Private Land Hunting

Updated December 2011.

We started leasing and managing private land for high-quality hunts in Idaho beginning in 2001.  We started with a 2,000 acre ranch and have grown that acreage to nearly 20,000 acres by 2011. 

It is very difficult to get an outfitter’s license in Idaho, so for the first nine years, we offered only self-guided trespass-fee hunts.  While there were many skeptics, I can say the program worked wonderfully.  Our elk success rates averaged 50-100% success (30-40% for mule deer) and our hunters killed at least one 320-340″ bull every year.  Our ranches are in an over-the-counter unit that offers poor to average (15-20% success) hunting on the non-managed private and public ground portions, proving that our managment program is working.

We were the first trespass-fee operation in Idaho to be endorsed by the prestigious Huntin’ Fool magazine.  To this day, we are one of their top referrals to hunters looking for a great Idaho hunt in an easy-to-get-tag unit.

We finally received our outfitter’s license in 2011 and began offering semi-guided hunts.  This has improved our level of customer service even further and pushed our  elk averaged success rates even higher.  2010/2011 was a very tough winter, so our deer success rate actually dropped compared to our semi-guided hunts in previous years, but I expect that trend to reverse quickly.  

Semi-guided means you bring your own food and/or camp and we do the guiding.  Because we operate on private land where we control the hunting pressure, we can offer you success rates usually only seen in one-on-one guided hunts but for typically less money. 

We manage our ranches for approximately one hunter per 2,000 acres (3.1 square miles) depending on the year.  These low hunter densities combined with great habitat are what makes our success rates relatively high.

Check out the links at the top and/or right side of the page for more information or email today to book your hunt.  If you’d rather talk to us, let us know in an email and we’ll get connected.

If you email us during hunting season, be patient!  We will get back to you.

Robby Denning, Owner/Operator WeScout4u Inc.

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