I understand that Montana isn't what it used to be, no western state is. However I've lived my whole life in Oregon and I've hunted Montana several times in recent years. The sad truth is for DIY public land hunting you still have us beat by a log shot for opportunity and quality and fewer hunters. Not what it used to be but in my assessment still way better than OR. Makes since you have 25% of the population we do in a bigger state.
The winter would be my only hesitation on retiring in MT. It’s way better than where I am in ND, but even WY and ID have way way better winters than MT. You can get away from it a bit in Missoula or Bozeman, atleast less wind, but if you’re moving there for hunting, you’re gonna wanna be on the eastern half anyhow and that’s where the winters suck.
Good advice but if I drive from Oregon to MT, ID, CO, WY I'm sure I can live with driving a few hours to get around Montana as long as I can get a tag unlike OR where tags are much harder to come by.
Most of the good hunting in eastern MT is more then a “few hours” from the population centers in the only problem. My wife is from western WA and it’s a 16hr drive from our house in ND and 12 hrs of that drive is the damn state of MT
Keep going. Don't stop in Montana. mtmuleyMost of the good hunting in eastern MT is more then a “few hours” from the population centers in the only problem. My wife is from western WA and it’s a 16hr drive from our house in ND and 12 hrs of that drive is the damn state of MT
My house is only 15 min from the border so I sneak across a fair bit to bring an antelope or deer home and it makes it nice I can shoot 6 roosters a day that way. Much appreciated
Don’t start that sh!t mt.
I'm on the far Western border. No roosters. Shitty deer hunting. An elk or two around. Family has property on the Hi-Line so have antelope and birds covered. So, yeah. You got it good. mtmuley
Hit me up if you get to the Root. mtmuley
Good hunting? That’s pretty funny! The hunting is so “good” you can’t shoot muley does on public land in regions 6 or 7 anymore, some of the region 4 districts in around the breaks went to draw only mule deer tags for everyone! This guy is about 20 years to late for the “good” hunting…Most of the good hunting in eastern MT is more then a “few hours” from the population centers in the only problem. My wife is from western WA and it’s a 16hr drive from our house in ND and 12 hrs of that drive is the damn state of MT
There hasn't been a mule deer population in the states in 20 plus years that should have been harvesting does. Lots of places with amazing hunting were turned to chit by management that included doe overharvest alone.
How true ! Montana is not my favorite hunting state either. Eastern Montana wind about as bad as Wyoming too. Ugh.Most of the good hunting in eastern MT is more then a “few hours” from the population centers in the only problem. My wife is from western WA and it’s a 16hr drive from our house in ND and 12 hrs of that drive is the damn state of MT
maybe someone from California will buy it haha.
Thanks! Im not sure where he's at haha.
