You’re not going to believe this story but I swear it’s true. Youngest and I headed into town a little while ago to the grocery store. Pickup pulls up and two guys get out decked out in orange. Asked them if they were having any luck and they said no. Asked them if they had seen anything and they said “not close enough to the road”. I just chuckled. Granted it is a cold and windy day. As I was leaving the parking lot I looked over at their pickup to see the plates and I shit you not Washington plates. Guess they won’t get counted as hunter days
Montana Mule Deer Mismanagement
- Thread starter rogerthat
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You’re not going to believe this story but I swear it’s true. Youngest and I headed into town a little while ago to the grocery store. Pickup pulls up and two guys get out decked out in orange. Asked them if they were having any luck and they said no. Asked them if they had seen anything and they said “not close enough to the road”. I just chuckled. Granted it is a cold and windy day. As I was leaving the parking lot I looked over at their pickup to see the plates and I shit you not Washington plates. Guess they won’t get counted as hunter days
I love the not close enough to the road stuff. You should see where my son in law and I doubled on two cow elk in the Breaks this week. mtmuley
Had a bull tag up there one year and was glassing from a knob. Couple guys walk up and asked if I was seeing anything. They said they had cow tags. Pointed out a group of cows maybe 3/4 of a mile from a road. They said “no way are we shooing one that far from the road”. I’m sure it was more a deer hunting trip with an elk tag in their pocket
No I agree I know PLENTY of residents the same way. Just thought it was funny the Washington plates
ShootsManyBullets
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Hopefully the nearest casino is close enough to the road for them to offload some of that sweet Washington cash they've accumulated. Maybe hit that Scheels in Billings and stimulate the economy some more?
Were these guys 300 pounders? I probably would have laughed at them or at least encouraged them to fill up their tank and drive deeper into the Custer for that rutted up old warrior they're after.
Never pass on an opportunity to give out some local info (or misinformation) to hard huntin' guys like them.
SAJ-99
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I certainly believe it, and probably could have been plates from anywhere. Saw a couple of guys while antelope hunting with MT plates and an e-scooter in the back. I have seen plates in Baker from MN, WI, MI, ND, and TX, just off the top of my memory. (Might have been workers though?). There is some truth to the MFWP saying "tighten the boot laces and walk a little further". Most hunters won't, particularly in the cold and wind, and that won't even work in WA, so the concept is foreign to most.
I certainly wish you all the best in getting your Rs to agree to changes.
Irrelevant
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Shouldn't you be thankful? They ain't the ones killin you bigger bucks.
Yes I’m very thankful they are killing the young dumb bucks from the road. You got me
Irrelevant
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Not coming home empty complaining how good [road] hunting used to be
I can guarantee they aren’t going to go home empty handed. Just like most all non residents they aren’t eating that tag cost. And I don’t blame them. It’s a joke what Montana charges a non resident for the product they are selling. But the suckers line up for them every year
Irrelevant
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It's been at a decade since I've been that sucker. But like Jason said, there are cool places in MT I'd like to hunt.
Do those places require a tag in your pocket to check out?
SAJ-99
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Are you inviting NRs without a tag to come visit the state from Oct 24 to Nov 29?
Sure. I mean everyone says it’s not the killing of the deer that’s important right. Though there are better times of the year to go exploring
SAJ-99
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Maybe all those NR plates Forky saw were just there for the scenery?
All you guys have to get together and at least agree on the essence of the NR problem.
You’re probably right. The fluorescent orange fashion just hasnt hit Montana yet but I guess we are behind the times
Nick87
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Plenty of birds to hunt, no?
Depends which flavor. Pheasant hunting continues to decline. Grouse are down a little this year it seems but a lot of them in the hills
