maddmartagan
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Hey Guys,
I am wanting to plan a Spring Bear hunt in Idaho. Looking at Units 1-6. I am wondering how the whole process works, though. This will be my first back country hunt ever, so I would like to hike in and camp for at least a few days, and do spot and stalk. My question is in regards to how the hunt actually works. I plan to fly in to Spokane, drive over to Idaho and then hike in somewhere. But how exactly does that work? Do you just find a parking spot somewhere and then leave your car there for days? Do most people follow trails for a few miles and then just head off the trail at some point? Is it feasible to stay in a hotel off I-90 (or similar) and get up each morning, hike in and hike out that night to stay in hotel? I don't want to do that, but my hunting partner seems a little hesitant about staying out there the whole time, so I want to be able to give him an out if necessary. If you guys could just kind of hive me a run down of how a backcountry hunt works, that would be great. For Example, I imagine it like:
1) Arrive at airport.
2) Drive to a trail head (how do I find these though? are there designated ones for hunters or something? Can I just park anywhere realistically as long as its in the hunting zone?)
3) Park and hike in on trail for certain distance.
4) Go off trail to location that was previously aerial scouted.
5) Make base camp.
6) Each morning, get up and hike to ridge and glass all day.
Repeat until adventure is over, or bear harvested.
7) Hike back to car and drive to airport and go home.
Any info would be appreciated. Thanks guys.
I am wanting to plan a Spring Bear hunt in Idaho. Looking at Units 1-6. I am wondering how the whole process works, though. This will be my first back country hunt ever, so I would like to hike in and camp for at least a few days, and do spot and stalk. My question is in regards to how the hunt actually works. I plan to fly in to Spokane, drive over to Idaho and then hike in somewhere. But how exactly does that work? Do you just find a parking spot somewhere and then leave your car there for days? Do most people follow trails for a few miles and then just head off the trail at some point? Is it feasible to stay in a hotel off I-90 (or similar) and get up each morning, hike in and hike out that night to stay in hotel? I don't want to do that, but my hunting partner seems a little hesitant about staying out there the whole time, so I want to be able to give him an out if necessary. If you guys could just kind of hive me a run down of how a backcountry hunt works, that would be great. For Example, I imagine it like:
1) Arrive at airport.
2) Drive to a trail head (how do I find these though? are there designated ones for hunters or something? Can I just park anywhere realistically as long as its in the hunting zone?)
3) Park and hike in on trail for certain distance.
4) Go off trail to location that was previously aerial scouted.
5) Make base camp.
6) Each morning, get up and hike to ridge and glass all day.
Repeat until adventure is over, or bear harvested.
7) Hike back to car and drive to airport and go home.
Any info would be appreciated. Thanks guys.