Not to discourage you from hunting anywhere, but if you like the open Western landscape, stay away from N. Idaho. I am not saying this as a joke, our forests are very thick and shots can be as close as 20 yards. It is much like hunting whitetails in the thickest stuff you can imagine, then add in steep hills, animals with better senses, and wolves running and howling all around you. Some people get lucky in this country, but it sometimes takes a week of hunting hard just to get a glimpse of an elk. I would suggest you stay in the more arid areas as some one else arleady mentioned. In Idaho, most of the country from the Lewiston area and the Clearwater river south to Nevada and Utah will be more open than the North. Good luck.