Author Topic: Montana Mega Meat Hunt (Read 19613 times)

bearpaw · « **on:** October 19, 2012, 10:59:38 PM »

Montana Mega Meat Hunt
I have a few ranchers who want me to take out 40 to 60 whitetail doe deer yearly. In Montana you can buy up to 7 tags per person depending on the area and year, we have been able to get at least 2 tags if we buy them early every year. I have had some hunters who have boght 3 and 4 tags in the past. I need groups of two or more hunters, 1 or 2 guides will keep everybody on productive deer hunts and help gut and skin. Most hunting will be in blinds or stands watching game trails going to crops that the deer are damaging. Hunt cost is $350 for the first deer hunt, expand your hunt for additional deer for $250 each hunt. No shoot/no pay policy. Hunt up to 7 deer (if that many tags are available for the area) for only $1850. Book for next year, first come first serve on available dates. 60 doe is the max, when I hit that number we will no longer have any available. $100 deposit books a hunt. Plan 2 to 4 days for a hunt depending on how many deer you want. If you need to hunt extra days than planned we will make it work.

Hunting Season
Late October until the Sunday after Thanksgiving in November, we will try to fit your schedule.

Licenses
You must have a Conservation License and a Hunting Access Enhancement plus the number of deer licenses that you want to hunt. Here are some examples of license fees:

One Doe License
1 CONSERVATION LICENSE $10.00
1 HUNTING ACCESS ENHANCEMENT $10.00
1 DEER B LICENSE $75.00
ANTLERLESS WHITETAIL
CONVENIENCE FEE $3.70
Total: $98.70

Seven Doe Licenses
1 CONSERVATION LICENSE $10.00
1 HUNTING ACCESS ENHANCEMENT $10.00
1 DEER B LICENSE $75.00
ANTLERLESS WHITETAIL
1 DEER B LICENSE $75.00
ANTLERLESS WHITETAIL
1 DEER B LICENSE $75.00
ANTLERLESS WHITETAIL
1 DEER B LICENSE $75.00
ANTLERLESS WHITETAIL
1 DEER B LICENSE $75.00
ANTLERLESS WHITETAIL
1 DEER B LICENSE $75.00
ANTLERLESS WHITETAIL
1 DEER B LICENSE $75.00
ANTLERLESS WHITETAIL
CONVENIENCE FEE $15.17
Total: $560.17

Lodging & Meals (provide your own)
- 24 Hour greasy spoon restaurant in town
- Grocery store in town
- Motels are $25 to $40 per person for shared room
- Camping $12 to $25 per night at private campgrounds
- You could drive to some BLM ground and camp for free

Ranch Locations
The ranches are all located north of Billings and east of Billings:
From Spokane: 641 mi, 9 hours 47 mins to the farthest ranch
From Seattle: 919 mi, 14 hours 16 mins to the farthest ranch

This will be a fun time, send me a pm and we'll get you set up for the hunt.

bearpaw · « **Reply #1 on:** October 19, 2012, 11:07:38 PM »

Hunters who worry about the price per pound better give up hunting.

I am offering these doe hunts for about the same cost as two or three tanks of gas, no kill/no pay, I don't think there is a better deal anywhere. That's only $1850 for 7 deer, and I am guaranteeing sucess.

Michelle_Nelson · « **Reply #2 on:** October 19, 2012, 11:10:37 PM »

What time from are we looking at? When can you start removing does and when do you have to stop?

How much are the Hunting licenses and tags?

Duffer · « **Reply #3 on:** October 19, 2012, 11:13:07 PM »

Can we get more details? like:

How far across Montana? ie: how much fuel do I have to figure in!

What would be the plan for 'housing and food'? ie: Do I need to pull my trailer too?

When and what weapon? (I presume late/modern)
So total out of state license/tag/fees?

Sorry Michelle! didn't mean to dup your post

bearpaw · « **Reply #4 on:** October 19, 2012, 11:33:30 PM »

updated the first post with more info...

3 or 4 of you could carpool and cut down costs...

Ripper · « **Reply #5 on:** October 20, 2012, 06:58:26 AM »

When could we hunt this year? Will it be available over Thanksgiving? Christmas time? Is this the same ranch the the Buffalo hunt's take place on?

