I shot a mule deer 2 years in a row and wanted a whitetail. Mature deer around me are 75lbs in the rut, farm deer in my area can get 125 but rare.
It wasn't a well thought out plan. It was one of those deals where you go over a hill and deer run everywhere. The biggest deer stayed with a doe...
I didn't know you could drive on 2 tracks, so I would find a parking spot on side of roads and start walking. Every hill looks like it's a couple hundred yards away but really a mile. I get to the area before sunrise and don't get back to truck till after dark.
From what I can tell you can sit...
I went to eastern montana 3 years in a row 2019-2021 then didn't draw again but will get a license through alternate list this year. Just those 3 years I saw a difference and the 1st year I went those guys complained about how much things have changed. Deer numbers have certainly dropped, sure...