single elk I believed starved. There is no way around it the deer numbers are way down, blue tongue came through year before last and now this deep lowland snow. It's just not going to be the kind of hunting it has been for deer for a few years.

[lord grizzly]

Looks like the expected winter kill this year was way over hyped in some parts of Idaho, so much so that there will be a any weapon OTC cow season in some units outside of the national forest.   

most of those cow hunts are capped tags so there's still an element of control to harvest numbers.

[Bigshooter]

Elk handle it way better than deer....

 

Winter kill on elk is rare.

[kball4]

I didn't specify but I was talking about elk survival.
https://idfg.idaho.gov/press/fg-will-offer-more-elk-hunting-opportunities-2017-fewer-mule-deer-tags

[Ghost Hunter]

Just bought my 1st Idaho hunting license.  Next step?

[lord grizzly]

Just bought my 1st Idaho hunting license.  Next step?

not sure but I think the next step is "not asking for anyone's honey hole but...)

[highside74]

Just bought my 1st Idaho hunting license.  Next step?

not sure but I think the next step is "not asking for anyone's honey hole but...)

Yes, never ask for a honey hole butt on here

[Magnum_Willys]

Just bought my 1st Idaho hunting license.  Next step?

Download onX map for phone, get 3 lip calls and a tube, get external cow call, throw dart on usfs map. 

[elkinrutdrivemenuts]

Just bought my 1st Idaho hunting license.  Next step?

Buy a tag.