NO MORE WILDERNESS! Wilderness is beautiful, we can all agree on that, but not being able to access that beauty is one of the problems with creating MORE wilderness. The current wilderness in Idaho is not being managed properly to allow access so how do they think they can create more and keep up with its management? If you are reading this, I can only assume you either hunt and/or fish or at least condone those acts and if you do participate, you probably use public lands. The Salmon-Challis National Forest is in the midst of a forest plan revision. February 25, 2019By George McQuiston Announcements, General Information Public Land, Wilderness Area 0 0 Comment Read More »
Merry Christmas from the gang here at Wild Idaho Outfitters From the gang here at Wild Idaho Outfitters, we would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and safe Holiday season! As I write this on Christmas eve morning, it has just begun to snow the type of snow fall and in the surroundings that I live in, that makes it look just like something out of a Hallmark Christmas movie. December 24, 2018By George McQuiston Announcements, General Information Merry Christmas, Wild Idaho Outfitters 0 0 Comment Read More »
Happy Thanksgiving 2018 from Wild Idaho Outfitters As the sun just set on the final day of our 2018 Idaho elk and deer hunting season, it turns out we drop right back into another “season”: The Holiday Season! With the first, of course, being Thanksgiving. I personally am glad that Thanksgiving falls when it does this year as it leaves no time for PHD (post hunting depression) to set in. Instead, it is a time to reflect on this past year and all the many incredible blessings we have in our lives. I have said it before and it bears repeating, the best part of our job is the people we get to meet. November 22, 2018By George McQuiston Announcements, General Information #WIOAdventures, #WIOFallHunts, #WIOHunts, #WIOSpringHunts, Thanksgiving 0 0 Comment Read More »
Legacy makers (builders) Today was the beginning of a new legacy. Bold words you say? Let me explain. It seems like an outfitter’s life is ruled by seasons. Now you would recognize the easy ones like spring bear, spring turkey, fall bear, elk, deer, etc. The seasons that most people don’t recognize are all of the “behind the scene” seasons. July 27, 2018By George McQuiston Announcements, Elk In Rut, General Information, Guided Hunts, Mule Deer, Spring Fall Black Bear Black Bear Hunts, Deer Hunts, Elk Hunts, Forest Service, Frank Church, Public Land 0 0 Comment Read More »
Rediscover Idaho By now all the western states’ draws are out and odds are good you didn’t draw a tag. Well, neither did most of the people who play the draw game. Maybe it is time to give Idaho an honest chance look see. July 20, 2018By George McQuiston Elk In Rut, Fall Bear Season, Guided Hunts, Mule Deer, Wolf, Youth Black Bear Hunts, Elk Hunts, Idaho Hunts, Mule Deer Hunts, Wolf Hunts 0 0 Comment Read More »
Fall Bear Hunting Season is just around the corner It seems like just yesterday that we were riding in to set spring bear baits and yet we are already talking about what baits to set for this fall, preparing camp and laying in more bear bait for this year’s fall bear hunt. July 20, 2018By George McQuiston Fall Bear Season, Guided Hunts, Spring Fall Black Bear, Youth Black Bear Hunts, Idaho Hunts 0 0 Comment Read More »
Late Season Mule Deer Hunts during the rut! 2018 was a year of changes in Idaho, but then again, what year isn’t. One of the changes that took place was that the fish and game commission changed the late season mule deer hunt from an unlimited controlled hunt to a controlled hunt for nonresidents citing backcountry airstrip crowding as the reason for needing to do it. July 20, 2018By George McQuiston Guided Hunts, Mule Deer, Youth Idaho Hunts, Mule Deer Hunts 0 0 Comment Read More »
2018 Idaho Elk Hunting Season Is Only 8 Short Months Away The Holidays are finally over. And although we all enjoyed the family gatherings, excessive food and sometimes excessive adult beverages, it is now time to throttle back a little on the drink, push away from those leftover Christmas cookies and knuckle down and face the important truth that lies ahead: Hunting season is only 8 short months away and we have work to do…okay, maybe you don’t but I sure do! January 15, 2018By George McQuiston Elk In Rut, General Information, Guided Hunts Elk Hunts. 2018 elk hunts, Idaho Hunts 0 0 Comment Read More »
Merry Christmas 2017 As I was searching for the proper words to articulate well wishes for a Merry Christmas, I was reading some copy on our website, which is undergoing some changes, and for whatever reason the 2015 Merry Christmas blog came up, so I read it. I must confess, even though I wrote those words then, I sincerely believe that I would be hard pressed to either improve or to even change what I wrote as it is truly how I feel today. December 25, 2017By George McQuiston General Information 0 0 Comment Read More »