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Dev_l

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my dad mentioned his friends son hunts 16A and or 17 for the early rifle elk so my question do to the fact im chair bound and need spme kindf of vehicle to get around can it be done thanks
 
The short answer is no. I would look at other units for that type of hunt. Those units have very few roads, 17 is mostly wilderness with no motorized access at all. I would suggest a Southern Idaho hunt area.
 
LAST EDITED ON Jun-23-19 AT 02:04PM (MST)[p]i talk to a CO in that region actually and he pointed me up to the panhandle i know it doesn't have the dates i was hoping for but sounded more accessible plus im in washington west so a little closer to home thoughts
 
I agree with the guys above. It would definitely be easier in southern Idaho then anywhere else in Idaho. I have hunted the Panhandle and southern Idaho and finding elk in the Panhandle takes off the roads 99% of the time. Not saying it can't be done but I would definitely look into southern Idaho if you're dead set on getting an elk. Check the open hunts and see if there are some tags left for nonresidents because they're going fast. Good luck.
 
I lived and hunted the Pan Handle for about 10 years. I shot a cow off the road above Mullen. The north country is very thick, but logging clear cut areas are great places.I also think you could find lots of area to hunt in the southern portion of the Pan Handle. lots of logging roads to travel. The elk move at the first sound of ATVs so I suggest a car or pickup that is quiet and move around really slow. I got stuck once and the tow truck driver that came and pulled me out had a boom winch on the side of his truck for the elk he shoots every year when driving out to get stuck hunters, he was out of Deary. Not sure where everyone thinks southern Idaho is better for road hunting, as I find most of the elk in southern Idaho miles off of the road.

DZ
 
I'd look into almost exclusively late Cow hunts throughout the state, and where you might catch them on Public, near roads, as they transition to wintering grounds, likely near hayfields near private. It will take some luck, but hunting always does.

Southern Idaho, mostly is steep and until the migration they will not be where vehicles can go.
 
thanks im planning for next season so no big hurry i would either be using a older john deer gator or a jeep
 
A small subaru or like 4wd car would get you around nice and quite. I have driven right up to herds of elk with a car. On the other hand two years ago we were watching a herd of elk and they took off running. In about a minute we could hear an ATV coming, then it showed up in about 5 minutes later and the elk were long gone. Also I have seen the same from a pickup. Seems they have seen cars around and can tell the difference. Most of the time they don't stop and shoot at them.

DZ
 
Not sure where many of the folks here are hunting, but we killed 2 elk near/from vehicles this last year in the lower desert country, and my daughter missed 3 shots. I have seen them in the desert and/or low country in 39, 44, 45, 48, 49, 50, 52, and 55. The new 54 cow tag would be accessible as well, and I have heard of them being shot from or near vehicles many times in 46. I would imagine there are cows shot near vehicles in 56, 57, 73 and 52A. The farm fields are a big attractant to these elk. Typically the elk will travel 1-3 miles each night to visit these fields, and bed in the rocks/sagebrush.
 

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