Any Idaho elk hunters?

Hey was just interested to see how many Idaho elk hunters there are. I love ID and hunt in the Salmon zone. Just wanna hear and trade good old ID hunting stories. Thanks
IdMDHNTR
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Hi, I usually hunt the Lemhi zone.
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I also hunt that area as well. Have you heard of Lost Trail Pass or Morman Canyon. I missed a nice 6 point bull near the bourder of Montana up on the Lost Trail Pass ski resort. There isnt many elk where i go or cant seem to find them. The country is Beautiful and i know there are some good elk there, i just need to know where to find them.
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I usually hunt unit 51 around the little lost river, pass creek and sawmill canyon. I managed to miss a 340-350 bull there 2 years ago. I'm currently trying to draw a moose permit, but have no luck, so I guess its archery season or rifle for spikes only this year.
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I'll be an idaho hunter after october! Got my licenses for the Salmon Zone about a month ago. can't wait
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Yeah i have hunted that zone for the last 4 years. Do you know any spots that youll be hunting yet?
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I was looking on the range just west of salmon, near pollard canyon. Also, the williams lake area near cougar point campground. i was also looking at some areas along panther creek drainage. Did you ever hunt the areas? was wondering what the elk population was like/my chances of seeing an elk
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Two years ago i went on a late cow hunt in November. I actually hunted around cougar point. We saw about 30 cows but on the runner through timber. We went back into town and the locals told us if we wanted to shoot a cow to go panther creek because there was a fire near there and it bascically herded all the elk down in the drainaged. A lot of people we talked to said it was a slaughter when the cow seasoned opened up. We never made there, we figured it would be crowed or the elk have been pressured into hiding. We hunted closer to cougar point but higher up the mountain. We jumped all in all about 45 cows. I actually saw the 3 biggest mule deer bucks that i have ever seen. It was an awesome hunt and seeing those bucks made it worth it.
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Aesome, Thanks for the reply. I am planning a self guided hunt with 5 of my buddies. It is encouraging to know that there is a decent amount of game in one of the areas I was looking at. Thats the only bad thing about living 2400 miles from where you are going to hunt---no scouting. Can you park at the campground and hunt from there, or is there another way to access that area?
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Yeah you can park in the camp ground. I usually would drive up the road and look for a spot to pull off the road. Below Cougar point there is a spot that they call powder house. The elk feed down there at night and then start to move back up the mountain in the mourning. They usually pass right by the camp ground on their way up. You can basically drive on that road and pull off anywhere and walk about a mile out there and you should bump something.
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Once again thank you!! I figure a mile in the bush will put me right near the area the IDFG told me about. Also, Acording to my aerial photos, It looks like a pretty good mixture of timber and open parks. Are you going to hunt in that area this year? I'll be out from 10/15 to 10/23.
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Ill be hunting up around salmon but not in that general area. I have been hunting up on lost trail pass. Its a ski resort on the border of montana. I like it because not many Idaho hunters know about the spot because they think it is in montana. It starts out in montana but then bends back into idaho. Its good because the montana season opens later than ours. I cow called in a big 6x6 in the timber but didnt get a shot because i bumped his cows. I will probably be headin up around 10/15.
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Ok. We are staying at wagons west motel on rt 93. Maybe I'll catch up with you. I owe you a beer
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What do you think the hunting pressure will be like around the Cougar point? Seems pretty easily accessible
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That is right where we stayed when we were there. That is crazy! I am not sure what the pressure will be like because i was there for the late season cow but when i was there there were only a few other hunters but that didnt matter because there was a whole lot of mountain.
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you're right, that is crazy. I picked that motel because it has a hot tub to rest my aching muscles. LOL How long of a ride was it for you to get from salmon to the hunting area? Are the roads decent out there?
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:D we will be hunting in unit 49. my fourteen year old son pulled a bull tag this year,should be a good hunt. up above fishcreek res. areaor farter north. rick
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"IdMDHNTR" wrote:Hey was just interested to see how many Idaho elk hunters there are. I love ID and hunt in the Salmon zone. Just wanna hear and trade good old ID hunting stories. Thanks
IdMDHNTR
 4 of us are hunting deer and elk in a drop camp in unit 20A. We are all using rifles and the hunt runs sept 15-30. Prime rut time. Cant wait till Sept. We have all killed elk before but not in Idaho. The key for us in a drop camp will be covering as much ground as possible and hunting from sun-up till sun-down. The other thing that made this camp attractive is the fact this terraine is rugged and we have the outfitters horses to haul any game out, so humping the game out on your back wont be neccessary. Big advantage.
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IdahoMuley
I usaly hunt 23 for elk but this year i put in for 31 its the unit above brownlee.
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LIVE2HUNT
HEY GUYS, SINCE THE TOPIC OF ELK IN IDAHO CAME UP, COULD ANYONE SHARE SOME INFO ON THE WOLF PROBLEMS I'VE BEEN HEARING ABOUT? I'VE BEEN LOOKING INTO REVISITING THE BEAR VALLEY AREA. BUT I'VE HEARD THAT THE WOLFS HAVE REALLY DEVISTATED THE HEARDS IN AND AROUND CENTRAL IDAHO. ANY NEWS FROM THE HOMEFRONT?
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IdahoMuley
they havent done that much to the elk hereds from what i have seen. they have done more to the ranchers
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last year was my first year hunting elk at all and got within 10 yards of a 5pt with a bow but he wouldn't play along with the plan so i didnt take the shot
any way i have decided to go rifle this year and get a wieser river B tag any ideas on where to start
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IdahoMuley
join the crowd! lol the weiser river units have alot of hunters. i have seen some nice bulls in unit 22 but not in the last couple years. my uncle had the late cow tag in 32a last year seen one nice bull but that was it. thats where iam headin since i didnt draw 31. i have one good bull scouted out lol not gettin any info out of me lol!!
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I hunted the Weiser Zone last year and we didn't not one hunter that wasn't in our group. This year I want to try somewhere else because we will hav a bigger group. I just want a chance at a decent bull this year. We filled 4 out 6 tags last 2 bulls and 2 cows. Does anyone know much about unit 43
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I will be trying unit 27 in a couple of weeks should be a pretty fun hunt. Lots of rugged country up there maybe I can get away from a few people and find a decent bull. I am going scouting over the labor day weekend I will let you guys know how it went when I get back.

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