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I hadn't really planned on doing a bear hunt this year. I killed a small black boar last spring and prior to that had killed a similar sized black boar and a cinnamon colored sow. Bear hunting over bait is a lot of work and I planned to take 2015 off. Then in December I got a call from one of my...

http://www.capitalpress.com/Idaho/20141125/idaho-predator-hunting-derby-permit-canceled This is bad news and sets a bad precendent for the future.

...you will miss a time or two. What was the most heartbreaking miss you have had (with any weapon) on a big game animal?

I will be rugging a mountain lion that I shot recently. I have done two bear rugs and am confident in my ability to do a good job on my lion. My question is what to do with the claws. Should the claws be extended or retracted. If retracted they would not be visible so should I just remove...

I drew 54-2X in the first drawing as my second choice. I live further east in Idaho within a 2 hour drive so I figured it would be a good back-up plan if I don't kill an elk in my general season hunt. Here's what I know: There are not many elk in this unit and the hunt is restricted to unit...

LAST EDITED ON Aug-06-13 AT 03:39PM (MST)[p]My grandfather set his rifle down during the cow elk hunt near Council last year and walked away without realising he had left it behind. When he searched for it he couldn't find find it. It was a Winchester model 70 in .243. He lost it in the...

Earlier I posted an introduction to you Wyoming folk about my intentions of travelling from Idaho to hunt in your fine state this fall for pronghorns. I have since narrowed down the field of possibilities to 3 units. The units I am considering are 16, 22, 23. I would also consider unit 17 but...

LAST EDITED ON Jan-09-13 AT 04:24PM (MST)[p]Hello from Idaho, I plan to hunt Wyoming for antelope this year (2013) and I wanted to introduce myself and let you know that I may be asking for help figuring out the drawing system and finalizing which unit I will apply for. Not looking for big...

Quick survey. Do you take your game animals to a processor or do you butcher them yourself? In my family we always did the cutting and wrapping ourselves and I can't imagine it any other way. I have however taken in my meat scraps to be made into smokies a few times.

We all prize our elk hunting here in Idaho and agree that wolves are having a negative impact in some areas. Like most hunters that I know, I thought that $10 for a tag is cheap enough to put two in my pocket in case I see a wolf during the elk and deer seasons, with the plan to get out...

Often we see posts from people who have draw a tag but seem to know little to nothing about the area they drew for (always frustrating if it is an area you know well and didn't draw for). This brings to mind a few questions: 1. Do you primarily apply for hunts in areas that you are familiar...

It has been 14 years since the last time I hunted mule deer before moving north into whitetail country. Back then I killed my first deer, a doe and later a small 4 pt. I plan on hunting more high elevation areas on the weekends and lowland areas on weekdays after work. I would appreciate...

What is everyones thoughts on this? http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/public/media/viewNewsRelease.cfm?newsID=6339 This will allow a parent or grandparent to transfer a controlled hunt tag to their child/grandchild who is under the age of 18. I don't think this is a good idea, we provide youth...

Hello all, I am new to the forum, just found it yesterday. Anyways, just to introduce myself. I am a lifelong and devoted idaho resident. I have lived in almost every region of the state at one time or another and just recently moved to southeast idaho. I worked 5 years as a carpenter for...