Montana

hunterjoe21 · Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2015 7:25 pm Post subject: Montana

Looks like we'll soon be leaving Ohio and moving to the Great Falls, MT area. Not sure if any hunting will be in order this year, but was wondering if anyone here had any suggestions on places in the area to start scouting just in case.

slimjim · Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2015 5:02 am Post subject: Re: Montana

hunterjoe21, hope your move goes smoothly and you find great hunting grounds.

wiersy111 · Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2015 5:30 pm Post subject: Re: Montana

Hope all goes well on your trek.

hunterjoe21 · Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2015 6:27 pm Post subject: Re: Montana

Thanks guys...can't wait to get settled and start exploring the area! Always wanted to visit Montana, and had hoped to someday retire there. Hopefully I'll have the good fortune to finish my career there and enjoy it for a long time afterward.

Vince · Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2015 7:08 pm Post subject: Re: Montana

That's a pretty big move HJ, and from what I can see it is an entirely different environment so you will have your work cut out for you developing your hunting skills. All the best for the move mate, I'll be looking forward to hearing how everything goes.

slimjim · Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2015 7:26 pm Post subject: Re: Montana

Vince, do you have the beer ready to ship to him?

hunterjoe21 · Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2015 8:26 pm Post subject: Re: Montana

slimjim wrote:

Vince, do you have the beer ready to ship to him?

Don't know if that'll be necessary...

en.m.wikipedia.org/wik...in_Montana

Referring specifically to the number of craft breweries per capita, that may due the fact that thare are fewer than a million people in the entire state...but I certainly wouldn't refuse the shipment!

hunterjoe21 · Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2015 8:36 pm Post subject: Re: Montana

Vince wrote:

That's a pretty big move HJ, and from what I can see it is an entirely different environment so you will have your work cut out for you developing your hunting skills. All the best for the move mate, I'll be looking forward to hearing how everything goes.

Somewhere around 1800 miles, depending on where we land. Gonna be a huge learning curve going from a state with whitetail deer as the ONLY big game animal and shotgun only restrictions. I'll finally have a chance to utilize the rifles I've been collecting over the years. Now I gotta teach the wife to shoot a rifle. She's always been afraid of anything with a scope.

Vince · Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2015 5:42 am Post subject: Re: Montana

You have some very enjoyable days ahead of you mate, not so much the hunting, but spending quality time with SWMBO, teaching her to overcome her fears of scoped rifles and learning to shoot. I envy you mate.

When you get a chance, hit those craft brewers...some magnificent beers can be had and of course, consumed, ya lucky bugger.

BigBlue · Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2015 3:02 am Post subject: Re: Montana

Congrats, Montana is a beautiful state and your going to love it. There are three states in which I always thought I'd like to retire, Wyoming, Tennessee and Montana.

DallanC · Site Admin Joined: Jan 18, 2005 Posts: 3572 Location: Utah

Good luck with the liberals... its nearly as bad as california.

As for hunting, get on the montana fish and game website ASAP and see when their big game application periods are. Most states in the west require you to draw tags from a lottery. Some states such as mine, the app period has already ended. Wyoming Elk already closed but deer/antelope is still going for a short time, not sure on CO or MT what their dates are.

Edit: Looks like you got time... although I have no idea what a A or B license is.

fwp.mt.gov/hunting/lic.../buyApply/

-DallanC