8andcounting
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If your not looking for a outfitter but just a private ranch to hunt on them good luck ! Start pounding on doors I guess
Have tag, but ranch sold so nowhere to hunt in Montana
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I second what MTGomer said about contacting one of them for a cancelation hunt.
In the Bozeman area, if your friend's wife is looking to kill a cow elk, she may find a few ranchers that would be happy to have her out. She could call FWP and find out which ranches in region 3 have enrolled in damage hunts this year- those same ranches would probably be delighted to have a cow elk shot on their property before the shoulder hunts and damage hunts even begin. Otherwise, you could her check with Chimney Rock Outfitters or Story Ranch Hunt Co., although both will be $$$ and may not have openings or allow Antlerless hunts during General.
I think her best option is public land or to link up with an actual rancher who is looking to have a cow elk taken off their property. I think asking for a bull elk hunt is a large ask, but not impossible. Good luck.
EYJONAS!
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LMFAO 8ball you're busting this guys chops about public land hunting and all that garbage and you come out every year and hunt private in Central Montana and shoot a management buck.
That's some funny shit.
Sutton I guess I didn't through all the details but there's some decent stuff around the bozo Valley, into Paradise and that. You might get lucky on some cancelation hunts too with outfitters.
Good luck in your search.
That's some funny shit.
Sutton I guess I didn't through all the details but there's some decent stuff around the bozo Valley, into Paradise and that. You might get lucky on some cancelation hunts too with outfitters.
Good luck in your search.
BrentD
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Why not talk to the new owners, and after explaining the situation, ask for a one-time trespass?
8andcounting
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No I’m not ... I’m just saying u don’t need private . Finding private at this date is hard good grief that’s all I’m saying if I could help the gal out I would
KB_
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Man people are hammering you for this... stupid.
There is an outfitter in the tom minor basin down paradise valley that might have some open slots, especially for cows. I'm forgetting the name but I know a couple people that have used them.
I would also look into landtrust.com? < might be slightly off there
You can purchase time on private ranches to go hunt. Dunno the quality as I have never gone that route before but I have certainly thought about it.
The Hedgehog
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"Not having a place to hunt" is pretty damn funny, as is the apparent bind these people are in to find a place to hunt.. It was the CA ranch that sold. How about those people go park on one of the many trailheads in the Gallatin Canyon or the Bridgers, take a rifle, and see what Montana public land elk hunting is all about. Not that there's anything really wrong with taking a vacation where you get fed, pampered and get to shoot a 350 class bull, but these people have millions of acres of public land to hunt elk on.
That sale surprised me, easier for the owners to take the money and buy elk hunts somewhere else vs kill them on your own land?
The Hedgehog
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It's a huge cattle ranch and I'm sure the sale had very little to do with elk hunting.
The Hedgehog
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He just sold his outfitting business. I am certainly pretentious on this one. I can't imagine what it would be like to hike up into the gallatin/madison/bridgers with a gun in 2021, when you've had 30+ years of hunting the CA as a warm-up. As if that would happen..
It's exactly where hunting MT is these days.
The Hedgehog
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It would be like hanging at the playboy mansion for years, then having to go hang out at the Mint Bar in Froid Montana..
Dying here. No offense ..
Dying here. No offense ..
Given the price, I doubt it has a lot to do with cattle either.
Straight Arrow
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Rumor has it that the black angus are going away ... likely for more elk habitat to raise the trophy bulls.
The Hedgehog
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I've heard lots of rumors, especially as to who the new owner is. Likely sold due to changing family circumstances, life, retirement from ranching, etc. Good for them.
csutton7
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Sorry to ask the question at this point. Yes it was the CA that they've hunted and so did I back in 1999-2001. They've been hoping they would be allowed to hunt the ranch, but it's a no-go I guess. This woman is in shape and can hike/hunt all day and her guide on the ranch, who I know, likes to get out and really hunt, so it's not all sittin' in a truck riding around the ranch until you see a bull and jump out & shoot it. But again how many of you would just pick up and head to somewhere you've never been and just hike in and start to hunt one month before the season. Very few of you would go for it plus I know they don't have the equipment to do such a hunt, although they do have horses, but no tents and pack equipment. Which again would hinder you in such a hunt. Could they buy the stuff they need, yes, but today it's not in the cards. Maybe next year or in the future, but again not today. Thanks for the guys who've made suggestions. I've passed on the info.
csutton7
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My buddy thought it sold to some guy from Texas, but that's not confirmed and what the intent for it is has not been divulged to him.
