Mule Deer SE Montana

[CAJ]

I have been going traveling in the South East corner on Montana lately, and have been seeing some of the largest herds of Muley there. I havn't hunted there but would be very interested in trying that. I have hunted Wibiau area a lot, but that is as far south. The Broadas to the Wyoming area seems very good looking to me. Suppose it is getting to be a pay to hunt area. CAJ

[muskybuck]

Its pretty darn tough to get an answer about hunting on this Montana forum. I think they are mostly interested in fishing.

[superbee]

Alot of the land in Se Montana has gotten leased up by outfitters because of the quality hunting there.

[mjhowe]

This is tru, most of it is being leased but there is still some quality hunts to be had. Just find some public land or block management, get a map and get as far from the roads as you can. remember, if you have been seeing muleys this winter there, thats because that Broadus country is where they migrate TO during the winter. You could be seeing deer that have migrated over a hundred miles to winter there.

That being said, there is some darn fine hunting to be had over there....and the crappie and pike fising in the Tounge Resevoir is the best in the stete....

[cheektowaga]

I've hunted in the Ekalaka area with a lot of success over the years. Also went in the big (can't remember the name-Roosevelt or Custer) national forest west of Broadus a couple of times. Saw a lot of deer, but as we went a few weeks into the season it had been hammered pretty good already. Saw some hugongo bucks but only had doe tags.

[CAJ]

Was in the Brodus area last week, and managed to make some contacts with some people there for this fall. Took a lot of coffee to get to know a couple old ranchers there, but very nice people. We saw a lot of nice deer along the roads in and out of the town. Biddle sounds like a good place to try to. Very nice people that run the store and post office there. CAJ

[lenny4077]

I have been doing some research on the internet and calling the Fish & Game dept. Don't forget to put in for an elk tag if you go. There are some monster elk around Custer park and along the indian reservation there.

[Mikinaak]

I have hunted the ekalaka area years ago for antelope,

Is it still good?

Is it hard to draw a mulie buck license?

[CAJ]

From what I've seen lately, in the Ekkalaca area, I don't think it would be to hard to get a Antelope in that area. There is a good chance to draw Mulie tags if you put in early next year. Get on the internet to the state of Montana an start the application early as you can. That area has a lot of state land to. CAJ

[Waterfowl chaser78]

me and a group of guys apply for mulley tags every year. we hunt south of broadus by the powder river. We usally hun thte custer forest it is huge and there are alot of deer in there you just have to be paitent and look around. last 2 years we have drawn we have filled 11 out of 12 tags. this last year one guy passed up one to many bucks and came out short handed. but there are plenty of deer in the area we see hundreds when we go for drives around there.

[bajafisher]

Just ran across this post and thought I would reply. An old college friend and I have been hunting this area from Broadus along the Powder River all the way to the Wyoming border since 1968. Muleys naturally, but some good whitetail are there too. We have taken some monster bucks out of that area over the years. Also great for pheasants, turkeys, and grouse. Good hunts...good times. Will be there again this year.