Montana 2016
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From: RMH
03-Sep-16
Some of you wanted me to keep you updated on my hunt in Montana with Big Sky Outfitters. Season starts today. Here is a pic of the 10pt I watched the past two evenings.
Ryan
From: Bob
03-Sep-16
Nice looking buck Ryan. Hope you get him. Bob
From: DaleHajas
03-Sep-16
Thanks Ryan! Recurve yes?
From: RMH
04-Sep-16
Yes, Hunting with recurve. Here is a pic from stand I sat in along Powder River. Not the stand I wanted to hunt, but winds were not right for other stand. Saw some deer, 30+ but not the 10 I been seeing.
From: RMH
04-Sep-16
Here's a 130's 8pt I let go by. Hope I don't regret it later,
From: bill v
04-Sep-16
Good luck to you.
bill v
From: RMH
05-Sep-16
Well no luck last night. Winds still out of NE, not ideal for the ranch I'm hunting so I haven't been able to hunt the stand I'd like to kill that 10pt. Saw 2 nice 8pts, they never came closer then 100 yds. Two young 8pts walked down middle of river. Here's a pic of a crazy looking 3x2 I saw last night. Pic is from glassing Thursday evening.
From: elkhunter71
05-Sep-16
One of my dream hunts!! Thanks for sharing! Shoot straight and God bless?
From: RMH
07-Sep-16
Well the bucks are winning the chess match so far. For some reason the deer have change their movement on the one ranch I was hunting the bucks were out in field at 3:00 pm. So we moved to second ranch. I had 2 150 class bucks and 2 130 pass at 125 yards. We moved treestand to that trail Tuesday evening. Well a nine pt was heading to cross at 26 yards. For some reason he stayed east and crossed at 58 yards. The does he was with crossed at 17 yards. That’s been my luck so far, we’ll see what tonight brings.
Ryan
From: DaleHajas
07-Sep-16
Best to you Ryan!
From: Rut Nut
07-Sep-16
Well, you only have to "win" once, Ryan! ;-) Hang in there and be at the right place at the right time! :)
From: RC
07-Sep-16
Get er done, Ryan
From: Dennis Razza
07-Sep-16
I was just asking Jim today how your hunt was going. Good luck!
From: RMH
08-Sep-16
Finally had winds out of the northwest, so I hunted the stand I originally wanted to. Well you guessed It that 10 pt showed up, but out of bow range. The real kicker is Taylor (Bud’s son) was glassing the ranch I hunted the previous two nights, you guessed it, a big 10 walked under the stand. Still have a couple nights left. Most bucks are hard horned now, so it doesn’t look like I’ll be bringing Dennis a velvet monster. Thanks, Ryan
From: RMH
08-Sep-16
This morning started off with a kill. Matt Dejohn from Greene Co shot a nice antelope. Now hopefully we can put a couple deer down tonight.
From: Rut Nut
09-Sep-16
That's why I try not to jump around a lot from stand to stand. But it's hard - especially when you only have a limited amount of time.
Great antelope!
From: RMH
09-Sep-16
I think I lost my queen last night in this chess match. Had this buck crossing a trail and thought he was at 30 turned out to be 36 and shoot under him.
Rut, Weather has played a big part in stand selection, non typical wind directions has been a huge pain in the butt. I know if a person could sit a stand 5 nights they kill I nice buck.
From: Bob
14-Sep-16
Ryan thanks for keeping us updated.
From: Huntinggal2009
15-Sep-16
Yes, thanks for taking us along!!!
From: RMH
15-Sep-16
Back in Pa eating a tag sandwich. The last night of the hunt I had a shooter buck jump the fence instead of crossing at the opening. Matt missed a big 10, but ended up tagging this 8pt 30 minutes later. Thanks for following a long and good luck with your hunts this year. Ryan
From: Spider1
16-Sep-16
Congrats to Matt on the great last minute buck! Too bad about missin the 10 pt but maybe it just wasn't his time to go! Congrats on a great hunt!
From: DaleHajas
16-Sep-16
Looks like a great place Ryan! Thanks!
