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Title: Montana Snow
Post by: vandeman17 on February 27, 2018, 09:08:31 AM: Was chatting with a buddy last night about his plans as well as my plans for Montana this year. He was born and raised in Montana and farmed there for many years. His parents still live there and he was saying that his dad told him this is the worst winter he has seen since 1978-79. He has also talked to a lot of his buddies that still own and land and farm there and they all say how bad it is and how few critters they are seeing. I guess there was frozen rain a 6-8 weeks ago followed by a bunch of snow and cold weather. He sent me some links to current snow reports which are all breaking records. Starting to reconsider if we should make the trip this year or take the season off.... :dunno:
Title: Re: Montana Snow
Post by: elkaholic123 on February 27, 2018, 09:28:57 AM: :yike: :dunno: I was just getting ready to apply...
Title: Re: Montana Snow
Post by: vandeman17 on February 27, 2018, 09:35:48 AM: Quote from: elkaholic123 on February 27, 2018, 09:28:57 AM
:yike: :dunno: I was just getting ready to apply...

Same with us. I don't know what the heck to do now
Title: Re: Montana Snow
Post by: bobcat on February 27, 2018, 09:37:26 AM: I wonder if Wyoming is the same? This is the first I’ve heard of it being bad in Montana.
Title: Re: Montana Snow
Post by: Brute on February 27, 2018, 10:33:13 AM: This was from last weeks forecast.
http://www.ktvh.com/2018/02/historic-snowfall-and-another-blizzard-warning
Title: Re: Montana Snow
Post by: vandeman17 on February 27, 2018, 10:38:13 AM: Quote from: Brute on February 27, 2018, 10:33:13 AM
This was from last weeks forecast.
http://www.ktvh.com/2018/02/historic-snowfall-and-another-blizzard-warning

Those are the same links my buddy sent me. Not good at all!
Title: Re: Montana Snow
Post by: Bigshooter on February 27, 2018, 03:32:54 PM: I have a buddy that live in NE MT and he said they have gotten heavy snow with temps in the -30's then a week later warm up and melt off. Then get heavy snow and be in the -30s then warm up and melt off. He he thinks winter kill will be normal. I've also heard SE MT has been a lot warmer with not much snow.

Snow in WY has been average.
CO is average to below average.
Title: Re: Montana Snow
Post by: JLS on February 27, 2018, 04:40:03 PM: Quote from: Bigshooter on February 27, 2018, 03:32:54 PM
I've also heard SE MT has been a lot warmer with not much snow.

Probably double check your sources. Miles City south to Ashland has received several feet of snow since January. In addition, there have been a number of sub zero days.
Title: Re: Montana Snow
Post by: Bluemoon on February 27, 2018, 04:55:46 PM: Very concerned about where our Outfitting business is. Currently 70 plus inches of snow and sub zero temperatures. We are expecting heavy loses to our Upland Birds. They can handle heavy snow or sub zero temps, but combined it is tough..
Title: Re: Montana Snow
Post by: Stein on February 27, 2018, 07:12:21 PM: Yep, don't bother putting in for antelope. :chuckle:

The winter is not a good one, but I'm not getting any younger.
Title: Re: Montana Snow
Post by: Bigshooter on February 28, 2018, 08:03:32 AM: Quote from: JLS on February 27, 2018, 04:40:03 PM
Quote from: Bigshooter on February 27, 2018, 03:32:54 PM
I've also heard SE MT has been a lot warmer with not much snow.

Probably double check your sources. Miles City south to Ashland has received several feet of snow since January. In addition, there have been a number of sub zero days.

Had a buddy drive through there a week ago and said very little snow. Been told by a couple locals its been an average winter.
Title: Re: Montana Snow
Post by: Stein on February 28, 2018, 08:15:22 AM: Every basin in MT is at least 100%, many at 120 and several regions over 150%. Overall, a very big snow year. Temps depend on the area, some got hammered pretty good.

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Title: Re: Montana Snow
Post by: vandeman17 on February 28, 2018, 08:21:22 AM: Quote from: Stein on February 28, 2018, 08:15:22 AM
Every basin in MT is at least 100%, many at 120 and several regions over 150%. Overall, a very big snow year. Temps depend on the area, some got hammered pretty good.

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That is the reports I am getting directly from farmers there. They are saying that the deer are getting pushed down way lower than normal to the coulees and even there, its tough to find food and they are seeing the coyotes and other predators have easy pickings
Title: Re: Montana Snow
Post by: Bigshooter on February 28, 2018, 08:29:52 AM: Quote from: Stein on February 28, 2018, 08:15:22 AM
Every basin in MT is at least 100%, many at 120 and several regions over 150%. Overall, a very big snow year. Temps depend on the area, some got hammered pretty good.

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Eastern MT has seen lots of snow and then lots of warm temps. Plus there isn't many basins in E MT. Or what at least I think of as E MT. I guess it depends on where you're talking about.
Title: Re: Montana Snow
Post by: Houndhunter on February 28, 2018, 09:02:18 AM: Wasn't bad until February, than winter really seemed to set in. It's not looking to let up anytime soon either, lots of cold weather and snow forecasted for the next two weeks. But I wouldn't let that keep you from hunting here this year :twocents:
Title: Re: Montana Snow
Post by: buglebuster on February 28, 2018, 09:15:27 AM: You guys all stay home, ill still apply and let you know how it was
Title: Re: Montana Snow
Post by: Ghost Hunter on February 28, 2018, 03:59:29 PM: Quote from: JLS on February 27, 2018, 04:40:03 PM
Quote from: Bigshooter on February 27, 2018, 03:32:54 PM
I've also heard SE MT has been a lot warmer with not much snow.

