Post by: vandeman17 on October 21, 2015, 06:56:51 PM
Post by: Karl Blanchard on October 21, 2015, 07:00:11 PM
Post by: 3nails on October 21, 2015, 07:07:27 PM
Post by: JLS on October 21, 2015, 07:08:02 PM
Post by: vandeman17 on October 21, 2015, 07:18:09 PM
Did you ever get my pm?
Negative
Post by: vandeman17 on October 21, 2015, 07:19:08 PM
So you're deer hunting only? What hunt district(s) where you thinking of going to?
Our plan right now was hunting outside st Regis and yes only deer.
Post by: Karl Blanchard on October 21, 2015, 07:20:25 PM
Post by: Duckhunter14 on October 21, 2015, 07:20:55 PM
So you're deer hunting only? What hunt district(s) where you thinking of going to?
Our plan right now was hunting outside st Regis and yes only deer.
Buy a wolf tag.
Post by: vandeman17 on October 21, 2015, 07:21:57 PM
Well crap :bash: That was a lot of typing! Stand by and I'll punch it out again
Dang sorry man. Not sure what happened. Cliff notes version is cool too :tup:
Post by: Houndhunter on October 21, 2015, 07:26:10 PM
Post by: vandeman17 on October 21, 2015, 07:31:33 PM
I'd go north of St Regis, ill be up there in a few weeks if I still have my tag
Up into mulie territory?
Post by: JLS on October 21, 2015, 08:08:11 PM
Post by: vandeman17 on October 21, 2015, 08:21:04 PM
If you're going to hunt muleys in NW MT you're limited in options. Cabinets, Swan Range, and the like. I'd go east of the Continental Divide if I were you.
Agreed. Just on our shorter time frame it will be harder to drive 10+ hours
Post by: Karl Blanchard on October 21, 2015, 08:22:57 PM
I'm driving 14 hours for a 3 day run over thanksgiving if that makes you feel any better. Two guys just switch out and never stop except for gas.If you're going to hunt muleys in NW MT you're limited in options. Cabinets, Swan Range, and the like. I'd go east of the Continental Divide if I were you.
Agreed. Just on our shorter time frame it will be harder to drive 10+ hours
Post by: vandeman17 on October 21, 2015, 08:24:07 PM
That's what we ended up doing on our Wyoming trip. Long trek but worth itI'm driving 14 hours for a 3 day run over thanksgiving if that makes you feel any better. Two guys just switch out and never stop except for gas.If you're going to hunt muleys in NW MT you're limited in options. Cabinets, Swan Range, and the like. I'd go east of the Continental Divide if I were you.
Agreed. Just on our shorter time frame it will be harder to drive 10+ hours
Post by: Karl Blanchard on October 21, 2015, 08:27:33 PM
Yep! Sucks while your doing it but like packouts and everything else that can suck on a hunt, it makes for fond memories and great stories later on down the road. Sore shoulders are forgotten as soon as the tailgate gets dropped..........That's what we ended up doing on our Wyoming trip. Long trek but worth itI'm driving 14 hours for a 3 day run over thanksgiving if that makes you feel any better. Two guys just switch out and never stop except for gas.If you're going to hunt muleys in NW MT you're limited in options. Cabinets, Swan Range, and the like. I'd go east of the Continental Divide if I were you.
Agreed. Just on our shorter time frame it will be harder to drive 10+ hours
Post by: 300rum on October 21, 2015, 08:27:39 PM
Post by: vandeman17 on October 21, 2015, 08:30:41 PM
Came through that area North of St. Regis this year. There has to be some big Mule Deer in there somewhere......
It's a great area but the wolves love it too :bash:
Post by: JLS on October 21, 2015, 10:56:37 PM
If you're going to hunt muleys in NW MT you're limited in options. Cabinets, Swan Range, and the like. I'd go east of the Continental Divide if I were you.
Agreed. Just on our shorter time frame it will be harder to drive 10+ hours
Isn't an extra 4-5 hours of driving worth it if you see deer? If you're driving just to go hike in the woods, what's the point?
All sorts of Block Management between Shelby and Havre, as well as a fair bit of public land.
Post by: JLS on October 21, 2015, 10:58:07 PM
Came through that area North of St. Regis this year. There has to be some big Mule Deer in there somewhere......
A few, but not a lot. More whitetails.
Post by: huntnphool on October 21, 2015, 11:04:49 PM
Post by: bowtechian on October 22, 2015, 02:45:42 PM
Post by: Bronson on October 22, 2015, 03:18:47 PM
Post by: vandeman17 on October 22, 2015, 03:31:20 PM
Post by: Bronson on October 22, 2015, 03:50:41 PM
Post by: JLS on October 22, 2015, 07:12:47 PM
I believe most of that Hamilton area and the Bitterroot valley is draw only for mulies, if I remember correctly.
A pretty good share of Region 2 and Region 3 are either limited permit or first choice unlimited permit.
Post by: vandeman17 on October 25, 2015, 01:52:50 PM
Post by: Houndhunter on November 01, 2015, 11:21:43 AM
Post by: dune on November 04, 2015, 11:01:04 AM
Post by: vandeman17 on November 04, 2015, 05:47:08 PM
I'm going over next weekend I hunt Lewiston but it is going to be a short hunt this time im just goingto hunt the montana boarder
Good luck. We are heading out Tuesday night for st regis
Post by: dune on November 05, 2015, 09:13:17 AM
Post by: vandeman17 on November 11, 2015, 03:47:53 PM
Post by: Karl Blanchard on November 11, 2015, 03:49:19 PM
I tried to lead the horse to water..... :dunno: :chuckle:
Post by: vandeman17 on November 11, 2015, 03:57:51 PM
Thats no good.....
I tried to lead the horse to water..... :dunno: :chuckle:
Yes I know and if we had a day of two longer we would have made the trek for sure. My old man has to be back to Portland Sunday afternoon/evening so he didn't want to make the 12 hour drive from my house then the additional 4-5 to Portland... :o
Post by: finnman on November 17, 2015, 06:19:57 PM
Post by: vandeman17 on November 17, 2015, 07:40:23 PM
How did it all go? Anything to report?
Can home empty but saw a few bucks and a handful of does. Those mountain whitetails sure are skittish!