Our most recent hunt found us back in Idaho with Boulder Creek Outfitters (www.bouldercreekoutfitters.com). This is a place I’ve hunted for the past seven years, and there’s a reason I keep going back.
This time I held three tags: elk, muley and whitetail. We hunted west of Grangeville, atop the breathtaking Joseph Plains for muleys and elk, and near White Bird, for whitetail. These areas are in units 13 & 14, which are dominated by private lands.
Day one found us in search of elk, and it didn’t take long to find what we were looking for. Along the Snake River breaks of Hell’s Canyon, a herd of over 20 head fed their way up a rugged draw. Looking through the spotting scope, I watched a bull rake the ground then let out an impressive bugle.
Grabbing our gear, we prepared for a tough hike, chasing the herd up the canyon as they quickly fed toward their bedding area. Matt Craig, owner of Boulder Creek Outfitters, and I cow called and bugled our way to the herd. Every time we made a sound, the bull would bugle right back.
We’d lost sight of him early in the stalk as he moved his cows up a steep canyon, but could clearly hear his bugles–more than 30, total–echo through the treeless, towering mountains. If it weren’t for our persistent calling, I doubt we’d have caught up to the bull. He was absolutely loving the bugles I tossed out every few minutes on my Point Blank Knockdown triple reed diaphragm call & Rock Hard grunt tube. Though the bull didn’t come in, our calls kept him hanging at the back of the herd, and that’s the break we needed.
Rounding the last mountain, heart thumping, sweating and out of breath, I rested my .325 Nosler custom rifle into the granite rocks. At 305 yards the bull was crystal clear in my Trijicon AccuPoint. One more call, and the bull stopped, turned and bugled right at us. The shot found the mark, punching through both lungs. The bull staggered 10 yards and collapsed.
Seven hours later we had the bull boned and packed off the mount. After a good night’s rest it was time to focus on mule deer. Five days later we found what we were looking for, a deep forked loner feeding in a bowl just above the Snake River, less than two miles from where the elk had been taken.
The stalk was easy, downhill all the way. At 290 yards I laid prone, rifle resting solidly on my pack. The shot found the mark and the buck rolled into the bottom of a creek bed. We had no options but to bone out that animal, too, and pack him back up the hill.
Ever day, as cold weather crept in, we saw an increasing number of muleys, but the truth is we were there a bit early for prime mule deer action. The next day we dropped off the Joseph Plains, heading to White Bird in search of whitetails.
Temperatures dropped more than 30º over night, and snow began to fall. The first deer we laid eyes on was a trio of bucks, including a 140” shooter. But he gave us the slip after a lengthy stalk. We found another buck, this one pushing 150”, and after a long stalk sat above him, waiting for him to stand from his bed.
Nearly an hour passed, and finally he stood. Unfortunately it was because the wind changed. The buck was on his feet, running the opposite direction, before any of us knew what happened.
Pushing through driving rain, sleet and snow, we found more bucks, including a wide, heavy-antlered brute worth a closer look. Given the conditions, and the fact 6” of snow was to fall (not good on camera gear), we decided to make a move. Eventually we intercepted the buck, and at 260 yards, the Nosler/Trijicon combo’ worked their magic once again. Soon were we admiring a wide-racked buck with some of the most impressive eye guards I’d seen. In three hours of hunting we’d seen 16 bucks, three of which were bigger than the buck we tagged. It was the most bucks I’d ever seen while hunting this place.
This is some of the most beautiful country we’re fortunate to hunt anywhere in the world. The people are wonderful and the animals are plentiful. That’s why we keep going back.
With the taking of these animals we were able to complete our latest DVD, a project two years in the making. It’s called Field Dressing, Skinning & Caping Big Game, and will be the most comprehensive work of its kind. We’re hoping to have it out by Christmas…stay tuned for details!
We were also happy to catch the action of all these hunts for Trijicon’s The Hunt, which will air in the 3rd and 4th quarters next year, on the Sportsman Channel.
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