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Let the whining begins…with me.

While waiting to get our dreams crushed, what is the dream hunt you’d like to do at this stage in life. Mine has mostly been Mule Deer related, and G last year was pretty cool despite not punching a tag. Now, I would like to do an Idaho Rocky Mtn Sheep hunt. At 55 3/4, I’d like to do it...

I see some posts about dead elk. 20 years in Idaho, including 2017, I've had some good taste's of Winter Kill, but not much here in terms of Elk. I do recall a late winter storm killing some bulls that had headed back into a basin they couldn't get out of. How bad could the winter kill be on...

Got rid of the Bino’s, still have the stud. $50 new from Outdoorsman’s. I’ll do $40 shipped.

Fingers crossed.

Can anyone provide field report for how impacted the Kooskia and Kamiah areas are from the EHD outbreak?

Anyone contacted by F&G yet?

So, if all the rules changed and you could only hunt your home state and could only pick one critter, and you had to choose a sex even, what would you hunt? For the sake of this exercise, let's assume Trophy Species is not an every year option, but I'd imagine you could say, I'd only put in for...

I'm headed to Kooskia next weekend for my annual WT hunt. State pushed the timing earlier and last year was a little slow due to timing and less overall deer. Love to hear what anyone is seeing North of Riggins to CDA for 2019?

For all those that are interested, take note that all of the NR Elk tags and 81% of the NR Deer tags are sold already. 2000 deer tags sold this last week, so their gonna be gone soon. So much for all the arguments about how ID has to change it's ways if it wants to keep the NR dollars...

I have had the older 15x's for 13 seasons now. Hands down the best glass I've used for "finding" game. I highlight find, relative to judge. That said, I will say my one concern with the 15's, is that even with my big head, I have to bring the lenses as close together as it will allow to see...

My son has this tag. We've had the luck to hunt it 4 times in the past with various tag holders with success. We're going over this weekend for 3 days, and then he'll go back for most of Thanksgiving after that if needed. We know the unit and he is in phenomenal shape, can shoot, etc., and is...

We were in the 39/43 country in Central Idaho and I watched groups of 8-12 moving S from unit border toward 44 to 45 winter grounds as early as Tue afternoon. Saw more tracks daily, but they didn't seem to blow out all together. Anyone else?

As of Monday, per website. As economy improves personal incomes, and other states continue to struggle with providing opportunity, Idaho will find more demand to purchase tags. As a resident I want less competition, but would like to see more revenue for improvements. That's probably...

Sold out.....

PER 3/20/17 media release by IDFG Hunters will see fewer hunting opportunities for mule deer does in the fall, but more controlled hunts for elk, particularly cow elk. Idaho Fish and Game commissioners on Thursday, March 17 set the hunting seasons for deer, elk, bear, pronghorn, mountain lion...

http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/boise/2017/mar/17/fish-game-fee-increase-passes-senate-34-0-heads-governor/

I need the ability to carry 80-90lbs a few miles in my pack without having to hunch forward 20 degrees. I've tried the Eberlestock J34(Too heavy, can't handle big loads), KUIU Ultralight(Too light to make a good shooting platform, doesn't carry heavy load well), and Eberlestock X1E(can't carry...

Buddy of mine is 6'5 and 350lbs. Can hike some, but bad ankles don't help. Looking to find a outfitter, or landowner deal that might help him on a good "opportunity" elk hunt. I don't see horses as an option with his size. Daily hiking for public land elk here in the steep hills of Idaho has...

How much has the storms started moving deer yet? Noticed up to 8" in the 8000' and above area and cold over nights.

I went online to the 2016 brochure and didn't see any notable changes, to elk. Are there any that you know we should be aware of?

As things start slowing down here I am thinking next year I may need to make a maiden trip to S Dakota with a few buddies. Any tips? I have no leads at all on properties. I do have dogs.

I have not hunted with Lee, my wife and I did pick up a 4 day summer pack trip with some great fishing up the S Fork of the Shoshone River a few weeks ago. What I liked about Lee, is despite knowing we bought our trip through a FNAWS banquet and my obvious love of hunting, he did not sell me...

