25 November Happy Thanksgiving 2025 November 25, 2025By George McQuiston (blog) Announcements, General Information Bear Hunts, Black Bear Hunts, Deer Hunts, Drop Camps, Elk Hunts, Elk-Hunts, Fall Black Bear Hunts, Frank Church, Guided Hunts, Happy Thanksgiving, Idaho Black Bear Hunts, Idaho wilderness hunts, Mule Deer Hunts, Mule-Deer-Hunts, Public Land, River of No Return, Spring Black Bear Hunts, Youth Hunts 0 Our 2025 season has officially ended and in keeping with a tradition that I am not sure who started, we flew “Old Glory” all the way off the mountain. She was flying high and proud all season in each of our camps! November 23 was our last day pulling camp at our high camp, 8300’ above sea level, looking out over “the Frank”. It is always a melancholy moment as a lot has happened in the last 3 ½ months. Memories were made, friends revisited, new friends made, excitement, disappointment, opportunities gained or lost, all the emotions that come with hunting camp.We are unbelievably grateful for an outstanding team of guides, cooks, and pack support. And we are especially thankful to all the hunters that joined us this year.We are blessed to be able to operate on “our” public lands. Grateful, barely scratches the surface. With all the political B.S. that consumes our nation today, one thing that is so RIGHT with America is our public lands system! These are YOUR lands and my lands…they are all OUR lands and meant to be explored and enjoyed. We are simply grateful to be a part of it all!As you gather with family and friends over this holiday weekend, reliving memories from wherever you hunted this year, be grateful for the time you have with family and friends and enjoy your time with them because next week it’s time to get serious about planning next year’s adventures. If they include Idaho, drawing applications begin December 5th.Happy Thanksgiving.(Photo: Ruth Albrecht) Related Posts 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. Happy Thanksgiving from Idaho! I hope if you are reading this on Thanksgiving Day, you are enjoying some quiet time with family, have a full belly of Thanksgiving turkey and are just taking a few minutes to sit back and reflect on all that is wonderful in your life. If you are reading it after Thanksgiving, I hope your day was full of fun. Happy Thanksgiving from the Gang at Wild Idaho Outfitters and Castle Creek Outfitters As the girls rode the livestock out on their final ride of the season, heading for greener pastures at lower elevation and a winter rest, we couldn’t help but reminisce on how fast the last 3 months have gone and how grateful we are for what we get to do, the country we get to do it in, and especially for the people we get to meet. That wasn’t supposed to happen aka Happy Late Thanksgiving Man, I hate technology! Okay, I do appreciate my heated seats and steering wheel in the Ram pickup when the temps reach single digits, but it sure is frustrating when you have been on the mountain for 3 months and finally make it home only to find out your email server has been down for the last week and there is no remedy in sight. Happy Thanksgiving! Happy Thanksgiving from the gang here at Wild Idaho Outfitters and Castle Creek Outfitters. We just finished bringing out our last camp, pulling the shoes on the horses and kicking them out to pasture, drying out the tents, stacking the camp gear and are now settling in for what everyone thinks of as our “off season”. We will certainly take this day, November 28, 2019, off to spend time with family and friends, to embrace and to reflect on the many blessings that have been bestowed upon us and we certainly hope that you all are doing the same. We are truly grateful for the people, many who have become friends, that we have met over the last 15 years. Happy Thanksgiving Happy Thanksgiving from the gang here at Wild Idaho Outfitters. With the storm moving across the west this day we do hope you find yourselves snuggled up next to a warm fire, hot cup of coffee or cocoa nearby, and are able to take a few quiet moments to reflect on all the blessings we individually and collectively share as Americans. I for one am grateful for this country. As we read about refugees trying to escape their country Comment (0)