This post won't be quite as elaborate as my buddy shannerdrake's, but I did want to take the time to thank you all for the tips, tactics, and advice you offered to us while preparing for our recent trip to MT. This was our first DIY public land hunt in the West, so we were really green heading...
I grew up in northeastern Indiana in Decatur, but I've lived the past 10 years just north of Indianapolis. Thanks for your advice. We looked at SE MT but can't hunt elk there, and recently we've learned that the winter snowpack there was over 300% of average, so it may be rough hunting this...
Thanks ID_deerslayer that is helpful. We've heard that about the pressure opening week and are looking to avoid that. We are planning to get OnX maps - do you know whether that retains GPS signal long after cell signal is lost? I'm assuming it is able to know your location even without cell...
Where we drew required preference points, so we can't hunt there every year. Plus we'd like to have a deer and elk tag and deer tags are harder to come by there.
Appreciate the advice. Two of us hunted CO last year and we were lucky enough to bring home two 5x6 bulls. We understand the odds are low, which is why we'll feel more optimistic having 3 tags in our pocket (deer, elk, bear). If I kill one of the three I'll be thrilled. In CO we saw elk and...
Hi all! First post, so let me know if I'm doing something wrong. I appreciate all the input and info available here. A couple of buddies and myself are heading to Montana this fall (assuming we draw) for our first time. We are from Indiana and are whitetail fanatics, but have only hunted...