Probably double check your sources. Miles City south to Ashland has received several feet of snow since January. In addition, there have been a number of sub zero days.

Sister in law lives in Miles City. Sounds like it's been slamming them.
Title: Re: Montana Snow
Post by: JLS on February 28, 2018, 08:08:34 PM: https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.usatoday.com/amp/382698002

Coldest month on record in miles city.

I guarantee you there is more than a little snow.

https://www.google.com/amp/billingsgazette.com/news/local/this-is-the-snowiest-start-to-winter-in-billings-in/article_e2b522e1-d1b2-5939-9e6f-5d17fce4423f.amp.html

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Title: Re: Montana Snow
Post by: Harbor_hunter on February 28, 2018, 08:18:01 PM: That's a bummer that winter is hitting them so late and hard over there. I am going to apply for the first time for a deer tag anyway. I am willing to bet even with some winter kill, the hunting will still be better than I have ever experienced here in Washington!
Title: Re: Montana Snow
Post by: Tbob on March 02, 2018, 01:58:17 PM: H-Hunter,
I agree, sucks they’re getting hit hard late, but I just applied for my first MT deer tag last night. I hear so many good things and my job never afforded me enough time to head over until now. Really looking forward to it!
Title: Re: Montana Snow
Post by: Bob33 on March 03, 2018, 09:48:30 PM: http://nbcmontana.com/news/local/montana-reservation-braces-for-fuel-shortage-flooding (http://nbcmontana.com/news/local/montana-reservation-braces-for-fuel-shortage-flooding)
Title: Re: Montana Snow
Post by: bearpaw on March 04, 2018, 02:10:17 AM: Montana is a huge state, as big as two or three smaller states, as a result part of the state can get slammed and other parts not so bad. The previous winter hit us hard where I usually hunt, we had to go to a different part of Montana and leased another ranch that wasn't harmed, it still had lots of deer. Two days ago I was talking to one of my guides who lives in Bozeman and he said he was looking at about 60 whitetail in the field behind his house and almost no snow on the ground. He didn't think the winter was doing any damage in that area.
Title: Re: Montana Snow
Post by: bearpaw on March 04, 2018, 02:17:09 AM: Quote from: bobcat on February 27, 2018, 09:37:26 AM
I wonder if Wyoming is the same? This is the first I’ve heard of it being bad in Montana.

I think it's been not too bad so far in southwestern WY. January was the second mildest on record for northern Utah. Feb has been more like a normal winter. I think the biggest determiner is was the weather does in march and early April. I'm not sure what the weather has been like in eastern WY?
Title: Re: Montana Snow
Post by: grundy53 on March 04, 2018, 05:54:53 AM: It will still be better than Washington.

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Title: Re: Montana Snow
Post by: MADMAX on March 04, 2018, 06:13:33 AM: :yeah:

aint it a shame how honked up this state has become
Title: Re: Montana Snow
Post by: jstone on March 04, 2018, 01:24:28 PM: How about the Malta area snow?
Title: Re: Montana Snow
Post by: Gamblin Guy on March 06, 2018, 04:36:02 PM: The next 6 weeks will be critical in MT.....

http://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/2018/03/06/montana-game-animals-lives-risk-blame-winter-weather/396705002/
Title: Re: Montana Snow
Post by: 257 Wby Mag on March 06, 2018, 08:00:44 PM: Ya snow ain’t bad over there. Hwy 191 south of Malta for conversation...
(https://s9.postimg.org/4lkr4j4in/67_FE3_B15-74_F1-4_AAF-_BAD3-99940_EA49181.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/ra9y43lwb/)
Title: Re: Montana Snow
Post by: Gamblin Guy on March 06, 2018, 08:12:24 PM: Lewistown had another 13inches Sunday.....
Title: Re: Montana Snow
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on March 06, 2018, 08:15:40 PM: Quote from: 257 Wby Mag on March 06, 2018, 08:00:44 PM
Ya snow ain’t bad over there. Hwy 191 south of Malta for conversation...
(https://s9.postimg.org/4lkr4j4in/67_FE3_B15-74_F1-4_AAF-_BAD3-99940_EA49181.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/ra9y43lwb/)

Wow those drifts will last long into spring. :yike:
Title: Re: Montana Snow
Post by: idaho guy on March 06, 2018, 08:52:45 PM: Quote from: Boss .300 winmag on March 06, 2018, 08:15:40 PM
Quote from: 257 Wby Mag on March 06, 2018, 08:00:44 PM
Ya snow ain’t bad over there. Hwy 191 south of Malta for conversation...
(https://s9.postimg.org/4lkr4j4in/67_FE3_B15-74_F1-4_AAF-_BAD3-99940_EA49181.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/ra9y43lwb/)

Wow those drifts will last long into spring. :yike:

Or blow away next week ha ha I lived up there for a few years I think it snows once and then just gets blown back and forth between there and North Dakota or the chinook winds come in and it melts the next day and you think it’s spring Montana hunting will be fine but to be safe y’all better not put in