Post by: harveymarv on January 15, 2017, 03:24:06 PM
Thinking of going to Idaho for elk next year. Wife's going to have baby #2 in May, and so thinking I need to spend less, more productive time huntin for a year or few.
I'm looking for a jumping off point to start scouting this spring. I like to bike in with a trailer and camp 5-10 miles from the gate, looking at A tags. I don't like to run into ATV's or other folks and am willing to put in some work to that end.
Can anyone help me out with some general areas to start looking 2 hrs or so from Spokane? Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Post by: Elknut1 on January 16, 2017, 07:04:43 AM
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Post by: harveymarv on January 16, 2017, 04:41:23 PM
narrowing my search to panhandle and maybe palouse. thanks for the help guys!
Post by: kball4 on January 17, 2017, 01:12:41 PM
Post by: Magnum_Willys on January 17, 2017, 01:15:30 PM
Everyone who hunts in Idaho has a ATV it seems, and even if the road is gated or considered closed someone will eventually drive around the gate.:yeah:
Post by: coop2424 on January 17, 2017, 01:32:14 PM
Don't get stuck into thinking that you have to be miles and miles in to get into good elk hunting. It can be had closer to the roads
If there was elk in the area! Great advice and I can tell you that the elk are use to places where there is heavy traffic. Tough country with the under brush and it either being straight up or straight down.
Post by: huntnnw on January 17, 2017, 09:32:14 PM
Post by: Jonathan_S on January 17, 2017, 09:36:30 PM
I have a honey hole you can drive a car to and I hunt 100-200 yards from a main road as everybody drives by. There are some big areas near the MT border with no quad trails. Look into areas north and east of Avery that has some big country and few quad trails.
This year I was inches away from shot on a 6x6 in Idaho. I was maybe 300 yards from a main road and had multiple rigs drive by during the stalk. He was vocal as heck too!
Good news is I think I educated him so hopefully nobody else killed him :chuckle:
Post by: huntnnw on January 17, 2017, 09:41:31 PM
Post by: Magnum_Willys on January 17, 2017, 10:02:55 PM
Post by: dmoua on January 18, 2017, 01:13:30 PM
Everyone who hunts in Idaho has a ATV it seems, and even if the road is gated or considered closed someone will eventually drive around the gate.
Happens all the time in Wa as well. I have plenty of film of illegal atv riders/hunters during the hunting season.
Post by: BULLBLASTER on January 18, 2017, 01:51:22 PM
Everyone who hunts in Idaho has a ATV it seems, and even if the road is gated or considered closed someone will eventually drive around the gate.Lots of gated roads in Idaho allow tag use on them.
Post by: kball4 on January 18, 2017, 02:29:40 PM
Everyone who hunts in Idaho has a ATV it seems, and even if the road is gated or considered closed someone will eventually drive around the gate.Lots of gated roads in Idaho allow tag use on them.
Every road I walked in Weiser River zone that was listed as closed for winter by USFS maps had ATV tracks on them.
Post by: BULLBLASTER on January 18, 2017, 02:38:49 PM
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Post by: ballpark on January 25, 2017, 12:16:00 PM
I've never hunted the weiser zone but in the handle it's common for roads to be gated adnatv use is perfectly fine. Unless it's posted otherwiseThe Weiser Unit we hunted had motor vehicle restrictions(in other words "closed to all motor vehicle use") on the roads where we encountered ATV and motorcycle use. Just saying :tup:
Post by: boneaddict on January 25, 2017, 12:34:48 PM
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Post by: kentrek on January 25, 2017, 01:04:50 PM
Just a heads up, the Idaho fish and game issued a warning yesterday of estimated 80% winterkill or higher in a list of units. I imagine that was more for deer than elk, but it doesn't go without saying a bad winter is a bad winter and will effect all. Im sure you can google it.
Can't find anythinges on this, do you have a link ??
