For years, we've been hunting an area in central Idaho near a resort town with lots of public land elk. It's all draw but we usually apply for cow tags. The odds of drawing are very good and we will draw about 2 out of 3 years. As the season progresses, the elk seem to go 2 way. Some will go up and back to some almost totally inaccessible areas. If you go there, you'd better have a very strong back. The other elk will go to town. They'll crowd in around homes on the outskirts where there are lots of hikers and bikers. They're mostly still on public land and the season is open. The locals have tried to run the hunters out but the IDFG has ignored them.
