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If I lost you with that 20-year reference, don’t sweat. Elk season in Montana is generous, with the archery section covering most of September and October, and the general season lasting until December. Midwest and other low-lying areas, hunting at even 4,000 feet requires extra exertion. “Public-lands access is very limited — only 9% of the unit. The answer, however, is less relevant than most people think. It’s composed of an astounding 92.3% BLM lands, with only 4.27% privately owned and the remainder state owned. Here's your where-to guide for both dream tags and high-odds, over-the-counter elk hunts. “Resident rifle hunters needed 18 points, and nonresidents, again, needed more.
Once hunters narrow down their choices and have additional questions, we’ll happily assist and provide advice.”. For most hunters, a 10- Yes, if you’re a resident.
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“WDFW offers several special permits for the Blues by weapon type and season,” Garrison said.
Distance and elevation gain (calculated from contour lines) give a quick estimate of slope. For hunters from the Figure success rates by dividing the total harvest by the number of hunters and multiply by 100. I believe that anyone hoping for a reasonable chance of killing an elk needs at least five full days of hunting (excluding travel). Elk arenât always up in the stratosphere. Consider how much time you have to hunt. Elk are found throughout the unit. The difficult part is drawing a tag. Let’s start with the fact that unless you’re a Montana native, even a DIY hunt under the Big Skies will hurt your wallet. Scores ranging from 250in-350in. Area 100 has a fairly extensive road system, and elk are said to generally use distance from roads rather than cover as security. “But post-hunt bull ratios are some of the highest in the West. website (fwp.mt.gov). If youâre coming from the Midwest, consider national forests in Montana east of the Continental Divide. Applicants should secure access before applying.”. Time spent And Check out My DIY Elk Hunting Guide - 3rd Edition. Here, you’ll find the Dixie National Forest and a plethora of BLM lands, but elk numbers tend to be lower.
In the Primary Management Zone, units with greater than a 50% success rate in 2018 were GMUs 4, 5A, 21B and 36. Sanchez said that Nevada’s elk habitat is mostly constricted to rolling features of high-elevation mountain ranges, much of which can be glassed from valleys or mountain bases. And, as usual with high demand, you can expect things to be highly competitive – or expensive. The southern end of the Pioneers it is. The state’s striking landscapes are a magnet for every outdoorsperson, and the variety of wildlife presents numerous options for combination hunts (but poses a few problems as well, as will be shown below). All Rights Reserved. More specifically, Units 111 to 115 are historically top producers. “GMU 36 annually has one of the highest success rates,” said James Pitman, assistant chief of information with New Mexico’s Department of Game and Fish. âYou want to hunt outside of those corridors, because elk donât want to be anywhere near motorized vehicles or even the sound of four-wheelers,â he says. Forest Service route. Prospective hunters should also look into WDFW elk raffle-permit hunts as an additional opportunity to hunt branch-antlered bulls in the Blues. That means hiking at least four miles per day carrying a rifle and daypack. Randy Newberg, a Bozeman resident and host of two popular TV shows, Fresh Tracks and On Your Own Adventures, moved to Montana from Minnesota in 1991. For a general-season unit that allows any-bull harvest, consider the Pine Valley unit in southwest Utah. Warm or close? “The unit, which is 70% public land, is dominated by the northern portion of the Umatilla National Forest,” Dion noted. Most encompass terrain ranging from mountainous with extremely dense cover to lowland agricultural and semi-urban landscapes.”. Units with a 10 percent or higher success rate on antlered elk are worthy of a bull hunterâs effort. Let’s dig in. Any insight elk bull to cow ratio? Even for the hunters who are considering a DIY or a drop-in hunt, here are other questions that may be even more important for selecting where to go (but if you need to know this data, here’s a very useful link). Some of these licenses may be available over-the-counter, making Montana perhaps the best destination for a “meat” elk hunt.
simple starting place: FWP elk hunting While Idaho’s OTC elk hunts can be productive, its controlled hunts put you into the state’s best elk hunting. Public access also tends to be limited. Post-season 2019 counts in the Pioneer Mountains elk management unit (HDs 329, 331 and 332) were lower than last year and slightly below management objectives. The Wenaha is one of three of our known trophy elk areas (along with the Mt. “GMU 16 A-E covers a large area of southwest New Mexico,” he added. If you have the money, hunting the area with a reputable outfitter is your best bet.
North Elk Ridge: A good area for elk, timbered North slopes, aspen stands, limited clearings for glassing, camping, nice roads, several different draws, canyons and mesa tops to hunt. Access isn’t a problem in GMU 4, via the expansive Routt National Forest, two state parcels and plots of BLM lands. Going up or down a 20-degree slope (an 1,800-foot elevation gain per mile) for more than a mile can be brutal even for fit hunters. “Nonresident hunters with just four preference points stand a 75% chance of drawing the tag, and hunters with five or more points went 100% in the draw,” DiRienzo noted.
