They offer both fly in and pack in hunting and fishing trips into the Frank Church Wilderness and the Salmon River Mountains. We are permitted in both the Frank Church River of No Return and the Salmon Challis National Forest in units 27 and 28. My lifelong friend, Jerry Rooney, and I just returned from a twelve day backpack hunt for mule deer in Idaho’s Frank Church Wilderness, previously known as the River of No Return Wilderness. Area 27 mule deer hunting is quite possibly some of the best backcountry over the counter mule deer hunting left out west. You forget about all of your worries. WILDERNESS MULE OUTFITTING specializes in the very finest traditional western mountain hunting experiences. This year will take us into the Frank Church wilderness area of Idaho. We have chartered a Cessna out of McCall into one of the airstrips that was grandfathered in to the wilderness area. There’s lots of wilderness in Idaho that isn’t federally designated, btw. The Frank Church is approximately 2.4 million acres, the second largest wilderness area outside the state of Alaska. The Middle Fork Lodge is the sole outfitter for over 400 square miles in the Frank Church Wilderness area. Middle Fork Outfitters is a premier wilderness outfitter in Idaho specializing in remote wilderness fair chaise hunts and wilderness guide schools. Travis started working for Con Hourihan at Taylor Ranch Outfitters and Scott Farr at Wilderness Outfitters in 1984 when he was 15 years old. I first used this pack on a 12 day backpack hunt for mule deer in Idaho's Frank Church Wilderness. The Demorest family first stepped foot on the Diamond D Ranch in 1951 and began big game outfitting in 1960. We will be in the bush September 21-29. Backpacking and fly fishing in the backcountry are the ultimate outdoor adventures. Suffice it to say that the place is huge; 2.3 million acres to be exact. Hunt availability: Mid-September through mid-October. I was able to carry eight days worth of food and gear using the WholeShabang! He and Brenda bought Mile High Outfitters in 1995. We believe a hunt in the mountains of the Idaho backcountry is much more than the harvesting of a trophy- it is a rare opportunity to experience … This hunt accesses such extremely rugged and remote country that large bulls rarely encounter hunters in their wild habitat. The Frank has a low deer population right now due to recent bad winters and unrestricted nonresident rut hunting (until a couple years ago). Some areas, such as Alaska’s Brooks Range, Idaho’s Frank Church Wilderness, or Montana’s Bob Marshall Wilderness, are almost wholly inaccessible to vehicle hunters. All you have to worry about is staying dry, warm and alive. It performed flawlessly. Less than 30 days until my buddy and I leave for our annual backpack hunt adventure/sufferfest. These are the great famed bastions of the backpack hunter, though backpack hunting opportunities are certainly not restricted to pure wilderness locations. As with all other Idaho wilderness areas I… We talk about the Church more than any other area on here due to nonresident interest in wilderness.