Originally Posted by centershot
Anything bigger than a 2 point. You may even wish you'd had shot one of them before you are done. There are so many hunters all over Idaho anymore that finding a truly big buck in a general hunt is beyond difficult. The deer get the heck shot out of them with near unbelievable hunting pressure. If you see a 3x4 or similar in the 16"-20" wide range (3 yr old, horns ~ wide as ears) you will be doing good. There are a few of the 4 and 5 year olds around but they know what is up and it takes snow or the rut to get them out of the high country. Neither of those are likely to happen in general rifle season Oct 10-24. Hate to lay it out like that and wish it were different, but that has not been the case in the last 10 years. Good luck, maybe you will be 'the guy' to stumble onto a giant.



Pretty much the situation, but I'll add that that is tough ass hunting most everywhere in central ID, up into the panhandle & Selway.

A typical "decent" buck will be a 4x4 and around even with the ears, which is usually around 20"-22", depending on the deer................not a great deer, just typical "decent". If you find that, you probably should take it.

Just my view of the world, but unless you just want meat, I wouldn't shoot one smaller, but that may well be all you find.

MM