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Montana Mule Deer District 270
Sitting at my desk planning out my next trip and going crazy trying to figure it out the best approach. This district has some amazing natural openings and a significant amount of fire-charred hills so one can drive around all day on the expansive road systems and see deer from the truck. You... -
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Montana Mule Deer District 270
Headed home at noon today - roads were a mess so glad I did. Saw a lot of deer this morning and lots of rutting behavior....bucks chasing does and witnessed a fight right out the window of the truck. LOL. The one fighter we had seen 2 days ago about 2 miles away so he has been on the move... -
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Montana Mule Deer District 270
Thanks for all the info guys - much appreciated! I went back into that basin Friday morning after seeing 10 bucks on Thursday night and it was chaos in there. Saw 17 bucks....10 of which were in the 150 class but nothing bigger. At one point there were 7 bucks on the same ridge - all 140-150... -
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Montana Mule Deer District 270
I got in a short hunt tonight - hiked into a nice basin that was crawling with deer. Ended up seeing 10 bucks and right around 30 does in the last 2 hours of daylight. One buck caught my attention but didn't get a good look due to darkness setting in. Bucks were definitely interested in does... -
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Montana Mule Deer District 270
I'm looking for some opinions from you seasoned mule deer guys and gals as I have little experience judging mature bucks. Take a look at the attached picture and let me know your general thoughts on this guy. He had three awesome forks and one poor front fork. Help me out on class of... -
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Montana Mule Deer District 270
Day 3 started out with a heart stopping moment on Hwy 93 when a group of elk decided to cross in front of me in the pre-dawn darkness! Holy wow - not sure how I avoided disaster there! The rest of my morning was much less exciting with only a few groups of deer encountered during a long drive... -
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Montana Mule Deer District 270
Day 2 report. Another enjoyable day in the mountains. I went to a different spot in the morning than where I had been yesterday. I found a lot of deer but very little rutting behavior and no mature bucks. 30 does and 8 bucks in the morning along with some really cool bighorn sheep rutting... -
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Montana Mule Deer District 270
Well, Day 1 is a wrap. Had a fun day for sure but didn't find the right buck. Action was good this morning with lots of deer out and about - temps were in the teens. I saw several small groups of does that all had at least one buck with them. The bucks were definitely following and smelling... -
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Montana Mule Deer District 270
The truck is about packed with everything I own and I'm about ready to head out for my first 3-day stint. Can't believe how much this has consumed me through the week. Looks like I will be on my own this first go around as my boys and buddies all have other commitments this weekend. Will be... -
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Montana Mule Deer District 270
Thanks Kyle! Not sure how I am going to get through this week of work with hunting on the brain but best to not get fired I reckon. I will reach out if I find myself struggling but feel like I have a good game plan from the scouting I have done. -
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Montana Mule Deer District 270
First update (non-update) As suspected, I spent the entirely of bow season chasing elk in 380 with a couple permit holders - one being a best friend and the other a new friend I met here on the forums :-). We had an amazing season but neither were able to stick a bull of their liking. I think... -
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Almost that time
Took a hike last night and heard the sweet sound of bugles in the air! Called in a gorgeous 3.5 year old 7x7 - he will be a stud in a couple years! Almost hit a true monster on the drive out - standing in the middle of the road. Locked em up and slid to a stop not 10 feet from this... -
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What's my problem
Are you seeing other hunters or sign of other hunters hitting the area? Sometimes the wildlife biologists with the state wildlife department will offer up some advice if you aren't seeing them in your chosen spot - maybe they would have some recommendations. Like others have said, water and... -
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Spike Elk Decoy
Interesting for sure. I have never seen the spike decoy so obviously have never used one. It might depend on what your goal is and how you intend on setting up in the field. In my experience, most herd bulls pay little-to-no attention to spikes - they simply tolerate them in amongst the cows... -
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Sitting wallows/water
I'm guessing they visit it for both drinking and wallowing. I had a camera up on a similar looking spring most of the summer and documented 4 species drinking from it including a local family group of elk who visited the spring numerous times. I went in last Wednesday to pull the camera (so it... -
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Placing trail cameras for first time... advice?
Are you saying to take them down before season opens in Montana because they will certainly get found and stolen? That is my approach for sure - will be taking mine down next weekend....which really bums me out but I just don't want to risk it going home with someone else. From a legal... -
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Game attraction to camera
So I moved the camera and got much better results. Had a cow elk find the camera and lick it and rub on it :-). Had 95 videos mostly of elk but got 9 species which is pretty cool. Elk, Black Bear, Mule Deer, White-tailed Deer, Coyote, Squirrel, Raven, Red-tailed hawk, and an unknown bird...- Griztrax
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Montana Mule Deer District 270
I believe I had the maximum as I have not drawn a permit since they started awarding bonus points and I have applied every year.....so roughly 15 bonus points give or take. It's one of those things you don't think will ever happen and then when it does, it changes your whole approach to the...
