| Montana Elk Hunting: Fish Wildlife and Parks info
say that approximately 50% of the elk harvested in Montana comes
from our area, region 3, and 60% of region 3 is made up of public
lands (that means land you can hunt on).
Important Tips for Big Game Hunting in
Montana:
1. Montana is wide open
county, and you may have to shoot a long distance to bring down your
game. Remember this when selecting the rifle you will use.
Flat shooting, long-range rifles are necessary. We recommend 7
mm mag; 300 mag; 338. We do not recommend 30-30, 30.06; 243 (not for
elk; deer is ok).
2. Elk, antelope and deer are abundant, but most of them
will not be shot from your vehicle. Bring hiking boots and plan
to drive and walk if possible.
3. You want to sight in your rifle before you
hunt, even if you did this at home. Traveling might have jostled
your scopes. We have a sighting range at the cabins that you are
welcome to use, without charge, to our guests.
4. Check sunrise and sunset time in the hunting
manual. Laws are strictly enforced.
5. After a day of hunting, you will be tempted
to head back to the cabin before dark. This is a mistake.
The best hunting is the first hour of the day and the last hour of
the day. Check the sunset time in the MT hunting guide; you are
allowed another 30 minutes, and DON'T head back until the hunting
time is over. Many hunters get tired and want to head back as
the sun is going down. Instead, find a good spot and hunker
down. This could be your big moment!
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Fishing on Clark Canyon Reservoir, Beaverhead River,
Red Rock River, Horse Prairie Creek, Madison River, Jefferson River and Big
Hole River. Winter ice fishing on Clark Canyon Reservoir. Summer float trips
and fishing guides available.
Clark Canyon Reservoir is a several minute drive from the cabins.
Brown, rainbow, cutthroat and brook trout, ling and other species are in all
the nearby streams and lakes. River float trips available on all the rivers. |
