23 July Trail Clearing Season July 23, 2019By Monica Oliver Announcements, General Information #WIOAdventures, Trail Clearing, Wilderness Area 0 It seems an outfitter’s life is defined by “seasons”… as are most people’s lives, but our seasons seem to revolve around seasons determined by others; meaning the Idaho Department of Fish and Game determines what season we can hunt and therefore that is one of our “seasons”. The only season that we get to determine is trail clearing season. That takes place during the summer months. For the last 3 years we have had such amazing crews and our hopes are that this year will end up being “trail maintenance” season instead of one of the giant pushes we have had to make to open some trails that even the Forest Service’s own records can’t tell us when they were open last. As we head into this year’s trail clearing season, we thought it might be cool to offer the opportunity for people to accompany us on such an adventure. It would include horseback travel into the backcountry, all the food you can eat, views that would please the most avid of outdoor adventurers, ours and quite frankly, anyone who uses the trail system’s gratitude and last but not least, you would be leaving your legacy as part of the public lands system and more specifically the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness area. We would make time to sneak in a little fishing as there is water near pretty much every trail and enjoy campfire talk (assuming there is no fire ban in place) and companionship, along with a lot of hard work and sweat in clearing trails on the public’s land…YOU are part of that public! So, if you think you could part with a day or weekend, contact us to see how you could leave your own legacy on the trails of the “Frank”. Related Posts What Spring Bear Season Means to a Seasoned Wrangler March 20, 2023 is the first day of spring and this means Idaho spring bear season is right around the corner! Let me introduce myself, I'm Kelly Swingruber, my daughter (Tia) and I pack for Wild Idaho Outfitters and Castle Creek Outfitters. I also manage the livestock. 2020 Idaho Spring Bear Season Means Bear Baiting Season as Well! With the official opener of Idaho’s 2020 backcountry spring bear seasons just about 1 month away, now is the time to get prepared by getting your bear bait at an affordable price while supplies last. There are a lot of places to get bear bait, but only one place that can sell it as affordably priced as this. All our baits are priced at 20 cents per pound and are packaged in manageable sized packing from 35-pound buckets of peanut butter to 30 pound boxes of jellied candies. 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. Investing in Trail Work Wild Idaho Outfitters invested some serious time, money and effort into trail work this summer. We hired a crew of four young men who worked long hours and cleared over 30 miles of trail in the “Frank” by cutting or moving 1,985 logs from the trails over a 4-week period. All this work was done with hand tools. 2010 Idaho Hunting Season Comes to a Close Hunting season in Idaho’s backcountry unit 27 comes to an official close on November 18 and this year the snow began to roll in about then. So after 2 days of packing out camp it was time to chain up and haul livestock over the pass to winter quarters and begin the drying out of tents, tack and equipment. Riding in to pack camp after the last hunter leaves is always sort of a bitter sweet journey. Idaho Fish & Game Commission Extends Wolf Hunting and Trapping Seasons Idaho Fish and Game recently extended wolf hunting seasons, opened more areas to wolf trapping and extended trapping seasons over most of the state. Changes went into effect immediately on February 20, 2020. Wolf hunting season in Frank Church Wilderness game units 20A, 26, and 27 has been extended by one month. Comment (0) Comments are closed.