Idaho Elk & Mule Deer Hunting - Rifle

Idaho Elk & Mule Deer

Base Price is for an Unguided Rifle hunt. Make it a 2x1 or 1x1 Guided hunt for an additional fee.

Elk and mule deer combo hunts in the Bear River Elk Zone & Bannock Elk Zone. We offer guided elk hunts, semi-guided or unguided elk hunts, guaranteed elk hunts, Cow Elk Hunts, horseback drop camps, or DIY Elk Hunting Maps for do-it-yourself elk hunters.

Hunt Areas

Elk & mule deer hunts are conducted in Southeast Idaho's Bear River Elk Zone & Bannock Elk Zone. This is very scenic and productive elk and mule deer country.

Success

Shot opportunity on the general elk and mule deer hunts usually averages 50% to 80%. Shot opportunity in the controlled hunt units usually runs from 75% to 100%.

Guiding

Drop Camp Style Hunts Include: (Base Price Per Person)

• Hunting Advice (no guiding)

• Map

• Tent

• Camp Gear

• Water

• Portable Toilet

• Firewood

• Saw

• You Decide How Long You Hunt, including Pack in/out Day

Semi-guided 4.5 or 5-Day Hunts Include:

• Lodging

• One guide advising 3 to 6 hunters.

• The guide will help pack game

Fully Guided 4.5 or 5-Day Hunts Include:

• Lodging and Meals

• 1 to 3 hunters per guide

• Your guide will field dress, skin, and pack out your game.

4.5-Day Fully or Semi-Guided Hunt Dates - October 15-19

5-Day Fully or Semi-Guided Hunt Dates - October 20-24

Lodging

Choose indoor lodging and meals or a remote tent camp. Arrive 2pm-4pm, shoot weapons before sunset, hunt each day, move out of your room the last morning, hunt until noon and then depart.

Routine

Wake up to a continental breakfast, leave early to get in the hunt area before dawn, take a sack lunch or you can return mid day for lunch, your dinner will be ready when you return in the evening.

Methods

Hunting methods may include glassing openings in canyons and hillsides and then stalking if needed, watching water sources, and hiking or still hunting on mountain trails and on high ridges.

Quality

Trophy quality can be good, we see bulls with antlers ranging from spikes to 7x7's, an average bull elk probably has a 5x5 rack, but several bulls over 300" are seen every elk season.

Game Care

Your guide will field dress, skin, quarter, and pack out your game. You can debone meat or pack quarters in coolers to take home. Taxidermy and butchering are both available locally if desired.