First time mule deer hunter Idaho Salmon-Challis National Forest

[wiscohunter123]

First time mule deer hunter here from Wisconsin. Last few months I have watched, read, and listened to everything you can think of to better myself for this trip, but knowing that everything changes once you get there especially for a flat lander like me that has been out west one time unsuccessfully in Colorado for elk. Does anyone have any tips or things to expect once I get out there to hopefully avoid tag soup this go around again. Ill be in the salmon-challis national forest area October 5-20. I have E-scouted a handful of spots and plan on scouting a few days before the season open to hopefully locate some bucks in the E scouted locations, but if anyone has any tips for this area or mule deer hunting in general feel free to PM me.

 

[RockAndSage]

So...forum rules say you can't ask about specific units. You might consider editing this to remove mention of specific unit, and ask about hunting a more general geography around that unit.

 

[wiscohunter123]

So...forum rules say you can't ask about specific units. You might consider editing this to remove mention of specific unit, and ask about hunting a more general geography around that unit.

I made an edit to the post. Thank you for letting me know.

 

[midwestcowboy]

Hunt far from the roads and grab a wolf tag

 

[wiscohunter123]

Hunt far from the roads and grab a wolf tag

Definitely plan on them

 

[RAHC]

Definitely plan on them

How did your hunt go?

 

[wiscohunter123]

How did your hunt go?

Long story short. Person i went with got sick on the mountain when we were 3 miles in. With the lack of water out there we ended up calling it after 3 days and the sickness not getting better and needing them to continue drinking a bunch of fluids. We did see elk, moose and some mulies. so not a total loss, but didnt go as planned.

 

[RAHC]

Long story short. Person i went with got sick on the mountain when we were 3 miles in. With the lack of water out there we ended up calling it after 3 days and the sickness not getting better and needing them to continue drinking a bunch of fluids. We did see elk, moose and some mulies. so not a total loss, but didnt go as planned.

Are you guys planning on coming back out?