So I have a rifle tag in the White Cloud Mtns of Idaho from Oct1-Oct31. If this year follows last, the bulls will be in full rut on Oct 1. Seems that the rut has moved later the last 5-10 years, with bulls bugling into Oct 15 has not been uncommon here in recent years. In this country the...

I drew this tag with my Dad, who is 71 and new to Idaho and hasn't killed a big game animal in 30 years. I hunted goats in here last year and decided I'd give a try, it's pretty country. Problem is that, pretty country in these parts usually means jagged peaks and lot's of elevation gain...

I was curious so I looked up some raw numbers and it looks like the harvest and population of wolves in Idaho has crested and now below peak numbers. Looking at report from back in 2013 and then the most recent listed harvest stat's on IDFG website: Estimated individual population seemed to...

Wife and I bought some land in Cascade, Id 2 years ago. We owned a cabin for some time but sold it 10 years ago and are deciding if we should build again. We bought and did not built the first. We enjoy using our 26' camper, and since it's mostly just the two of us now, we debate on the...

http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/public/media/viewNewsRelease.cfm?newsID=7513 Encouraging counts and data on elk. Myself and my hunting friends have spent time in these units and would have a hard time not expecting these kinds of results. Apparently F&G does use helicopters for counts, at...

My dad finally retired at 70. Has had 3 heart attacks, nothing close to recent thank god. Given his restrictions our OTC elk hunts here don't offer much realistic opportunity. We don't even have any cow hunts that will. I am thinking landowner tag in Colo or New Mexico, or a simple guided...

I have 6pt's, but I am considering a cow hunt, possibly to hunt a unit I may want to try next year for bulls, or as a tag along with a friend who has more pt's than I this year. So, I don't want to burn points on cow. Example, if my friend put's in for 62 type 1 he is likely to draw, while I...

I have a huge favor to ask. Any chace someone would be willing to scan and send me this most recent MRS for WY Elk. I have 2014, but not 2015. I would even be willing to compensate for your time. I have already downloaded and printed all the applicable state data and am trying to make some...

I heard rumor that Whitetails run in the creekbottoms in the Little Lost River, wondering if anyone can confirm. Going over to help son find a bull and thought I'd buy my WT tag now, before our usual Thanksgiving trip up north.

Have a 5yr old horse who didn't take much to packing out my son's elk last year. We have him trained solid to the pack, loading lot's of gear of all types, and even to stand damn still while hobbled, but I am missing one main ingredient....Meat! If anyone has a quarter that for any reason...

Seems like a stupid question, but I have an odd model Razor and can't get any kind of adapter for pics through my spotter with it, and it is a battery hog and I rely on my Shooter App in the field for longer shots. Just wonder what I am not thinking of? I do have a Mt Goat tag this year and...

Was surprised with a tag in my mail today when I returned from vacation. Anyone on here ever hunt this, or know anyone who did. Luckily I have business meetings in Sun Valley tomorrow and Tue AM so I will bring the optics along and glass from the Hwy Tue to get things started.

I think it should be banned. If you don't have the tag for the animal you shouldn't be allowed to possess horns. This keeps the pressure off animals when they are most vulnerable. What pride should anyone take in picking up a set of horns, when there is no memory of a hunt to be...

Since only a few late cow/muzzy/etc seasons remain for ungulates, it's obviousl that wolf hunting will start to get more attention, as evidenced by the recent posts. Looks like just over 150 wolves have been taken, or at least reported, season to date...

Anyone on here using the Garmin Alpha combo E-Collar and GPS Tracking collar, especially for big country birds like Chukar? Thoughts/feedback. Have an opportunity to own one, with an additional collar new for $800 and want to know if it's worth it for my 8yr old and 11mo old Drahthaar's. Thanks

We hunt whitey's about every other year in Unit 10a. Screwed up when we submitted for draws this year and put in my two boys for xtra antlerless tags in unit 11. Any idea's on accessible land in that unit? Going to hunt bucks in 10a the week of thanksgiving and wanted to run into 11 for a day...