D-Rock425 · « **Reply #6 on:** October 20, 2012, 07:16:10 AM »

I could probably plan and swing something like this next year but not this year. Would be cool to get a hunt wa deer camp together for a trip like that.

Ripper · « **Reply #7 on:** October 20, 2012, 09:05:23 AM »

I'm in D-Rock, I think there are enough of us that already know each other to have a substantial camp. That would be a blast. I could take 3 with me in my truck. Gonna need a bunch of coolers to hold 28 deer! Even boned out.

hunt4 · « **Reply #8 on:** October 20, 2012, 09:43:50 AM »

so your basically supplying a trespass fee? $1850 for seven deer, Tags($560), food(?) ,lodging($400) ,processing, and transportation($650) on us.
560
162
100
1850
?
= about $3000 per person group of 4 coming from wet side

It sure would be fun and tasty, nothing much better than a butterball whitetail

bearpaw · « **Reply #9 on:** October 20, 2012, 03:56:58 PM »

This will be a guided hunt with 1 or 2 guides keeping everybody on productive deer hunts and helping to gut and skin.

I can envision a lot of hanging deer with a good group of hunters.

There are 5 or 6 motels which have rooms with 2 to 3 beds per room. I would say room cost for a shared room will be $25 to $40 per person depending on which motel you choose and whether 2 or 3 beds per room. The place I stay is about $75 per 3 beds, clean and nice.

Whitpirate · « **Reply #10 on:** October 20, 2012, 05:11:42 PM »

I'm interested but will need to see if I can drum up a buddy or two to share expenses. What's the typical whitetail doe out there BearPaw? Similar to Colville?

nw_bowhunter · « **Reply #11 on:** October 20, 2012, 06:01:00 PM »

Intersting idea, I could see this would be fun exp to shoot a bunch of deer and trip to MT. Although this exp will certainly costs some money!

bearpaw · « **Reply #12 on:** October 20, 2012, 06:36:28 PM »

Quote from: Whitpirate on October 20, 2012, 05:11:42 PM

I'm interested but will need to see if I can drum up a buddy or two to share expenses. What's the typical whitetail doe out there BearPaw? Similar to Colville?

Pretty close to the same size.

washelkhunter · « **Reply #13 on:** October 20, 2012, 06:39:11 PM »

How much is the OTC doe tag after the initial license?

bearpaw · « **Reply #14 on:** October 20, 2012, 06:51:04 PM »

Quote from: washelkhunter on October 20, 2012, 06:39:11 PM

How much is the OTC doe tag after the initial license?

License & Tag are $80 each (over the counter)

$80 is the total cost for each deer tag. A person does not have to do 7 hunts, you could do 1 or 2, or whatever amount up to 7 deer.

washelkhunter · « **Reply #15 on:** October 20, 2012, 07:13:01 PM »

A deer B nonres additional whitetail doe tag is $75. Its getting cheaper. If expenses lodging and labor are shared between hunters it gets even more cost effective. Im thinking 80lbs of meat per animal not counting hearts and livers. Cut, grind and wrap yourselves and save more. Michelle will pay $75 per usable hide and thats $525 per person for 7 hides. Pays some expenses there eh? Lets see ground beef at Safeway is probably $2.50 a lb. 7X80 = 560lbs. Ground beef would come to $1400 min. at the store. I wanna go. All i gotta do is tip the guides.

bearpaw · « **Reply #16 on:** October 20, 2012, 07:18:34 PM »

Maybe it is $75 now that you mention it.

If you have some good trading goods I would consider taking certain trades.

carpsniperg2 · « **Reply #17 on:** October 20, 2012, 08:18:22 PM »

Quote from: washelkhunter on October 20, 2012, 07:13:01 PM

A deer B nonres additional whitetail doe tag is $75. Its getting cheaper. If expenses lodging and labor are shared between hunters it gets even more cost effective. Im thinking 80lbs of meat per animal not counting hearts and livers. Cut, grind and wrap yourselves and save more. Michelle will pay $75 per usable hide and thats $525 per person for 7 hides. Pays some expenses there eh? Lets see ground beef at Safeway is probably $2.50 a lb. 7X80 = 560lbs. Ground beef would come to $1400 min. at the store. I wanna go. All i gotta do is tip the guides.

