Elk or Deer In Idaho Unit 28? - 08/13/13
I'll be going to Idaho in mid-October this fall for a DIY hunt with folks who have a lot of experience doing that there. I've hunted whitetails in MO for 30 years but this will be my first true, western hunt.
Anyway, we'll be in Unit 28. I don't know that I want to get an elk and a deer tag, for cost reasons as well as the fact that I couldn't use all the meat if I was fortunate enough to bag both. I'd really like to have a chance to bag an elk, wouldn't have to be a giant, as I'd be satisfied with just about any bull. A muley would be okay, but not as good as an elk.
So, hopefully for any of you that have experience in or near that unit, the question is, which animal would I most likely have a chance to bag, elk or deer? I know there are a lot of variables, but mainly based on game populations, which is a better bet?
Also, we will have wolf tags, too. Are the odds of getting a crack at one of those halfway decent?
Thanks in advance for the input.
Anyway, we'll be in Unit 28. I don't know that I want to get an elk and a deer tag, for cost reasons as well as the fact that I couldn't use all the meat if I was fortunate enough to bag both. I'd really like to have a chance to bag an elk, wouldn't have to be a giant, as I'd be satisfied with just about any bull. A muley would be okay, but not as good as an elk.
So, hopefully for any of you that have experience in or near that unit, the question is, which animal would I most likely have a chance to bag, elk or deer? I know there are a lot of variables, but mainly based on game populations, which is a better bet?
Also, we will have wolf tags, too. Are the odds of getting a crack at one of those halfway decent?
Thanks in advance for the input.