The western half of 319 has only been a draw unit for a couple years now due to the FWP consolidation of several big game units. Stop and get a Wop Chop at the Freeway in Butte. It may be the highlight of your trip.
The bigger concern should always be where you cook your food. If you hang your food and then bring it to your tent to cook and eat it and cover your camp in food smell is far worse than the packaged and sealed food. IMO this all only really applies to bears that are conditioned to people. If...
From the spring count overview email
Southwest Montana - Region 3
Deer
What we saw: Overall, mule deer populations exhibit regional variability, with some areas showing declines and poor recruitment due to harsh winter conditions, while others demonstrate robust populations and good fawn...
I'm paraphrasing but his take was to quit paying them to clean up after themselves. Never denied that carbon output wasn't a good measure of pollution but didn't believe that pursuing just the elimination of carbon output was the best measurement either.