Unit 73 behind Malad?

slamdunk · Jul 21, 2011

I'm a Utard that has transplanted to IF and i have no clue where to hunt deer. Every trip i have made home to see my kids, i pass through Malad just drooling over the mountain range to the southwest. Is this a public unit i can hunt? A draw unit perhaps? I'm not expecting a monster buck, just a decent hunt i can take my new family on and maybe kill an "average" somewhat mature buck. Any advise or suggestions will be much appreciated!!

wrt · Jul 21, 2011

that mountain is called samaria mountain and is in my front yard it is a draw unit and the deer are gone.I am on the mountain on horse and truck all summer and the deer numbers have plummeted the last four years. still a few good bucks but few and far between. And alot of pressure like hunting Yoast one mile area in Boxelder.

destroyer350 · Jul 21, 2011

LAST EDITED ON Jul-21-11 AT 11:31PM (MST)[p]Welcome to Idaho Slam!! I don't know much about 73 but i think it can get hunted pretty hard. I guess you'll have to join the rest of us sluggs an put in for 45, it's kind of like waiting for a Heneries tag only without the points! You'll get use to the drive thur Montpelier and Cokeville, it's quicker to go along the east side of Bear Lake if it's a week day, Laketown over to Sage Junction to Woodruff I know every turn by heart.
What brings ya to Idaho? The land of opportunity!!!!

slamdunk · Jul 22, 2011

Thanks guys, great info.....back to the drawing board :-(
I just want a simple place to enjoy a family deer hunt, nothing hard core, we have small children and are basically looking for a place to camp and introduce them to MY world.

What brought me to Idaho?
What has the most powerful magnet attatched to it other than a gorgeous woman ;-) We'll more than likely end up back in Utah. She's from IF so i chased her.

liecabucks · Jul 22, 2011

If she's from Idaho then she's probably got horses....watch out they get real expensive haha

IF you want to check out a general unit, try the ones to the west like sublette or Arbon Valley. Still a crap ton of people but It would be a good camping trip.

Sit tall in the saddle, hold your head up high, keep your eyes fixed to where the trail meets the sky...

Deerlove · Jul 22, 2011

Give 73a a shot, its got a longer season, and it's not too rough for the kids.

slamdunk · Jul 22, 2011

LAST EDITED ON Jul-22-11 AT 12:12PM (MST)[p]Is 73A an open unit, no draw?

Oh....and no she doesn't have horses, she's originally from Marlyland and moved here after her military service from Germany. We're foot soldiers. Lol