My friends and I have general season deer rifle tags for Montana and are planning to hunt in Units 704 and 705 later in November, including the Custer National Forest. We have never hunted the region before. We called and spoke to the new biologist for the area, and, while he was very helpful, he is very new to the area and doesn't know the deer herd or terrain very well yet.
We are looking for areas where we can put on our day packs and hike several miles from the nearest roads, to get away from other hunters and spend the day glassing. We spoke to the biologist about the Custer National Forest, and BLM land and BMUs southwest of Broadus, southeast of Ridgeway, east and west of Moorehead, just west of Alzada, and around Wolf Point and Dead Horse Point.
Can you help me narrow down this lists of areas to one or two where we can hike in a few miles from the nearest road and use our binos and spotting scopes to glass large amounts of terrain? We'd like to get away from other hunters and hunt deer that haven't been pushed as hard.
Many thanks.
We are looking for areas where we can put on our day packs and hike several miles from the nearest roads, to get away from other hunters and spend the day glassing. We spoke to the biologist about the Custer National Forest, and BLM land and BMUs southwest of Broadus, southeast of Ridgeway, east and west of Moorehead, just west of Alzada, and around Wolf Point and Dead Horse Point.
Can you help me narrow down this lists of areas to one or two where we can hike in a few miles from the nearest road and use our binos and spotting scopes to glass large amounts of terrain? We'd like to get away from other hunters and hunt deer that haven't been pushed as hard.
Many thanks.