Montana opener/weather going to help or hurt ?

[Deleted member 20812]

Me neither. Planning on shitty sleep, and having the alarm set through the night to wake up and keep the wood stove going.

This is where you hope your hunting partner is a lighter sleeper than you. Mine, unfortunately, isn't.

 

[Nameless Range]

Should be an interesting new experience if temps are in the single digits at night. I have never camped with those kind of temps.

Last year was a very similar opener. I was camped in a wall tent, and our number one challenge was keeping the water and beer from freezing.

My advice would be to bring whiskey

Single Digit Temperatures, Double Digit Winds

I spent the last 7 days at a pronghorn/deer camp in a chunk of Montana that shall not be named. It was the coldest, windiest hunting I've ever experienced, and buried the needle on the fun gauge. At the end of 6 days, between the five of us 4 pronghorn, 4 mule deer, 4 turkeys and countless...

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[rtraverdavis]

This is where you hope your hunting partner is a lighter sleeper than you. Mine, unfortunately, isn't.

Mine is, but I’ll catch shit the whole next day if I don’t do my part. I have a lifetime of experience on this subject—I’ll be with my dad!

 

[Shangobango]

Last year was a very similar opener. I was camped in a wall tent, and our number one challenge was keeping the water and beer from freezing.

My advice would be to bring whiskey

Single Digit Temperatures, Double Digit Winds

I spent the last 7 days at a pronghorn/deer camp in a chunk of Montana that shall not be named. It was the coldest, windiest hunting I've ever experienced, and buried the needle on the fun gauge. At the end of 6 days, between the five of us 4 pronghorn, 4 mule deer, 4 turkeys and countless...

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Whiskey, check!

 

[The Hedgehog]

Might look like this hunt from 5 years ago. Didn’t get anything but didn’t stay home..

 

[Deleted member 20812]

Last year was a very similar opener. I was camped in a wall tent, and our number one challenge was keeping the water and beer from freezing.

My advice would be to bring whiskey

Single Digit Temperatures, Double Digit Winds

I spent the last 7 days at a pronghorn/deer camp in a chunk of Montana that shall not be named. It was the coldest, windiest hunting I've ever experienced, and buried the needle on the fun gauge. At the end of 6 days, between the five of us 4 pronghorn, 4 mule deer, 4 turkeys and countless...

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Truth.

 

[MThuntr]

spent opening weekend last year in a small backpack tent...doing it again except I'll probably be in my tipi with a woodstove. Not a bad way to spend my 38th birthday

 

[lastlight]

Might look like this hunt from 5 years ago. Didn’t get anything but didn’t stay home..
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Is that a beer can!?

 

[TC207]

I just pulled the plug on my drive back to MT for opening weekend. Not worth it to do a white knuckle 12hr drive each way for 3 days of hunting with a 14 degree high (in town) on Sunday. Hopefully make it work in a couple weeks. Good luck and make good choices to everyone that braves the weather.

 

[MTGomer]

If it was Arizona the FS would be locking the fates to the roads and closing the forest down fOr yOuR oWn saFeTy like they did for last years flurry.

This is another reason why temperate climate transplants en masse to Montana is bad. It won’t be long and they’ll be demanding the same of your ranger district.

 

[Gerald Martin]

One advantage of cold temps is I doubt I'll run into many Yoga ladies up in the Bridgers on opening day.

 

[mtmuley]

Truck camping Friday night. Maybe Saturday. The weather should just add to the shit show. mtmuley

 

[antlerradar]

I'll be there on the 31st. I am just going to let the chips fall where they may. Should be an interesting new experience if temps are in the single digits at night. I have never camped with those kind of temps.

High of 46 a week from today. More mud.

 

[Shangobango]

High of 46 a week from today. More mud.

I’ll definitely be glad I am bringing the ATV then.

 

[The Hedgehog]

Is that a beer can!?

Yes, good thing I had my ATV along.

 

[Shangobango]

Yes, good thing I had my ATV along.

Harump

 

[Deleted member 16014]

One advantage of cold temps is I doubt I'll run into many Yoga ladies up in the Bridgers on opening day.

Yeah but the IG hunting industry bro’s will likely be out in force ha.

 

[Deleted member 16014]

Is that a beer can!?

And a Pringle’s can, gotta cover bases.

 

[marshman]

Montana certainly gas gotten slammed.
Two days to get across, really got slammed outside Bozeman last night.
Deer and elk were moving saw many of both.

 

[MTLabrador]

Yeah but the IG hunting industry bro’s will likely be out in force ha.

You know he’s a pretender because he’s packing an O/U...