When southerners decide to head to Idaho for a spring bear hunt....

[Fartrell Cluggins]

How about you do the research for yourself instead of coming here asking for hand outs and thinking thats ok because youre claiming to be a woman. Get in better shape, and then hunt where the bears are. Problem solved, no offense but too many of yall act like you need your damn hand held at every turn when you come out west and asking for handouts and info that took some of us seasons to figure out.

Get off your butt, go for a hike, and then go hunting. Read the archives beforehand. Dont expect others to do your research for you

Or dont come hunting, i have no preference

Uh, asking questions here IS research. Some people can give very good advice and information without giving away any hot spots. Some people are kind and helpful.

 

[MallardSX2]

Can’t you just drive around and road hunt them?

 

[PredatorSlayer]

Uh, asking questions here IS research. Some people can give very good advice and information without giving away any hot spots. Some people are kind and helpful.

I think its just annoying when people come in and ask for honey holes. The only thing more annoying than that is the people who divulge that info on a public forum. Non residents are usually the worst because they don’t hunt there regularly or often, so they seem more willing to spill the beans.

 

[realunlucky]

I think its just annoying when people come in and ask for honey holes. The only thing more annoying than that is the people who divulge that info on a public forum. Non residents are usually the worst because they don’t hunt there regularly or often, so they seem more willing to spill the beans.

Fact remains it is a part of researching. No units have been mentioned no honey holes reviled.

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[PredatorSlayer]

Fact remains it is a part of researching. No units have been mentioned no honey holes reviled.

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Is it though? Asking for honey holes on an internet forum is part of researching? I hunt several states and am always going to new places, I have never gone on a forum and asked about a specific unit or asked somebody where I should go.

 

[LoggerDan]

OP, ignore these guys bagging on you.

Man, some of you guys should be ashamed of yourselves. They just looking for a lead to kill a bear, not where you elk hunt.

You folks should be happy that a group wants to come out and help with your predator problems. Idaho does have a predator predicament, does it not? Maybe they’ll have a wolf tag. Units are pretty big places.
These folks want to learn, and coming from back east or south, the whole west is daunting, let alone the state of Idaho.

I haven’t been on rokslide that long, but it’s getting pretty clear that a lot of you so called “sportsmen” are just as catty, nasty, sarcastic and condescending as a bunch of mean girls. They didn’t ask for a peak, a specific drainage, creek or anything else like that. It’s getting to be pretty easy to see why lots of folks don’t like hunters. Hell even loggers are more polite than some in this bunch.

Some of you guys responded in the appropriate manner, and good on you for that!

 

[Customweld]

@AshCain , have you narrowed down to your region yet?

 

[AshCain]

What timeframe are you even considering? Lots of places aren't even accessible in the early part of the season, so adjust your expectations accordingly. SnoTel sites let you look at snow levels, but lots of north facing slopes and roads through the trees on north facing slopes may be blocked by snow well into June. Last year it snowed all the way in to June here. You need to have about ten different places scouted on a map, and be ready to adjust plans on the fly. One side of the mountain is going to be the steepest you've ever seen. The other side will be steeper.

Prob June.

 

[AshCain]

@AshCain , have you narrowed down to your region yet?

Not quite yet. We are now, also, looking into a few different units in Montana.

 

[AshCain]

I just want to clarify that I truly was not looking to get anyone’s spot. I genuinely was simply asking for a little “guidance” mainly because, honestly. closer it gets, I get a little more intimidated at tackling mountains. Not from being out of shape, but maybe because i have never hiked in that terrain. I also should have pointed out that we do have a GOHUNT subscription and do utilize that constantly. Apologies to anyone who I triggered or offended. I honestly was only looking to see if I could get some words of advice from people who may live in that environment. I guess I could have worded my initial post differently.

 

[280Ackley]

I just want to clarify that I truly was not looking to get anyone’s spot. I genuinely was simply asking for a little “guidance” mainly because, honestly. closer it gets, I get a little more intimidated at tackling mountains. Not from being out of shape, but maybe because i have never hiked in that terrain. I also should have pointed out that we do have a GOHUNT subscription and do utilize that constantly. Apologies to anyone who I triggered or offended. I honestly was only looking to see if I could get some words of advice from people who may live in that environment. I guess I could have worded my initial post differently.

PM when you know when you are going and what general area. I’ve got a few spots from the panhandle down to the Salmon. I’d gladly help you out.

