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Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: Irish_hunter93 on December 20, 2014, 04:34:23 PM

Title: High hunt or idaho?
Post by: Irish_hunter93 on December 20, 2014, 04:34:23 PM: Well here I sit planning out my 2015 season and I am stuck at a crossroads. I have the opportunity to hunt the high hunt next year or go to idaho and flop cash out for a whitetail tag. My only problem is I have enough vacation to do one or the other. I'm looking for input from people who have been on these hunts. Idaho is all on private ground where I would be hunting on my family friends place in the panhandle. Thoughts on these two hunts?
Title: Re: High hunt or idaho?
Post by: jackelope on December 20, 2014, 04:42:12 PM: Do you already have the backpacking gear to do the high hunt?
Title: Re: High hunt or idaho?
Post by: Karl Blanchard on December 20, 2014, 04:44:26 PM: If you have the dirt to hunt in Idaho, I would do that. Go anytime after the 16th of Nov and it will be a fun hunt.
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Post by: 3nails on December 20, 2014, 04:47:37 PM: I'd take the Idaho hunt in a flash! I did the high hunt this year and killed a darn nice 3x4 blacktail. It was warm out and I regret shooting him. I had to follow my son around all of the regular season in the cold rain, sleet, snow with no tag in my pocket. It truly sucked! My buck was still in that nasty velvet (peeled it off right away) with a skinny neck and summer coat. I totally missed hunting the blacktail rut.
Life was good again when I went to Montana in November chasing whitetails in the cold.
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Post by: 7mag. on December 20, 2014, 06:25:13 PM: You'll most likely have much more opportunity in Idaho. The Washington high hunt can be tough to kill a buck.
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Post by: lokidog on December 20, 2014, 06:45:35 PM: If I had the time and money, I'd probably do Idaho. I figure it would be easier to do the high hunt in the future and private land access can disappear suddenly, for various reasons.
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Post by: bobcat on December 20, 2014, 07:26:49 PM: Idaho. Much better odds of bringing a deer home.
Title: Re: High hunt or idaho?
Post by: Utah on December 20, 2014, 07:27:42 PM: Quote from: Irishbackwoods on December 20, 2014, 04:34:23 PM
Well here I sit planning out my 2015 season and I am stuck at a crossroads. I have the opportunity to hunt the high hunt next year or go to idaho and flop cash out for a whitetail tag. My only problem is I have enough vacation to do one or the other. I'm looking for input from people who have been on these hunts. Idaho is all on private ground where I would be hunting on my family friends place in the panhandle. Thoughts on these two hunts?

High hunt for an occasional good buck and the experience. Idaho for a much higher success rate and the experience.
Title: Re: High hunt or idaho?
Post by: NWBREW on December 20, 2014, 07:49:18 PM: Idaho. just my :twocents: .......But I'm a whitetail junkie so I'm not sure you should listen to my opinion. :chuckle:
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Post by: Skyvalhunter on December 20, 2014, 07:54:16 PM: Better chance of success in Idaho
Title: Re: High hunt or idaho?
Post by: Irish_hunter93 on December 20, 2014, 07:54:52 PM: Quote from: jackelope on December 20, 2014, 04:42:12 PM
Do you already have the backpacking gear to do the high hunt?
Yes I do, in good shape as well.
Title: Re: High hunt or idaho?
Post by: grundy53 on December 20, 2014, 08:22:57 PM: I hunt all three species. If it were me making the decision. Hands down Idaho
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Post by: chiefeng on December 22, 2014, 08:12:50 AM: I used to work in Alaska with a guy who lives in Bonners ferry, and I have seen some of his pics of those panhandle whitetails they are monsters. You also get to hunt them in the rut you and can purchase another tag over the counter for a second whitey!! Do Idaho maybe make a three day weekend of the high hunt and do both.
Title: Re: High hunt or idaho?
Post by: boneaddict on December 22, 2014, 08:23:46 AM: Two completely different hunts or experiences, from weather, type of action, terrain, type of animal and behavior and so on. Both are fun.