RE: upland hunt in Montana
Get a copy of the Wingshooter's guide to Montana.
Track weather for the state. Select a spot based on weather patterns from Dec-May. The state will send you a Block Management Atlas for the region you plan on hunting.
A little Spotty last year. Boiled down to number of miles walked= number of birds pointed. My hunting buddy spends all October out there. He's been going for 5 years. To find trifecta hunts you'll need water and old homesteads and some hilltop CRP. Huns around the farmplace, sharpies on the hill tops and possibly huns, and pheasants throughout, down by the water when it gets cold and nasty. Any duckhunters in the group? A lot of ducks migrating that time of year.