It comprises 13 game management units (GMUs). public land. “We manage four units — 1, 9, 10 and 23 — for older age-class bulls, higher success rates and low hunter density,” Munig said. But an applicant with zero or very few bonus points still has a chance to draw a tag.
Let’s start with the fact that unless you’re a Montana native, even a DIY hunt under the Big Skies will hurt your wallet. He and a buddy, âShawn,â have purchased Montana nonresident elk combination licenses. The unit consists of a big valley with scattered alfalfa and hay fields and beautiful elk country. Along with topography, the âUSA Topoâ basemap identifies trails. Jan 1, 2020 #2 MTbowhunter36 Senior Member. “OTC hunters are encouraged to review WDFW hunting prospects and elk-harvest reports to select a unit that meets their desired criteria” for total harvest, success rates and hunter numbers, Garrison said. “These are called ‘high-demand’ hunts, which are calculated annually and have at least 22% nonresident applicants. After launching the âHunt Planner Map,â use âMap Toolsâ to examine a topographical map to assess terrain near roads in terms of slope and available trails. Instead, expect sprawling sage flats, with a limited amount of juniper interspersed throughout the more broken terrain in the area’s southernmost portion. The “A” type permits that are a combination of antlered and antlerless may be available over-the-counter, too. For that reason, rural Montana epitomizes what we all imagine when someone says, “Old West.”, “In most of Montana’s elk-hunting districts, hunters can harvest a bull with a general license,” said Greg Lemon of Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks. âPlaces with multiple access points are an advantage for both hunting and game retrieval,â Baumeister says. Thatâs yet another reason why training is
These odds are for a Type 1 license, which you can hunt using any weapon. Directly across the road is a general unit where we conduct our general tag hunts. For nonresidents, it requires 12 preference points for just a 15% chance of drawing. success rates, ideally ones next to each other,â Newberg says. Former residents of Montana can apply for a special license at about half the price. Before going to Montana, you must educate yourself on the topic of bear charges, their causes, ways of avoidance, and tips on prevention. Montana has long been a popular elk destination. Each can take a week off from work. Access in Area 122 is very challenging, especially when compared with Area 100. On most unpaved county roads you can get by with fairly low clearance, but venturing onto national forest roads often requires a high-clearance backcountry rig. Should you build enough points to draw GMU 201, 300-plus-inch bulls are very common, with some measuring much, much larger. “Habitat types range from semidesert lowlands to pinyon-juniper woodlands to ponderosa forests and spruce-fir forests at the higher elevations. “Habitat in GMU 36 ranges from Chihuahuan Desert to pinyon-juniper woodlands to ponderosa forests and subalpine spruce forests in the higher elevations,” he continued. “For units 1, 9, 10 and 23, it takes 22 to 27 bonus points for general early bull, 19 to 25 bonus points for muzzleloader early bull, and 15 to 22 bonus points for early archery bull.”. Use various âBase-mapsâ to look at hunting district boundaries (âOwnership HybridâMTâ) and terrain features (âUSA Topoâ or âOwnership TopoâMTâ). Again, early-season archery hunters will need a special archery permit to accompany the license.”, Wyoming Game and Fish’s website states, “Elk occupy habitat throughout this hunt area, but they primarily utilize the Pine Ridge through the center. Archery hunters will need a special archery permit to accompany the license to hunt during the early archery season.”. harvest of 156 elk divided by 896 hunters multiplied by 100 equals a 17.4 percent Harvest rates vary considerably from year to year depending primarily on weather (deep snow pushes elk to lower elevations, where they are more accessible to more hunters). Naturally, older bulls in a state with screamer genetics will sport impressive antlers. To simplify your research, I’ve called the wildlife departments in 10 elk states and also spent many hours researching to unveil some of the West’s best elk units. What is elk population and/or management objective? âA cow starts to look really good on day three of the hunt,â Baumeister says. Access points, trailheads, campsites, Roadless and Wilderness Areas. Most of the elk herd in Montana is concentrated in the West and the South-West of the state, the t territory occupied by Kootenai, Flathead and Beaverhead-Deerlodge National forests. “Each hunter has an equal opportunity to draw a controlled hunt.
Two (fictitious) Washington There’s one walk-in hunting parcel in the northern section, and the remainder of public access is on BLM lands. Without getting too much in statistics, if you haven’t drawn a Montana tag after 4 years of trying, you might want to contact the Guinness Book about admission as the most unlucky hunter in the world. But Montana is still one of the states that has OTC General Elk Licenses for residents and though non-residents have to apply for these Licenses, you have a very good chance of drawing one. GMU 42 abounds with public-land opportunities. Draw odds for the GMU 42 any-weapon antlered-elk licenses are about 4%. Daryl Meints of the Idaho Department of Fish and Game said, “We don’t ‘hot spot’ hunting opportunities in Idaho because we still offer general OTC, unlimited hunting opportunities.
The deadline for application is March 15 (extended to April 1 for the season of 2020).
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