John, Cathy, Justin and Luke Cranney

204 Larson Street  ~   Salmon, ID  83467

(208)756-4276 (208)756-8507 (fax)

Bear Hunting at Rawhide Outfitters

An Idaho Spring bear hunt is a great hunting adventure with Rawhide Outfitters. We are very fortunate here in Idaho that baiting is permitted and feel that is an important element of our high success rate. This also allows us to be more selective about size and color. Due to the elevation and genetics, our bear are high quality, heavy nap and multi color. We have a wide variety of color phases ranging from black to cinnamon to blonde with a lot of white chest markings. Our areas consist of over 600 square miles and borders on the Frank Church Wilderness. This area provides a huge opportunity to hunt many canyons that seldom get hunted, and has produced a very good supply of bear since we started outfitting in 1989. Hunts are conducted from three different camps which you may choose from, a drive in camp to be very mobile and two different pack in horse camps. Our 3 different methods of hunting bear consists of baiting, glass and stalk and hounds. With our bait type hunt we have two or three hunters per hunt with 14 active bait sites between the three camps. Tree stands and ground blinds are used depending on the weapon you choose. Evening is the favorite time to hunt although we hunt the mornings as well. The middle of the day we check baits and trail timers. Our hound hunting method is very exciting as you listen to the baying of the hounds chasing a bear on a spring morning. In some areas we follow the dogs on horseback and some areas on foot. We run the dogs in the mornings and sit on baits in the evening. We use radio collars on the dogs to help in monitoring the chase. Our mountain wall tent camps are very comfortable with a full time cook providing delicious and hearty home-cooked meals. Many of our bear hunters that harvest their bear early in the week enjoy further adventure by doing a guided fishing trip or white water rafting trip on the Salmon River. Check out these trips on our recreation site. www.rawhideoutfitters.com

Rates and Information

6 day bear hunt………………………………..$2,800.00

All hunts are subject to 6% Idaho sales tax & 3% Forest Service user fee

Fish and Game Fees

Bear tag…………………………………..$151.75

Hunting License………………………....141.50

A 50% deposit is due at time of booking.

Bear season is from April 15^th through June 30^th 

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