Idaho 10A Whitetail

[MeepDog]

I've never hunted Idaho, but isn't there tons of units where you can take a whitetail doe with a rifle?

[Duckslayer89]

I've never hunted Idaho, but isn't there tons of units where you can take a whitetail doe with a rifle?

I wouldn’t encourage shooting does with the game populations over there right now. Fish and game should have put an end to that long ago.

[meatwhack]

Almost all of the units that are open for whitetail hunting are either sex.

[3nails]

too early to rattle, in case my mule deer plans next week get snowed out,  i may be whitetail hunting. will rattling still be worthy? or is it too early

We are in prime time rattling from now on.

[bornhunter]

Hunted yesterday and had deer all over the place. Started snowing early a.m. today and the deer just shut down. Over 3000 ft lots of snow. Got about 3 more inches today. Going to get cold tomorrow so things should start looking up. No responses to rattling yet. Good luck everyone.

[fishngamereaper]

Be over next week a little north of you.
Shaping up to be perfect timing....

[Naches Sportsman]

Hunted yesterday and had deer all over the place. Started snowing early a.m. today and the deer just shut down. Over 3000 ft lots of snow. Got about 3 more inches today. Going to get cold tomorrow so things should start looking up. No responses to rattnig yet. Good luck everyone.

There’s been locals rattling in bucks for the last week.

I’ve been working in thick stuff for the last few weeks  and the deer are hanging out in the mature timber and in the SMZ’s around clear cuts when the weather is crap.

[buckcanyonlodge]

too early to rattle, in case my mule deer plans next week get snowed out,  i may be whitetail hunting. will rattling still be worthy? or is it too early

We are in prime time rattling from now on.

I have a couple whitetail bucks sparring in earnest out front after dark. I heard them first and then put a light on them from my deck to watch the battle. There were two other small guys checking them out too.

[bornhunter]

Looking forward to tomorrow morning.  Clear, cold with fresh powder snow on the ground. I am dealing with a cat  or other predator though. Found two predator kills within 500 yards of each other but it hasnt scared the deer off. Both deer were really little so maybe coyotes as there are a lot of coyote tracks around.

[bornhunter]

Be over next week a little north of you.
Shaping up to be perfect timing....

Good luck to you.

[bornhunter]

Well found wolf tracks yesterday about 200 yards from the deer kill. So it wasnt coyotes or a cat.

[ljsommer]

Spent a week (14th - 20th) in Elk River with a guide, and out of the 6 hunters present, we dropped one buck and he was tiny. Sunup to sundown trying different locations and elevations and it was a total bust. I didn't see that coming.

[Naches Sportsman]

Of course the day after deer season, the bucks are out in the wide open today 😂

[vandeman17]

In western montana the wt rut is going like crazy right now. Seen multiple bucks chasing does and actually had a doe followed by a buck run in front of us this morning when we were hiking in to pack out my elk.

[Mtnwalker]

Spent a week (14th - 20th) in Elk River with a guide, and out of the 6 hunters present, we dropped one buck and he was tiny. Sunup to sundown trying different locations and elevations and it was a total bust. I didn't see that coming.

That's rough. Definitely not what you hope for on a guided trip.