>Not To HighJack the thread ,
>but I moved to western
>Idaho earlier this year ,
>right on the border of
>31 and 32 . I've
>spent a few weekends scouting
>and it's not looking promising
>. I could use a
>few tips on these units
>. I don't want anyone's
>favorite places , just some
>general advice . Elevation to
>concentrate on ? High ridges
>or low sage ? Any
>help would be great .
>Feel free to PM me
>if you prefer . Thanks
>and good luck to all
>this fall
How far out of Weiser are you? That's the area I hunt as well. I can tell you I don't see near as many good bucks as I used to, not even close. There are some around for sure just like everywhere else but good buck numbers are way down over the last 6 to 8 or so years Ive noticed where I go. I hunt on the 31 side mostly. Lots of private land. I hunt private land but even with that being the case I still don't see hardly any good bucks like I used to see. I don't understand it because its not heavily hunted. Up until about 8 years ago we would always see a number of what Id call good bucks (24" plus), but the last few years all I see is dinks for the most part. Even the 3 and 4 pointers we see are dinks. BIL Found a 30" 6x7 dead head and a 28" 4x6 dead head over the last couple years where we hunt and have seen lots of bucks just like those two in the past, but not recently. The skulls were both only about a year old though. There are some around they are just smarter than me I guess! Still doesn't account for why Id see them every year up until 6 to 8 or so years ago then see nothing but little thin horned bucks. Actually the biggest buck I ever saw in my life I saw right at this same place about 10 or 12 years ago. It was only a 3 x 3 and was running with 14 other bucks but the width and height of its rack was mind boggling. Still gets me excited to this day thinking about it.. Never saw it again though.