SE Montana is pretty much locked up by outfitters... Any public land, especially block mgt., will be crawling with hunters. I'd suggest taking a look at NE Montana up along the Saskatchewan border (North of Scobey)... Tons of public ground there and it doesn't get the publicity SE Montana does (seems like every tv show about Muley's in Montana is in SE Montana). Saskatchewan Muley hunting is for residents only and they have to apply for a special permit, which means they grow some monster bucks and every year a few wander down during the rut. Think the last 10 days of the season....prior to that, it's pretty iffy.. It's big country and deer numbers are not as high as SE Montana, but there are some dandies taken there every year...You just don't hear much about them.