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Selway-Bitterroot Elk Pack-In — Boulder Creek Outfitters, ID
Destination: Pierce, IDNights: 6Group: 4–6Season: September, October, NovemberEstimated: $5,200–$7,800/person
Boulder Creek Outfitters packs you 12 miles into the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness on horseback — wall tents, woodstoves, no cell, no road. Six full days of hunting at 4,000-7,000 ft for Roosevelt elk in their rut, glassing avalanche chutes at first light, calling bulls into cuts at dusk. The pack-in is the trip. Decompression: a soak at Lolo Hot Springs and a steak at the Depot in Missoula on the way to airport.
What You'll Do
Horseback Riding
Shooting Range
Fishing
Where You Sleep
- · Boulder Creek wilderness wall-tent camp
- · Boulder Creek base lodge (pre/post-hunt)
Where You Eat
- · Lodge cookhouse
- · Lolo Hot Springs lodge
- · The Depot (Missoula)
Questions
How fit do I need to be?
Real fit. Pack-in hunts climb 1,000+ vertical/day. Train hill repeats with a 30-lb pack for two months out.
Tag draw?
Idaho has OTC nonresident elk tags in many zones. Selway is limited-draw — apply early via IDFG, or Boulder Creek can help with leftover tags.
Closest airport?
Missoula (MSO) is 4 hours; Lewiston (LWS) is 2.5. Most groups fly MSO and drive in via 12.
Ready to book the story?
Five quick questions, then we build the full itinerary — lodging, daily schedule, dining, bars, the group-chat message — and drop you into a Trip Room you can share with the crew.