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Post by Admin on Jun 3, 2013 19:46:01 GMT -8
That time is upon us again - time to submit big game controlled hunt applications. Don't forget that the deadline is June 5.
I am half typing this so that you don't forget, and half doing it to help me remember!
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Post by pursuitoutdoors on Jun 3, 2013 21:55:27 GMT -8
Done! Thanks for the reminder!
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Post by Admin on Jun 4, 2013 21:27:07 GMT -8
Just got mine in. Feeling lucky and applied for the early Unit 49 bull hunt. Also applied for an extra cow hunt in area 8X. Can't draw a buck tag this year, so just applied for an extra doe tag up in Unit 8.
What is everyone else pulling for?
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Post by idahohillbilly on Jun 5, 2013 19:51:06 GMT -8
That was a close one! Thanks for posting, I had forgotten. Got 'em in though  Hunt 2129 for either sex elk area 1 and 1108 for an extra doe tag same area. |
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Post by pursuitoutdoors on Jun 5, 2013 20:04:54 GMT -8
I applied for moose this year (which of course I did not draw), so I applied for the extra whitetail doe tag and a pronghorn archery hunt (21a). I guess the nice thing about not drawing on a trophy species is that the rest of the draw season can really be all that disappointing!
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Post by 8x8bull on Jun 6, 2013 15:48:53 GMT -8
I applied for november elk deer and antelope in unit 45. (feeling really lucky!  )Work schedule keeps me from enjoying early mountain hunts:( Ive only lived in Idaho for about 2 years so I'm still trying to figure out Idaho's hunt system and where to hunt. thanks Idahoman for the huge amount of helpful information! Ive never really hunted desert elk so any tips on that would be appreciated |
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Post by Admin on Jun 6, 2013 20:18:00 GMT -8
8x8, glad IdahoMan is a help - thank you!
Good luck on drawing in 45. It is a really great unit, obviously, and if you draw you'll have no problem harvesting a nice animal, especially if you have time to scout it out. Generally speaking the unit is managed for trophy deer and elk, and some of the ranchers in the area have been complaining that such management has led to an overpopulation (both deer and elk). Don't be afraid to knock on doors to either ask permission to hunt some areas that hold elk on private land, or to just to glean information. Some of those ranchers will help you out because they want the population down. And - you would be surprised at how they can hang out very close or in private land. Scouting and finding informants who know the elk habits in the unit will go a long way. Otherwise you can stumble upon the elk out in the rocky sagebrush/aspens (which is fun as well). Good luck, and let us know if you draw!
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)Work schedule keeps me from enjoying early mountain hunts:( Ive only lived in Idaho for about 2 years so I'm still trying to figure out Idaho's hunt system and where to hunt. thanks Idahoman for the huge amount of helpful information! Ive never really hunted desert elk so any tips on that would be appreciated