Best week Idaho general season

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If you only had 1 week to hunt central Idaho would the first week before all the elk hunters come out be better or wait to see if the weather pushes the deer out and down towards the end of the season?
 
It can depend on a number of things but overall I think the last week of the season is generally best.
 
I hunted the second week of the season this past year. The weather was hot, but the pressure was low, especially off the roads. Ended up with a pretty descent buck.
 
Depends on the pressure of the area to me. If there is alot of pressure the first week is best, the mature bucks will seek out the nastiest cover and may go nocturnal once they are pressured.
If there is minimal pressure the last week is best as you should have some snow for better glassing and tracking and it may push the deer out of the high country where they are more vulnerable. The pre rut should be beggining also and the big bucks may be getting a liitle stupid,with something other than the survival instinct on their minds.
 
Thanks for the info. I don't have the chance to scout but I have some knowledge of the area. I'm gonna try the last week and hope to see some bigger bucks that are in the area. Anybody know the dates yet. IDFG still has 2005 on the web.
 
The big game regs generally come out around the end of April. I doubt there will be many changes to the season unless this winter takes a turn for the worse and we see a lot of winter kill.
 
What units are you looking at????

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On the hunting season dates Fish and Game is currently working on moving the season back. Hopefully this will be accomplished due to an excessive harvest this past year. Your chances of finding a buck in any Salmon Region unit has dropped significantly. Unit 36B is currently at 12.8 bucks:100 does from a previous 20.6 bucks:100 does. Probably the best time for a mature buck is the last week, but I find hunting them in the rut with a rifel to be unmerited. Good luck.
 
36-a Has some nice bucks. I would hunt them second week. But start on a monday. That way you wont have the weekend hunters out there to deal with. There are some very nice area's in there. Good luck.
I have hunted it archery for elk.

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