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Since Montana is our home, we are pleased to offer some spectacular hunts here. Soon you will see for yourself that nothing tops the beauty and hospitality of the Big Sky Country.
For all Montana hunts, the balance is to be paid no later than 60 days prior to arrival. Other hunts may have a different payment structure and will be stated during booking. Our camps provide all of the essential comforts required on a big-game hunt. We provide our guests with a warm, dry bunk and filling meals that can suppress even the heartiest appetites. Accommodations typically are in a ranch style bunkhouse, with a cook, cots and a shower. At times we do utilize weather resistant wall tents that are outfitted with stoves and cots. We never have more than 4-6 hunters in camp at any one time unless it is a group that comes together. Note: Not all hunts include lodging. If so it will be stated at the time of booking. We routinely customize hunts for individuals, corporate groups and private parties. Rifle
Elk Hunt Length of Hunt: 5 days Archery
Elk Hunt Length of Hunt: 5 days Mule Deer Length of Hunt: 4 days Mule
Deer/Antelope Combo Length of Hunt: 4 days Length of Hunt: 4 days We do at times have tags available on a Indian reservation here in Montana. Price on request, please inquire. Mountain
Lion All hunts are in Montana and on private leases, unless specified. They take place on the east slope of the Rockies as well as several other mountain ranges. The terrain is varied from steep, thick timbered, rocky country to rolling hills and brushy river, stream ranch land. The normal modes of transportation are by a 4x4 pickup, foot and, at times, by snowmobile. Temperatures vary from 30 above to -15 below. Due to these extreme conditions and rugged terrain, we ask that you be prepared and in good physical condition. Length of Hunt: 5 days or when trophy is taken Additional Fees - Currently: Package includes... You may use rifles, bows, and/or handguns. Our hounds are from a strain we have been raising since 1980 and are always improving on. Top of the line tracking equipment is used on all hounds to aid in the location of the hound and the lion. Additional Lion/Big Cat Hunts Offered Antelope
Hunt #1 Hunt #2 (Archery) Trophy
Buffalo Length of Hunt: 1- 3 days Black Bear Black bear in all of our areas maybe found in all color phases, including black, cinnamon, chocolate and blonde, with some variations of all colors as well. Elk hunts include a bear if hunter wishes to purchase a tag separate from the elk only or combination tag. Bears taken during the elk hunting are usually incidental. Length of Hunt: 5 days Join us in the foothills of the Majestic Rocky Mountains of Montana. It is here you will hunt wolves using predator calls and decoys while sitting in ground blinds. Hunters will be delivered to their hunting area via skidoo or quad. Leading up to the calling site will be miles and miles of beautiful remote country. This normally a 5-day hunt has had a 75% Licenses are purchased over-the-counter. Last year hunters could buy a tag anytime after August 15th, but 5 days prior to the hunter actually hunting or killing a wolf. The cost of a non-resident wolf tag is $ . However, due to the controversy over wolves and potential for regulation changes with Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, we are looking for the state to relax regulations and allow hunters to use electronic calls and to be able to harvest more than one wolf and even increase the take per hunter. We have over 40 years experience in predator hunting (calling/trapping). Past experience in calling wolves has Saving one or two others, I do not know anyone else pursuing wolves with the intensity we do. We do a lot of scouting year-round and wolves make a great add-on during an elk hunt. Several hunters had the chance this past fall but did not have tags. We have several different areas we hunt and use ATVs or trucks to access the areas. Sometimes we have used snowmobiles but ATVs are most common. Stands are made throughout the morning calling until abut noon or so depending on the conditions and weather and then again in the evening or late afternoon. I have hunted wolves in different Canadian provinces, in Alaska and parts of Asia, and had great success with different methods. As of now here in Montana not many of those methods will really apply. Having called in wolves here in Montana I have come up with a method, which is not all that different from calling coyotes. I use a siren to "howl" and locate a pack or single wolf, but we have watched a single wolf and not had much luck getting them to howl back. I am sure it is out of self preservation from being alone. I also use a hand-held howler I made myself and it works as well as the siren, but we won't be able to use it as it is electric, but the sound carries a lot farther. I built several decoys to use, and it can be either a wolf decoy or coyote, it doesn’t matter that much. Calls have will be manual or electric calls, electronic are now legal . As far as sounds I mimic, other than the howl, pup in distress, barks and yips or the old rabbit in distress seems to produce results, a lot of it will be dictated by the situation and the reaction I get when they come in. More than one caller seems to be a plus also.
