I have also hunted south of Salmon, in the elk bend area. The year after the bad winter kill in south idaho we went to salmon, looking for new area that didn't have a bad winter kill the season before. What we found was great hunting, opening morning I shot a 30" 4x5 and my hunting pals all got decent bucks. That first trip there, we were hearing people talking about the wolfs they were releasing in the area and one of my hunting partners seen two wolfs that trip. Well I never went back to that area but two of my friends did and within about five years the deer, elk and antelope herds were all gone. As soon as the feds turn the wolf management over to the state this would be a great place to get your wolf.