North Central MT

[sheff]

A friend of mine is looking at purchasing a ranch in north central Montana. Can someone give me an idea of what game might possibly be on it? The place is north of Billings about 100 miles from Canada. I'm not exactly sure where.

Are there any elk in that area? Mule deer? whitetails? Bear?

Thanks in advance,
Sheff

 

[mtlion]

A friend of mine is looking at purchasing a ranch in north central Montana. Can someone give me an idea of what game might possibly be on it? The place is north of Billings about 100 miles from Canada. I'm not exactly sure where.

Are there any elk in that area? Mule deer? whitetails? Bear?

Thanks in advance,
Sheff

What the wolves, lions, bears didn't eat the locals probably poached. He's better off looking for land somewhere else.

 

[sheff]

Are you saying running cattle in the summer may be a problem?

 

[belly-deep]

Deer, antelope, maybe elk depending on where...

 

[MThuntr]

100miles south of Canada could equal anything from Sagebrush to Timber to Greasewood. Animals will vary with the habitat. To be honest, I'm not sure you'll get much more info than that from the locals...sorry.

 

[Straight Arrow]

" I'm not exactly sure where. Are there any elk in that area? Mule deer? whitetails? Bear?"

Maybe!? That's likely the best answer based on your description of location in the varied topography, wildlife habitat, and vast spaces of Montana.

 

[Straight Arrow]

'Kind of reminds me of the story about the Army second lieutenant during night manuevers describing his platoon's location as "right here on this rocky hill directly under the Big Dipper."

 

[sheff]

Thanks for all the responses.

Maybe I should have asked if Billings was too far east for Muleys and too too far west for whitetails.......

I figure elk will be dependant on terrain.

 

[Nemont]

North of Billings and 100 miles South of the Canadian line puts it right near the Missouri river. There could be elk, should be mule deer and whitetails depending on the terrain. Could also be upland birds depending on the cover, almost guaranteed there will be speed goats.

Nemont

 

[Straight Arrow]

sheff, sorry for the wise a$$ comments ... 'couldn't help myself.

Go to http://fwp.mt.gov/ which is the Montana Fish, Wildlife, & Parks website. There you will find alot of good information about wildlife and hunting in Montana. There is good info and maps depicting the habitat and the locations of different species for many areas of central Montana. That is a good place to start.

 

[Selkirk]

Ask your friend where the ranch is located and update this post.

 

[DRAFTSTUD]

You might try looking on the Bio-Diversity maps that Montana's Wildlife Department might have, this could show you summer and winter ranges. John

 

[sweetnectar]

The advice I can offer is: Make sure he has water. With out water you've got nothing. Just because you've got land doesn't mean you have a tag for what you feed and want to hunt. And don't squat with your spurs on.

 

[THWAK1]

What the wolves, lions, bears didn't eat the locals probably poached. He's better off looking for land somewhere else.

LMAO! Well said!

 

[sheff]

I found out the place borders Lake Fort Peck on the south side. Anyone think this area might have elk and muleys?

 

[Gerald Martin]

Yes.

 

[shoots-straight]

How many acres?

 

[sheff]

It's not a big place, about 12,000 acres.

 

[Horn Seeker]

12,000 acres will be Plenty... elk may not be there daily, but they should be around some of the time!

 

[Straight Arrow]

"It's not a big place, about 12,000 acres." That's funny.

Over 18 sections! You must be from Texas. Maybe in Texas, that would be a small place where you could grow a small garden, raise a milk cow, and a few goats ... but in Montana 18 sections is alot of agricultural land and perhaps wildlife habitat.