I don't michelle is buying doe capes

Or I would have had a few for her already!

washelkhunter · « **Reply #18 on:** October 20, 2012, 08:28:46 PM »

DOH! DOE! Good point. Still, one hide is worth a pair of gloves. A pair of elk/ deer hide gloves is $20. X7 thats $140. Make great stocking stuffers.

washelkhunter · « **Reply #19 on:** October 20, 2012, 08:35:32 PM »

What are the exact dates for this excursion?

Michelle_Nelson · « **Reply #20 on:** October 20, 2012, 08:47:45 PM »

Hey wait a minute. How did I get drug into paying out $75 for a deer hide.

BUCK CAPES! ! ! ! BUCK CAPES! ! ! ! BUCK CAPES.

NOT DOE CAPES. . . .NOT DOE CAPES. . . .NOT DOE CAPES.

RB · « **Reply #21 on:** October 20, 2012, 09:27:34 PM »

Bump hmmmmm?

sounds interesting

Whitpirate · « **Reply #22 on:** October 21, 2012, 12:21:46 AM »

Yeah what are dates BearPaw? And what sort of interesting things are you looking for?

Besides American greenbacks.

Buckmark · « **Reply #23 on:** October 24, 2012, 10:49:57 PM »

I would be in (next year) for 2 or 3 does, if i can get 1 or 2 other people in with me, so 3 guys share fuel, motel costs and have a nothing but fun and venison trip.
Any takers? D-rock? Ripper? Whitepirate? RB? we all live close...
I could take 3 in my truck comfortably (room for one to sleep on back seat and 2 up front, canopy on bed so lots of room for stuff or 2 in my nissan uncomfortably

Or if you have a rig instead?
Or get more than that and 2 rigs heading down together??
*
ps: if i drive we may even get some bonus animals while driving....just ask DoubleJ...

washelkhunter · « **Reply #24 on:** October 24, 2012, 11:26:14 PM »

Next year will work for me. Give me the dates so i can get time off and its all good.

Bean Counter · « **Reply #25 on:** October 24, 2012, 11:38:18 PM »

BearPaw,
PM

Whitpirate · « **Reply #26 on:** October 25, 2012, 11:44:07 PM »

I'm in for next year. Got a suburban that can pull a trailer, and seats 6 men comfortably.

bearpaw · « **Reply #27 on:** October 26, 2012, 04:09:14 PM »

We can be fairly flexible on dates and fit this in between Washington seasons so you don't miss local hunting. Those doe tags are $75 plus you need 1 conservation and 1 access enhancement which are $10 each. If we hunt effective and you shoot straight it wont take many days so that will keep your expenses down.

shoot-em-dead · « **Reply #28 on:** October 26, 2012, 04:12:48 PM »

If I could sell my boat I would be signing up. Sounds like fun.

Atroxus · « **Reply #29 on:** October 26, 2012, 04:33:12 PM »

Tagging for later. I am thinking this could make for a nice combination family vacation/"meat shopping" trip, if i can get my wife on board.

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deadwoodbuck · « **Reply #30 on:** October 30, 2012, 03:59:17 PM »

thats up my alley...next year...when do you need to formalize this...there are two of us.

Sitka_Blacktail · « **Reply #31 on:** October 30, 2012, 04:13:34 PM »

Quote from: bearpaw on October 19, 2012, 10:59:38 PM

Montana Mega Meat Hunt
I have a rancher who wants me to take out 40 to 60 whitetail doe deer yearly. In Montana you can buy up to 7 tags per person. I need groups of two or more hunters, 1 or 2 guides will keep everybody on productive deer hunts and help gut and skin. Most hunting will be in blinds or stands watching crops that the deer are damaging. Hunt cost is $350 for the first deer hunt, expand your hunt for additional deer for $250 each hunt. No shoot/no pay policy. Hunt up to 7 deer for only $1850. Book for this year or next year, first come first serve on available dates. 60 doe is the max, when I hit that number we will no longer have any available. $100 deposit books a hunt. Plan 2 to 4 days for a hunt depending on how many deer you want. If you need to hunt an extra day than planned we will make it work.

Boy, those Montana wolves aren't doing their job of keeping the deer population down to ruin hunting for everybody so the greenies can win the battle and get rid of hunting forever. But Bear Paw will help them out!

