Author Topic: Idaho Unit 11 Antlered... Oct 25-Nov24 (Read 11766 times)

MichaelJ · « **on:** July 06, 2009, 04:44:13 PM »

Well i checked this morning and I drew a bull tag for Unit 11 for October 25th through November 24th!

I'm totally stoked! I'm starting my research today... Only been through that area once but am gonna know it real good by the time my hunt starts. If anybody has any info I'd much appreciate it. Gonna call the game biologist for that area tomorrow hopefully. I can't wait!

Michael

colockumelk · « **Reply #1 on:** July 06, 2009, 04:52:24 PM »

This forum is for Washington Residents only!!!! You damn Idahoians just brag and rub it in how you're state is soooooo much better than ours. Why don't you just stay there with you're super long awsome seasons. You think you're so cool. How's the Roosevelt Elk hunting over there huh? Ha take that in your pipe and smoke it.

BTW the Volunteers SUCK

MichaelJ · « **Reply #2 on:** July 06, 2009, 04:58:38 PM »

lol Volunteers suck?? WTF you talkin bout?

I've heard that the Unit 11 hunt isn't nearly as good as it has been in years past. But being as I've never shot a bull elk and I'm a college student I'm looking for a respectable bull for the unit and need the meat. Nevertheless I'm super stoked!
And yea I will keep 'my' state to myself... don't even think about buying an OTC archery bull tag!!!

Michael

WDFW-SUX · « **Reply #3 on:** July 06, 2009, 05:01:16 PM »

I hate you. You are one lucky SOB....peaches now this

Its Vandals

MichaelJ · « **Reply #4 on:** July 06, 2009, 05:06:31 PM »

lol Thanks man... the gf just broke up with me so I guess God decided to give me something to cheer me up... not to mention being single again... lol

If anybody wants to get any info to me I'd much appreciate it. The regional office is already close and since I have very limited internet access the best way to get ahold of me is to email me and I'll get it on my phone and can reply back. My email address is John6946@vandals.uidaho.edu

Thanks guys I'm super stoked...

Michael

colockumelk · « **Reply #5 on:** July 06, 2009, 05:26:17 PM »

Quote from: WDFW-SUX on July 06, 2009, 05:01:16 PM

I hate you. You are one lucky SOB....peaches now this

Its Vandals

Hopefully he doesn't eat that tag like he did in Peaches

Go WILDCATS!!!!!

MichaelJ · « **Reply #6 on:** July 06, 2009, 05:31:33 PM »

Quote from: colockumelk on July 06, 2009, 05:26:17 PM

Quote from: WDFW-SUX on July 06, 2009, 05:01:16 PM
I hate you. You are one lucky SOB....peaches now this

Its Vandals

Hopefully he doesn't eat that tag like he did in Peaches Go WILDCATS!!!!!

Ouch man.... way below the belt!!! lol

Michael

1arrowfromhotstreak · « **Reply #7 on:** July 06, 2009, 05:32:47 PM »

Who ever told you that unit 11 is not as good as it used to be is smoking crack. I spend countless days in unit 11. Huge bulls that no one hunts. Most guys hunt the easy areas. I would hunt the breaks between Eagle creek and the Salmon river. This is steep nasty country which keeps out the rift raft. The 2nd area which I would recommend is China Garden creek. You can access this area through the nature conservatory. This is the area that burned a couple of years back. I would do a back pack overnight hunt down on the breaks. It is a good half day hike to climb down. Getting back up is a different thing. Get your self a good spotting scope and you will see hundreds of elk on the breaks. I bait bears in the fall and see huge bulls in the 350 plus range. Every year I will talk to some *censored* who tells me they can't find any elk and complaining that the area is too steep and has no roads. If you got a good set of legs and don't mind hunting you will get a chance at some big elk. good luck.

jackelope · « **Reply #8 on:** July 06, 2009, 05:35:04 PM »

no motorcycles mike...
stay away from the motorcycles before your hunt.

bucklucky · « **Reply #9 on:** July 06, 2009, 06:03:01 PM »

Congrats on the draw man!! I'll see what I can dig up for ya. I know what I would be looking for in there, I think it was already stated

HUNT · « **Reply #10 on:** July 06, 2009, 06:15:59 PM »

You are one lucky SOB!!!! I grew up not far from that unit. My dad killed a bull in that unit when I was a kid. A friend of mine killed a bull in that unit a couple years ago. All I can tell you is shoot a BIG bull. Hunt the breaks where there is less hunting pressure. If you put in the work you can kill a bull of a lifetime. Good luck and keep up posted of your progress!!!! Congrats....

