Hey all! I'm Ryan. I moved out to Boise from Chicago a couple years ago to attend BSU. Don't have much big game hunting experience but I've been trying. I've been a falconer for about 5 years now and so I've got experience hunting small game, upland and water fowl.
I've been trying to hunt 39 for Mule Deer. This will be my 3rd season. Everybody I know here has told me that if I just get out and hike, I'll see deer. But I'm obviously doing something wrong because I haven't found deer. I try to move slow and play the wind. I find decently fresh sign, but no animals. I have found some elk, antelope (which I don't think should have been where I saw them), and got chased by wolves earlier this week.
I'm planning on heading up North of Idaho City tomorrow to hunt with my dad (he's never hunted before either). Can you guys give me any pointers about how to see deer while I'm out? I've got good binoculars and try and scan as much ground as I can as I hike but that hasn't really worked.
I've been trying to hunt 39 for Mule Deer. This will be my 3rd season. Everybody I know here has told me that if I just get out and hike, I'll see deer. But I'm obviously doing something wrong because I haven't found deer. I try to move slow and play the wind. I find decently fresh sign, but no animals. I have found some elk, antelope (which I don't think should have been where I saw them), and got chased by wolves earlier this week.
I'm planning on heading up North of Idaho City tomorrow to hunt with my dad (he's never hunted before either). Can you guys give me any pointers about how to see deer while I'm out? I've got good binoculars and try and scan as much ground as I can as I hike but that hasn't really worked.