Hunting NE Montana
I work in Malta all summer and drive all over Phillips County. For the most part the deer numbers were down a lot. The mule deer were hit with the hard winter, the whitetail along the Milk River got blue tongue, and the antelope couldn't get back to their birthing ground and a lot of them died. Hunters would call and ask what their was to hunt and all we could say was waterfowl and elk. So far this winter has been very mild so if it stays like this their might be higher numbers of young stuff around, but not a lot of mature animals. You'll probably have to hunt a lot and if you see something that you like you should probably take it. I'm not sure if you'll see something else.
Good Luck and Good Hunting