Elk - unit 362 Montana

[Deez Nutz]

Hey man, I know this is old and not sure if your still on the forum but you seem to have the same ideaology as me! I have never done an elk hunt, I’m from Florida and my old man has always dreamt of shooting an elk in this area. A good ole DIY archery hunt. We have no problem hiking in as far as we need to but just not sure if the unit is worth investing the time in. Any help or info you learned out there would be greatly appreciated. Happy hunting

Welcome to hunt talk.

 

[Badger_55]

Hey man, just saw you on the forum being one of the few across forums I’ve seen with a positive approach. To be honest I flat out don’t know what I’m doing, I’ve hunted quite a few species across the country but never elk. I’m determined to do this on my own and learn and hopefully succeed! My old man has always dreamt of hunting bulls in September in that area. I don’t need secret spots, don’t need secret info, but whatever you would be willing to share id immensely appreciate. Kind of hard to learn these things when your the only kid in the family who got into hunting and my dad has never elk hunted. Is 362 an area where putting in the blood, sweat, and tears is worth it?

Been awhile since I've been in there. Like a lot of places out there, there is elk. Wherever you put yourself into for elk country it is always worth putting in blood, sweat and tears into. Otherwise when the harvest comes it does not mean as much. That said after now traveling around and hunting multiple different states and national forests its all about figuring out how do you want to hunt? Are you someone that wants to try and learn how elk talk, try to communicate with them or are you more set up for someone that wants to spend time behind glass and stalk? How do you want to camp? That should filter out what kind of access you are looking for. If your camp is on your back then you have a lot options, pick some obscure access spots to hike in that doesn't collect a lot of day hunters vs if you want a big comfy base camp to come back to; pick an area with a variety of access points as you may have neighbors. Southwest Montana national forests are as pretty as it gets, wild as you want it to get. If you pick 360 and you have some questions on logistics etc you can certainly message me and I can tell you some of my experiences. I don't really hone in on a district as I do the land out there. There's elk in Montana, there's good amounts of national forest for a general tag. Find some areas that interest you and do some homework, promise you that it gives you a better sense of fulfillment at the end of the trip. If you come up with a few plans, grind it out, leave it out on the mountain and not at camp you guys will have a great experience.

 

[Pintail2008]

Been awhile since I've been in there. Like a lot of places out there, there is elk. Wherever you put yourself into for elk country it is always worth putting in blood, sweat and tears into. Otherwise when the harvest comes it does not mean as much. That said after now traveling around and hunting multiple different states and national forests its all about figuring out how do you want to hunt? Are you someone that wants to try and learn how elk talk, try to communicate with them or are you more set up for someone that wants to spend time behind glass and stalk? How do you want to camp? That should filter out what kind of access you are looking for. If your camp is on your back then you have a lot options, pick some obscure access spots to hike in that doesn't collect a lot of day hunters vs if you want a big comfy base camp to come back to; pick an area with a variety of access points as you may have neighbors. Southwest Montana national forests are as pretty as it gets, wild as you want it to get. If you pick 360 and you have some questions on logistics etc you can certainly message me and I can tell you some of my experiences. I don't really hone in on a district as I do the land out there. There's elk in Montana, there's good amounts of national forest for a general tag. Find some areas that interest you and do some homework, promise you that it gives you a better sense of fulfillment at the end of the trip. If you come up with a few plans, grind it out, leave it out on the mountain and not at camp you guys will have a great experience.

I want to hunt elk by any means neccessary. Would love to learn how to call and work them but also am definitely not opposed to glassing and stalking. I’m thinking most likely having camp on my back, I want to be able to go deep and get away from day hunters and the ability to hunt all day from first thing in AM to dark and not have to worry about packing in and out everyday. Looking into 360 and 304. I know this will be a massive learning experience, I just want to be sure to be in the correct area to learn. I really appreciate your reply, and if there’s any bonus tips or points you may be willing to share please personal message me, I haven’t figured out how to send you one haha!

 

[Rack Daniels]

I want to hunt elk by any means neccessary. Would love to learn how to call and work them but also am definitely not opposed to glassing and stalking. I’m thinking most likely having camp on my back, I want to be able to go deep and get away from day hunters and the ability to hunt all day from first thing in AM to dark and not have to worry about packing in and out everyday. Looking into 360 and 304. I know this will be a massive learning experience, I just want to be sure to be in the correct area to learn. I really appreciate your reply, and if there’s any bonus tips or points you may be willing to share please personal message me, I haven’t figured out how to send you one haha!

Go comment on 6 more threads or just respond back to this one 6 more times. I believe it takes 10 before you can PM. Both units have elk, no doubt. Just be careful. Hunt smart. There are lots of other good spots for beginners that hold elk and aren’t known for AS dense grizzly populations…

 

[Pintail2008]

Go comment on 6 more threads or just respond back to this one 6 more times. I believe it takes 10 before you can PM. Both units have elk, no doubt. Just be careful. Hunt smart. There are lots of other good spots for beginners that hold elk and aren’t known for AS dense grizzly populations…

Appreciate the help! Yea I'm fully aware of the grizz population and am comfortable (well as comfortable as one can be). I have been hunting for years in grizz territory and although its not my favorite thing to do, its part of it! If you have any general units that you'd recommend with a good population of elk and a not so good population of grizzly that would be awesome! We hunted goats up in British Columbia last year and had many lovely involvements with Grizz haha. The day my pops shot his goat we didn't get off the mountain until 3am, and were averaging seeing 3 bears a day. Luckily zoned the day time experiences out and got out of there as safely as possible. Its more of a learning how to hunt elk as it is a different game then all of the other moose, deer, goat hunts I've done. Appreciate you reaching out man!

 

[Pintail2008]

Welcome to hunt talk.

Thank you!

 

[Straight Arrow]

.A ton of Elk lay on the ....... Carroll Ranch....Sometimes, some elk move around...

Yep.