Idaho whitetail in October

[viva_che1363]

Well went out today and still didn't see anything, I'm pretty sure i jumped a doe at one point but wasnt able to get a visual,  tall brush and Im a short guy.

Bone, any pointers on what areas to focus on? It seems you have things pretty well figured out. Im trying to make that shift from randomly finding animals, to learning the why of their behavior.

Jimmy, thank you for that advise I'll try that out, how do you determine what area of timber you'll check out, or is it just trial and error?

 In any case,  I just read 3nails tread on rattling, and found some nice sheds over the winter, so if nothing else november I'll be trying that out.

If you're scouting places for November in North Idaho, I'd recommend finding not just a Plan B but Plans C-Z if possible.  Not trying to be negative about it, it's just that the general areas get hit hard.

Isn't that the truth. At least one of my days off is a weekday, but with elk season running at the same time it doesn't seem to make much of a difference.

[bornhunter]

I screwed up and didnt get my WT tag bought for Idaho and they sold out. So I will be the only guy in camp with no tag huntin 10A. Are there many grouse in this unit does anyone know?

Bring a shotgun as theres a few and a rifle for the wolf tag you should buy if you haven't bought one.

Didn't even think about wolf. Thanks and will do.

[Jimmy33]

I just like to hike and I try and find places where people aren’t. I hunt unit 1 and unit 2 and there have been days where I haven’t even seen a deer. If you are serious about hunting whitetails in the northern panhandle, I would look up a guy named Hal blood. He is a Maine hunter but his tactics work in late November. I tend to find the majority of whitetail under 3000 feet but have seen some higher during the late season in unit 1. Again, October is a good time to look for does. Find food and you will find does.


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[viva_che1363]

Thanks I'll check him out, I was able to get into some deer today but just as I was making my way towards them they got ran off by a coyote about 20 yards below me. But found a new little spot that looks promising.