Working for Idaho Wildlife What we hoped to accomplish in 1 week took almost 13 months and 3 trips to Idaho, but it finally happened. Heath F. is an avid hunter and wanted to pursue predators and wanted to get what we would deem the “Triple Crown” of lower 48 predators in the form of a wolf, black bear, and mountain lion. He sought us out and in early January 2021 he came out on a predator hunt for all three and we were successful in getting him a wolf. March 1, 2022By Monica Oliver Announcements, Camp Life, General Information, Guided Hunts Bear Hunts, Idaho wilderness hunts, Mountain Lion Hunts, Predator Hunts, Wolf Hunts 0 0 Comment Read More »
Ultimate Hunt Combo Possibilities This year, for the first time ever, we are offering what I would consider an ultimate hunting combo. In our Castle Creek Outfitters area, we have a very unique opportunity to hunt more species at one time than I am aware of anywhere, especially considering most hunts are closed by this time and most people are relegated to sofa surfing, watching hunting channels and patiently waiting for next season. December, in area 28 of central Idaho only, one can hunt (provided they have the proper tags) elk AND deer with archery equipment. This time frame allows for harvest of either sex of both species, increasing your odds of success with a bow. May 25, 2021By Monica Oliver Announcements, General Information, Guided Hunts Black Bear Hunts, Idaho Black Bear Hunts, Idaho hunting, Idaho Hunts, Idaho Mountain Lion Hunt, Idaho wilderness hunts, Wolf Hunts 0 0 Comment Read More »
A Couple Spots Still Left for this Spring Bear Season The weather has been unseasonably warm and dry this year and the water level on the creek has been pretty steady helping us avoid the radical highs of a “normal” spring runoff, bears are active, and we got ‘em on camera. We are looking forward to a productive spring bear season and have just a couple spots still available for June. So, if you don’t have any concrete spring hunting or fishing plans and can get away on short notice, contact us about dates and times for an Idaho spring bear hunt with us! May 24, 2021By Monica Oliver Announcements, General Information, Guided Hunts, Idaho Black Bear Hunts Black Bear Hunts, Idaho Black Bear Hunts, Idaho wilderness hunts, Spring Black Bear Hunts 0 0 Comment Read More »
Trophy Species Application Season Opens Up Today April 1st April 1st is one of my favorite times of year because it signifies the “official” opener of Idaho’s spring bear season. It is one our favorite seasons as we are forced to “get off the couch” and into the saddle of some very fine Darling Creek Livestock. We are incredibly proud of the horses and mules we use and raise. We really look forward to getting out and using them and baiting for spring bears is a very good excuse to do that as well as a way to start our young stock by packing. April 1, 2021By Monica Oliver Announcements, General Information, Guided Hunts Moose Hunts, Mountain Goat Hunts, Mountain Man, Sheep Hunts 0 0 Comment Read More »
Spring Bear Drop Camps With Idaho’s 2021 spring bear season beginning this week, we are grateful that we are pretty much booked up on our guided hunts, but new for 2021, we are offering spring bear drop camps for those DIY hunters who to prefer the challenge of hunting on their own and more of the spot and stalk element of bear hunting. This is a more affordable option over guiding, puts you in charge of your own schedule and may just be the ticket for that pent up wintertime cabin fever! March 31, 2021By Monica Oliver Announcements, General Information, Guided Hunts, Idaho Black Bear Hunts Bear Hunts, Black Bear Hunts, DIY Hunt, Drop Camp, Drop Camps, Idaho Black Bear Hunts 0 0 Comment Read More »
Last minute cancellation: Idaho Mountain Lion, Wolf, Bobcat and Coyote Hunt With all that has been going on this last little while, we find one of our regular hunters in need of a last-minute cancellation. We thought, no problem, there must be someone out there ready to go “off the grid” on an Idaho backcountry predator hunt to escape some of this madness for a little while. January 22, 2021By Monica Oliver Announcements, General Information, Guided Hunts Bobcat Hunt, Idaho Hunts, Idaho Mountain Lion Hunt, Idaho Wolf Hunt 0 0 Comment Read More »
Aaaand They’re Gone! As has been the case for many a year, Idaho put their nonresident big game hunting licenses and tags up for sale on December 1, 2020 at 10 am. It didn’t take long for those who logged on to the fish and game website to buy them that day to realize that it was going to take a little effort and a great measure of patience as there were literally thousands upon thousands of would-be nonresident Idaho hunters with great hopes and anticipation of getting an early Christmas present in the form of an elk and/or deer tag of their choosing. Sadly, for many, their dreams of hunting this great state of Idaho were dashed at checkout when the tags were sold out more rapidly than one could enter their credit card number in the checkout cart. December 4, 2020By Monica Oliver Announcements, General Information Deer Hunts, Drop Camps, Elk Hunts, Idaho Black Bear Hunts, Idaho wilderness hunts, Mule Deer Hunts, Spring Black Bear Hunts 0 0 Comment Read More »
Hunting with GPS/Map-Devices: Seeing Outside the Box Don’t get me wrong, modern GPS/map-devices, or map apps that make smartphones function like GPS/map-devices, are wonderful tools for the hunter. Being somewhat device challenged, I can only wish I knew how to use them. Some tech-savvy hunters I have run into recently manage to get around in the woods quite well with them. August 3, 2020By Joe Cavanaugh Announcements, General Information Black Bear Hunts, Elk Hunts, Guided Hunts, Guided-Hunts, Idaho Hunts, Mule Deer Hunts 0 0 Comment Read More »
Post Season Trail Cam Pics Still Plenty of Bears Left for Next Year We had a successful spring bear season this year, taking several nice bears, half of which were color phase. Game cameras show there are still plenty of bears left in our area to hunt this fall or next spring. July 27, 2020By Joe Cavanaugh Announcements, Guided Hunts, Idaho Black Bear Hunts Bear Hunts, Guided Hunts, Guided-Hunts, Idaho Black Bear Hunts, Idaho hunting, Idaho Hunts, Idaho wilderness hunts 0 0 Comment Read More »
Positive Attitudes and Hunting Success When I met my bear-hunting client a few of weeks ago, one of the first things he told me is that he usually has “pretty good luck on hunting trips like this”. As we all know, luck is a good thing to have on one’s side, but it’s difficult to obtain on-demand. July 20, 2020By Joe Cavanaugh Announcements, General Information, Guided Hunts, Idaho Black Bear Hunts Bear Hunts, Guided Hunts, Guided-Hunts, Idaho Black Bear Hunts, Idaho hunting, Idaho Hunts, Idaho wilderness hunts 0 0 Comment Read More »