Looking to fill my General Rifle Elk and Deer tags in Livingston, MT this fall.

[Payne21]

Hello,

New to this site and new to Park County, Mt. I have been scouting the BC area in PV as well as the WC area north west of Livingston. I have both a General Elk and Deer tag to fill. I have plenty of White Tail experience, but looking to bag my first elk and mule deer. Any tips involving the surrounding area would be great, feel free to PM, looking to meet some like minded people to link up with.

Thank you!

 

[rwc101]

Welcome.

 

[Mtnhunter1]

Welcome ++

From your title, I was going to suggest looking "outside" the city limits.

Where are you from and do you now reside in Livingston?

 

[Walkathon]

Welcome to Hunt Talk.

 

[Gerald Martin]

Hike hard. Glass a lot and watch out for bears. You are in grizz central, but the elk are there too. Have a plan to get one out if you kill an elk.

 

[runningmt]

I live in Livingston as well, best part of MT (no offense Glendive).

Lots of opportunities around here, weather plays a big part in it.

Get OnX if you don’t have it, get a membership to the Park County Rod and Gun Club, and hike your ass off, hunting season is just around the corner.

PM me if you’ve got some specific questions about areas, not gonna spill them to the public.

 

[thusby]

If I were you I would stick to whitetail off the fishing access.

 

[brockel]

I live in Livingston as well, best part of MT (no offense Glendive).

Laughed at the glendive comment

 

[Hem]

Welcome.
First lesson...this thing called internet reaches pretty far so would you please not ask where an elk is tied up?

 

[Payne21]

Welcome ++

From your title, I was going to suggest looking "outside" the city limits.

Where are you from and do you now reside in Livingston?

Moved out here back in October from NJ, but have done the vast majority of my hunting in Upstate NY. And yes, I currently live in town.

 

[Payne21]

I live in Livingston as well, best part of MT (no offense Glendive).

Lots of opportunities around here, weather plays a big part in it.

Get OnX if you don’t have it, get a membership to the Park County Rod and Gun Club, and hike your ass off, hunting season is just around the corner.

PM me if you’ve got some specific questions about areas, not gonna spill them to the public.

haha, I definitely agree. Fortunately, I have all three things you have mentioned. I think my biggest obstacle being fairly new to the area is not getting caught up in the vastness and being able to hunker down and hone in on one specific spot.

 

[Pucky Freak]

Welcome

 

[stealthy_bowman]

Moved out here back in October from NJ

Congrats on the move OUT of the Garden State. Hopefully that will be me as well in a few years!

 

[Payne21]

Congrats on the move OUT of the Garden State. Hopefully that will be me as well in a few years!

Good luck! A fair amount of NJ folk out here.

 

[BirdManMike]

They are where they are and they aint where they aint.

I see plenty of mule deer and elk down in the river bottoms and valleys same as I see them in the back country. I shot my bull 2 seasons ago on a half section of state land just waiting at the back end first light and a friend shot a nice mule deer buck on the same section a few days later doing the same so there is no need to hoof it miles off the road if youre short on time. Just be out often.

 

[TheGrayRider]

Welcome. Congratulations on leaving New Jersey. Good for you!

 

[Mtnhunter1]

Good luck, Livingston is a great town....when the wind isn't blowing. Plenty of good folks around that may give you a hand but don't expect those same folks to point you in the right direction. There are a vast amount of options N,S,E or W of you. My best advise would be to use windshield time and boots on the ground and explore what "The Big Sky" country has to offer. Enjoy the adventure....and celebrate your move from Jersey.

 

[Lilhowie83]

I live in Livingston as well, best part of MT (no offense Glendive).

Having lived in Glendive for three years, while working in the oilfield, I could not stop laughing at your comment!

 

[bigharge]

Livingston is a great place, we have always hunted south of there, not north, so I dont have any specific advice to add, just jealous you get to call that beautiful place home.

 

[geewhiz]

Get out and start hiking and glassing. Lots of elk in every direction from Livingston. That's first hand info and all I will say.