2025 Elk Drop Camp SOLD OUT
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Package price
with Elk included
Outfitter
United States
Response rate: 93%
Response time: within a week
More about us
Our company was established in 1980 and operates in 1 territory.
- Thank you for your interest in Five Bears Outfitters. Please contact directly for availability, accurate pricing, and any other questions.
- Five Bears Outfitters stresses quality animals above all and we maintain mature trophy quality animals by keeping hunter numbers low and pairing you with an experienced guide. We offer true back country experiences, 15 miles back and further, where you will enjoy Idaho's vast public land and not be bothered by other public land hunters.
- When you book your hunt we will guarantee two things, you will be paired with an experienced and qualified guide who will do his best to put you on the game you are pursuing. And when you come back to camp you can kick back relax, enjoy a gourmet meal, and not worry about the chores of being in the back country.
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About this hunt
Drop Camps are a great opportunity for a hunter or a hunting party to experience remote backcountry hunting without the expense of hiring a guide. We will pack you and your party (max 4 people) into a backcountry camp and leave you for 8 days to hunt on your own. Amenities will include 1 large 16x15 wall tent with 4 cots a wood stove and a small kitchen set up. A latrine tent will already be in place and dug for you along with firewood stacked for your hunt. Essential items like toilet paper, soap, coffee will be provided. Other than essentials you are responsible for packing in your own food and gear. Weight is a critical component when it comes to any backcountry hunt, we will provide 4 pack mules to haul in all your food and gear, each pack mule can carry up to 140 lbs of gear. The location of the drop camp and hunting pins will only be shared once a deposit is received. The drop camp is located 5 miles from any drive able road and 6 miles away from our main camp. The camp lies at the base of 2 major drainage's giving you multiple options for hunting out of camp in the morning. The terrain is mountainous and provides a mixture of open meadows and hillsides, dark timber and broken timber. Come prepared and in shape and you may find an old mountain bull who has never seen a hunter. Elk tags are relatively easy to secure, they are sold as a first come first serve tag on December 10th of the year prior to your hunt. You and your hunting party need to purchase these tags yourself on December 10th! Bear and wolf tags are also available after you buy your elk tag over the counter. The price of the drop camp is $8000 and the deposit to secure your spot is $4000. You can book the drop camp yourself or bring some hunting buddies, the max is 4. If you feel up to the challenge of hunting big mountain bulls contact us and we will get back to you as soon as possible. *during hunting season response times will vary!
Self-guided
(Difficult trip)
Rifle Hunting
Stalking
Bow Hunting
Calling
Mountain Hunting
Horseback Hunting
Hunting season: 9 Sep 2025 - 18 Oct 2025
Best time for hunting: 9 Sep 2025 - 18 Oct 2025
OTC Tag available
Where you will hunt
Territory
We start our trip in in Montana, we ride 3 miles to the Idaho Border then drop another 12 miles into the Idaho Backcountry.
Fence type: Not fenced
Territory size: 150 Square Miles
Languages spoken by staff: English
Structure by elevation
Mountains: 100%
Structure by landscape
Fields/Bush: 20%
Forest: 80%
Entertainment services
Excursions Fishing Trophy Mule Deer Hunting Mountain Goat Hunting Moose Hunting Bear Hunting Elk Hunting
Where you will stay
Drop Camp
Our Drop Camp is located 5 miles from the closest driveable road and 6 miles away from our Base Camp. While you are in the Drop camp hunting there will also be a full staff with a couple hunters over in basecamp. We will provide you with an inreach device to communicate with Basecamp in the event that you need anything, Ex: extra supplies, emergencies, help packing out a bull. Besides our packer coming to help you pack out animals you will not see us, the mountains are big enough in between drop camp and our Base Camp that there is no overlap of hunting pressure. In Drop camp we have a 15x16 canvas wall tent for you and your hunting party. Inside there are 4 cots and a small kitchen set up; 2 burner coleman, pots, pans, coffee percolator, a small table. And at the camp site you will already find a latrine tent dug out and ready for use, and firewood stacked and ready for your hunt.
