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[vito]

i have a cow elk and deer tags for the Bannock range in Idaho , does any one have experience hunting that range specifically unit #74, i am not looking to steal any ones spot, i just would like to know if my odds are any good for that area

 

[Scott85]

welcome

 

[rustneversleeps]

Here are your odds - just a quick google search and harvest stats on the Idaho fish and game website:

2019 Elk General Hunt Harvest Statistics | Idaho Fish and Game

The Idaho Hunt Planner provides all information the hunter needs for a successful Idaho hunt: regulations, seasons, drawing odds, harvest statistics, and hunt boundaries in one location.

idfg.idaho.gov

ELK success rates:

Any Weapon	74	23.1
Archery	74	17.2
Muzzleloader	74	33.9
All Weapons Combined	74	28.1

2019 Deer General Hunt Harvest Statistics | Idaho Fish and Game

The Idaho Hunt Planner provides all information the hunter needs for a successful Idaho hunt: regulations, seasons, drawing odds, harvest statistics, and hunt boundaries in one location.

idfg.idaho.gov

DEER success rates:

Any Weapon	74	25.5
Archery	74	6.4
Muzzleloader	74	0
All Weapons Combined	74	24.5

 

[homers]

Welcome and good luck

 

[pabearhunter]

Welcome aboard.

 

[Runnin_Chupacabra]

Welcome to HT

 

[SBAHunts]

Welcome to HT and Good luck

 

[2506gunslinger]

There are a few elk in unit 74, but lots of private land as well. Deer are everywhere, so just get somewhere high and spend some time glassing. Don’t overlook all of the junipers that are lower on the mountains. Growing up there, most of the animals I got were in the junipers near private land. Good luck and make sure to use OnX to keep you from accidentally trespassing.

 

[vito]

thanks for your help are there any acess roads to go high

 

[vito]

Here are your odds - just a quick google search and harvest stats on the Idaho fish and game website:

2019 Elk General Hunt Harvest Statistics | Idaho Fish and Game

The Idaho Hunt Planner provides all information the hunter needs for a successful Idaho hunt: regulations, seasons, drawing odds, harvest statistics, and hunt boundaries in one location.

idfg.idaho.gov

ELK success rates:

Any Weapon	74	23.1
Archery	74	17.2
Muzzleloader	74	33.9
All Weapons Combined	74	28.1

2019 Deer General Hunt Harvest Statistics | Idaho Fish and Game

The Idaho Hunt Planner provides all information the hunter needs for a successful Idaho hunt: regulations, seasons, drawing odds, harvest statistics, and hunt boundaries in one location.

idfg.idaho.gov

DEER success rates:

Any Weapon	74	25.5
Archery	74	6.4
Muzzleloader	74	0
All Weapons Combined	74	24.5

yes thats why i picked that area %s look good

 

[2506gunslinger]

It’s not a large unit, and most of the public land can be accessed by the same handful of canyon roads. Be careful when hunting near Smith Canyon, because it has a large area that is no shooting at all. Most of the hunting traffic in the unit is in Cottonwood Canyon. It had too many people for my enjoyment so I always avoided that one.

 

[vito]

It’s not a large unit, and most of the public land can be accessed by the same handful of canyon roads. Be careful when hunting near Smith Canyon, because it has a large area that is no shooting at all. Most of the hunting traffic in the unit is in Cottonwood Canyon. It had too many people for my enjoyment so I always avoided that one.

would you recommend any other area in the bannock range i believe there are several units in this range i can hunt , just tired of going out in field and not seeing any game i am 69 and my hunting days are numbered , that is why i apply for cow tags