Final Week to Apply for Idaho Big Game Hunts Most western states draw results are out by now and we know this because we are already getting the call of “do you have any openings, because we didn’t draw in (my preferred) state”. Idaho seems to be a bit behind and their deadline for applications is June 5. June 3, 2025By George McQuiston (blog) Announcements, General Information, Guided Hunts Hunt Applications, Trophy Species 0 0 Comment Read More »
2025 Idaho Trophy Species Application Season It wasn’t just another April Fool’s Day this April 1st. No, it was the official opener of “Trophy Species” application season. You know, the season that comes every year. April 3, 2025By George McQuiston (blog) Announcements, General Information, Guided Hunts Bighorn Sheep, Moose, Mountain Goats, Trophy Species 0 0 Comment Read More »
Hunting Application Season is in Full Swing It seems like hunting has evolved from planning an outdoor excursion with your family and friends that revolves around a hunting camp full of close friends and family to an exercise in becoming a Vegas odds statistician so you have the best chance at even drawing a tag. Gone are the “good old days” March 5, 2025By George McQuiston (blog) Announcements, General Information, Guided Hunts, Youth Bear Hunts, Black Bear Hunts, Elk Hunts, Idaho hunting, Idaho Hunts, Idaho wilderness hunts, Lion Hunts, Moose, Mule Deer Hunts, Youth Hunts 0 0 Comment Read More »
Guides, Packers and Cooks Wanted Have you ever just dreamed, okay, wondered, okay, fine, was curious about what it takes to be a guide, packer or cook with a backcountry hunting outfit, but just knew you couldn’t quit your “day job’ to find out. Well, curiously enough, we are looking for people interested in doing any or all these jobs and we are not looking for career-minded people! That’s right. We are NOT looking for full-time help January 15, 2025By George McQuiston (blog) General Information Cooks, Employment Opportunity, Guide, Guides, Idaho Employment Opportunity, Idaho Jobs, Packer, Packers, Wrangler, Wranglers 0 0 Comment Read More »
Nonresident Outfitter Allocated Hunting Tags May be on the Chopping Block The winds of change are blowing, and in many western states they are reaching gale force. Sadly, Idaho is no different. What do I mean? With the amazing population growth that the west is experiencing, it may be good for those city type businesses that rely on sheer numbers to survive, but out here in rural Idaho, it is simply putting a pinch on an already limited resource, our public land system, most importantly on our public lands hunting opportunities January 14, 2025By George McQuiston (blog) Announcements, Elk In Rut, General Information, Guided Hunts, Mule Deer Elk Hunts, Elk-Hunts, Idaho, Idaho hunting, Idaho Hunts, Idaho wilderness hunts, Mule Deer Hunts, Mule-Deer-Hunts 0 0 Comment Read More »
Rut Mule Deer Hunt Opportunity By some strange twist of fate, oversight, or whatever you might want to call it we are down to the wire and find ourselves with 2 tags for a 2024 Controlled Mule Deer Hunt for 2 in November. September 6, 2024By George McQuiston (blog) Announcements, Drop Camps, General Information, Guided Hunts, Mule Deer Deer Hunts, Guided Hunts, Idaho hunting, Idaho Hunts, Idaho wilderness hunts, Mule Deer Hunts 0 0 Comment Read More »
Fall Bear Season Is Looking Good If you haven’t made plans for fall yet, maybe a fall bear hunt in Idaho’s famous Frank Church Wilderness Area is just the ticket. Cameras on our spring bear bait sites were loaded with color phase bears this year. We weren’t sure if it was the mild winter or simply the bear population just continues to grow, but the fact is, the numbers and color variety both on camera and killed this spring was incredible. The bears were out and hungry. We left far more on camera than were harvested so fall is looking extra good this year as well. July 3, 2024By George McQuiston (blog) Announcements, Fall Bear Season, General Information, Guided Hunts, Spring bear season, Spring Fall Black Bear Bear Hunts, Idaho Black Bear Hunts, Idaho hunting, Idaho wilderness hunts, Spring Black Bear Hunts 0 0 Comment Read More »
One Door Closes, Another One Opens It’s July already. Besides being the month with probably the second most important holiday celebration of the year, it’s the month when most western states hunting tag draw results are out (except maybe some antlerless tags) and, as usual, you drew tag soup. Nothing, zilch, nada. What to do about hunting this fall now? July 2, 2024By George McQuiston (blog) Announcements, Elk In Rut, General Information, Guided Hunts, Mule Deer Elk Hunts, Guided Hunts, Idaho hunting, Idaho Hunts, Idaho wilderness hunts, Mule Deer Hunts 0 0 Comment Read More »
Grizzly Bear Reintroduction Comments Sought It would seem that the geniuses behind the “save everything but humans green movement” are back at it again and wanting to transplant Grizzlies into what could (almost) already be described as a predator pit and certainly a large risk for human interactions (read: death of humans in contact with grizzlies) Sadly, I just learned about this myself and there are only a few days left to act. Whether you are for or against grizzly bear reintroduction (a species not even close to extinction), now is your time to comment. March 14, 2024By George McQuiston (blog) Announcements, General Information Bitterroot Ecosystem, Endangered Species Act, Grizzly, National Environmental Policy Act, reintroduce grizzly bears 0 0 Comment Read More »