raging_bull

What is the limit for residents in Montana for the following big game:
Elk, Whitetail deer, mule deer, and antelope? I know moose is lottery only. What I mean is how many can a resident take for each species in one year?Thanks!

Nemont

The answer is that it depends.

a Resident can buy OTCone elk tag valid for bull elk and in some hunting districts can purchase a second cow elk tag, These tags do not allow you to hunt in the premier districts ie the Missouri River Breaks, those are by drawing a permit only.

Residents can buy one deer A tag, which is good for 1 buck deer either mule deer or whitetail.In some districts they can buy up to 5 additional whitetail doe tags and apply for additional B mule deer doe tags.

Residents cannot purchase OTC antelope permits for buck antelope those are all by drawing. The exception is that there is a guaranteed "900" tag for bowhunters only,they must still apply for the drawing but it is a guaranteed draw. You are allowed only 1 buck antelope per year, if drawn. In some districts there are OTC doe/fawn antelope tags available.



Nemont

raging_bull

Thanks Nemont!

ejpaul1

Do they have a discounted doe hunt for deer and antelope?

Nemont

There are discounted Whitetail doe hunts for residents but they are region specific. For other B tags you have to draw them. There are Resident doe/fawn antelope tags available but lately they have been via a drawing or bought off the left over list.

Nemont

hillbillyhunter1

If your planning on hunting there a lot RB, the best thing is really study the reg books--they can be a very useful tool. MT has many special management areas all over for different species and just knowing how they all work canincrease your hunting options.

Dirt2

Nemont has, as usual, provided good answers.

For deer, I could theoretically acquire8 whitetail and one muley doe tag on top of my either sex A tag, thus killing10 deer in a season. This would involve hunting on both the west edge and the east edge of the state, about 500 miles of real estate. Logistics of all this would be a monster.

I've lived here seven years, and my record kill in one year is four deer. That's probably a practical max, and I needed the meat that year. I usually have 2 to 4 legal deer tags in my pocket when a season begins, and I've taken 13 deer total in 7 years. If I really needed to, I could have killed 15-20.

raging_bull

Dirt2,

I thought that MT didn't make distinction between mule deer and WT deer?

Dirt2

Depends on where you hunt in the state. Much of the state still allows you to take either species with your A tag. B tags are a different story.