Mt 417-20

[4ohSick]

Not sure if @perma shared much but this very broken terrain offers plenty of opportunity to cover many miles on foot, and spend a whole lot of time behind your optics. This is a permit bull district, general cow district with surprisingly low hunting pressure; most bulls are harvested by elite hunters at an older age class with many going Boone & Crockett. Definitely one of MT's best kept secrets that we limit discussions to this private forum.

• Missouri River is the best access on the north end of the unit, a small canoe access is best for the adventurous elite hunter like yourself.
• Kjorlein Rd has great access as does Woodhawk Rd. Lots of water sources that don't show up on the maps around there attract the older age class bulls that the weekend warriors won't hike for. Just get some elevation and work the optics.
• Private land can cause access problems if you don't knock before daylight. 417 is known for friendly landowners but only for the early birds. Apparently it's a tradition out there that some of the locals can explain better than I. Bud Light and cigarettes go a loonnnnng way out there as it's a ways into town for the locals. Bring extra fuel cans too.
• ATVs could be useful to drive established roads, and anywhere you think no one is looking. Just be careful if it's wet.
• Don't be afraid to road hunt this unit. Most hunters are just bombing from point A to point B in this unit and leaving the juicy middle untapped. More post-rut mid day bulls and harvested here than almost any unit in MT.
• Due to the length of the season bulls will typically still be in the secondary rut opening weekend. By the end of season bulls typically are in bachelor groups in isolated pockets throughout the unit, mostly on easily accessible private. Just knock and bring a fair amount of BL and smokes.

I think your intel might be a few years old. BL must have changed their recipe or something, seems a lot of folks who used to brush their teeth with the stuff won't touch it now. Especially if you see a "save the cowboy" sign. A 30 of MGD, Coors (lite and heavy) and some Busch Lite should satisfy all the discerning tastes out there.

 

[ShootsManyBullets]

I think your intel might be a few years old. BL must have changed their recipe or something, seems a lot of folks who used to brush their teeth with the stuff won't touch it now. Especially if you see a "save the cowboy" sign. A 30 of MGD, Coors (lite and heavy) and some Busch Lite should satisfy all the discerning tastes out there.

Busch Latte is pretty much BL in a different can. Same factory. There's a subtle message you're sending by offering BL to the rancher that will set our friend apart.