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| < 16ga. General Discussion ~ Hunting in Montana |
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Fri Jan 08, 2021 1:24 pm
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My wife and I are celebrating out 20th wedding anniversary at Glacier National Park next September. I have never been to Montana and have never hunted Huns or Sharptail grouse and would love to spend a day or two doing just that. Does anyone have a guide that they have used or have suggestions. I am open to about anything! I would be glad to exchange a Kansas Pheasant/ Quail hunt if anyone is interested.
Thanks in advance!
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Fri Jan 08, 2021 1:52 pm
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September also provides some world class trout fishing up that way too.
Cast 'n blast? |
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Thats right, I'm an armed liberal (SORT OF) and I like to shoot furry little critters.... and I kill 'em with:
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Sat Jan 09, 2021 6:43 pm
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| Lots of ground available in Montana for public hunting. Grouse and Huns in northeast Montana are lots of fun, but of course populations fluctuate with weather. You can sign up with 2-3 ranches and have 20,000 acres to hunt. PM me |
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i reckon so. I guess we all died a little in that damn war. |
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Sun Jan 10, 2021 4:00 pm
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Disclaimer: I've never hunted that far NW in Montana. That said; as mentioned earlier bird populations fluctuate Year to year and region to region. For example: This year my hot spots in Central Montana for pheasant were deadsville  But, there were sharptail everywhere. As I went east toward the ND border I found more pheasants (not a ton, but, a decent amount), and... Sharptails everywhere.
Never saw a hun while hunting, did see a few on various roadsides near highways and such. Some years it's the complete opposite.
You should be able to find State land, BLM land and Block management to hunt. Be sure to get your dog(s) in shape, Highly likely they'll need to cover lotsa ground.
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Mon Jan 11, 2021 9:23 am
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Thanks for the info. I have a 2 yr old pointer that loves to run and a 7 yr old GSP that stays pretty close but I would love to just get out and walk and see the country. Birds are a bonus but not the focus.
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A fine gun is nice. A fine bird dog is essential. JTF
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Mon Jan 11, 2021 9:47 am
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| I did a blast and cast out of. Great Falls, MT in 2009. We hunter pheasants, Huns, and Sharptails NW of Great Falls on the Fairfield Bench. We also duck hunted and went trout fishing on the Missouri River South of Great Falls. Our guide for our blast and cast was T.J. Laviolette who owns Trout West Flyfishing. TJ can be reached at (406)222-8233 (home) or (406)223-2473 (cell) or by email at troutwest.mt@gmail.com for trips, dates and pricing. You can find his web site on the web. |
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