Trespass Fee's For Mule Deer

[gottatree]

I have a chance to hunt Montana for mule deer this fall and was wondering if the fee's are fair? This is a non guided hunt and we have access to 84,000 acres. He has multiple bucks that will go over 30". He only allows two bucks over 30"and four bucks under 30" harvested each year. What is a reasonable trespass fee for a ranch this size and bucks of this caliber? Over 30"? Under 30"?  Thank you in advance. 

[bobcat]

I really have no idea but with the size of it and the limited number of bucks taken per year, I could easily see some people forking over 5 grand for a trespass fee. Ridiculous yes, but if there really are 30 inch bucks with almost zero competition from other hunters, it ought to be worth that. Maybe even more.

[fair-chase]

Figure on a dollar per acre.    Kidding, I have no idea. I'm just tagging to follow along.

[Boone]

Have no idea on trespass fees but there is an awful lot of public land available to hunt. You might try one of the big Hutterite communities. They usually have lots of acreage and allow you to walk on through the "free to hunt" program. 

[huntnphool]

I have a chance to hunt Montana for mule deer this fall and was wondering if the fee's are fair? This is a non guided hunt and we have access to 84,000 acres. He has multiple bucks that will go over 30". He only allows two bucks over 30"and four bucks under 30" harvested each year. What is a reasonable trespass fee for a ranch this size and bucks of this caliber? Over 30"? Under 30"?  Thank you in advance.

hope you are not one of those guys that puts stock in that 30" number, it really has little to do with describing a mule deer buck. Most 180+ muleys taken each year are less than 30". In fact I've got plenty pics of 30" spindly 2 and 3 points, so don't let fact that he threw out that "30" number cloud your judgement.

[jackelope]

How many other hunters?

[bugs n bones]

2500 would be absolute top dollar or your paying for "blue sky" on a deal like that....

[furbearer365]

Its worth what you are willing to pay. There are guys out there that buy governers tags well into the 6 digits.  Some would say the a 30 inch Mule Deer is worth 10,000, others would only pay the price of a tag. So with that said, what are you willing to pay with the information that you know?

[bugs n bones]

I wanna see game cam pics and lots of them for 10000

[JLS]

Really it's up to what you are willing to pay.  I wouldn't pay a dime, as there is plenty of public and Block Management land if you are willing to work for it.  I have more fitness and ambition than I do money, you may differ and it might be more appealing to pay the trespass fee.

Some of the nicest bucks I've seen in Montana would not break 30".  Again, I guess it depends on what you are after.  Some of the really wide bucks have spindly antlers and shallow forks.  I've seen a few bruisers that had incredible forks, good mass, and the classic "box" shape to their antlers. 

[gottatree]

The 30" number is how the rancher charges. 30" is just a number to me. I want a mature buck that I like and if I decide to pull the trigger I don't care how wide he stretches the tape. The ranch produced a 183" gross buck for my sons best friend last year that was only 26" wide. Way to ruin a 13 year old for his first buck. I have limited time as we own three business that require a lot of my time.

 The rancher wants $2500 over 30" and $1500 under.

[gasman]

If its worth the money to you, then go for it, that is all that matter 

[huntnphool]

What part of Montana?

[gottatree]

The only reason I tossed this out is he is charging way more this year than he has before. I take a week every year to hunt with my son. Truly that week is priceless so I think we will probably go for it.

[gottatree]

South east