In less than 24 hours, I will be flying to Boise to meet up with my buddy Steve Russell. Steve and UPS confirm that my stuff arrived safely. Thanks UPS. I have my bags packed and my backup bow ready for the flight. The maps are studied and initial game plans laid out. The fires are not an issue in our area. Weather is perfect. Cool with some rain forecast.
Supposedly our goal is an elk hunt but pretty much anything that moves is fair game. I have a general hunting license and elk tag. Steve is a resident and can kill anything in season. We are going to be opportunists. Fresh meat will sure offset the rice meals we are packing in.
This is a pure bivy style hunt. Unless game patterns indicate otherwise, we will pack up camp every morning until we find some reason not to. Our first couple days will be spent making a ten mile loop up to a saddle where game crosses from one canyon to another. Over the saddle and down another canyon. Hopefully some deer, elk, or other game allow us some stalking diversions.
The next 5 days or so will be spent going over a mountain into what local knowledge claims to be a good place to be. We are lucky in that Steve has a friend from the area who will join us. His family also owns horses so we won't be limited by having to pack out game on our backs. Anything up to 10 miles from the trailhead is possible.
It's been 4 years since my last elk hunt. I kind of miss it
On Monday, September 25, we'll have some pics and stories to share.
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