Montana 08 (huntnphool)

[kramman]

great bucks!! i will be heading that way myself have a wyoming tag for n.e wyoming south of broadus and north of gillete.i will be hunting public land that is right on the border with MT.leaving friday AM.good luck to you all. kram   

[Swiftkid]

im startin to investigate public land maps in montana right now.

[Dmanmastertracker]

 Phool are there many BMA's/ BLM area's in that part of Montana? I'm not sure where I would go next year, but the wife likes Bozeman, so I was thinking somewhere near there.

[huntnphool]

A lot more public land in that area than where I hunt. The SE is 95% private but does have some block management areas.

[big_bucks]

Sooo jealous.  Can't wait to go back next year though. 

[Wea300mag]

phool,

I just received a report from some of our crew who went over to SW MT for the opening week, 4 elk down (1 OK 5pt, 2 rag horns, and a cow). They are in Broadus now with 17 deer/antelope tags and 3 turkey tags (note: some are locals and have multiple tags). I can almost smell all that powder burning now. Blacktail135 is with them, I hope he has a camera because I know the rest of them yahoos don't.

[NRA4LIFE]

WEA300,

At one point, even the NR's could get 6 or 7 doe permits in there this year.  They were all gone by the opener though, wish I'd had a 2nd.  There was a lot of them.

[kirkl]

phool, have you heard how the rut it doing back there, just starting? not started yet?  were heading back the 14th, should be in prime rut im hoping.

[NRA4LIFE]

Kirkl,

One of the bucks we shot last Thursday evening was awefully dark and stinky around the tarsals for that early.  I'm no expert, just reporting.

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[kirkl]

cool, thanks. we usually go back around this time and are barely starting or not started at all so were hoping going back the 14th will put us right in the prime.

[huntnphool]

Talked to my buddy tonight, he has passed on several more decent bucks, hes in no hurry because Dina has a Antelope buck tag as well and they are concentrating on that unti lthe rut gets going. He said it snowed a little today and is cold but the rut doesnt appear to be going yet, maybe on the verge. Another week should be good to go.

[kirkl]

Perfect, thanks for the info.

[big_bucks]

When I go over there I don't even get there until about the 9th or 10th as the rut starts heating up then.  Right now the hunting will get a little better every day.

[Hornseeker]

I am questioning my sanity elk hunting the perfect muley rut weekend....hmmmmm...we'll see...

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[huntnphool]

I am questioning my sanity elk hunting the perfect muley rut weekend

I am too, thats the whole point of applying for Montana deer isn't it?