I have a lifetime hunting liscense in Idaho and can't seem to draw even though I'm in the resident quota..... Only 1 tag in 18 years

colockumelk · « **Reply #11 on:** July 07, 2009, 09:45:00 AM »

Quote from: jackelope on July 06, 2009, 05:35:04 PM

no motorcycles mike...
stay away from the motorcycles before your hunt.

Unless it has training wheels. Do you have training wheels Mike?

MichaelJ · « **Reply #12 on:** July 07, 2009, 03:53:38 PM »

Thanks for all the advice guys! I'm super stoked and am starting to realize that there's some pressure with this tag... I'm in school monday through friday during the hunt so I'll just be hunting saturday and sundays... If it comes down to crunch time i'll take friday-monday off and spend the time I need. I'll also be scouting during the first month and half of school so hopefully that'll pay off. Calling the game bio today for that area here in 10 minutes...

Any good places where I can order GOOD maps? I'll talk to my supervisor tomorrow and see if i can't get something in the way of USFS maps of the area...

Quote from: jackelope on July 06, 2009, 05:35:04 PM

no motorcycles mike...
stay away from the motorcycles before your hunt.

lol no worries and this time its with a rifle so I won't need to draw the bow back! lol I'll also have 2-3 buddies with me so that'll help a lot on the packout! lol

Quote from: bucklucky on July 06, 2009, 06:03:01 PM

Congrats on the draw man!! I'll see what I can dig up for ya. I know what I would be looking for in there, I think it was already stated

Thanks Charlie! I called Travis yesterday and he said congrats but no more hell hole packs! lol

Quote from: HUNT on July 06, 2009, 06:15:59 PM

You are one lucky SOB!!!! I grew up not far from that unit. My dad killed a bull in that unit when I was a kid. A friend of mine killed a bull in that unit a couple years ago. All I can tell you is shoot a BIG bull. Hunt the breaks where there is less hunting pressure. If you put in the work you can kill a bull of a lifetime. Good luck and keep up posted of your progress!!!! Congrats....

I have a lifetime hunting liscense in Idaho and can't seem to draw even though I'm in the resident quota..... Only 1 tag in 18 years

Yeah I feel super lucky! Couldn't believe it when I seen the results! In 2008 the draw odds were little less than 6% I believe so I sure feel lucky! I should've put in for moose/sheep! lol

Time to save for a nice spotter and a new pair of boots...

Michael

andrew_12gauge · « **Reply #13 on:** July 07, 2009, 06:31:07 PM »

congrats on the tag mike too bad you didnt draw your buck tag too that wouldve just been icing on the cake though i guess

MuleySniper · « **Reply #14 on:** July 07, 2009, 06:41:01 PM »

My dads had that tag a couple times. I'll have him pm ya some info.
MS

EDIT: Whoops! Nevermind, he has had buck tags, seen some nice bulls there though so I'll see what he has to say! Yeah, your lucky to get that tag!

Elkstuffer · « **Reply #15 on:** July 07, 2009, 08:35:17 PM »

SCREW SCHOOL!!!! You have an awesome elk tag. Too good to just hunt the weekends. I grew up in Lewiston and used to spend all my free time up there. Quite a few 300 class bulls with the potential for a 350+ with some hard work. Definatly head for the breaks and hunt the Eagle creek and China creek areas. There will be a handful of guys hunting it from the river so keep an eye out below. Good luck and have fun.

MichaelJ · « **Reply #16 on:** July 07, 2009, 10:12:33 PM »

ElkStuffer,

I've actually contemplated that very thing... lol with a friends E. WA rifle rut tag, and getting my bro a buck in WA, and getting a buck in ID and my elk tag I've actually though of taking school off... lol

However I'm pretty sure the more I realize the logistics of this hunt, that I'm going to head in on a wednesday evening, hunt thursday, friday, saturday and sunday atleast one weekend... We'll see what happens! lol

MuleySniper, that would be great if he had some info!

I talked to the biologist today and he seemed sorta closed mouth. He didn't mention any areas to check out, especially once I mentioned Eagle Creak and China Garden/China Creek areas... he said that by my hunt the elk are still herded up and have been pushed into the breaks between the top and the snake/salmon rivers.

He said that last winter they saw more elk than they've ever seen and thats the reason for the increased tags. A bull to cow ratio of 33 to 100 cows seems pretty great with 26 of those 33 being branched bulls!