This sort of ruins your whole argument doesn't it Dale?

Quote

First, I find it pretty classless that you would invade this topic with your wolf loving rubbish. (I had thought you might have more class than some of the other wolf lovers, guess I was wrong!)

Next, I will point out that it's fortunate for the local residents who hunt and fortunate for out-of-state hunters, this is one area of Montana which hasn't been invaded with wolves yet. There are still a few areas where humans can look forward to harvesting a few deer for the freezer.

drysideshooter · « **Reply #32 on:** October 30, 2012, 05:37:27 PM »

I am in eastern Washington, around the Kennewick area. If there is still availability and anyone is interested, I would be up for driving to eastern Montana.

I have relatives around Billings and head that way fairly often. It's about a 10 hour drive from here. I have a 4x4 crew cab dually diesel with plenty of room and capacity for hauling gear and deer. My time is pretty flexible. I have plenty of room at my place for folks to park their rigs. I could take up to three other folks and still be really comfy. I figure it's probably about $400 worth of fuel round trip. I grew up and spent most of my life in Alaska, snow and winter type driving don't bother me.

If there is anyone that would like to buddy up and go just drop me a PM. It sounds like a fun meat trip for sure.

bearpaw · « **Reply #33 on:** November 03, 2012, 08:13:04 AM »

There are many areas in Montana where the deer population is down significantly in Montana due to drought, disease, fires, and wolves, but we are fortunate our leases are in fairly good shape, we are seeing lots of deer and having 100% success again this year on mature bucks and doe deer.

2012
I can still fit in a few hunters this year, I could take 1 or 2 buck hunters and they want us to kill several more doe deer this year on one of the properties if we can.

2013
We have plenty of availability for next year. If there are any specific dates you need to hunt, please let me know as soon as possible so we can block those dates out for you.

wildweeds · « **Reply #34 on:** November 07, 2012, 06:37:55 PM »

How sure are you on the 7 does in one game area? The reason I ask is my buddy lives in sheperd which is 20 miles east of billings and is allowed only 2 does in his area,1 whitetail,1 mule deer,He hunts down around ashland and has allready bagged his buck and 2 does down there in that game area.The way he explained it is yes you can shoot 7 does and a buck,but your does cannot come from just one area.

Kioti · « **Reply #35 on:** November 08, 2012, 12:10:26 PM »

bearpaw....
PM sent about your Mega Meat Hunt.

bearpaw · « **Reply #36 on:** November 12, 2012, 05:26:15 AM »

Quote from: wildweeds on November 07, 2012, 06:37:55 PM

How sure are you on the 7 does in one game area? The reason I ask is my buddy lives in sheperd which is 20 miles east of billings and is allowed only 2 does in his area,1 whitetail,1 mule deer,He hunts down around ashland and has allready bagged his buck and 2 does down there in that game area.The way he explained it is yes you can shoot 7 does and a buck,but your does cannot come from just one area.

There are different allocations of doe tags. If you get on the MT Fish, Wildlife, and Parks website, go to online licensing, enter your info like you are going to buy a license, then look at the various options for antlerless and you will see what I mean. There are options for 7 tags and there was another option for 1 tag that recently disappeared. These various quotas run out at various times and I have been told that at least one option requires a buck tag first. When we were in MT last week we were only able to get 1 tag for our area. One of my hunters this year purchased two doe (antlerless tags). In previous years I have had hunters who purchased 3 to 4 tags.

My Advice: As soon as licenses go on sale hunters need to get their antlerless tags.

HUNTING
___ DEER B LICENSE - Limit 7
Valid during license year 03/01/2012 - 02/28/2013

SURPLUS
___ DEER B LICENSE - Limit 7
Valid during license year 03/01/2012 - 02/28/2013

MANAGEMENT HUNTS
___ DEER B MANAGEMENT HUNT - REGION 7 - Limit 7
Valid during license year 03/01/2012 - 02/28/2013

(This was available until a few days ago.)
___ Single Region Antlerless - Limit 1

bearpaw · « **Reply #37 on:** November 12, 2012, 05:39:48 AM »

I will touch base with everyone as soon as I get some breathing room, headed out deer hunting as soon as I post this message.

THANKS

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