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Montana Nonres elk/deer $$$912.00
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<blockquote data-quote="ATH" data-source="post: 464596" data-attributes="member: 1656"><p>I hunt the Bob Marshall (if I want a bull) or the front range (if I want a cow) west of Dupuyer. The first year I did get a respectable bull back in the Bob, which I am told is very rare. The second year we hunted hard and covered dozens of miles on foot (backpack hunting) and did not see a single elk; the locals reported very few around. This past year we only saw 2 cows covering over 100 miles and they were the night before season opened; we only saw one drainage with any fresh sign. They had been there in decent numbers during bow season, we were told, but come gun season the only person we met who saw an elk that week had covered unbelievable amounts of ground on horse for a week and a half before finally finding a medium bull way back in the Bob -- that bull and its 2 cows were the only elk he saw, and he started the season on the far side of the Divide where it opened earlier.</p><p></p><p>I am a big fan of Block Management, we enjoyed utilizing it and the owners we met were extremely friendly and helpful. But at least in the area I hunt it is great for antelope and birds, OK for deer, but next to useless for elk. If we draw this year we plan on putting some more time into researching if there is any that may really hold elk in our area.</p><p></p><p>Fortunately, where I hunt access is not that big of an issue. Finding ground that holds elk during rifle season (even opening day) is, which is why we are going bowhunting this year.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ATH, post: 464596, member: 1656"] I hunt the Bob Marshall (if I want a bull) or the front range (if I want a cow) west of Dupuyer. The first year I did get a respectable bull back in the Bob, which I am told is very rare. The second year we hunted hard and covered dozens of miles on foot (backpack hunting) and did not see a single elk; the locals reported very few around. This past year we only saw 2 cows covering over 100 miles and they were the night before season opened; we only saw one drainage with any fresh sign. They had been there in decent numbers during bow season, we were told, but come gun season the only person we met who saw an elk that week had covered unbelievable amounts of ground on horse for a week and a half before finally finding a medium bull way back in the Bob -- that bull and its 2 cows were the only elk he saw, and he started the season on the far side of the Divide where it opened earlier. I am a big fan of Block Management, we enjoyed utilizing it and the owners we met were extremely friendly and helpful. But at least in the area I hunt it is great for antelope and birds, OK for deer, but next to useless for elk. If we draw this year we plan on putting some more time into researching if there is any that may really hold elk in our area. Fortunately, where I hunt access is not that big of an issue. Finding ground that holds elk during rifle season (even opening day) is, which is why we are going bowhunting this year. [/QUOTE]
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