I thought we had a pretty good point cushion for antelope in the special draw, but mega point creep got us. I'm just trying to get a hunt with my grandson before I croak, and it's been frustrating the last couple of years.
I did my job netting this 7-1/2 lb walleye my wife caught while trolling this morning.😀. We were fishing for crappie mostly, I about crappied my pants when I saw how big this fish was, fortunately I the big net in the boat.
The walleye spot turned on and had a good trip Thursday and today with a friend. Most are in the 18-20" range with multiple 20 inchers Thursday, very happy about that. Also a couple of catfish and a bunch of bass, mostly undersized. Everything on crankbaits, Rapala shad raps or similar.
No elk tag for my grandson, GoHunt "predictive odds" said 100% but my guess was 30-50%, will see when the recap gets posted. A pisser because he drew the hunt a few years back but got pneumonia and couldn't go.
A bit surprised that I actually drew an Abajo Mtns archery general deer tag with 1 point, as it has been taking 3+ in recent years. So I guess that's better than a poke in the eye with a stick.
No sheep for me. I drew back-to-back goat and moose tags in 2014-2015, so Montana has been good to me. Can't complain but it would be nice to draw a sheep tag before I ride off into the sunset.
I drew it about 30 years ago, they do things a bit different now but you will have a great time. I helped a friend out about 10 years ago and he got a nice bull on the first day. It's more like antelope hunting than anything else. The short time allowed (2 or 3 days) is the only downside of the...