Wow thanks beardogger and others! These obviously don't sound like hound friendly areas. And whilei have had plans to research this trip, you guys have put me way ahead of the learning curve with some good knowledge and advice. While hunting the hounds is my first passion, I may have to hunt by ...

Hey grogan sounds good. New Plymouth anywhere near the three Middlefork units I mentioned? We should probably private message and exchange info

No I wasn't aware of the hound hunter permits until I researched the trip more. I ended up going with the Middlefork permit since they are unlimited. That takes out units 43 and 44 I know, but I want to be able to run the hounds. I'll be in 20a, 26 or 27. I'm leaning towards 27

I am in the planning stages of an early spring bear hunt in Idaho. I will be bringing my two hounds and am looking for some local houndsmen who may want to hunt with me. I'm from Reno,NV and have family I will be visiting around Twin Falls and also the Nampa area, so I have been focusing my ...