Posted: 11/27/2007 4:51:14 PM EDT
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I am wanting to plan an elk hunt for me and a couple of buddies. This is very preliminary and I am just looking for some ideas to get started and have a few questions. We would like to just go on public land and try for a "inexpensive" trip in the next year or two. What state should we consider? What are the procedures for getting non-resident tags? Licenses? Where is good public land? What would it take to camp? Thanks for any info you can provide. |
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I can only speak for Idaho, but I'd say its a good place to try. In the last 3 years I've taken 2 cows with a rifle in an early cow season in my area, and then this year I took a 5x5 bull with my bow For ID in most units non-resident tags are sold over the counter, some areas might be draw only, but I know the 8 or so units up here in North Idaho are all over the counter. Prices are the follow or there abouts: Out of state license: $120 or so non-resident elk tag: $300-400, not quite sure, its all on Idaho Fish and Game's website Quite a bit of public land out here, caming during rifle season should be too bad unless you're way up in the mountains. I believe rifle season starts around Oct. 10th or so each year |
In Montana you have to apply for a licence/permit by 15 Mar for a non-resident. Lots of public land. Forest Service info is avail. on the net. Non-res lic. is about $650 for the deer/elk combo. Info here. Camping is not a big deal. It can be anywhere from 50 degrees to minus 25 degrees during the season. (closer to 50 above this year  ). We use a wall tent with a wood stove/ propane heater combo. The meaner/scratchier critters are mostly in the western part of the state.....mostly.
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