When I was a kid we ranched in Southwest Idaho, just outside a litte town named Oreana. Our upper ranch was in the Owyhee Mountains. We owned half of what is known as Triangle as well as some other properties in that area. I spent weeks in those mountians every summer working cattle,there were no elk there at the time, the 60's and 70's. I am told that there are not only trophy elk there now, but also whitetail. I have hunted the McCall/Brundage area as well as Tamarack and Cambridge. Some of the biggest bulls I have ever seen have been in these areas. I have'nt hunted everywhere, so I'm sure there are huge bulls elsewhere as well. But of the places I have hunted, Montana, Oregon, Colorado, and Utah Idaho has shown me the largest bulls. When I first hunted there bulls would come on the run looking for a fight when you bugled, the last time I was there they ran the other way! There is a huge amount of presure in both bow and rifle seasons. However there are LOTS of elk there. If you don't mind company and use them to your advantage these areas can still be producers of very large bulls!
NORKALNIMROD