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I have been talking with the rancher in Montana about when we are coming over to hunt and just simple talk about what the deer are like this year. I wont lie, the ranch we hunt is a pretty good thing and was wondering how many guys on here hunt BMA's strictly year after year over there, and if so, do you hunt a sign and go or do you need permission? We just took the word of a guy that lived in the area we hunt, and put all of our eggs in one basket and got on. It worked out and now we plan to go back every year as long as we can get a tag. Good luck to all heading over there when the season starts.
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I hunted a lot of block management when I was in MT last. I found that a lot of the permission stuff is spoken for well in advance - best get on the horn in august and september to make a november date. Saw some nice bucks on the sign and go land though
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we hunt BMA's all the time. we usually line up 2 for each day. that way if it is slow and we are not getting into or seeing much on 1 ranch then we can go work the other ranch.from my expierence the deer #'s are better on BMA's than public land. Normaly we hunt the Broadus area,but this year we are going to hunt the Ekalakala area.
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October 10, 2012, 07:30:06 PM »
I have hunted Montana as a non resident for years, the BMA was a good idea at first that ended up being a joke. I am hoping that in the near future it takes off again but time will tell.
Bearpaw and I, and others, have had a difference of opinion on the whole issue in the past, lets hope the new regulations work out for everyone.
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Different BMAs have different access rules.
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Have hunted bma four straight years as a non resident and love the opportunity. I do see the down side for the locals, they have to sign up just like us out of towners , as before they could hunt anywhere because they knew farmer Bob or rancher Bill
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Type 1- sign in on-site
Type 2- landowner permission
Some BMA's have both, so pay attention. I've been here for 2 seasons and I refuse to hunt them. Instead, I hunt the public land around/near them. I've taken some nice animals, without the hunting pressure. The locals around here don't get serious until it snows. Last year, it didn't snow much until after the season. I hunted all season and saw 2-3 people. This year, I've already gotten my buck and antelope; and I've seen 2 people not counting the warden and "Wardens" cameraman. (I didn't do anything illegal, so I probably won't be on the show.)
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October 14, 2012, 10:12:05 PM »
I hunt them from time to time and shot my buck on one last year. They can get pretty crowded. Ive found getting a map and hitting every section of state land (there literally everywhere) is a better option.
In staters get pretty butt hurt when they see out of state plates though
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October 15, 2012, 05:59:21 PM »
My wife and daughter have special permit bull elk tags. We can't get in, all booked up. I could go on and on for days about hunting access, but if I did I am pretty sure I would end up pissing off everyone. What really burns my ass is the state and federal land the ranchers close up.
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Bow-n-head, sorry to hear about your wife/daughters tags, i have not put in for an elk tag for that same reason. I am fearful that i would draw a specific unit, and try and get on and not be able to do so. The unit we deer hunt is prodominately owned by the ranch we hunt. So if i was not able to get on, i may have to eat the tag, at least deer is state wide and could easily find more land. Good luck to all...
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What unit bownhead
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