Best moose units to apply for in Idaho

[Naches Sportsman]

Put in for units with a lot of logging roads. There are units in the northern part of idaho that have good draw odds but those are areas with very little roads. I've seen very little moose in some units and a lot of moose in other units. Good luck!

[Buckhunter24]

There's a lot of roads in the panhandle units 

[Naches Sportsman]

There's a lot of roads in the panhandle units 

But there's not many roads in some units in the Clearwater region.

[BULLBLASTER]

Still some units out there with good moose numbers and good bulls, though not like it used to be. I have a buddy applying so wont share units but good luck in the draw!

I drew my first time applying.

[bornhunter]

Still some units out there with good moose numbers and good bulls, though not like it used to be. I have a buddy applying so wont share units but good luck in the draw!

I drew my first time applying.

  Thanks

[BULLBLASTER]

Still some units out there with good moose numbers and good bulls, though not like it used to be. I have a buddy applying so wont share units but good luck in the draw!

I drew my first time applying.

  Thanks

Let me know if you draw and if its a unit i know anything about i might have some info for ya.

[MerriamMagician]

$2100 is much cheaper than a Canadian hunt, good luck on your search.

Next year the non-rez tag fee jumps up to $2626.75 so this year is the last chance to apply at the current price

[idaho guy]

I put in for a late season 2 week tag and drew probably 6 years ago. Odds were great to draw and I got a nice one and saw plenty of bulls. Just looked at last year and success for that tag was zero!! Not one moose harvested that shows you the massive impact wolves have had. As mentioned still some really good moose areas and they should be obvious to anyone willing to look. It’s sad what’s happened to what I considered our best units historically. They want to blame ticks but funny how they all died once the wolves showed up in numbers. Sorry little rant the op shouldn’t be discouraged just know what your getting when you pick your unit. I don’t want to post specific units since were in app period but again should be obvious. Flip side is the destruction made for some easy odds in some units and if you work your tail off you will still get one.

[bornhunter]

Still some units out there with good moose numbers and good bulls, though not like it used to be. I have a buddy applying so wont share units but good luck in the draw!

I drew my first time applying.

  Thanks

Let me know if you draw and if its a unit i know anything about i might have some info for ya.

Will do, thank you.

[bornhunter]

I put in for a late season 2 week tag and drew probably 6 years ago. Odds were great to draw and I got a nice one and saw plenty of bulls. Just looked at last year and success for that tag was zero!! Not one moose harvested that shows you the massive impact wolves have had. As mentioned still some really good moose areas and they should be obvious to anyone willing to look. It’s sad what’s happened to what I considered our best units historically. They want to blame ticks but funny how they all died once the wolves showed up in numbers. Sorry little rant the op shouldn’t be discouraged just know what your getting when you pick your unit. I don’t want to post specific units since were in app period but again should be obvious. Flip side is the destruction made for some easy odds in some units and if you work your tail off you will still get one.

  Thank you.

[Huntin Hounds]

Moose in Idaho is nowhere close to as good as it was 5-10 years ago. I used to see at least one trophy bull and several really nice ones every year while out running dogs. Its been about 3 years since I have seen a mid 40's bull. I'm sure they are around just not nearly as many. Little story on one I saw about 5 years ago.
I stopped on ridge during fall and walked out this old road a ways to the edge of a clear cut to listen for elk. The bear hunting was slow that day and I needed to stretch my legs. I get out above this clear cut and just below me about 50-60 yards is what looks to be a nice bull moose sitting in and old grassy road. He was laying down and looking the the other direction and I had a hard time seeing how wide he was. So I did my best moose grunts that I've called moose in before with and he never even twitched a muscle. I guess I wasn't on my game that day or something. After a few minutes of not moving I gave a good howl. He instantly looked up at my direction waited a few seconds then stood up and left in a hurry the opposite direction.
If you do draw Idaho and find fresh wolf sign I would move areas.

[buglebrush]

"If you do draw Idaho and find fresh wolf sign I would move areas."

This is true, but sadly up North this also equals basically everywhere. 

[bornhunter]

Moose in Idaho is nowhere close to as good as it was 5-10 years ago. I used to see at least one trophy bull and several really nice ones every year while out running dogs. Its been about 3 years since I have seen a mid 40's bull. I'm sure they are around just not nearly as many. Little story on one I saw about 5 years ago.
I stopped on ridge during fall and walked out this old road a ways to the edge of a clear cut to listen for elk. The bear hunting was slow that day and I needed to stretch my legs. I get out above this clear cut and just below me about 50-60 yards is what looks to be a nice bull moose sitting in and old grassy road. He was laying down and looking the the other direction and I had a hard time seeing how wide he was. So I did my best moose grunts that I've called moose in before with and he never even twitched a muscle. I guess I wasn't on my game that day or something. After a few minutes of not moving I gave a good howl. He instantly looked up at my direction waited a few seconds then stood up and left in a hurry the opposite direction.
If you do draw Idaho and find fresh wolf sign I would move areas.

What a shame its that bad.

[ghosthunter]

Sounds like wolf hunting might be a better hunt

[elkinrutdrivemenuts]

The IDFG website is very user friendly.  You can look up harvest statistics and draw rates through 2019.  Take a look and see if you can figure it out for yourself?  There used to be a few spots that were 100% draw rate, until people asked about them online.  So decide how far you are willing to drive, see what happened in the last few years, and figure it out.