 

[Schoolhousegrizz]

I just want to clarify that I truly was not looking to get anyone’s spot. I genuinely was simply asking for a little “guidance” mainly because, honestly. closer it gets, I get a little more intimidated at tackling mountains. Not from being out of shape, but maybe because i have never hiked in that terrain. I also should have pointed out that we do have a GOHUNT subscription and do utilize that constantly. Apologies to anyone who I triggered or offended. I honestly was only looking to see if I could get some words of advice from people who may live in that environment. I guess I could have worded my initial post differently.

People are only offended if they choose to be. Pretty silly thing to choose to be offended over. I thought your initial post was fine.

 

[Fartrell Cluggins]

People are only offended if they choose to be. Pretty silly thing to choose to be offended over. I thought your initial post was fine.

There can be a lot of anti-out of state sentiment among residents of states that have good and diverse big game hunting opportunities. The truth is that scorn should be reserved for the in state residents that do this: https://magicvalley.com/news/local/...cle_8f76061e-acb7-11ed-b3cb-cb00cf647b26.html rather than the law abiding non-residents who pay more into the game and fish budget than in state hunters. https://idahofiscal.org/idaho-depar...epartment relies more on,out-of-state hunters.

 

[Airohunter]

In multiple states I've had good luck road hunting as necessary. I focus on steep hillsides that have a mixture of cover and open are that also have a river or stream in the bottom.

 

[Whitey Fisk 88]

OP, ignore these guys bagging on you.

Man, some of you guys should be ashamed of yourselves. They just looking for a lead to kill a bear, not where you elk hunt.

You folks should be happy that a group wants to come out and help with your predator problems. Idaho does have a predator predicament, does it not? Maybe they’ll have a wolf tag. Units are pretty big places.
These folks want to learn, and coming from back east or south, the whole west is daunting, let alone the state of Idaho.

I haven’t been on rokslide that long, but it’s getting pretty clear that a lot of you so called “sportsmen” are just as catty, nasty, sarcastic and condescending as a bunch of mean girls. They didn’t ask for a peak, a specific drainage, creek or anything else like that. It’s getting to be pretty easy to see why lots of folks don’t like hunters. Hell even loggers are more polite than some in this bunch.

Some of you guys responded in the appropriate manner, and good on you for that!

Where do you hunt, tell me, tell me exactly where and tell me exactly how. And dont you dare refuse

 

[LoggerDan]

@Whitey Fisk 88

Prince of Wales Island. The western half to the south, the northern east side, and the southeast side of it. Also unit 15 on the kenai peninsula, mostly in the wildlife refuge.

 

[Whitey Fisk 88]

@Whitey Fisk 88

Prince of Wales Island. The western half to the south, the northern east side, and the southeast side of it. Also unit 15 on the kenai peninsula, mostly in the wildlife refuge.

Thank you for backing up your words, but Alaska doesnt really count. Having hunted up there, Alaska doesnt see near the pressure that the lower 48 does due to the outfitter requirement for nonresidents.

Its much much different down here where any turbo-tard from back east can come traipse all through the woods acting a fool and ruining the very fee good areas left. Ive hunted weeks before in Alaska and never saw a soul. Its not that way in the west anymore due to that twink Rinella and Randy Nuberg etc etc.

Move to the west and deal with the invasion that we are under right now, then we'll see how. helpful you are.

 

[LoggerDan]

Mister, I’ve spent most of my adult life in Western Washington. I plan on hunting there this November. A few weeks ago I hipped a fellow member to my old stomping grounds, the very place I plan on hunting. Wether he goes there, follows my hunt plans or not, I still have a leg up on him and I don’t feel like he is going to shoot a bull from underneath me. Western Washington Olympic penn. elk gun season can be a crowded madhouse.

I think you misread both his and my post. He didn’t ask for a certain creek or a certain location. Don’t be so quick to get mad. And you really shouldn’t calling folks names. It ain’t kind. You don’t know those folks.

 

[LoggerDan]

Btw, Alaska can get damned crowded!

 

[Customweld]

Mister, I’ve spent most of my adult life in Western Washington. I plan on hunting there this November. A few weeks ago I hipped a fellow member to my old stomping grounds, the very place I plan on hunting. Wether he goes there, follows my hunt plans or not, I still have a leg up on him and I don’t feel like he is going to shoot a bull from underneath me. Western Washington Olympic penn. elk gun season can be a crowded madhouse.

I think you misread both his and my post. He didn’t ask for a certain creek or a certain location. Don’t be so quick to get mad. And you really shouldn’t calling folks names. It ain’t kind. You don’t know those folks.

Thats about as measured as I have ever heard a log cutter talk!