Anyone hunt Montana mulies in October?

[grundy53]

Wow! Looks like you had a great time in Montana this year.

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[MADMAX]

Hardest part was trying to load them in the truck by myself
Lesson learned
Game carrier for Christmas

[bornhunter]

Hardest part was trying to load them in the truck by myself
Lesson learned
Game carrier for Christmas

And you did this solo, with no points and got both tags? Did I get this right?

[MADMAX]

yes sir
my group wont comitt to spending the $$ for a tag
 

[grundy53]

Wow. Pretty lucky. I didn't draw an antelope tag this year with 1 point. At least next year I'll have 2 points.

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[MADMAX]

Block management is your friend if you get drawn make the calls and get reserved

[Brushbuster]

I try to avoid earlier in the season due to the warmer conditions. The gumbo mud really shuts down access to areas I like to hunt. This year went the week after veterans day & still lost 2 afternoons to muddy roads.

We did see good numbers of goats in Nov after the season. I think they bunch up for the winter so it's looking good for next year.

I brought my brother this year & he brought everything but the kitchen sink. I only have a Nissan Frontier so very limited space. Especially frustrating having to unpack everything to get to the jack when we got a flat.     Think I might buy a hitch carrier for a place to put my ice chest & easier loading of game. or maybe leave my brother home. hmmm!   

[bornhunter]

yes sir
my group wont comitt to spending the $$ for a tag
 

Did you camp or motel it?

[Ace]

What unit and what type of weapon

[Gentrys]

I had the big game deer and elk combo tag for 2018.  Emphasis was on elk and I spent 6 of my 7 days chasing elk starting on the opener Oct 20th.  Finally got a bull on the 26th, so only had 1 day to deer hunt.  Saw 2 mulie bucks following the same 6 does.  They weren't the biggest bucks I guess, but plenty big for me.  temps had been in the low to mid 60s all week with wind, so tough hunting, but I still saw some.  I had never hunted Montana before.  I hunted on block management land DIY.  Also saw 4 WT bucks that same day and one of them was a shooter in my book - 5x5.  Probably considered small by many other hunters, but I would have been happy with it also.  Compared to how tough hunting is here in Washington for me over the years, Montana was a dream hunt.

[grundy53]

I had the big game deer and elk combo tag for 2018.  Emphasis was on elk and I spent 6 of my 7 days chasing elk starting on the opener Oct 20th.  Finally got a bull on the 26th, so only had 1 day to deer hunt.  Saw 2 mulie bucks following the same 6 does.  They weren't the biggest bucks I guess, but plenty big for me.  temps had been in the low to mid 60s all week with wind, so tough hunting, but I still saw some.  I had never hunted Montana before.  I hunted on block management land DIY.  Also saw 4 WT bucks that same day and one of them was a shooter in my book - 5x5.  Probably considered small by many other hunters, but I would have been happy with it also.  Compared to how tough hunting is here in Washington for me over the years, Montana was a dream hunt.

Nice buck! Glad to hear of your success.

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[grundy53]

What unit and what type of weapon

I'm going to apply for a 700 series antelope tag. I'll be rifle hunting.

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[grundy53]

Sorry to butt in here but you guys sound like you know Montana and I really dont. I want to try pronghorns this year and was thinking Wyoming but I would like to do what the op is going for. Deer and pronghorns. Is there plenty of open ground in the eastern part and is that the best place to start? Do most people camp or stay in towns and drive out daily? I'm 65 and will probably hunt alone but have never hunted Montana so trying to get some ideas where to start.

in regards to antelope,  Wyoming is the land of opportunity.  You can have a great hunt without points or a really great hunt if you have a few in the bank.  I'd caution anyone who is dabbling in the out of state waters to not bite off too much.  Combo hunt would be great but what could be better is a species specific hunt where you dont have "extra baggage" clawing at the back of your mind.  With a deer and an antelope tag in your pocket, every day you dont fill a tag the pressure can build which can greatly reduce the fun part of the trip.  Antelope are a cool animal 

That's the great part about Montana. I won't have the deer tag clawing at the back of my mind because if I don't get one I will have a great excuse to come back in November .

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[hunterofelk]

Nice buck gentrys!

[grundy53]

Anyone know what the 2018 draw odds were for a MT non-resident general deer combo license?  I see there are 4,600 licenses but I could not find number of applicants/odds for them.

They updated for this year. It's now 60% with 0 points.

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