View Idaho Black Bear over Bait, Selway WildernessBlack Bear
Idaho Black Bear over Bait, Selway Wilderness
A two-bear unit averaging over 50% colour phase, with the wolf hunt thrown in
Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness, Idaho Unit 17From $2,200/person
The hard part isn't deciding to go. It's knowing who to call.
View Idaho Black Bear over Bait, Selway WildernessBlack Bear
A two-bear unit averaging over 50% colour phase, with the wolf hunt thrown in
Winter changes the mountains. Snow covers roads and ridges, temperatures fall, and every fresh track across an untouched slope tells you that something moved through before you. That is the setting for Steel Creek Outfitters’ dedicated wolf hunt. Unlike the wolf opportunities that can come during fall elk season, this trip is built specifically around pursuing wolves through Montana’s winter landscape. Trucks and snowmobiles allow guides to cover country and search for fresh tracks and signs of wolf activity. From there, the hunt becomes a game of trying to determine where the animals are headed and how to get into position before they disappear into another drainage. Wolf hunting rewards persistence. These animals can cover enormous distances in a short period of time, and hours of seemingly empty country can change instantly when a fresh set of tracks appears or wolves are spotted moving across a distant slope. Conditions can be serious. Steel Creek advises hunters to prepare for temperatures ranging from relatively mild winter weather down to approximately 20 degrees below zero. For hunters attracted to difficult hunts rather than predictable ones, that challenge is exactly the point: winter Montana, huge country, and five days devoted to trying to outthink one of the most elusive predators in North America. Pricing 5-Day, 1 Hunter / 1 Guide — $4,550 5-Day, 2 Hunters / 1 Guide — $3,250 per hunter Non-Hunter — $700 All prices are per person, all deposits are non-refundable unless not drawn for tags. If not drawn there will be a 25% booking fee non-refundable. $50 of the hunt cost will be put towards HADF through MOGA.
