Hey everyone,
So myself, dad and uncle all decided to go in and purchase a few game tags for the Selway zone that include deer, bear, wolf and an elk tag.. Are main objective is Elk but aren't going to pass up on any of the above listed. This will be our first hunt in the area and you could say first real western big game hunt. We are coming from Georgia and plan to haul a trailer and a couple ATV's with a King Ranch. The hopes were to come in off Magruder Corridor from Darby and hunt a few different locations off of the road --hiking back, up to 7ish miles. I have yet to contact any biologists/wardens on areas but was hoping that I could find out some input on the tactics anyone may have used or heard of to tag out! There is so much information out there as regards to hunting elk such as some folks bugle at every drainage and mountain side and if they hear no response they continue to move on (I see how you could put many miles a day in doing this) but then I also see people that claim elk in this unit and other heavily pressured units, whether hunted by human or wolf, do not always bugle.. So would suggestions be to sit still, glass the area and hope to glimpse an elk or continue moving. I've narrowed down a lot of areas that I think would hold elk, glassing spots etc but all that is up for change based on any information that you all provide or biologists etc. I would love to hear anyone's suggestion that has hunted the area or know someone that has. Also any information as to the conditions of the road, weather and such in early October and what I could expect or be prepared for. I know this hunt I going to be pretty grueling but we are all in good physical condition and every day are preparing for this. The way we are looking at this is ultimate backcountry experience, with plans to backpack and camp off the trail, fish lakes and streams and just take in the beautiful country as we bust our ass trying to fill our tags on a couple animals.
thanks so much in advance!
So myself, dad and uncle all decided to go in and purchase a few game tags for the Selway zone that include deer, bear, wolf and an elk tag.. Are main objective is Elk but aren't going to pass up on any of the above listed. This will be our first hunt in the area and you could say first real western big game hunt. We are coming from Georgia and plan to haul a trailer and a couple ATV's with a King Ranch. The hopes were to come in off Magruder Corridor from Darby and hunt a few different locations off of the road --hiking back, up to 7ish miles. I have yet to contact any biologists/wardens on areas but was hoping that I could find out some input on the tactics anyone may have used or heard of to tag out! There is so much information out there as regards to hunting elk such as some folks bugle at every drainage and mountain side and if they hear no response they continue to move on (I see how you could put many miles a day in doing this) but then I also see people that claim elk in this unit and other heavily pressured units, whether hunted by human or wolf, do not always bugle.. So would suggestions be to sit still, glass the area and hope to glimpse an elk or continue moving. I've narrowed down a lot of areas that I think would hold elk, glassing spots etc but all that is up for change based on any information that you all provide or biologists etc. I would love to hear anyone's suggestion that has hunted the area or know someone that has. Also any information as to the conditions of the road, weather and such in early October and what I could expect or be prepared for. I know this hunt I going to be pretty grueling but we are all in good physical condition and every day are preparing for this. The way we are looking at this is ultimate backcountry experience, with plans to backpack and camp off the trail, fish lakes and streams and just take in the beautiful country as we bust our ass trying to fill our tags on a couple animals.
thanks so much in advance!
