2020 Montana Deer Hunt

[Wells]

This was fun to read! Congratulations on two great bucks.

 

[Vsmith]

Well I’m finally getting around to a quick write up of my dad and I’s first ever Montana deer hunt. We decided to finally give the general hunt a shot after a couple years of talking about it and with some prodding from a friend of ours with experience in the area we ended up hunting.

Day 1: we pulled into town in the morning and grabbed a room at a small local hotel. We did some grocery shopping and then decided we would go for a drive just to get the lay of the land where we planned to hunt. I was surprised by the number of white tails in the river bottoms around town and on our way out to our area, including some really nice bucks. After driving around the chunk of ground we liked, we decided to do a quick 30 minute hike up on to a ridge line to do some glassing for the last hour or so of light. I split from my dad, and as I walked up into the saddle I was aimed at, I immediately started seeing deer. I sat down and watched a couple of does, a small forky and a small 4-point that was harassing the does. I took a couple pictures and starting looking at some other draws when I started hearing a bunch of grunting down by the deer I had seen. When I looked back, I saw a buck that got my heart pumping chasing a doe. I slipped my pack off and settled in for a 250 yard shot as he stopped broadside. First shot was great, but he didn’t move so I gave him 1 more right next to the first and he stumbled down over the hill. I ran off the saddle to find him piled up only 25 yards past where I had last seen him, and boy was I excited. It was the second biggest deer I had ever killed! Dad eventually found his way over the ridge to where I was at. We boned the meat out and packed it all out that night, only about a mile back to the truck. View attachment 178546View attachment 178548View attachment 178549View attachment 178550

Heck of a story! Thanks for sharing.

 

[270WSM140g]

Very nice!! Congratulations to you both.

 

[cahunter805]

Great bucks and sounds like an amazing trip. Congrats!

 

[Elkhunter24]

Congrats!

 

[stealthy_bowman]

Thanks for sharing the great story and pictures. Congrats to you and your dad!

 

[targetpanic]

Great pics and bucks!! Congrats to both of you!

 

[brokehunter]

great looking deer fun looking hunt

 

[FeartheTurtle]

Great photos and story. Family hunts are the best.

 

[Deleted member 38069]

Love it!

 

[TN_Rifle_Junkie]

Great story and awesome harvests! Thanks for sharing.

 

[buck23]

Really good pics and story thanks for sharing your hunt.

 

[Deleted member 16014]

Missed this the first time around, congrats on the special memories.

 

[jpaulsonmorgan]

Well I’m finally getting around to a quick write up of my dad and I’s first ever Montana deer hunt. We decided to finally give the general hunt a shot after a couple years of talking about it and with some prodding from a friend of ours with experience in the area we ended up hunting.

Day 1: we pulled into town in the morning and grabbed a room at a small local hotel. We did some grocery shopping and then decided we would go for a drive just to get the lay of the land where we planned to hunt. I was surprised by the number of white tails in the river bottoms around town and on our way out to our area, including some really nice bucks. After driving around the chunk of ground we liked, we decided to do a quick 30 minute hike up on to a ridge line to do some glassing for the last hour or so of light. I split from my dad, and as I walked up into the saddle I was aimed at, I immediately started seeing deer. I sat down and watched a couple of does, a small forky and a small 4-point that was harassing the does. I took a couple pictures and starting looking at some other draws when I started hearing a bunch of grunting down by the deer I had seen. When I looked back, I saw a buck that got my heart pumping chasing a doe. I slipped my pack off and settled in for a 250 yard shot as he stopped broadside. First shot was great, but he didn’t move so I gave him 1 more right next to the first and he stumbled down over the hill. I ran off the saddle to find him piled up only 25 yards past where I had last seen him, and boy was I excited. It was the second biggest deer I had ever killed! Dad eventually found his way over the ridge to where I was at. We boned the meat out and packed it all out that night, only about a mile back to the truck. View attachment 178546View attachment 178548View attachment 178549View attachment 178550

Fanatastic bucks! Nothing beats Eastern MT Mule Deer hunting in my book. Congrats!

 

[GA_HNTR]

That looks like a great hunt! I have got to get out west with my son.

 

[Western Traveler1]

Dad hunts were my favorite. I will never forget the time I shared with him. I hope you get to make many more memories with yours.

 

[huntandfly]

Dad hunts were my favorites. I will never forget the time I shared with my dad. I hope you get to make many more memories with him.

Me too. I plan almost exclusively to hunt with him rather than on my own while I still can.

 

[ERIC WASH HNTR]

A big thanks to the state of Montana for the opportunity, this was an extremely memorable trip for both of us. My dad even said out loud “this is the best deer hunt of my life” which isn’t something I have ever heard from him. Probably not the biggest deer in the area, but these were 2 absolute trophies for us. Thanks for reading View attachment 178555View attachment 178556View attachment 178557View attachment 178558View attachment 178559View attachment 178560

My dad and I are going for our first time to Montana this year, I would be happy for half of your success. Sounds like a great trip

 

[BradA]

Congratulations ! Thanks for sharing .