Good Montana Whitetails

[idaho guy]

2017 my son and I switched from mule deer to whitetail. It was not our plan but the mule deer in our area that we hunt were down and mostly young bucks. We switched to whitetail and wondered why we didn’t do it sooner! We were pleasantly surprised and wondered why we just drove through the river bottoms all those years to go to the mule deer hills.

[idaho guy]

I got a nice one that year but that picture doesn’t want to load. I spazzed out this year and shot first decent whitetail I seen. Not sure on score but my buddy said 130 to 140 but I could have gotten better if I would have held off the trigger for longer than an hour if you’re hunting central Montana I say go for it. It’s a fun change of pace But i think I will be mule deer minded next fall seen a few nicer ones elk hunting after I got my deer

[dvolmer]

Go for it!!  There are some nice whitetails in Montana to be had!!!

[bornhunter]

The Milk River has produced some dandy whitetails over the years. I see some dandies hunting for pheasants but I can't hunt deer there. They have came back from the disease they had five years or so ago.

What Montana unit when you say Milk River?

[buckmaster_wa]

Thanks for the reply's guys. There are definitely some good whitetails in Montana.  I generally have 3-4 mule deer tags in my pocket each fall and Montana just cant compete with the other states as far as high end potential.  It's a blast to MD hunt there, but I just want to change it up a little.

[elkaholic123]

This is my md and friends whitetail from 2017, saw a bigger whitetail while I was there. N Montana

[buckmaster_wa]

Those are both great bucks, but I must admit I would shoot that WT if they were side by side.

[actionshooter]

I’ve been gettin that itch lately too. As ashamed as I am to admit it

I feel exactly the same.... I have always referred to whiteys a "rabbits"..... but have never killed one.. so maybe its time

[Kenaiwild]

Check the area around Lincoln.  Fair amount of public and of Sieben ranch which is open for walk in.  Some stud Muleys in the area as well.

[Shannon]

Bornhunter-I'm not sure what unit it is but its the area from Havre to Malta along the river.

[hunterofelk]

When I lived in Montana, this was in the '80's though, a co-worker hunted from a family cabin in the Saltese area and they would bring back whitetails with thick racks.

[Whitenuckles]

What they said!

[DWBMontana]

Few kid bucks taken last couple years here in Montana

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But Nebraska is tough to beat for whitetails.....

[Doublelunger]

Good lord, that Nebraska Buck is phenomenal. Was that a public land deer?

[Mtnwalker]

Good lord, that Nebraska Buck is phenomenal. Was that a public land deer?

I’ll second that. Good lord