Idaho Spring Bear

[packgoatguy]

I have a question about avoiding bait sites and about bait sites in general. Is it a safe bet to assume that any bait site will be easily accessible by car or atv and that if I hike a mile or more off road or behind a gate I will be beyond them? My understanding is that a bear will camp out near the bait site and saunter in for food until they are shot and then another bear will take over the location.

I've found bait sites a few miles from trailheads.

 

[gtriple]

It appears to be OTC tags? I think logistics is the biggest thing. Pretty much have to fly, and figure out how to get everything back. For the price it's probably worth paying a guide to get it done faster as I don't have much extra time?

Guided hunts are cool if you are running dogs. If it's a baited hunt, you may as well go somewhere else, like eastern NC. Either way, it's a totally different hunt with a guide than going DIY spot and stalk.

Buy an OTC tag online. Fly to Boise, Spokane, Missoula, or Bozeman, rent a truck through Turo, find a handful of access points that are very low elevation near a road, hike to glassing points and find a bear. If you don't see anything in a day, relocate and find a new spot. When you get done, drop the hide and skull at a taxidermist (there's no reason to take them home), then freeze the meat in a hotel room freezer the night before your flight.

The first time you do it, you'll be wondering what took you so long.

 

[packgoatguy]

It appears to be OTC tags? I think logistics is the biggest thing. Pretty much have to fly, and figure out how to get everything back. For the price it's probably worth paying a guide to get it done faster as I don't have much extra time?

Ya, but 95% of the fun, thrill, satisfaction, and adventure comes from planning it and executing it yourself

 

[Undrgrndprdcts]

Ya, but 95% of the fun, thrill, satisfaction, and adventure comes from planning it and executing it yourself

Yea I get that, that's how I do everything else already. It's just a little harder when it's 2200 miles away and I'm limited on time. That said, you guys still make it seem like it's totally doable. I'm not familiar with Idaho's public land availability/access yet though.