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Idaho deer opener
« on: September 26, 2011, 03:30:50 PM »
Will anybody be in Idaho for the opener of general rifle season two weeks from today? I will be there with 5 other guys for a week and I can't wait. It looks like this week the weather is still pretty warm but it is supposed to cool off next week with the lows hitting 30 or so. I would LOVE to get a little bit of snow but will take at least some cold temps.  :IBCOOL:
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Re: Idaho deer opener
« Reply #1 on: September 26, 2011, 03:46:08 PM »
very cool. Jealous.   Dont forget to shoot few wolf.   :tup:

enjoy ur trip.

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Re: Idaho deer opener
« Reply #2 on: September 26, 2011, 03:50:33 PM »
very cool. Jealous.   Dont forget to shoot few wolf.   :tup:

enjoy ur trip.

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I believe that 3 of the 6 hunters have bought wolf tags so if they see them, they will be blasting. I am torn though, part of me would love to see some wolves so we could have a chance at shooting one but the other part really hopes we don't even see a sign of one so that we have better deer hunting...  :dunno:
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Re: Idaho deer opener
« Reply #3 on: September 26, 2011, 03:51:06 PM »
I'll be there for elk in 4, not deer though.  Let's hope it really cools off!  Next year I'm gonna start buyin a deer tag, lots of good bucks running around where I elk hunt.

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Re: Idaho deer opener
« Reply #4 on: September 26, 2011, 03:51:44 PM »
hmm, maybe if we aren't seeing anything real nice I will hit you up and we will come find you.  :chuckle:
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Re: Idaho deer opener
« Reply #5 on: September 26, 2011, 03:52:16 PM »
And I have a wolf tag as well but didn't see hide nor hair of them in archery season.

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Re: Idaho deer opener
« Reply #6 on: September 26, 2011, 03:53:10 PM »
Sure and if you are over run with bulls tie one up and I'll come tag it ; )

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Re: Idaho deer opener
« Reply #7 on: September 26, 2011, 03:54:18 PM »
Sounds like a perfectly fair trade to me!  :tup:
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Re: Idaho deer opener
« Reply #8 on: September 26, 2011, 03:58:26 PM »
What unit you guys in?  Panhandle or further south? 

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Re: Idaho deer opener
« Reply #9 on: September 26, 2011, 04:01:23 PM »
We are farther south and going after mulies
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Re: Idaho deer opener
« Reply #10 on: September 26, 2011, 04:03:08 PM »
Oh awesome, good luck man, should be good hunting whack a stud!

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Re: Idaho deer opener
« Reply #11 on: September 26, 2011, 04:07:26 PM »
We will do our best. You guys do the same and I look forward to your pictures and stories!
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Re: Idaho deer opener
« Reply #12 on: September 26, 2011, 04:14:03 PM »
Good luck guys! Hope to read some success stories and see some pics!
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Re: Idaho deer opener
« Reply #13 on: September 26, 2011, 04:15:36 PM »
Good luck :tup:
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Re: Idaho deer opener
« Reply #14 on: September 26, 2011, 04:24:25 PM »
I'll be there for the opener with one of Bearpaw's finest and my wife,(chief spotter!).
Can't wait!

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Re: Idaho deer opener
« Reply #15 on: September 26, 2011, 04:25:16 PM »
Ya, My 12 year old son and I are gonna be there for the opener also. We plan on spending 9 days. Ill be goin back with other huntin partners 2 weeks later for elk. I cant wait. Good luck to ya. :tup:
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Re: Idaho deer opener
« Reply #16 on: September 26, 2011, 04:26:19 PM »
I will b in 8/8A looking for deer while everyone else is deer hunting.  And if a wolf walks by I have a tag for that too.

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Re: Idaho deer opener
« Reply #17 on: September 26, 2011, 04:28:26 PM »
Are most of you guys hunting the panhandle?
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Re: Idaho deer opener
« Reply #18 on: September 26, 2011, 04:30:13 PM »
i will be down in pcotello for opener i have a deer tag for a big mule deer then i drew a any bull tag as well and i have a wolf tag so i have all my bases covered  (if its brown its down) its going to be a two week hunt so i hope i can make something happen

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Re: Idaho deer opener
« Reply #19 on: September 26, 2011, 04:33:39 PM »
No, the panhandle is a little to thick for me. Ill be down south in 28.
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Re: Idaho deer opener
« Reply #20 on: September 26, 2011, 04:33:49 PM »
i will be down in pcotello for opener i have a deer tag for a big mule deer then i drew a any bull tag as well and i have a wolf tag so i have all my bases covered  (if its brown its down)

Sounds like the ideal trip to me! Good luck
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Re: Idaho deer opener
« Reply #21 on: September 26, 2011, 06:50:46 PM »
Hope the temps are cooler than last year.  Good luck.

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Re: Idaho deer opener
« Reply #22 on: September 26, 2011, 07:08:21 PM »
I will be hunting for the first three weeks for elk, deer and anything else i see since i have all tags and everything is open.  I will be in the panhandle during all that time and am hoping to be in the woods pretty much every day.  If anyone needs any kind of help for elk or deer with packing let me know since the panhandle can be a little rugged to get an animal out.

