Post by: GoPlayOutside on January 18, 2013, 10:24:13 PM
Thinking about Archery Elk there this coming year. Hear there are a lot of Grizzlies in the area though.
Post by: JLS on January 18, 2013, 10:25:11 PM
Post by: GoPlayOutside on January 18, 2013, 10:29:19 PM
Any of the offshoots of the Gallatin River. Open for Branched Bull.
Post by: huntnphool on January 18, 2013, 10:30:50 PM
Post by: 6x6in6 on January 18, 2013, 10:32:42 PM
Post by: JLS on January 18, 2013, 10:34:21 PM
There can be lots of crowds. Get in shape. There are elk in there.
Post by: GoPlayOutside on January 18, 2013, 10:43:49 PM
Is it possible to get away from the people? How far? 5 miles, 10 miles???
Post by: Skyvalhunter on January 19, 2013, 08:15:19 PM
Post by: uplandhunter870 on January 19, 2013, 08:34:54 PM
it is possible to get away from people but just like washington youre going to have to burn some boot leather to get there. this year everyone i talked to that actually had time to elk hunt all repeated the same thing, wolf tracks everywhere elk were hard to find and were very skittish when found, thats not to say there arent killable elk around here but everyone said it was a tough year to kill one
Post by: jackelope on January 19, 2013, 08:38:01 PM
Post by: actionshooter on January 20, 2013, 08:11:48 PM
There was wolves there 10 years ago. We spent a week fishing/exploring/hiking/riding and saw wolves right from the road south of big sky.
Ya this, lots of wolves. There are some serious wolf huggers in Bozeman and those packs are VERY healthy.
Post by: JLS on January 20, 2013, 08:20:13 PM
There was wolves there 10 years ago. We spent a week fishing/exploring/hiking/riding and saw wolves right from the road south of big sky.
Ya this, lots of wolves. There are some serious wolf huggers in Bozeman and those packs are VERY healthy.
They get hunted just the same as the others :dunno:
Post by: actionshooter on January 20, 2013, 08:32:09 PM
There was wolves there 10 years ago. We spent a week fishing/exploring/hiking/riding and saw wolves right from the road south of big sky.
Ya this, lots of wolves. There are some serious wolf huggers in Bozeman and those packs are VERY healthy.
They get hunted just the same as the others :dunno:
No they don't.....one of the biggest ranches in Montana is in this area and they have a pro-wolf policy.
Ever seen a pack of 30? I have.
Post by: JLS on January 20, 2013, 08:35:46 PM
Post by: actionshooter on January 20, 2013, 08:45:16 PM
I'm telling you what I know. I have hunted it for several years and know the area well, 2012 was my last.
There is an ASS LOAD of wolves, during season the elk will all be low on the ranches that shoot at the wolves, there will be next to nothing on the public land.
I have seen a lot of griz sign up high but have never seen one.
Post by: deerslyr on January 20, 2013, 10:00:39 PM
There was wolves there 10 years ago. We spent a week fishing/exploring/hiking/riding and saw wolves right from the road south of big sky.
Ya this, lots of wolves. There are some serious wolf huggers in Bozeman and those packs are VERY healthy.
They get hunted just the same as the others :dunno:
No they don't.....one of the biggest ranches in Montana is in this area and they have a pro-wolf policy.
Ever seen a pack of 30? I have.
Whats the name of that ranch? Havent heard of it before.
As others have said, wolves and bears. Still a decent amount of elk. If I was coming from out of state I might look some where else.
As far as getting away from other people, if your on a trail good luck. Locals hunt there *sses off. I back packed in to an area twice and had people bust the same heard of elk I had been working both times. Couldnt believe it, I was 6 miles in and these guys were day hunters :yike:
Post by: GoPlayOutside on January 21, 2013, 06:23:14 AM
Post by: JLS on January 21, 2013, 07:52:52 AM
There was wolves there 10 years ago. We spent a week fishing/exploring/hiking/riding and saw wolves right from the road south of big sky.
Ya this, lots of wolves. There are some serious wolf huggers in Bozeman and those packs are VERY healthy.
They get hunted just the same as the others :dunno:
No they don't.....one of the biggest ranches in Montana is in this area and they have a pro-wolf policy.
Ever seen a pack of 30? I have.
Whats the name of that ranch? Havent heard of it before.
As others have said, wolves and bears. Still a decent amount of elk. If I was coming from out of state I might look some where else.
As far as getting away from other people, if your on a trail good luck. Locals hunt there *sses off. I back packed in to an area twice and had people bust the same heard of elk I had been working both times. Couldnt believe it, I was 6 miles in and these guys were day hunters :yike:
Guessing he's referring to the Flying D.
Post by: actionshooter on January 21, 2013, 06:12:07 PM
There was wolves there 10 years ago. We spent a week fishing/exploring/hiking/riding and saw wolves right from the road south of big sky.
Ya this, lots of wolves. There are some serious wolf huggers in Bozeman and those packs are VERY healthy.
They get hunted just the same as the others :dunno:
No they don't.....one of the biggest ranches in Montana is in this area and they have a pro-wolf policy.
Ever seen a pack of 30? I have.
Whats the name of that ranch? Havent heard of it before.
As others have said, wolves and bears. Still a decent amount of elk. If I was coming from out of state I might look some where else.
As far as getting away from other people, if your on a trail good luck. Locals hunt there *sses off. I back packed in to an area twice and had people bust the same heard of elk I had been working both times. Couldnt believe it, I was 6 miles in and these guys were day hunters :yike:
Guessing he's referring to the Flying D.
There was wolves there 10 years ago. We spent a week fishing/exploring/hiking/riding and saw wolves right from the road south of big sky.
Ya this, lots of wolves. There are some serious wolf huggers in Bozeman and those packs are VERY healthy.
They get hunted just the same as the others :dunno:
No they don't.....one of the biggest ranches in Montana is in this area and they have a pro-wolf policy.
Ever seen a pack of 30? I have.
Whats the name of that ranch? Havent heard of it before.
As others have said, wolves and bears. Still a decent amount of elk. If I was coming from out of state I might look some where else.
As far as getting away from other people, if your on a trail good luck. Locals hunt there *sses off. I back packed in to an area twice and had people bust the same heard of elk I had been working both times. Couldnt believe it, I was 6 miles in and these guys were day hunters :yike:
Guessing he's referring to the Flying D.
Ya,
Do you know any other ranches that just let the wolves go about their business?
I can show you places on private land within 400 yards of 191 where there will be 300 elk at a time in September, but not see an elk for days in the hills.
I've spent a lot of time hunting this area and even a couple of evenings at the Buffalo Jump ;)