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Offline Jimmy33

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Idaho 19, 20
« on: October 25, 2017, 10:26:02 AM »
Anyone been in there this year? How’s the winter kill. Trying to decide whether to go in there for the later November hunt...


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Re: Idaho 19, 20
« Reply #1 on: October 25, 2017, 11:00:07 AM »
It got hit hard by outfitters this year, a few of the neighbouring outfitters could hunt their areas due to fire so they worked together. I heard it was a zoothis year.

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Re: Idaho 19, 20
« Reply #2 on: October 25, 2017, 11:21:03 AM »
Just got back from a 4 day hunt in unit 19. Deer numbers are lower than I have ever seen them. We saw around 20 deer and the only buck was a small spike. Pretty depressing!

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Re: Idaho 19, 20
« Reply #3 on: October 25, 2017, 11:45:43 AM »
See any wolf tracks?
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Re: Idaho 19, 20
« Reply #4 on: October 25, 2017, 11:47:06 AM »
It's absolutely full of wolf tracks and scat

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Re: Idaho 19, 20
« Reply #5 on: October 25, 2017, 01:05:14 PM »
Just got back from a 4 day hunt in unit 19. Deer numbers are lower than I have ever seen them. We saw around 20 deer and the only buck was a small spike. Pretty depressing!
How was the weather?


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Re: Idaho 19, 20
« Reply #6 on: October 25, 2017, 01:31:22 PM »
See any wolf tracks?

Yes had 3 run the road for probably 5 Miles one night. They left the road 50 yards from our camp.

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Re: Idaho 19, 20
« Reply #7 on: October 25, 2017, 01:32:58 PM »
Just got back from a 4 day hunt in unit 19. Deer numbers are lower than I have ever seen them. We saw around 20 deer and the only buck was a small spike. Pretty depressing!
How was the weather?

Colder than hell with snow. It cleared Monday and Tuesday when we left and was hot. Supposed to be bluebird weather now for a week or more.


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Re: Idaho 19, 20
« Reply #8 on: October 25, 2017, 11:11:04 PM »
Spent the last four days in Unit 43, and two in unit 32.  Unit 43 looked like half of Boise was there!
Worst ever for poor numbers. No wolves, just a 70% winter snow kill, per the game biologist who checked out our gear.  We did see three shootable bucks, but they were out of distance and covering ground in the wrong direction above Featherville.  Hunted in snow above 6,000' and wet below.
Ditto the turkey and other upland bird populations.
Filled one out of four tags.  Very disappointing indeed.
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