arkansas_archer
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A friend and I are planning our first archery elk backpack hunt for 2019 and I'm trying to narrow our search for a unit by starting with deciding between north and central Idaho. We already wrote off southern Idaho because my partner, and possibly I, will have a traditional bow in hand and we thought southern Idaho terrain might not be as conducive to getting a close shot. If we're wrong about that we'll gladly widen our search again to the whole state, we are open to all advice. From what I've read Idaho has a pretty good elk population all across the state now that the wolf population has gone down some so I guess our decision will be based more on the possibility of getting somewhat deep in to the backcountry and away form people and conduciveness to bow hunting. We're not new to backpack hunting, just new to Idaho, and we're in pretty good shape so terrain isn't a huge factor unless its just too steep to pack an animal out on foot. Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks!