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    I would suggest a look at 19A.

    I hunted it last year rifle and there are a bunch of elk.

    I saw a few videos of them screaming during the rut.

    Pony creek has a big ol'e boy that you'll need a set of horses and a ghille suit to get close to, because he is smart.

    There is a lot of country and the roads won't be shut down, so you can take your four-wheeler up to some of the ridges.

    It can be steep country, but that keeps the road hunters away from the elk.

    Also, I wouldn't bother with a deer tag in this unit with a bow unless you plan on sticking a bruin with it. The deer live in the chukar infested river gorge area and it is open and steep.

    I don't think you can really go wrong with an Idaho OTC Elk Rut tag.

    The Panhandle would be another great choice of archery, but once again it is steep country.

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    I hunted this area last year. I didn't a single elk on the north side of the river, fish hatchery side, but I did see some coming out of the east side of the area. Take the first left over the bridge and then another left at the dirt road. It will take you through tribal land and all the way out to johnson bottom. Ive seen a few elk come out of some alfalfa fields on the south east side along with some REALLY BIG bucks as well. Its the fields right before you head north up the really steep dugway. There are a bunch of big cottonwoods that have been cut down and they cross through there. But I usually only see them (elk) when the river has been frozen and they can cross over. I think those bucks bed down in the cottonwoods and willows along the south side of the river. I've been through the tribal section on the south side and Ive seen alot of old elk rubs, but nothing fresh.

    Good luck.
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