I hunted the south slope a few years back. It can get pretty crowded but as always elk can be found if you don't give up. In the past I was able to get a cow tag pretty cheap with the purchase of the Anybull tag. A very large portion of the South slope is or at least was open to also taking a...
You are pretty tough to walk that many miles a day in that country or were you on horseback? Considering you only saw one Elk I would definitely do something different. If you were in a drop camp I assume you probably paid some money for the camp too? Considering the hunting pressure I would...
Expensive beer and whiskey can do it too along with money (the love of), greed, jealousy,prejudice, not to mention plain old ignorance. The internet lets up voice an opinion before we think it out.
Like any other large group there has and always will be a small % of hunters with no morals. Then you have the road hunters who some operate on the fringe sometimes stepping over the wrong side of the line if they think they won't get caught.
Good luck equals opportunity meeting preparedness...
I know this is an old post and the OP has probably long since made his choice. This info is for someone that is also looking for a shorter barrel Tikka in 6.5 Creedmoor. Just a couple days ago my buddy had bought a Tikka 6.5 in the 20" model (Tactical?) and invited me to come down to the local...
I love your posts Diamond! I always enjoy them and look forward to reading them. I got back from Montana a couple weeks ago. Been catching up on my honey do list after a month in the bush bow hunting. Wish I could rifle hunt too. I wanted to go back but stretched my time away from the wife...
Yea, the Elk B tag in this case was for private land. Your best bet if you want to hunt next year in Montana for Elk is to get a Elk Combo tag. That gives you access to a bunch of General season units but doesn't limit you to any one of them. But like I previously said you should be able to...
I need to correct myself a bit on what I wrote above. As to the ELK B tags I saw available were for Region 2 or 3 not District 2 & 3. So I could choose between any 200 numbered district or any 300 numbered district I assume. Montana calls their hunt units districts for what it's worth. Like...
I went online myself to see if it showed any Elk Hunts available. What it did show was that I could buy a Elk B tag and it listed 2 different districts (2&3) I think. But I looked it up and a Elk B tag is only only good for private land, not for public land so If I didn't already have a tag it...
Hi, I'm no tutor for sure and I can't say I fully understand the process completely either. I do know the first thing you need to do is Establish a ALS number. If you haven't already on your tour of the Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks website. The first thing you want to do is Click on Buy a...
Gohunt insider would tell you some of that. I'm assuming you mean for next year as the draw date is already past assuming your talking about Montana Hunt district 250?
I tried to draw the 900-20 tag this year but no luck but it was my first time entering the Montana draw for any tag but I did draw a general combo tag anyway. The nice thing about the 900-20 tag is you can still hunt the General units, it just gives a person extra options. Unfortunately many...
That is so very true. We all could use some extra incentive to give us a reason to keep moving. Here in NC, though I like to deer hunt, it don't require much from me. All I need to be able to do is be able to @#)(# a cross bow or rifle and maybe walk a hundred yards to a stand. With a plan in...
I'm an old Elk hunter too and originally from Central Ohio. I'm 70 and still working on my original kness though they aren't 100%. If you intend to Hunt Montana I hope you have done some homework and understand the draw system in Montana. There are no Non-resident over the counter Elk tags...
Here is another link worth the read:
https://flatheadbeacon.com/2019/08/30/land-deal-opens-new-public-access-rocky-mountain-front/
i believe it's MHD 422. Trail 229.
That is one example of a law that does not make sense. The orange is generally required to protect a hunter from being shot with a rifle. Soo, if Archery Elk season happens at the same time as Rifle or "Any Weapon" bear season you would think the mandate would be that ALL hunters during the...
I'm 70 and live at low elevation so taking it slow in the western mountains for me is somewhat mandatory. I'm pretty quick downhill though sometimes quicker then I planned to be. I love my pets though. I know what you mean by paying attention to them. I made two trips up to Alaska back in...