Hello, 

I thought it was about time to fill you all in on what's happening here.  It was a less than spectacular bear season for us as we ended up killing only one bear for 4 1/2 hunters (no, the 1/2 hunter wasn't a midget, he just booked a 3-day trip so it was basically half a hunt).  The bear numbers seemed about usual but we just seemed to have a hard time connecting this year.  The first week we hunted there were 2 hunters and they saw a total of 8 bears for the week but they never popped a cap due to the bears being too small, being sows with cubs or being unable to get within range.  The next week there was one hunter and he killed a nice red bear on the 3rd night of the hunt.  The third week of hunting was another single hunter and he saw a total of 7 bears.  He missed another nice red bear but was never able to connect.  The half a hunter was for the final 3 days of the season and we were skunked on it, whether it was due to the hot weather or the increased people activity in the woods due to Memorial Day I'm not sure.  Anyway, despite or because of the lack of blood on our hands this spring we're rarin' to go for next spring.  There are still openings available for a couple of the weeks in May. 

On a brighter note, I've completed the purchase of the neighboring outfitter's territory which means that I've got a lot more country for lion hunting this winter.  With that area added to what I already have it's now a considerable chunk of northern Idaho we're free to roam around and I'm excited about finding some cats in the new area.  I've still got openings for the Idaho lion/bobcat hunts in January and February.  The Montana lion hunts which are always very successful are still available for the second week of December.  Lion tags for Montana have to be purchased by August 31st which is coming up fast so if that interests you we should probably get rolling.

This new area is currently permitted for only lion and bobcat hunting so I'll be beginning the process to add deer, elk, bear and moose, which should take about a year or so.

The moose draw was held in April and I've heard from one successful applicant so far so I'm looking forward to another moose hunt this fall.  If you'd be interested in applying next year just let me know and I'll help you with the process next spring.

I've got plenty of archery deer openings left in September and one good week is left for a November rifle hunt.  Plenty of deer tags are still available.

Hope you're all having a good summer and if I can help you out with a hunt just drop me a line.

Clint Gray
Buckshot Outfitting
208-267-3885
www.buckshotoutfitting.com