MT Whitetail or Other Thanksgiving Week Public Hunt Options?

So when my son was 10 and 11 we used the MT General Deer Tags to hunt through the mentor program. It is a great system for the youth. I know that MT is horrible deer hunting. In fact 15 years ago I thought MT deer hunting was bad and only going to get worse. When I called it how I saw it I was about run out of the MT forum... Regardless my son and I had 2 incredible and fun hunts in SE MT. Hunts that went really really well.

This last week my son asked why we don't take Grandpa up and hunt with him for the week of Thanksgiving. So that got my wheels turning. He love SE MT and for good reason, it was where he first got to pack a rifle, the first big game animal, and the first time he was able to hunt for White tails...

But reading the MT forum has it really gotten that much worse than say in 2019 and 2020? Or is it about the same?

What other options would there be for a public land White tail hunt (no interest in mule deer as we have hunted mule deer all our lives) that would run the week of thanksgiving?

A doe tag should be easy and cheaper to get.

Rie bread said:

A doe tag should be easy and cheaper to get.

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That is an option, but do you know is the doe tag only available if you already have a buck tag? I can’t recall.

elks96 said:

That is an option, but do you know is the doe tag only available if you already have a buck tag? I can’t recall.

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No you can get them separate. Region 7 whitetail doe tag. Gotta get the license and stamps.

Rie bread said:

No you can get them separate. Region 7 whitetail doe tag. Gotta get the license and stamps.

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Ok that is right…

It has gotten that much worse regions 6 and 7 are over ran with more people and way less deer his experience won’t be the same as it was when he first went