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thinking about going to Idaho? Salmon, ID

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WAcoyotehunter:
Me too...Maybe we're just too used to WA and our acute lack of game!! :chuckle: :chuckle:

Stlheader:
I hunted the general rifle season for elk last year in unit 28 and I will not be going back. My buddy ended up killing a spike bull on the last day, but we had 3 guys in camp and hunted hard for over a week. I couldn't believe the absolute lack of wildlife in an area that contains such great habitat. We saw very little elk sign overall and wolves howling outside the tent one night. I saw one really nice 6pt taken and heard of 2 other bulls, pretty lame for the amount of people in there. I would try somewhere else.

300rum:
There is a lot of area around Salmon.  It is easy to hunt at 9000+ feet.  The terrain will kick your rear if you let it, it can be a brutal hunt.  The area is not for the faint of heart.  I put in miles and miles every day in very good MD country overlooking large drainages with spotting scopes without seeing any animals at all.  We only saw 10 deer, all but two were does and one decent buck which we shot.  Miles and Miles of excellent looking country without an animal in it.  The big boys are in there but they are hard to find.  Everyone talks about all the wolves running around, we did cut one track.  One of the most beautiful places on earth.  Overall I was disappointed.         

bobcat:
I've been to Salmon, Idaho three times in the last several years, with the wife to visit her grandparents. I'm astounded at the lack of game. I do see a few deer down along the river in the private fields, but very few. I would expect to see hundreds of deer but I sure don't. In all the time I spent driving around over there, I've seen one cow elk. I've gone way up high in the mountains and there's nothing up there, not even any sign. My father in law and I rode ATV's for most of a day, from the river all the way up to about 8000 feet and never once saw a deer, elk, or any other living thing. This has been mostly in unit 28. There is at least one unit in the area that does not have a general rifle season for elk, and I hear elk numbers are better in that unit. But they are hard to get to unless you're in good shape and/or have horses.

huntnnw:

--- Quote from: WAcoyotehunter on March 16, 2012, 11:37:00 AM ---Me too...Maybe we're just too used to WA and our acute lack of game!! :chuckle: :chuckle:

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I think thats it....Ive gotten so use to what we have here then head outta state and its like a candy store :chuckle:

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