Anybody in Boise or SW Idaho want to make some money and help a fellow hunter?

[IdahoPotato]

I got my side by side stuck in deep on a hunt and I'm out of options to get it out. It's down by the Nevada border....anybody free tomorrow to run down for a few hundred bucks? I can also show you some cool elk country and some info for how to access some private spots in Southern Idaho. Thanks.

 

[choc dogs]

Sent a pm. Maybe I’ve got equipment you can borrow.

 

[IdahoPotato]

Thank you. I really appreciate the type of person that reaches out when people get stuck in a situation and have to ask others for help. It's not easy to ask for help.

I ran into one person on my hike back to my truck. He was hunting with his two teenage boys on ATVs. I told him my situation and that I had another 4-5 mile hike back through the canyons to my truck, had already hiked 4-5 miles. He didn't even offer a ride - just wanted to know if I had seen any elk. Those kids heard the whole thing - he could have showed them an example of how to treat people in a bind but I guess killing an elk is a better use of a Saturday afternoon.

 

[ida homer]

Send me a PM tomorrow if your still needing a hand. Free Tom night and possibly Monday night.

 

[JLS]

He didn't even offer a ride - just wanted to know if I had seen any elk.

That seems rather lame.

 

[stuckinthecitylife]

If you don't have any luck tomorrow, let me know.

 

[IdahoPotato]

Really appreciate all the offers for help, thanks guys. Choc dogs has generously offered to bring in his SxS and get me out.

I'll post some cool pictures when I get back. My hike back to the truck took me through some country with no roads that a lot of people probably don't get into on foot very often.

 

[kmott]

you da man choc dogs!

 

[Duck-Slayer]

I’m available as well. If you end up needing more help PM me,
Matt

 

[choc dogs]

Nice ride in cool country I’ve never been in. Happy to help man.

 

[IdahoPotato]

Choc Dogs is a solid dude, thanks a ton. Thanks everybody who reached out, there's a good group of guys on here. Hopefully I can return the favor some day.

Pics below. Had a 10 ish mile hike back to my truck after I got stuck Saturday. Made the choice to take a direct shot across the desert rather than hike the roads back. Elevation gain through the canyons was the kicker. Had a good haul down and up Sheep Creek canyon, with a chest-deep wade across the pic with the water and ice. Happy to be home.

 

[Brittany Chukarman]

That looks like good chukar country.

 

[JLS]

That looks like good chukar country.

Just what I was thinking!

 

[kmott]

steep . yeah there are chuckars there.

the mud down that way is that clay stuff that gets real slick when wet.

glad to hear you got-r-whupped IP.

 

[IdahoPotato]

Definitely chukar country but I suck at finding them. It probably takes a dog or two to find them. If you head down that way be careful around the wet spots!

 

[Southern Elk]

Glad you got it out. Good job choc dogs helping a fellow hunter out.

IP, I like that box that you made for the back of your rig.

 

[Jcs271]

This is also a great example of how a fun trip on a sunny day can turn in to a survival situation in an instant. Happily you were physically capable to get out and get help. I had a similar situation where I buried a snowmobile 13 miles in. Long walk and some good fortune with two guys who helped dig me out. Be careful, simple things can turn into life altering events.

 

[sbhooper]

Thank you. I really appreciate the type of person that reaches out when people get stuck in a situation and have to ask others for help. It's not easy to ask for help.

I ran into one person on my hike back to my truck. He was hunting with his two teenage boys on ATVs. I told him my situation and that I had another 4-5 mile hike back through the canyons to my truck, had already hiked 4-5 miles. He didn't even offer a ride - just wanted to know if I had seen any elk. Those kids heard the whole thing - he could have showed them an example of how to treat people in a bind but I guess killing an elk is a better use of a Saturday afternoon.

What a jerk off. I have been in that exact circumstance, except that I was not stuck-just had a long walk. People drive by and not even ask to help.

 

[FranklinME]

Cool looking country and way to go helping

 

[Woodrow F Call]

Beautiful country.

A hi-lift, a little knowledge, and some chains might be some good tools to take with you in the event you get stuck again.