What would you do? One weekend of hunting mediocre Washington scabland mule deer or one weekend of scouting for elk for a solid bull tag in Montana?

[Bulldog0156]

Deer hunt unless your only intention for elk scouting is to figure out access.

 

[Greybeard]

I would say go to Montana and stop at a little place in Wallace, ID on the way, but I hear that it's closed now.

 

[Hem]

Montana > Washington in every way.

Not much saltwater opportunity in Montana.

 

[Pagosa]

You may likely never draw this tag in MT again. A lot of these limited tags are really becoming a once in a lifetime opportinuty even for residents.

 

[Irrelevant]

Montana > Washington in every way.

Shot across the bow!

 

[Forkyfinder]

Montana > Washington in every way.

You must not have tried seafood

 

[mtmuley]

You must not have tried seafood

Seafood isn't anything that makes Washington state better than Montana. At least not to me. mtmuley

 

[TN2shot07]

Having not hunted mule deer I don’t think I’d pass up the opportunity, even a subpar one

 

[Southern Elk]

You must not have tried seafood

It’s alright. I would definitely do it again. I will award Washington 1 point for saltwater fishing. @Hem

 

[Hem]

It’s alright. I would definitely do it again. I will award Washington 1 point for saltwater fishing. @Hem
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Anybody who doesn't like eating LingCod or halibut i dont understand.

 

[Irrelevant]

It’s alright. I would definitely do it again. I will award Washington 1 point for saltwater fishing. @Hem
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A dare you to kill a limit of chukar in Montana

 

[Southern Elk]

A dare you to kill a limit of chukar in Montana

I’m built more for river bottom whitetails. Does Washington have any of those?

 

[mtmuley]

Washington > Montana. So hilarious. Not even close. mtmuley

 

[Gerald Martin]

Some of the best scouting I have done is learning the logistics of roads, access, camp spots as having a much familiarity with a unit as possible before the hunt begins.

It gives way more options for when you’re seen elk and even more importantly of having alternate options for when you aren’t seeing elk.

It’s always hard for me to do that when I have a tag in hand. I tend to get tunnel vision and focus harder on a spot I have in mind even when it’s apparent there’s not a lot of elk there. If I don’t have several backup options, I tend to not leave what I know for what I don’t know. That’s a terrible strategy for a transient elk population.


Go scouting. Forked horn mule deer will be available next year. This bull tag will not.