Post by: leonpeon2 on July 10, 2023, 12:56:56 PM
Hunting Deer. whitetail and Mulley's.
I plan to get over to idaho in aug-sept time depending on work and time off. Im hoping to put out a few trail cameras. Is there any specific areas to look further into and or stay away? I have onX and have been looking into that as well.
I originally have taken Oct 7-18th off but may change it since we are not hunting the controlled unit. I know that time its strictly whitetail. might push it back to the nov rut time to be able to hunt both species.
any help would be much appreciated.
Post by: redi on July 10, 2023, 02:41:48 PM
Post by: deerhuntr4885 on July 14, 2023, 02:55:37 PM
Definitely go in Mia November
I’m not sure about going Mia November. If it were me, I’d go in mid-November.
Post by: Caveman123 on July 14, 2023, 03:38:57 PM
Post by: addicted on July 14, 2023, 04:55:35 PM
Post by: idaho guy on July 14, 2023, 07:55:57 PM
Post by: tlake on July 20, 2023, 07:13:54 PM
Post by: Jimmy33 on July 21, 2023, 01:58:50 PM
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Post by: buglebrush on July 21, 2023, 05:19:28 PM
Post by: Jimmy33 on July 21, 2023, 05:32:28 PM
Forget the Mule Deer in unit 1. I'd focus on the end of November whitetails. :twocents:Good advice there
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Post by: Shooter4 on July 21, 2023, 08:38:30 PM
Post by: leonpeon2 on July 21, 2023, 08:48:19 PM
I’ll talk to my friends who are joining me and see about moving it into November timeframe.
Leon.
Thank you again
Post by: fishngamereaper on July 21, 2023, 09:40:24 PM
Those dang mountain whitetail come out of nowhere when the rut starts. And once in a while a 170 mule deer shows up.... 8)
Also be wary....lots of cats...lots of wolfe..and once in a while...you may find a griz that hasn't gone to sleep yet ... don't ask...it's a long story :chuckle:
Post by: leonpeon2 on July 25, 2023, 02:47:32 PM
sounds like ill be trying to change my vacation dates into November.
thank you all again.
Post by: actionshooter on July 25, 2023, 08:45:48 PM
In my experience with North Idaho, scouting doesn't get you much besides road knowledge...Yep.... on one trip, I found a wolf kill (moose) and the next day took a great MD buck at 20yds that was fighting a HUGE whitetail over 5-6 MD doe... that was a very cool trip... but in my experience, there aren't deer everywhere but they are in certain pockets.
Those dang mountain whitetail come out of nowhere when the rut starts. And once in a while a 170 mule deer shows up.... 8)
Also be wary....lots of cats...lots of wolfe..and once in a while...you may find a griz that hasn't gone to sleep yet ... don't ask...it's a long story :chuckle:
Good luck on you trip!
Post by: snit on August 06, 2023, 07:42:15 AM
I hunted whities around Bonners for multiple years from 2007-2019. What really changed the last couple of times (where I was hunting, anyhow) was the seasonal closing of the FS roads so the bears (grizzlies) could go nite-nite :bash:. Not sure if this is still in effect, but if I were you, I'd definitely research what seasonal closures will/may affect the area you're planning on accessing. Then if an area will close to vehicle travel, I'd suggest getting into it to scout prior to the closure to verify if it's a location that you actually want to (potentially) commit to and try to gauge what the population density is.
I noticed a significant drop in deer/moose populations during the time I was hunting in the area I knew. Of course, only hunting the area every few years, I can't precisely know the reason(s) for the decline in the number of critters I was encountering....but I have a hunch. As another member mentioned, N. Idaho has some fantastic country and I've had a tremendous amount of fun hunts there. Good luck
Post by: grade-creek-rd on August 07, 2023, 02:59:40 PM
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Post by: Shooter4 on August 07, 2023, 05:15:58 PM
Snit...the reason for the decline in moose (and deer...but especially Moose) is due to an outbreak of tick infestation...the bios have been keeping good tabs on the moose and the ticks have really taken their toll. Two years ago my son shot a WT doe and it was completely covered in ticks, from head to toe...of course we didn't know this until he decided to tan the hide himself and put it in our garage, and oh boy, did we all of a sudden have ticks! I took it out and sprayed the hide with permathin, and thousands of ticks fell off, and even then once he had the hide fleshed out and we held it up in the sunlight you could still see hundreds (if not thousands) of more ticks still stuck in the hide! the moose get them real bad for some reason, so for anyone hunting in Unit 1, be sure to treat your clothes before going! and even though everyone up there hates turkeys, they at least do their part on eating ticks!This is why I do all my quartering in the field now
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