Montana muley trophy hunt?

[roysclockgun]

I have booked a trophy mule deer hunt in Montana for Thanksgiving week 2006. I will soon be getting the apps. This is a no draw, guaranteed license hunt. I have hunted with this rancher on ten other hunts, all in Wyoming. I decided to try his Montana hunt, because the muley are generally moving lots more during the rut. I like this guide primarilly because he does not insist on being with me during the actual hunting. The ranches are all private leases where I will be hunting.
Due to business, my son will be unable to go. There is room for another hunter on this hunt. The guide would be dedicated to only two guns. The guaranteed Montana deer tag is around $700. I forget the exact cost but close to that. The guide's fee is $3200 for a five day hunt. He uses a 4x4 to get you in and then, most hunting is on foot, unless you get tired. The accomations are in an 1880s two story log home, on the ranch. The kitchen is fully stocked, save for food, which I take in. I rent a car in Denver and drive up to Montana, as I enjoy the ride.
I would not have stuck with this guide if I had not had great experiences on his hunts. I have been with half a dozen other guides who had no people skills and acted as if it was their hunt and not mine. This guide in Montana is not like that.
I am 63 and a life long hunter, now retired from my own business. If this hunt sounds interesting to you, let me know and we can talk more.
sashe@cfl.rr.com

 

[jjmp]

hey roy! tell me how big the deer are for that amount of cash? no pun intended... sounds fantastic, thats GOD''S country thats 4 sure!!!!! ...jjmp

 

[madman]

The muleys in Montana can be BIG. And they are tasty too. I hunt eastern Montana every year

--md

 

[roysclockgun]

Funny thing is, I have hunted Campbell County, Wy on a number of occasions. We are hunting right on the line with Montana. The non-res. license to hunt deer in Wy is much lower then is the non-res. license to hunt deer in Mt. and yet we are hunting the same deer! I believe, in part, this is due to the magical name of Montana commanding the higher dollar fee! From what I have read, the really big bucks are taken further west in both Mt. and Wy.

 

[JD338]

Just make sure when you are hunting on the state line, you are in the right state. The game wardens do a lot of "fishing" on state lines.

JD338

 

[jjmp]

roy thank you for your answer , wishing you the very best hunt yet, regards to all jjmp

 

[roysclockgun]

jd338 wrote: Just make sure when you are hunting on the state line, you are in the right state. The game wardens do a lot of "fishing" on state lines.

The guide, a 60 year old lifelong rancher on the place seems to know where he is. Beyond that, my only job is to find the bucks in the drains. I have only seen one warden in 11 hunts on those ranches and he was in town. That said, I agree that one does need to know where he is and not stray over the line. When I hunt in Wy, the Mt season is still weeks away, so I can only get a jump on the Mt bucks that cross the line into Wy. They pay no attention to which state they are in.
Steve