Montana S/G/M results 2024

[IArrowElk]

Any other moose 334 tag holders here?

 

[Cow_250]

Any other moose 334 tag holders here?

Congrats. Maybe we’ll run into one another out there.

 

[Hunting247]

Got lucky with a bearthooth wilderness goat tag!

 

[kodiakisland]

Another week spent in 323. Lot of goats. Wish I had a tag.

 

[Craig1251]

Where’d you draw the goat? I drew 323 last year and happy to help anyone that did. I got some great advice from some guys on here and glad to return the favor

Hi I drew this year and would love to talk to you! I think I have a good idea but obviously I’m a first timer here

 

[Craig1251]

Another week spent in 323. Lot of goats. Wish I had a tag.

I do love to talk to you!

 

[kodiakisland]

I do love to talk to you!

Another year i didn't draw, but I will be in 323 in mid September for a week if you find yourself solo needing a packer.
I'm reluctant to give out actual advice as I have to several in the past about specific locations and they never wanted to tell me after the fact about the areas they hunted. I've been in 323 many times and looked at many goats. Lots of options and few are bad.

 

[Craig1251]

Another year i didn't draw, but I will be in 323 in mid September for a week if you find yourself solo needing a packer.
I'm reluctant to give out actual advice as I have to several in the past about specific locations and they never wanted to tell me after the fact about the areas they hunted. I've been in 323 many times and looked at many goats. Lots of options and few are bad.

Yeah I totally get that. I’ll be there the 1st-8th of September for sure then whatever it takes from there on out. I live pretty close so hopefully I’ll be able to get my eye balls on it a few times this summer.

 

[kodiakisland]

Yeah I totally get that. I’ll be there the 1st-8th of September for sure then whatever it takes from there on out. I live pretty close so hopefully I’ll be able to get my eye balls on it a few times this summer.

I should be in Pray by the 15th or so and will spend several days on the trails. Since you are close you can hopefully get a long haired one a bit later in the season. The ones I've seen in there grow a lot of hair in September.

 

[406dn]

A long time ago, I drew a goat tag in 323. It wasn't too difficult to find goats, the problem was the vast ruggedness of the country.

It took multiple trips, before I killed one in mid October. You can see their hair grow, week by week. So, in hindsight, it was a blessing that it took that long.

Good luck with your tag.

 

[kodiakisland]

A long time ago, I drew a goat tag in 323. It wasn't too difficult to find goats, the problem was the vast ruggedness of the country.

It took multiple trips, before I killed one in mid October. You can see their hair grow, week by week. So, in hindsight, it was a blessing that it took that long.

Good luck with your tag.

For a non resident, I think a mid to late September hunt is best because of weather. For those who can wait and watch the weather, a mid October goat will be a true trophy out of that area. It's amazing the difference a couple of weeks makes.

 

[Craig1251]

For a non resident, I think a mid to late September hunt is best because of weather. For those who can wait and watch the weather, a mid October goat will be a true trophy out of that area. It's amazing the difference a couple of weeks makes.

I could probably stand to wait for sure but the whole thing is exciting and overwhelming at the same time knowing this will be my one shot. I had a buddy that drew a 334 moose permit 3-4 years ago and I had more anxiety over the whole thing than he did. He ended up with a really nice bull 2nd day of the season…….guess I’m just a wound tight dude

 

[kodiakisland]

I could probably stand to wait for sure but the whole thing is exciting and overwhelming at the same time knowing this will be my one shot. I had a buddy that drew a 334 moose permit 3-4 years ago and I had more anxiety over the whole thing than he did. He ended up with a really nice bull 2nd day of the season…….guess I’m just a wound tight dude

Elk, moose, deer, etc. make sense to get early. The true trophy of a goat is the hunt, the hair, and not the horns. Go early and scout and gain experience in the unit. Only shoot if it's massive. Go late for the hair.

I block my work schedule off for the last two weeks of September each year in case I finally draw. As a non resident I figure that's about as late as I can safely plan to hunt without really being affected by the weather. If I was a resident, I'd probably block the first two weeks of October off and use every day off in September as scouting.

 

[406dn]

I block my work schedule off for the last two weeks of September each year in case I finally draw. As a non resident I figure that's about as late as I can safely plan to hunt without really being affected by the weather. If I was a resident, I'd probably block the first two weeks of October off and use every day off in September as scouting.

I did not mention, but it was getting close to the end, with bad weather, for my goat hunt.

The day I finally closed the deal, it was very cold, and very windy. It was a brutal day in the mountains. Now, that all the work is done, it doesn't seem so tough.

A friend drew the same tag, the same year. The day before the season opened, we backpacked a camp, a couple of miles in from the road. We were glassing at ~10k feet that afternoon, in our tee shirts. The weather changed in the night, and we got a good dumping of wet snow. We had to shake snow off the tent, a few times. Opening morning had about a foot of snow on the ground, and dense fog. We decided that hunting in that was futile. So we broke camp, and came back to Billings. After that, we hunted together, when we could, and separately if our days off, did not align.

Everyone's hunt will unfold in its own way, but I'd expect hurdles along the way.