any tips?

[2000chevy]

i'm planning a mule deer hunting trip in easten montana with a few friends. does anyone have any advice on the best way to hunt over there? is there easy access to public land or is it mostly private?

 

[Bambistew]

be prepared to hunt with half the residents in the state and 80% of the Non-residents.

 

[JCS]

Eastern MT is lots and lots of square miles. Maybe you could narrow it down a little bit and you might get some answers.

 

[2000chevy]

around jordan mt

 

[JCS]

North of Jordan there is lots of public land. Easy access. CMR is all huntable(around Fort Peck). Get yourself a BLM map and a CMR map. You will have company but if you get off the roads a ways you will be mostly alone.

Watch out for the rain. You might be stuck for a while as the roads turn muddy very fast.

 

[npaden]

Cover some ground on your feet. There are LOTS of folks that will be driving around in their pickups waiting for a deer to run across the road, but if you can find a few spots that are a mile or two from the nearest road there is a good chance you can find some deer.

Last time I hunted there (2007) there were a ton of younger bucks, but not many mature bucks. I passed on over 20 forkhorns and only saw a few 3 points or better. Ended up shooting a 145" 4x4 that was the biggest deer I saw.

Not sure what things are going to be like this year after the worst winter on record for most of that country though.

 

[2000chevy]

ya it might be a hard year for it but that's alright. thanks for the tips.

 

[Gerald Martin]

As stated before, avoid the temptation to cruise roads looking to spot deer. That's what everyone else will be doing. Find some broken country and get on a high knob and be glassing at first light. Even though most of the country is wide open there's more cover than you would suspect. I sent you a P.M. about a possible alternate spot if you aren't tied to Jordan.

 

[belly-deep]

Consider hunting the refuge along the reservior but keep in mind most of it closes early.

 

[2000chevy]

i'm not entirely tied to jordan, its just a spot i've heard good things about so i'm just going off what i've heard.