Where to elk hunt away from the crowds

[mtwarden]

thanks dude!

 

[Jon Boy]

Ive hunted all the areas in the 2nd pick slick posted. Be prepared if your into elk to have a war party ride in on horseback at first light after you packed in 7 miles the night before.

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[matthewmt]

Everyone should go to Idaho next year. Colorado is tapped out of elk.

MT is fresh out too

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[justinspicher]

MT is fresh out too



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Yet another reason everyone should go to Idaho.

 

[belly-deep]

In all seriousness these would be spots to get away from crowds, backpack in as far as you wanted, there are elk in each of those 6 districts, is very scenic.... but NOT what I would recommend for a first elk hunt if you're trying to be successful.

Not the parts of the Bob I've been to. More horse traffic than a rodeo.

 

[timekiller13]

I'm by no means an expert on this subject, as I have only one year experience hunting elk. But this is what I will offer up. Take everything you read about crowds with a grain of salt. I archery hunted one of the most popular units in one of the most popular states for elk. I never saw another hunter while I was actually hunting. I only ran into people at the trailhead. In fact, it was rare to see more than one or two vehicles parked at a trail head at any given time.

Second, might want to rethink going in 5-10 miles, unless you have a horse. 5-10 miles is a LONG WAY in the mtns. Unless you have a horse, I highly doubt that you could pack an elk out 10 miles before the meat spoiled. Also, if you walk 10 miles in, you are walking past a lot of good elk country. The furtherest I hunted from the trail was 2 miles. I had elk sightings from .5-2 miles from trail head. Biggest bull I saw was just over .5 mile up the mtn from a major FS road. In my area, once you hit 5 or 6 miles back, you were running into outfitters/drop camps. So you really wouldn't have all that much solitude the further back you went. I had the woods all to myself where I hunted. I was on elk and I rarely walked more than a mile or so from the trail.

Go out there, have fun and soak it all up.

 

[Ross]

If you want remote, few people, a chance at a big Montana bull in the backcountry and a rugged mountainous experience check out areas around unit 121 in Montana and the cabinet wilderness. Rugged as it gets I seldom run into anyone off a trail this country is as steep as it gets, and will beat you up But you will come back for more if you truly love a tough hunt that offers the total back country experience.

 

[Matt Cashell]

Not the parts of the Bob I've been to. More horse traffic than a rodeo.

In some parts for sure. However, there are areas in the Bob that have trails that haven't been cleared in 30 years.

There is solitude back there, but it is not a practical backpack hunt.

Most new elk hunters I have talked to have had much greater success and more positive experiences by looking closer to the road system.

 

[huntstrong2850]

Merry Christmas!


In all seriousness these would be spots to get away from crowds, backpack in as far as you wanted, there are elk in each of those 6 districts, is very scenic.... but NOT what I would recommend for a first elk hunt if you're trying to be successful.


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He said he wanted to be alone. Lol...


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[njdoxie]

CO is the most crowded state for hunting, no doubt, I would suggest ID, WY, MT. Can you hunt CO and not stumble into hunter after hunter? Yes, but the odds of doing it favor ID, WY, MT.

 

[slick]

He said he wanted to be alone. Lol...


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If you can't find a spot to be alone in some of the largest expanses of wilderness in the lower 48, you aren't trying very hard


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[huntstrong2850]

If you can't find a spot to be alone in some of the largest expanses of wilderness in the lower 48, you aren't trying very hard


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I was being sarcastic lol... it's not hard to get away from ppl if you're willing to do your homework and walk a ways


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