In regards to what weapon a hunter should use, wolves are big, thick and tough critters. I would say a .243 is the minimum caliber I would use and would recommend more punch like a .270, .280, and 7mm mag, etc. I leave my trusty 22-250 behind and and use either a custom PRIMAL DEFENSIVE 6.5 GRENDEL OR Custom .300 WSM both with a Swarovski X5I 5x25x56 ballistic scope fine-tuned out to 750 yards shooting 190 grains. Hunters will fly into Great Falls, Montana or Bozeman, Montana or Missoula, Montana. Camp usually consists of good, well-heated wall tents with cots, hearty meals and a lot of fun. Typically we use the ATVs to get around quietly into the areas we will be hunting. December, January and February are prime times for wolf slaying, or in November during elk season is also a good time. Wolves come in all different color variations, from coal black, slightly black to all gray and a mixture as well. 4-day Wolf Hunt (Coyotes included) First Blood policy? Non-refundable deposit Refund Policy Special requirements for archery? How Tough Are Our Hunts? What Rifles & Optics do you recommend? A lot has changed in Canada in the last few years. Prices for sheep hunts and moose have skyrocketed. Caribou hunts in the Northwest Territories for non-resident aliens hunting Central Barren Caribou are closed, putting the top outfitters out of business and causing many hunters to lose an affordable trophy and experience of a lifetime. Mountain Caribou hunts are still open, but are expensive. Other hunts are also out of reach or not open. With the USFWS stopping importation of Polar Bear trophies, a American can still go, pay $26,000 or more, but not bring his trophy home. We do arrange hunts for non-American nationals and even a few Americans. We book many Muskox hunts, we have one of the best operators with the First Nations in the NWT. Hunt the beautiful Sierras of Sonora or Baja South for one of North America's most prized big game animals--the Sonora Desert Sheep. The hunt takes place on the West Coast area of Sonora, joining the Gulf of California and Baja. Each area has an abundance of mature rams.
Hunts are conducted between November 30 through March 30 (approximate) with temperatures between 40° and 80° F. Our base camp location is usually a small, yet comfortable ranch. Good home cooked meals are furnished daily along with beverages of your choice. The hunt will be on foot, horseback or vehicles. This is a first class hunt and is in conjunction with the most reputable outfitter in northwest Mexico. Book a desert sheep hunt and we will personally accompany you throughout your hunt and film it at no extra cost. Our partner in Mexico has 100% success on above-average rams and is the top outfit in all of Mexico for desert sheep and huge deer. Sonora Desert Sheep & Baja Desert Sheep Hunt package includes... Price is available upon request at
. Our Mexican deer hunts are safe and easy. The area has huge Mule deer and above average Coues deer. Serious trophy Mule deer hunters will be missing out on a trophy hunt of a lifetime if they don't go on at least one of these hunts. Hunting Fee: $ POR Hunting Fee: $ POR Hunting Fee: $ POR Hunt package includes... Not included... |
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Our clients benefit from our experience -- over 41 years experience in the Outfitting business. Most all of our hunts are conducted on private leases and are well managed for Trophy Quality animals. We do offer a small select number of hunts in the Missouri river breaks for Mountain Lion and Bighorn Sheep We only take a small number of clients each year; quality, not quantity is important. All of our hunts are fair chase with no guarantees or high fences and are fully guided 2x1. If a 1x1 is desired then an additional $175.00 a day 5 day minimum will be charged. The normal modes of transportation are by 4x4 pickup and foot. Field care of the trophy, warm, dry accommodations and hot and hearty home cooked meals are included in the hunt.
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in your combination tag. Terrain is typical elk country, mountains with open meadows, timber and some agriculture ground where elk can be found at lower elevations at times. Bulls average in the 300 to 340 range, however, slightly higher is possible. Either a mule deer or a whitetail is included.
opportunity with a 40% kill rate. In Montana there is currently a five-wolf limit for rifle and/or 5 wolves by trapping with certification of a class. Please know now, a Trophy Wolf is a hard-won trophy and not a easy one to get, it takes perfect timing and all of the stars aligned, even though we have plenty of them and know we are the most experienced, they still provide a big challenge.Be aware they are without a doubt one of if not the hardest trophy you will hunt for in Montana, we give a 100% effort and early pre season work and scouting to make your hunt as successful as possible.
proven successful and we have plenty of wolves on our large private leases. Typically we will howl at intervals from dark to daylight and try to locate wolves, then we move in and set up various decoys--usually coyote, as wolves hate coyotes--but we will use other methods that we guard closely.
Decoys from Montana Decoys also work well. I have found that a fox decoy works great for coyotes, they are mortal enemies. The coyote is a great decoy to use as wolves mop up on the coyotes every chance they get. I have used my lion hounds as decoys before for coyotes and at times use them for wolves. One hound is trained to antagonize coyotes and actually bring the coyote back to the shooters and closer. I can’t tell you today I feel comfortable doing this with a pack of wolves coming in, maybe chained out in front of us 50 yards might be better till we actually get to try several options.
Wolves do cover big areas. It has been a plus to see them and watch their movements for the last 4 or 5 years and pinpoint their movements and what areas are feasible to hunt them and what areas are not. Most of the better wolf hunting now is country where we formerly guided hunters. Getting agreements to guide and hunt wolves on private property has not been a issue at all.
The terrain is extremely rugged and the hunter must be in good physical condition to take the bigger rams. The average size of rams is 160 to 180 points with rams in the 170s very common.