Score, for those interested, was 41 3/8” net with the broken tip on his left horn from tumble down a cliff. He was a 3 year old billy, and it was the most difficult and rewarding hunt I’ve ever done! Also wouldn’t have been able to do it without a great friend, thanks again Doug!!
It’s already begun up where I’m at in MT.....people tired of them being in garbages, tearing up sheds to get “food”, and just being menaces! This is over 70 miles from the Rocky Mountain front......I can’t even take my kids to the golf course because it’s been over run with the damn things! The...
May I ask what your setup is to take those amazing shots? Been wanting to get setup to be able to take some waterfowl pictures......thanks for any suggestions
Great buck and it takes a truly great hunter to kill a mature mule deer when they aren’t rut crazed stupid! I totally agree TWSNOW18, that Idaho is far superior to MT for a general season mule deer hunt based on the fact they don’t general season hunt through the entire rut!
Montana statistics and hunters number statistics aren't worth the paper they're printed on. When you can hunt 7/8 of the state for over 3 months there's no way you can get an accurate picture! The hunter surveys are also a joke, as I've hunted Montana every year since 1994 and I've been called 7...
Yes I've spoken with several of the region 4 wildlife biologists, and I always give them my input and thoughts. Ryan, Jay, and a couple others have always been very professional in listening to my complaints and concerns. I may be mistaken, but I believe that region 4 has the only general deer...
I send in my comments every season and attend every meeting I can possibly swing. My voice is always heard, but always ignored! After all what do I know about wildlife and mule deer, I'm not a biologist. It's not like I spend upwards of 80 days a year in the woods, and have done so every year...
Just make it a 3 week season like a few of the units in NC Montana are. If you then want to do some REGULATED rut hunts by permit only great or a general late archery season great also. It wouldn't take a lot of management to have great mule deer hunting again!
I'm not saying take away the chance for everyone to shoot a buck, let's just not do it unlimited during the rut! The problem is that the average hunter in MT wouldn't be able to kill a buck that wasn't full rut dumb standing next to the road so the "hunter" can shoot with a mirror rest or handle...
Totally agree Gomer, the rut hunting of bucks should be extremely limited and the only antlerless deer shot should be done on private land! Just eliminating the unlimited rifle rut hunting would help tremendously because 3/4 of the hunters would never kill a deer because they wouldn't be able to...