Thank you very much
Post by: BULLBLASTER on January 25, 2017, 01:21:13 PM
like I said I haven't ever hunted the weiser unit but was sharing my experience in other units... wasn't doubting any of the weiser info posted.I've never hunted the weiser zone but in the handle it's common for roads to be gated adnatv use is perfectly fine. Unless it's posted otherwiseThe Weiser Unit we hunted had motor vehicle restrictions(in other words "closed to all motor vehicle use") on the roads where we encountered ATV and motorcycle use. Just saying :tup:
Post by: boneaddict on January 25, 2017, 01:33:09 PM
Post by: Mr Mykiss on January 25, 2017, 02:46:44 PM
ATTENTION SPORTSMEN AND WOMEN OF IDAHO! Just got a call form the Fish and Game and they are expecting severe winter die off (UP TO 80%) of the fawns, in the Weiser, Gooding, Shoshone, Ketchum, areas... extreme winter conditions have forced the deer on to roads. The Game department has started emergency winter feeding in these areas. Please stay away and don't pressure the deer. Don't be that guy that thinks he is not effecting the deer. Let the game department do their job. Thank you!^^^Is there a link to that statement from IDFG?
Post by: skeeter 20i on January 25, 2017, 03:02:56 PM
http://idahostatejournal.com/outdoors/xtreme_idaho/more-emergency-winter-feeding-stations-open-across-southeast-idaho/article_4efb170f-6fa6-5067-8c3a-1e3bbbdaff24.html
Post by: harveymarv on January 26, 2017, 05:30:13 AM
Idaho's Fish and Wildlife Dept is having a seminar Friday 1pm at the WA Sportsman's Show for DYI deer and elk hunts.
thanks for the tip! wish they had something in spokane; can't get out of work to get to puyallup.
Post by: buglebrush on February 28, 2017, 07:55:51 PM
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Post by: buglebrush on March 02, 2017, 02:27:39 PM
Montana is also almost $500 more for the tag. That's the reason I will eventually hunt idaho instead of montana.
Actually only $266.50 different, but that is still more expensive. However, I still say if I was starting from scratch I would take the long view and commit to Montana. :twocents: :twocents:
Post by: andrew_in_idaho on March 02, 2017, 03:43:51 PM
ATTENTION SPORTSMEN AND WOMEN OF IDAHO! Just got a call form the Fish and Game and they are expecting severe winter die off (UP TO 80%) of the fawns, in the Weiser, Gooding, Shoshone, Ketchum, areas... extreme winter conditions have forced the deer on to roads. The Game department has started emergency winter feeding in these areas. Please stay away and don't pressure the deer. Don't be that guy that thinks he is not effecting the deer. Let the game department do their job. Thank you!Looks like something unsubstantiated to me, not trying to call you out bone but there have been lots of chicken little sky is falling doomsdayers with the winter we've had here in Idaho. Winter kill is going to be bad but I haven't heard or read anything where IDFG is actually stating how bad
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Post by: bearpaw on March 02, 2017, 03:52:59 PM
Post by: Karl Blanchard on March 02, 2017, 04:01:45 PM
For your information that is straight from IDFG. I received the same email as well as some correspondence with the bio for my area.ATTENTION SPORTSMEN AND WOMEN OF IDAHO! Just got a call form the Fish and Game and they are expecting severe winter die off (UP TO 80%) of the fawns, in the Weiser, Gooding, Shoshone, Ketchum, areas... extreme winter conditions have forced the deer on to roads. The Game department has started emergency winter feeding in these areas. Please stay away and don't pressure the deer. Don't be that guy that thinks he is not effecting the deer. Let the game department do their job. Thank you!Looks like something unsubstantiated to me, not trying to call you out bone but there have been lots of chicken little sky is falling doomsdayers with the winter we've had here in Idaho. Winter kill is going to be bad but I haven't heard or read anything where IDFG is actually stating how bad
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Post by: bearpaw on March 02, 2017, 04:25:09 PM
https://idfg.idaho.gov/news
Post by: buglebrush on March 02, 2017, 04:32:13 PM