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Re: Idaho deer opener
« Reply #23 on: September 26, 2011, 10:13:05 PM »
4 has a great muzzy hunt for both species

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Re: Idaho deer opener
« Reply #24 on: September 26, 2011, 10:18:11 PM »
Yeah it does, this was my first year hunting 4, but I think I'll invest in a muzzleloader to hut with an a tag next year. 

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Re: Idaho deer opener
« Reply #25 on: September 28, 2011, 10:00:39 AM »
I have been watching the weather and it looks like it will be cooling off next week which is good. The town I am staying in has a high of 55 and low of 30 predicted for Friday with chance of showers. That means that up in the hills could possibly get some snow!  :IBCOOL:
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Re: Idaho deer opener
« Reply #26 on: September 29, 2011, 10:33:20 AM »
I'm heading over at 0dark:30 Saturday morning, will probably setup camp (roll out sleeping bag in a friends trailer) bike the skid roads Saturday & Sunday to get a better feel for the area I'll be hunting Monday. I'll spend the evenings drinking and getting the scout report from our local friend there who's had trail cams up & has been scouting over the last month or so. 

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Re: Idaho deer opener
« Reply #27 on: September 29, 2011, 10:35:49 AM »
nice that you have local intel. We were hoping to make at least one scouting trip before we went but with the price of gas, schedule conflicts and all that we didn't find the right weekend to make the 10 hour drive each way. We are going to scout all day Sunday and maybe an hour or two Saturday night depending on when we get into town. Good luck!
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Re: Idaho deer opener
« Reply #28 on: September 29, 2011, 10:52:11 AM »
Good luck.
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Re: Idaho deer opener
« Reply #29 on: October 01, 2011, 09:53:34 PM »
I'll be down on the Wyoming border for 8 days!  Swarovski Spotter just showed up in the mail yesterday...excited to put some use on it!
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Re: Idaho deer opener
« Reply #30 on: October 01, 2011, 10:06:58 PM »
I will be heading to unit 6 for the duration.  If needed will I spend a few days in unit 4 for the extension of "any elk" as unit 6 was cut down to 2 days this year.  All of us hunt hard and deep for the big bulls but none of us pass on any legal elk as the meat hunt is first on the priority list. 

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Re: Idaho deer opener
« Reply #31 on: October 02, 2011, 07:26:22 AM »
I'm there in spirit and jealousy! Have fun all  ;)
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Re: Idaho deer opener
« Reply #32 on: October 04, 2011, 02:22:23 PM »
I'm there in spirit and jealousy! Have fun all  ;)

We are leaving Saturday, I packed this weekend and still feel like I waited until the last minute.  :chuckle: Why is it that I can wait until the day before Christmas to do my shopping and be fine with it but if I am not packed and ready at least a week before a hunting trip I feel like I am slacking?  8)
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Re: Idaho deer opener
« Reply #33 on: October 04, 2011, 04:16:55 PM »
A friend and my significant other are doing a fly in hunt this year in Idaho... but I think it is for the later season...  :dunno:

Hope you all have success! Looking forward to the photos!
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Re: Idaho deer opener
« Reply #34 on: October 04, 2011, 06:27:02 PM »
Passing this yr,
Next yr BABY! :tup:
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Re: Idaho deer opener
« Reply #35 on: October 07, 2011, 09:35:13 AM »
Well, we are off tomorrow at the butt crack of dawn on our way to Idaho for our week long hunt. Good luck to everyone and be safe out there! Hope to see tons of pictures of your success or at least of everyone having one heck of a good time!  :tup:
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Re: Idaho deer opener
« Reply #36 on: October 07, 2011, 09:55:00 AM »
Well, I thought i was heading out tomorrow, but...screw it, knocking off early today so I can head over to Lewiston this afternoon.
 

Seems like a good time to take a half Day! :IBCOOL:   Heading up to the Waha out of Lewiston tomorrow morning after stocking up on supplies. May pick up a wolf tag as well, might need something to hunt the rest of the week if I dump a buck on day 1 (I should be so lucky).

I'll try to remember to take pics & post em up after I get back if the rest of you do!

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Re: Idaho deer opener
« Reply #37 on: October 07, 2011, 03:34:30 PM »
Well, we are off tomorrow at the butt crack of dawn on our way to Idaho for our week long hunt. Good luck to everyone and be safe out there! Hope to see tons of pictures of your success or at least of everyone having one heck of a good time!  :tup:


good luck to ya vandeman. Ill be rite behind ya. My boy has a football game at 9 and then its hammer down for 9 hours.
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Re: Idaho deer opener
« Reply #38 on: October 07, 2011, 03:57:42 PM »
Well, we are off tomorrow at the butt crack of dawn on our way to Idaho for our week long hunt. Good luck to everyone and be safe out there! Hope to see tons of pictures of your success or at least of everyone having one heck of a good time!  :tup:


good luck to ya vandeman. Ill be rite behind ya. My boy has a football game at 9 and then its hammer down for 9 hours.

Thank you and good luck to you guys as well!
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