Montana Opening Weekend

[Gerald Martin]

I went meat hunting instead... one perk about not applying for antelope this year is I don’t feel like I am wasting time when I am not big game hunting.

 

[Marshian]

Every year, I know I’ll be battling a mob of hunters but every year I get so excited that I can’t help myself. I’ve shot enough nice bucks to be happy. Now I take the first antelope I see. They’re the best tasting big game IMO.

 

[JEL]

It was a good morning.

holy smoke! That is a pretty buck.

 

[MT_Chad]

I went out yesterday morning, the unit i have a doe tag in was an absolute zoo. I never saw an antelope on huntable land but im pretty sure i saw every tag holder. I have tomorrow off, so my 7 year old will be doing her remote learning from the truck tomorrow. Then hopefully lots of PE and biology for her if we find some goats.

 

[kansasdad]

Then hopefully lots of PE and biology for her if we find some goats.

And when you get home, some culinary arts practice as well.

 

[NDGuy]

Great MT opening morning! Got my first goat, couldn't be happier!

 

[Straight Arrow]

New teenager, blue streaked, hotrod, avid young hunter grandson Caden's first antelope. He says he's hooked on antelope hunting ... though it took him two days to bag one!!!

 

[802flyfish]

Filled my 360 tag this morning on a small sliver of public land. This Doe is my first animal ever harvested.

I was driving along a remote forest road in the Madison valley while scouting for antelope and a wolf darted across the road and up into the mountains. Looked like he had a baby or rather small fox in its mouth. Pretty strange..



Best of luck to everyone.

 

[Ben Lamb]

Filled my 360 tag this morning on a small sliver of public land. This Doe is my first animal ever harvested. Best of luck to everyone.

Congrats! You'll have some fantastic meat in the freezer. The last doe I shot was the best game meat I've ever had. Enjoy & well done!

 

[NDGuy]

Congrats! You'll have some fantastic meat in the freezer. The last doe I shot was the best game meat I've ever had. Enjoy & well done!

After cooking some tonight, I wonder what the hell people bitch about when eating Antelope. Tastes great to me!

 

[MLaird]

I was going to wait till Thursday but I found out a good friend I’d spent several hours with last week tested positive for Covid. So I figured I should try and get out earlier just in case I came down with it. So Monday I went to some private land I’d gained permission to hunt. Sure glad I did...and I seem to be Covid free

 

[R.K.]

Looks like everybody has been having a pretty good season!

I decided to get off the couch and go out today- glassed a while and only saw a coyote. Back to the truck to move, and found a group (aka- spooked with the truck), then got out on foot. Got on them again after a mile, but couldn't make it happen. Only decent shot opportunity had too many cattle behind them. Oh well- back at it Saturday.

 

[MT Bound]

The BMA I usually hunt in R7 was pretty much void of antelope on Friday and Saturday, and full of people. So I had to relocate to another spot that was mostly void of people and had antelope, so that was a good thing. Worked my butt off to get one though, weather was absolutely horrible! Nicest buck I've shot to date, but I'm still sour about the 2 does I missed and driving those unfilled tags all the way back home, it's a long ways to get out there....

 

[Walkathon]

Hunted R7 earlier this week. Didn't see many antelope, did see a several hunters in the field and driving around. Managed to get a buck. Only saw 3 bucks in 2 days of hunting. Can't figure out why I can't post a pic.