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Whitetail deer on private leases in southwestern Montana |
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If you like to see a lot of animals during a hunt, this trip is a good candidate for you to consider. Rich LaRocco of Hunts.Net and his cousins Bryan and CJ Park of Utah took this hunt and saw more than 50 bucks, including several in the 140 to 150 class. Most of the bucks they saw would have scored in the 120s and 130s. They were not too picky, hunting just for the fun of it, and they each took bucks that were average or less than average for this area. Rich's buck was a 12-pointer that had broken off a tine and parts of two others. CJ's was an eight-pointer, and Brian's would have been a 10-pointer but had broken off most of one antler. Since this hunt the outfitter has picked up additional land but still hunts it lightly, and he has seen antler quality increase. The later you hunt in November the more bucks you see. The buck to doe ratio is high.
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You have a great chancer of killing all three animals with your bow. There are some really nice quality bulls up there, and the guys have been basically 100 perdcent on opportunity. You will see a lot of game and will have a lot of opportunities. Have had only two or three bowhunters lately. I didn't realize how good the elk bowhunting was up there. The kid whose family owns the place is helping me guide. We killed a five-point bull this year and the same guy last year missed a couple of bulls. He has killed a deer and antelope both years. Accommodations: They need to stay in Dillon at own expense. It's an hour away. We the deer and antelope within 10 and 15 minutes of Dillon. We sometimes hunt elk in the morning, antelope in the early afternoon and deer till dusk.
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