I'm working on getting maps and getting in shape right now. Will begin scouting when I get back to school in late august! Can't wait!!!

Michael

Elkstuffer · « **Reply #17 on:** July 08, 2009, 09:40:07 AM »

33 bulls to 100 cows is Arizona ratios there. If that gives you any indication of the hunt you're going on. Granted they are not a bunch of 400 class bulls running around but you get my drift. Good luck.

UncleBuck · « **Reply #18 on:** July 09, 2009, 11:55:07 AM »

Pm Sent

MichaelJ · « **Reply #19 on:** July 10, 2009, 09:48:53 AM »

Pm Returned UncleBuck! Thanks...

Elkstuffer, yeah it should be a good hunt. But with 80 rifle tags in there for ten days before me, and 71 other guys in the unit I'm not gonna be holding out for a 360 bull... lol

Pretty sure that the first weekend its gonna be 330" goal than after than 300"... We'll see how my scouting trips go and how lenient my teachers are when I tell them I'll be taking off for awhile... lol

A question for you guys that know the unit. I'll probably be scouting in September and will be getting a good idea of the quality/class of bulls in the areas I'm hunting. Can I expect the elk to be in different areas come the 25th of October? What about from 10-25 to 11-24? Do they have a predominantly different summer range and winter range that I should know about? Thanks guys...

Michael

HUNT · « **Reply #20 on:** July 10, 2009, 09:58:20 AM »

Just heard back from my buddy that hunted there a few years ago. He also drew the tag this year. He will be trying to take one with his bow.

agchawk · « **Reply #21 on:** July 10, 2009, 12:30:32 PM »

Quote from: 1arrowfromhotstreak on July 06, 2009, 05:32:47 PM

Who ever told you that unit 11 is not as good as it used to be is smoking crack. I spend countless days in unit 11. Huge bulls that no one hunts. Most guys hunt the easy areas. I would hunt the breaks between Eagle creek and the Salmon river. This is steep nasty country which keeps out the rift raft. The 2nd area which I would recommend is China Garden creek. You can access this area through the nature conservatory. This is the area that burned a couple of years back. I would do a back pack overnight hunt down on the breaks. It is a good half day hike to climb down. Getting back up is a different thing. Get your self a good spotting scope and you will see hundreds of elk on the breaks. I bait bears in the fall and see huge bulls in the 350 plus range. Every year I will talk to some *censored* who tells me they can't find any elk and complaining that the area is too steep and has no roads. If you got a good set of legs and don't mind hunting you will get a chance at some big elk. good luck.

MJ, I hunted Unit 11 last season (Drew a Mule deer tag). We hunted the Eagle Creek area along the Salmon River and had an AWESOME time. We were the only folks hunting the unit in that area so we had the entire area to ourselves (There were others camping in there but they were taking boats across the Salmon and hunting Unit 13).

We saw countless deer every day we were in there but only saw one bull during that three day weekend. However, that one bull was BIG and we sat no further than 200 yards from him for over an hour watching him round his harem up. Of course, as I stated before, we were hunting Mule deer so we were not actively seeking the elk out. Just thought I would throw some info your way. The post I quoted above says it all IMO...they are in there! If you need anything, or have questions about access, gear, terrain, etc feel free to contact me and I'll fill you in via PM.

Good luck bud! Hopefully Eagle Creek road is in better shape than last year....cracked my front right wheel assembly driving that damned thing last year! Also put a nice gouge in my passenger side door panel and screwed my tube steps....but it was well worth it!

MichaelJ · « **Reply #22 on:** July 10, 2009, 04:20:47 PM »

HUNT:
Tell your buddy good luck! Maybe I'll see him up there...

AGchawk, PM sent your way buddy... Thanks for the advice every tid bit helps!

Michael

MichaelJ · « **Reply #23 on:** July 12, 2009, 08:44:08 PM »

Well its official! Got my elk tag in the mail today!!!

Michael

jjhunter · « **Reply #24 on:** July 12, 2009, 08:58:21 PM »

Congrats! Got my 45 tags in the mail last week.....that's right, Idaho sent me two 45 tags

Looking forward to hearing about your hunt!

MichaelJ · « **Reply #25 on:** July 12, 2009, 09:11:31 PM »

Awesome man congrats! You get a bull tag too?

Michael

Branden · « **Reply #26 on:** July 12, 2009, 09:13:45 PM »

Quote from: MichaelJ on July 12, 2009, 08:44:08 PM

Well its official! Got my elk tag in the mail today!!!

Michael

Sweet.

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