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Big Game Hunting => Out Of State Hunting => Topic started by: Jimmy33 on November 22, 2019, 05:51:58 PM

Title: Mule Deer hunt Montana
Post by: Jimmy33 on November 22, 2019, 05:51:58 PM: Ok...help me understand it...I’ve read about the draw system and I want to make sure I understand. I don’t want an elk tag, I just want a deer tag. There are two different pools that get drawn correct? One elk/deer combo and one deer? Is the deer tag statewide or do you draw for certain areas? Is a deer tag easier to get than an elk/deer combo? Easy to get a leftover tag? When do you find out if you get drawn for a deer tag?

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Title: Re: Mule Deer hunt Montana
Post by: kramman on November 22, 2019, 05:57:50 PM: The deer tag is for the state. Elk/deer is easier to draw. They give out more tags. Deer is harder to get. In our group 3 of us drew and 4 did not. Can go in as a group but max # is 6. Put in before March find out I believe in April if I'm correct. Someone correct me if I'm wrong
Title: Re: Mule Deer hunt Montana
Post by: Igor on November 22, 2019, 06:07:10 PM: Quote from: kramman on November 22, 2019, 05:57:50 PM
The deer tag is for the state. Elk/deer is easier to draw. They give out more tags. Deer is harder to get. In our group 3 of us drew and 4 did not. Can go in as a group but max # is 6. Put in before March find out I believe in April if I'm correct. Someone correct me if I'm wrong

Actually the maximum for a group is 5 on the non-resident deer license/tag.
Title: Re: Mule Deer hunt Montana
Post by: kramman on November 22, 2019, 06:11:22 PM: I knew someone would step up
Title: Re: Mule Deer hunt Montana
Post by: Igor on November 22, 2019, 06:28:40 PM: Quote from: kramman on November 22, 2019, 06:11:22 PM
I knew someone would step up

We have a group thinking about putting in for Montana next year, but they keep jacking the fees up.
Elk/deer combination has 17,000 licenses available; $1065.
Deer only has 4,600 licenses available; $639.

http://fwp.mt.gov/hunting/licenses/all/
Title: Re: Mule Deer hunt Montana
Post by: Jimmy33 on November 22, 2019, 08:17:51 PM: So cost to apply is base license plus preference point?

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Title: Re: Mule Deer hunt Montana
Post by: huntandjeep on November 23, 2019, 08:18:34 PM: Quote from: Jimmy33 on November 22, 2019, 08:17:51 PM
So cost to apply is base license plus preference point?

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Correct , You want "General Deer Combo + $50 Preference point" . 75% of NR Deer tags go to the preference point guys . I'm over here now for the 3rd year . 1st 2 years I didnt buy a point and got a tag , this year I didnt buy a point and didnt get drawn. Called and got on the alternate list and was assigned #698 . But got lucky Labor day weekend and got the call I had a tag .
Last year 1 in our group didnt buy a point and was assigned #286 got the call the day before season end that he had a tag ( he declined ) . From now on I'm buying a point.