Bear Hunts

Spring and Fall Bear Hunts

May, June, and September

5-Day Lodge Based Bear Hunts

The hunt: We have had 100% shot opportunity for several years and usually have about 75% color phase bears. The days start with waking up whenever you want and having either a hot breakfast or continental type breakfast, depending on the day’s hunt plans. Then it’s up to you – you can hunt all day or break it up with nearby trout fishing, local hot springs, and scenic drives. Lots of bears hit baits in late morning and early afternoon, even when it’s hot outside. We even attract the big traveling bears with good strong scents, so we tend to harvest lots of bears we’ve never had on camera before. Movement on baits is cut down in the rain, and always best the last two hours, but in my 17 years experience doing this, my clients have killed as many big bears on baits between 5-8 am and 2-6 pm as they have in the last two hours of daylight. Lots of 11am-2pm bears as well. Just like any other hunting, you’ve got to spend time in the same general area as the bear to have an encounter; so I encourage hunters to sit as many hours of the day as they can. If you want to wake up early and sneak in at daylight and sit for a few hours and come out for lunch and a nap and go in in the evening, you can. There’s really no right or wrong way, but the more hours you spend at our baits the better the odds. We have trail cameras on every bait, so we will tell you what we think is best, but we also want you to have a good, relaxing time and sometimes 12 hours a day in a blind isn’t some guys’ idea of a good time. 

We use almost all naturally built ground blinds, but we do have a few tree stands. Our setups always favor the normal wind patterns, always put the sun in your favor, and are very well built and placed from 20-120 yards, most being 30-50 yards. The steepness and thickness of the forest here usually prohibits us from seeing a bait much further away than that. We take you on side by side or truck to a location near your bait, then we walk you into blinds and dump fresh bait and scent each time. I have some easy-to-walk-to baits for disabled hunters and some hard, long walks to baits, to accommodate all types of hunters. We leave you with a radio so you can call us when you shoot a bear or are ready to be picked up. 

Sometimes we have to skin the bear on the mountain but we get most of them out whole and skin them at camp. Taking the bear meat is not required in Idaho, but we will gladly quarter your bear and pull backstraps if you wish. We hang the hide overnight to cool thoroughly and then you can take it to a check in station about 20 miles away. After it’s checked we have freezers to freeze it solid for your journey home, or we can deliver it to our long-time trusted taxidermist for you.

Accommodations: Lodge based 5-day hunts. Meals included.

Price: 

$3,500 bait hunt

$4,500 hound hunt

$8,500 guaranteed 6′ color phase bear

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F.A.Q.

Frequently Asked Questions

For our guided hunts, you’ll need your personal clothing and toiletries, a gun or bow with ammo, and typical hunting gear such as a backpack, binoculars, etc.

For a drop-camp hunt, you’ll need everything for a DIY hunt except for a bed, tent, and stove, as you’ll be staying in one of our canvas tents equipped with twin size beds and a wood stove.

All meals, lodging, accommodations, and snacks are included in our guided hunts as well as transportation and the professional guide services.

Drop-camps hunts include transporation to the camp and sleeping accomodations.

  • Idaho State Sales Tax of 6%
  • Tags and Licenses (License and tags can be bought locally upon arrival License is around $200 and tags are $42 each)
  • Gratuities for guides and camp help
  • Taxidermy services, although local recommendations can be given
  • Meat processing services, although local recommendations can be given

Due to the nature of hunting, we cannot guarantee a successful harvested animal. We do, however, have a high success rate with hunters who are willing to work hard and can make a good shot on an animal.

We outfit in Units 33 and 35 of the Sawtooth Zone.