Idaho Bear, Elk, Deer Hunts Challis Idaho

No need to go to Canada to get a bear skin rug. Idaho is a state that it is legal to bait for bears, save $ 1000 over a Canadian bear hunt.

5-Day Fall Black Bear hunt (over bait)$1,650

5-Day Spring Black Bear hunt (over bait)$1,950

Or combo it with a deer or elk hunt

We are located in central Idaho, operating from Challis. Conducting summer pack trips and fall hunts in over 150 square miles of the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness. Very rugged terrain with no permanent structures; all operations are conducted from wall tents. There is great cutthroat trout fishing, hunting bull elk in the rut with rifles, liberal deer season, good bear and lion, plus sheep and goat.

Combo Hunts

Hunting in some of Idaho’s remote backcountry wilderness areas is possibly one of the last places left in the country where you can still hunt multiple species at the same time. We call this a combo hunt, being able to hunt elk, deer, bear and predators all at the same time gives you more bang for your buck.

Most states still have elk only or deer only and maybe an incidental, if you draw, bear season. Idaho’s backcountry is some of the most rugged in the lower 48 (in my opinion) and therefore you are allowed to hunt all 3 species at the same time if you are adventurous enough to wander into the rugged Idaho backcountry .

As outfitters in Idaho’s famous Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness Area we offer what we believe is a very affordable combo hunt and encourage you to bring a youngster along by offering huge discounts for youth hunters.

Our seasons begin during the elk rut in September and you are allowed to hunt with a rifle during these hunts. Most rut hunts in other areas are archery only. The sound of a bugling elk in the backcountry is one you won’t soon forget. Now just because they are in the rut, doesn’t make them an easy target. To survive in this rugged country full of predators, both four-legged and the occasional two-legged predator, these elk have gotten very adept at outsmarting their pursuers, but each year we have some lucky hunters that can close the deal on a very nice wilderness bull. Any elk is a trophy in my book, but a wilderness bull is one to truly be appreciated. The elk rut extends into the first couple of weeks of October and so does our Idaho combo hunt. During October your tag is good for either sex elk, increasing your odds of bringing home some delicious elk meat.

During your Idaho combo hunt you will have the opportunity to also hunt mule deer, provided you choose to purchase a tag. Some of our hunters have harvested some truly trophy deer and each year we manage to see some real jaw-droppers. The late season combo hunts come with increased possibilities of snow, but also greater activity of mule deer as the mule deer rut begins late October and runs into November.

We have active bear bait sites during your combo hunt so it is not just an incidental bear you are after. Often times at the end of a long day of chasing some bugling bull or elusive mule deer, you still want to be in the woods, but simply don’t have the “juice” to hike one more ridge. That is when it is a perfect time to sit a bait site and maybe collect your self a nice bear skin rug.

7-Day Elk hunt, 2-on-1 Combo Hunt (Elk, Deer & Bear)$3,950

5-Day Fall Black Bear hunt (over bait)$1,650

5-Day Spring Black Bear hunt (over bait)$1,950

Add a child’s Jr. Mentored Elk or Deer hunt to your package

 (Jr. Mentored child 12-17) (per child)$1,725

Add a child’s Fall Jr. Mentored Bear hunt to your package

 (Jr. Mentored child 12-17) (per child)

$850

Add a child’s Spring Jr. Mentored Bear hunt to your package

 (Jr. Mentored child 12-17) (per child)

$1,050

Non hunting companion (per person per day)$200

Drop camps are available; please feel free to contact us for more information.$1,850

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