The Diamond D Ranch is located in the middle of the Frank Church Wilderness in central Idaho. The Frank Church is approximately 2.4 million acres, the largest wilderness area outside of Alaska. The Demorest family first stepped foot on the Diamond D Ranch in 1951 and began big game outfitting in 1960. Today, the Diamond D remains one of the oldest and most well known outfitting businesses in the state of Idaho. Loon creek runs through the Diamond D Ranch and is one of the main tributaries to the Middle Fork of the Salmon river. At an altitude of 5,785 feet, it is completely surrounded by wilderness and has been in operation for close to 100 years. This is Loon Creek territory, famous for sport fishing and big game hunting, as well as summer vacationing.
Loon Creek is one of the main tributaries of the Middle Fork of the Salmon River...relatively unchanged by man and probably one of the finest fishing streams in North America. The Diamond D Ranch has exclusive commercial hunting rights to hundreds of square miles of pristine territory.
Hunting Camps
From the season opening through the first part of November, we pack into the surrounding wilderness area and hunt from camps. Our main camp has full facilities for six hunters and is set up to provide the maximum hunting time possible. You will be in good hunting territory immediately upon leaving the ranch with a guide for every two hunters, or a private guide on a premium hunt. The main camp is established to ensure utmost comfort...extra large, fully equipped cook tent and large two man sleeping tents with cots, lanterns and heating stoves.
What to Pack
The Diamond D Ranch supplies everything for your hunt except your personal gear, sleeping bag, rifle and license (required). We recommend plenty of warm clothing and some wet weather gear. We strongly advise good sturdy footwear for dry and wet weather. We cannot guarantee to have a scabbard for every type of rifle. If you have one, please bring it along. Any large caliber rifle is satisfactory... a scope is matter of personal preference.
Percentage of Kill
This is a difficult question to answer! We can have 100% kill on mule deer. We also have a large elk population and a very high percentage of kill for the ardent hunter who wants to get out and work. Our long season indicates the large number of deer and elk in our management areas. We read about and hear about guarantees and could offer the same thing with the same loopholes, but choose not to operate that way. We feel that any true sportsman knows that there is no such thing as a guarantee he will get his dream animal... even if we show it to him.
Reservations required for all services. Commitments are firm upon receipt and acceptance of deposit. If unable to accommodate we will return deposit immediately. Deposits on hunting trips, $1500 per person; must be received within 10 days of reservations.
