Idaho Elk Opener tomorrow

Well, I don't know if it is true for the entire state, but my Weiser River B tag opens tomorrow. I am headed out this afternoon to Elk Camp. Man that feels good to say. I have been thinking so much about my upcoming deer hunt that I sort of forgot to think much about my elk hunt. I am excited to be away from town for a few days. I always look forward to this time of year and the great time I get to spend with my family and friends.

Good luck to all who are leaving or will be heading to the hills tomorrow!

GPWDeer
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killerbee
oh ya , cant wait! we leave on friday and stay till next saturday. if while out and about you see a 2005=/-, 4 door,blue dodge, with some lumber racks on it stop and say hay, thats what we'll be caravaning in. oh ya, and hopefully it will be the one with the big bull in the back,,mine!! good luck to you, thanks for your help :thumb
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AGCHAWK
Killer, whereabouts in ID will ya be?

Good luck my friend! I hope ya bag a big bruiser!

GPW: GOOD LUCK!! Man, I wish ya the best and I hope ya have a blast.
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killerbee
by council, unit 32 A, i hope we do good. thanks for the 4c
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GPWDeer
Well, I am home and unfortunately my hands are not covered in dried elk blood.

We hunted in unit 22 for three days. There were 9 of us in camp on the night before the opener. We got 1 spike in the three days we were there. The guy who got the bull was the one with the bad knees who rode the quad to the top of the hill and took his lawn chair and sat in a draw. Elk walked right up to him at about 10:00 am on the opener. I busted my butt all three days and didn't even see an elk. There were evidently about 40 elk in the herd that he took the spike out of and he said he could have shot a bigger bull, but he wanted the delicious spike for the freezer. I don't blame him. Anyway, any elk is a good elk.

My dad saw 9 cow elk and my nephew spotted a couple bulls and some cows the evening that we were breaking camp and we weren't able to get on them. Easy pack out with the four wheeler.

[picture coming soon]

Note: This is not my preferred kind of hunting (with a quad), but we agreed to let him take it up because we had already seen two atv's go by on the logging road that we were hiking.

I am going to hunt unit 32A next weekend from Friday-Saturday. I will keep you posted.
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GPWDeer
I forgot to mention that on the way home we drive through the little town of Cambridge. At the gas station in town there were at least 4 vehicles with large six points or better in the truck. D-press-ing....
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GPWDeer
Just got back. My dad and I both shot spikes on Friday evening. Packed them out all day Saturday.

More to come soon.

GPWDeer
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AGCHAWK
GPW, CONGRATS on fillin' those tags! ya got any pics to share?
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Hiker
GPW, Good job to all of you. :thumb
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