Backcountry Elk Hunt Archery 2025 SOLD OUT
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with Wolf Elk Black bear included
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United States
Response rate: 92%
Response time: within a week
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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
This hunt is a true Backcountry Elk Hunt. $6,500 per person for 1 hunter 1 guide or $5,850 per person for 2 hunters 1 guide. You will be accompanied by a guide to ensure your safety and give you the best opportunity to harvest a big mature bull. This is a 7 day hunt, the first day is pack in with the possibility of hunting that evening or on the ride in, and the last day is reserved for packing out and transporting you back to Missoula. We pack you in on horse back 15 miles to our Base Camp where your hunt begins. During your 5 full days of hunting you will ride or walk out of camp to pursue elk by either calling, spot and stalk, or still hunting. Your guide will provide you with information on which tactic will be the best option for taking a big mature bull. We ride into Base Camp where we have a full time cook, a hot shower and a relaxing camping experience. Our Base Camp is 15 miles into Idaho's back country and gives you access to some of the most remote elk hunting in the lower 48. If you tag out early or are extremely saddle soar our camp sits right on a blue ribbon trout river and you can spend your day fishing or relaxing at Base Camp. Our staff will make sure you are comfortable on and around our well seasoned stock before we embark on your hunt. We do our best to keep you comfortable during the duration of your trip so when it comes time to go after bull you have the energy. Our guides do everything in their power to make sure we put a good bull in front of you. Our area holds a large variety of legal bulls and gives you the trophy potential to kill the bull of a lifetime. Idaho's Unit 10 is a first come first serve elk tag, if you are looking for a future hunt you can get an elk tag fairly easy in Idaho's tag system. We also have Allocated tags for our hunters meaning if this add is still up we have a tag for you! Wolf tags are available for an extra $31.75 and are highly encouraged to purchase.
Self-guided
(Difficult trip)
Rifle Hunting
Stalking
Bow Hunting
Calling
Meat Hunt
Mountain Hunting
Horseback Hunting
Hunting season: 1 Sep 2025 - 30 Sep 2025
Best time for hunting: 1 Sep 2025 - 30 Sep 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
Base Camp
You will be staying at our wall tent base camp. We have 4 guest wall tents a main cook tent for lounging and eating, a private heated shower tent, and of course a latrine tent. Each guest tent comes with your own wood stove, two cots, hanging racks for cloths, and a padded floor. We have a camp cook on site to prepare gourmet meals and make sure you have enough food and filtered water for the day. Our base camp really is backcountry living as its finest. Besides Base Camp we do offer you and your guide the option to stay at several spike camps we have, these spike camps do not offer all the same amenities but allow you and your guide to hunt harder and further.
Facilities: Bathroom Outdoor shower Electricity Solar power 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
- Transfer from/to airport
- Guiding by PH
- Field trophy preparation
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Snacks
- Beverages/soft drinks
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
- Alcoholic drinks
- Gratuities
- Forest Service Use Fees (3%)
- Idaho Sales Tax (6%)
Wounding
- We follow a policy that is widely followed by Outfitters and Guides worldwide. A “wounded” animal is deemed “wounded” by the guide immediately upon the shot. It could be the way the animal responded when shot, could be blood, could be he/she saw the arrow or bullet strike the animal. Ultimately the final call is up to the guide. He/she makes the determination immediately upon shooting, whether or not the hunter agrees. We strive our hardest to retrieve any and all game animals shot but if the animal is not recovered your hunt is finished. You are welcome to stay for the allotted time of your hunt and either relax in camp or do some fishing.
Price Includes
- Accommodation
- Transfer from/to airport
- Guiding by PH
- Field trophy preparation
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Snacks
- Beverages/soft drinks
Price DOES NOT include
- Hunting license
- Alcoholic drinks
- Gratuities
- Forest Service Use Fees (3%)
- Idaho Sales Tax (6%)
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 the guide immediately upon the shot. It could be the way the animal responded when shot, could be blood, could be he/she saw the arrow or bullet strike the animal. Ultimately the final call is up to the guide. He/she makes the determination immediately upon shooting, whether or not the hunter agrees. We strive our hardest to retrieve any and all game animals shot but if the animal is not recovered your hunt is finished. You are welcome to stay for the allotted time of your hunt and either relax in camp or do some fishing.
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Reviews (7)
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 !!
ID archery elk hunt
Excellent accommodations for a backcountry camp, friendly staff. Low elk density but they seemed more naïve then most public land elk.
horseback in rough country required being off the mountain by dark for safety reasons, basically taking away the best of the evening hunt.
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