Montana Tags

[KimberRich]

Just received my Montana Landowner Sponsor Letter in the mail yesterday!! Got to get my papers and $$ mailed out tommorow.

Everyone got their apps in already??

Remember they must be postmarked by March 15th.

Good Luck to everyone!

[huntnphool]

Just curious how many certs your land owner gives out to hunt their land?

[KimberRich]

Just curious how many certs your land owner gives out to hunt their land?

There is a block on the Landowner Form that says "I certify that I own 640 contiguous acres" and "Landowners may sponsor no more than 15 applicants in any license year".  My family's land is split between a couple peoples names so they get 30 sponsorships a year and they give out all 30.  If they had it their way they would get 100 sponsorships and give them all out.  The deer are just a pest to them and besides the income they bring from hunters in the fall, they would love to see all of them off their property. 

[Craig]

I have my deer/elk combo in. Hope I draw again this year.

[huntnphool]

There is a block on the Landowner Form that says "I certify that I own 640 contiguous acres" and "Landowners may sponsor no more than 15 applicants in any license year".  My family's land is split between a couple peoples names so they get 30 sponsorships a year and they give out all 30.  If they had it their way they would get 100 sponsorships and give them all out.  The deer are just a pest to them and besides the income they bring from hunters in the fall, they would love to see all of them off their property.

I understand all that but knowing how they go about the draw process I was interested in how many your particular land owner gave out. Odds really are not that good going this route, I was just curios.

[Pathfinder101]

Mine's going out this week.  No landowner sponsor though, so I'll probably just wind up with points this year..

[huntnphool]

Mine's going out this week.  No landowner sponsor though, so I'll probably just wind up with points this year..

If you go combo your odds are actually better than land owner sponsored Pathfinder

[KimberRich]

There is a block on the Landowner Form that says "I certify that I own 640 contiguous acres" and "Landowners may sponsor no more than 15 applicants in any license year".  My family's land is split between a couple peoples names so they get 30 sponsorships a year and they give out all 30.  If they had it their way they would get 100 sponsorships and give them all out.  The deer are just a pest to them and besides the income they bring from hunters in the fall, they would love to see all of them off their property.

I understand all that but knowing how they go about the draw process I was interested in how many your particular land owner gave out. Odds really are not that good going this route, I was just curios.

They get 30 and give out all 30.  I don't hunt elk in Montana so I only put in for Deer.   Very, very few Elk on my family's ranch so it's not worth my $$. The odds of the General deer only drawing versus the landowner deer only drawing are much lower.  I believe there are roughly 6 times as many applicants for the General Deer than there are for the Landowner Deer and it's for esentially the same number of tags.  I think it's 2100 for the General and 2000 for the Landowner.  I haven't compared the drawing stats for Landowner Deer versus the Deer/Elk combo so can't comment on that..

[Pathfinder101]

Mine's going out this week.  No landowner sponsor though, so I'll probably just wind up with points this year..

If you go combo your odds are actually better than land owner sponsored Pathfinder

I know.  And if I had the extra couple of hundred bucks to drop, I would.  I should have said screw Oregon this year, and put that $$ into a Montana Deer/Elk Combo tag instead  
I don't know what I was thinking...

[huntnphool]

I don't know what I was thinking...

Thanks for increasing my odds

[alanger]

I'm applying this weekend. 

[Basket Rack]

I am in for the deer combo.

[bowhunterforever]

I am in for the deer combo.

Me too

[mtndew]

 :yeah:Deer combo only. Looking to build points. So of course I will probably draw!

[Bigshooter]

Going to put my app. in the mail tomorrow for the deer combo.

[Buschingc]

I'm in for deer/elk combo.. Hopefully with some luck I'll get drawn!

[Pathfinder101]

I don't know what I was thinking...

Thanks for increasing my odds

No problem.  Consider it a favor.  (and if I ever get drawn again you can pay me back by showing me a honey hole...   )

[huntnphool]

No problem.  Consider it a favor.  (and if I ever get drawn again you can pay me back by showing me a honey hole...   )

No worries

[WonkyWapiti]

The app is in the mail!  My buddy and I applied as a group for the big game combo.  Didn't get drawn last year so chances are good we're goin to the Big Sky Country this year!  Woo Hoo    Now the waiting sucks!

[Buschingc]

The app is in the mail!  My buddy and I applied as a group for the big game combo.  Didn't get drawn last year so chances are good we're goin to the Big Sky Country this year!  Woo Hoo    Now the waiting sucks!

Im in the same boat... I have my fingers crossed..... Good Luck..

[benhuntin]

Deer for me ...but i drew last year so i am not holding my breath.

[Ridgerunner]

Sent my application in today.  Gonna be a long month.