Anyone hunt Montana mulies in October?

[grundy53]

So, I'm already making plans for next season and I'm pretty sure I'm going to be hunting antelope in Montana. Figuring I'm all ready going to be there so I might as well buy a deer tag. Have any of you hunted mulies over there in October? I know it's not the best time of year for them but do you still see a decent number of bucks?

[Bigshooter]

I have a friend that lives in E MT and he usually see's some good bucks in October.  Some have been scouted all summer but some he just finds during hunting season. 

[Karl Blanchard]

I have a friend that lives in E MT and he usually see's some good bucks in October.  Some have been scouted all summer but some he just finds during hunting season.

  I was just gonna post that a lot of the bigger deer taken in MT die the first week because the locals have them picked out. 

[grundy53]

I'm by no means a trophy hunter. So I'll gladly take what the locals don't want . I figure either way it's got to be better than hunting them in Washington in October.

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[Bigshooter]

I'm by no means a trophy hunter. So I'll gladly take what the locals don't want . I figure either way it's got to be better than hunting them in Washington in October.

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If you own good bino's and know how to use them you should have no problem finding bucks.

[grundy53]

Great! Thank you!

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[cavemann]

My son is in Bozeman and been out tagging along with some buddies (he can't afford the non-res yet)..  He has sent me several pics of deer his dorm mates got.  All nice mulies in my book that I would be thrilled with..  He said the dorm parking lot looks like an outdoor butcher shop!!  Thinking about making the trip next year as well, looks like a blast..

[grundy53]

Also, having no experience in Montana other than the extreme western portion of the state. Will I find decent numbers of deer where the antelope are? Or is it more of a hunt antelope low then go up in the hills for deer?

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[Bigshooter]

Also, having no experience in Montana other than the extreme western portion of the state. Will I find decent numbers of deer where the antelope are? Or is it more of a hunt antelope low then go up in the hills for deer?

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Where will you be hunting antelope at?

[Karl Blanchard]

Biggest mule deer I've ever seen in MT (mix 180's) was out of Broadus on an antelope hunt.  It was an ocean of prairie with a dry creek bed that cut through it.  Zero brush but steep cut banks.  I was using to sneak on an antelope buck when I stumbled upon this buck and his 3 friends (all better than average MT bucks). I dont think they have ever seen humans because they just sat there and stared at us for a solid minute at 20ft.  They finally got up and very lazily walked off.  This was the day before rifle deer opened!  It was hunt by registration land and we couldn't get back on for the next day.  It was absolutely heart breaking to know how easily we could have killed that buck. When we asked about registering, the guy with fish and game says "why in the world would you want to go out there?  Theres no deer out there." 

[M_ray]

Also, having no experience in Montana other than the extreme western portion of the state. Will I find decent numbers of deer where the antelope are? Or is it more of a hunt antelope low then go up in the hills for deer?

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If you hunt Eastern Montana there will be Bucks in many of the same areas as the antelope.  Oh and the buck in my avatar was killed in October. And the buck I got last year was the first of Nov and it was a pretty good one.

[grundy53]

Also, having no experience in Montana other than the extreme western portion of the state. Will I find decent numbers of deer where the antelope are? Or is it more of a hunt antelope low then go up in the hills for deer?

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Where will you be hunting antelope at?

I haven't decided yet. I'm still trying to choose between 341 which is 340 for deer or a 700 tag. I'm probably leaning towards a 700 tag though.


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[grundy53]

Biggest mule deer I've ever seen in MT (mix 180's) was out of Broadus on an antelope hunt.  It was an ocean of prairie with a dry creek bed that cut through it.  Zero brush but steep cut banks.  I was using to sneak on an antelope buck when I stumbled upon this buck and his 3 friends (all better than average MT bucks). I dont think they have ever seen humans because they just sat there and stared at us for a solid minute at 20ft.  They finally got up and very lazily walked off.  This was the day before rifle deer opened!  It was hunt by registration land and we couldn't get back on for the next day.  It was absolutely heart breaking to know how easily we could have killed that buck. When we asked about registering, the guy with fish and game says "why in the world would you want to go out there?  Theres no deer out there." 

That would be heartbreaking.

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[grundy53]

Also, having no experience in Montana other than the extreme western portion of the state. Will I find decent numbers of deer where the antelope are? Or is it more of a hunt antelope low then go up in the hills for deer?

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If you hunt Eastern Montana there will be Bucks in many of the same areas as the antelope.  Oh and the buck in my avatar was killed in October. And the buck I got last year was the first of Nov and it was a pretty good one.

That's great! Thank you. That's an awesome buck.

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[Bigshooter]

Also, having no experience in Montana other than the extreme western portion of the state. Will I find decent numbers of deer where the antelope are? Or is it more of a hunt antelope low then go up in the hills for deer?

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Where will you be hunting antelope at?

I haven't decided yet. I'm still trying to choose between 341 which is 340 for deer or a 700 tag. I'm probably leaning towards a 700 tag though.


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700 tag would definitely allow you to hunt deer and antelope together.