Facilities: Horse riding
How to get there
Drive or fly into Missoula where we will pick you up the day or your trip. We then drive you up to our trailhead and start the ride into Idaho, once in Idaho your hunt begins and you and your guide will have 5 full days of hunting. We reserve the last day to give us time to pack out and transport you back to Missoula.
Nearest airport: Missoula Airport
Transfer from airport: Yes
Transfer from railway: No
Other information
Gun rental: No
Vaccination required: No
Terms
Price Includes
- Accommodation
- Transport on territory
- Transfer from/to airport
Cancellation
- If you are unable to keep the reservation with us once the hunt is set up, we will accept an alternate in your place upon notification, or we will credit you a hunt for the next year. This will enable us to fill your spot. SORRY NO REFUNDS.
Price DOES NOT include
- Hunting license
- Guiding by PH
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Snacks
- Beverages/soft drinks
- Alcoholic drinks
- Gratuities
- 6% Idaho Sales Tax
- 3% Forest Service Use Fee
Wounding
- We follow a policy that is widely followed by Outfitters and Guides worldwide. A “wounded” animal is deemed “wounded” by your discretion and moral obligation to the animal you are hunting. It could be the way the animal responded when shot, could be blood, could be you saw the arrow or bullet strike the animal. Ultimately the final call is up to you. We strive our hardest to retrieve any and all game animals shot but if the animal is not recovered you should consider helping your buddies in your hunting party find success filling their tags. We understand this is a self guided hunt and things happen but you have a moral obligation to look for and find any animal you attempt to harvest.
Price Includes
- Accommodation
- Transport on territory
- Transfer from/to airport
Price DOES NOT include
- Hunting license
- Guiding by PH
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Snacks
- Beverages/soft drinks
- Alcoholic drinks
- Gratuities
- 6% Idaho Sales Tax
- 3% Forest Service Use Fee
Cancellation
- If you are unable to keep the reservation with us once the hunt is set up, we will accept an alternate in your place upon notification, or we will credit you a hunt for the next year. This will enable us to fill your spot. SORRY NO REFUNDS.
Wounding
- We follow a policy that is widely followed by Outfitters and Guides worldwide. A “wounded” animal is deemed “wounded” by your discretion and moral obligation to the animal you are hunting. It could be the way the animal responded when shot, could be blood, could be you saw the arrow or bullet strike the animal. Ultimately the final call is up to you. We strive our hardest to retrieve any and all game animals shot but if the animal is not recovered you should consider helping your buddies in your hunting party find success filling their tags. We understand this is a self guided hunt and things happen but you have a moral obligation to look for and find any animal you attempt to harvest.
Payment
Deposit
Final payment
Reviews (8)
Real Deal Elk Hunt, amazing trip and experience
Hunting true public land bulls in the deep woods of Idaho was awesome. The camp and the guides were fantastic. We saw and heard elk throughout the week.
Everything was fantastic. I missed an opportunity to shoot a bull, but that was only my fault. I learned a ton from the experience and can't wait to do it again!
Combining a great outfitter and an incredible area makes for a wonderful trip
Friendly and helpful guide staff. They make you feel like family and go out of their way to make the trip enjoyable. The camp is in a beautiful area, and seeing vast amounts of it from the back of a very trustworthy horse is an amazing experience. We saw all sorts of wildlife, including elk, wolf, moose and mountain goats. My guide was able to set me up for shots that worked well for my hunting and shooting style. All in all a truly life changing experience.
Nothing!
A hunt of a life time
With the experience you get riding 20 miles to the base camp on horses and mules, I didn’t think the trip could get any better than that. I was so wrong, the manager jade and his crew went to great lengths to making us feel at home even tho we were 20 miles deep in the back country of Idaho. The way they had camp set up was amazing with sleeping tents a shower tent, kitchen tent all ready for us to get start once we arrived there. I was in total shock about how good the food was and they even had freshly baked desserts for us after a long day of hunting. With good conversations and plenty of laughs in camp the experience me and my brother had was by far the best. We will definitely be going back !!
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