This outfitter is a small family owned and operated business in Idaho. They carry multiple state licenses, permits, and private leases to be able to offer high quality, successful hunts. They offer hunts for Black Bear, Mule Deer and Whitetail Deer, Elk, and Mountain Lion. You can also harvest a wolf while on your hunt if the opportunity presents itself. Tag must be purchased prior to hunt. They also offer high mountain fishing trips as add-ons to their hunts. They raise and train their own dogs, they cook, and they personally guide 85% of their clients. This is what they do for a living.
This is a guided archery or rifle elk hunt in units 10 and/or 12. As an outfitter, they are allocated tags so clients don’t need to apply and draw the tag. The outfitter is only allocated a certain amount of tags, and they're usually booked by the middle of summer each year, so booking in advance is necessary. License is around $200 and elk tag is around $650. Archery season is in September, the last two weeks are usually best. Archery elk hunting can be combined with sitting bear baits as well. Rifle season opens October 1st and runs until November 8.
The outfitter places their elk cameras out when they're spring bear baiting. Opportunity rate is high on this hunt and the success ratio is usually low. This hunt is suggested for the hunter that's in shape and can grind it out. The country is very steep, but if you’re tough, there’s a good chance they’ll get you on a good bull. And they have some big bulls. The zone that they hunt is historically known for elk numbers and big genetics…. The wolves knocked numbers way back in the 90’s and early 2000’s but they’ve been hunting wolves since 2009, and they’ve made headway. The elk herds are now rebounding and they’re seeing bulls with age again. Between bear baits and elk cameras, they run about 40 active cameras, and since May of 2020 they’ve only had wolves on camera a few times.
BASE CAMP and BACKPACK HUNT OPTION(S):
Base camp hunts are done out of the outfitter's base camp at the bottom of the mountain. This option means you stay in a cozy base camp and hike each day to the elk area. Expect to hike a few hours in the morning and evening, traveling back and forth from base camp.
For the backpack hunts, you can choose to bring your own gear/camp, or use the outfitter's provided gear/camp. Pricing is different depending on which option you choose. This option overall is less walking each day, and the trade-off is staying in mountain tents and eating back country/freeze-dried meals and snacks, etc. If the outfitter provides your camp, you’ll have a nice sleeping bag, one man tent, and a comfortable pack for your clothes and sleeping pad. If you provide your camp, you will need to coordinate with the outfitter regarding the necessary items for the hunt. You'll backpack in to where they’ve been seeing elk sign. They hunt the same elk from base camp except from base camp they hike uphill each day to start hunting. On this backpack hunt, you’ll go in a few hours and set up a low impact/quiet camp out of the way of elk movement, and you'll hunt from there to save more of the day to day walking, but you'll sacrifice accommodations.
For the rifle hunts they do have a couple of areas they can shoot 500-800 yards that are much closer walks, but hunters must be more patient and wait for movement instead of hiking and moving all the time.
Accommodations are either mountain tents or the base camp. For the base camp, there are nice wall tents with mattress beds, lights, cabinets, and charging stations. Wood stove AND propane Buddy heaters. Hot running water with sink and shower for regular sanitation. Generator power. Cook tent with food/coffee/drinks always available. Big fire pit for socializing. Freezers for freezing your hide. Biweekly serviced Port-o-potties in spring season, outhouses in fall season.
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