ramdino- It sounds like you have a pretty good set up there. This year the archery season was Sept 6th- Oct.19th, but if you draw a general license, you can also hunt with a bow during gun season. Generally the rut starts around the middle of November, but this year with the cold weather, there were alot of nice bucks running with the does almost right from the beginning of the season. I would suggest going on the Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks website and requesting a copy of their hunting regulations. It has alot of info in it, and makes for some good reading. Good luck!