Hey guys, just a quick question. My son is stationed at Malmstrom and up until he went in the military, we hunted together almost every year since he was old enough to hunt. We skipped last year as he was in basic training and tech school. I would like to hunt with him around the Great Falls area. Is there a unit that would be decent for us for deer? Should I put in for antelope and forget deer or do both? Thanks!
Deer around Malmstrom
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Your son needs to start driving around and get permission to hunt a ranch. Depends on what king of hunting you want to do. If you like the mountains have him try the Little and big Belt mountains, but go later in the season...November during the rut. Or if you like open country have him drive out in area 700 and try to get on a good ranch in the breaks...also look into the Block management program on the Montana fish and game website. Everything close to Great Falls gets hammered unless its a private ranch with no access...have him marry a ranchers daughter than you'd be set!
Your son needs to do some looking around. Not everything around Great Falls gets hammered at hunting season. I'd be more concerned about game populations near there than a place to hunt. Antelope have taken a beating. I know too the deer poulation is down, but with work a guy can find a buck. mtmuley
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Everything that is open to the public around Great Falls (both public and private) gets hunted hard. Its still Montana and I can shot a buck any day of the week, but the quality is better if you find a place to hunt with less pressure (either public or private). With some time and leg work some really nice places to hunt can be found.
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