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Archery Antelope Hunting: Archery
hunters can hunt antelope during the early archery only
season here in Montana. This runs from early September
to early October. Early season is a good time to hunt
antelope over water. However, with ample water running
through our leases, this can be tough to narrow down
which area is frequented the most. These antelope on our
leases are a little more spread out due to the fact
there are lots of places to feed and water. These
antelope can cover several miles between days grazing
throughout their home range. Rest assure you can find
them, getting them within bow range requires a little
more creativity. Which makes for a interesting hunt. Mid
to late September can be a great time to go after these
trophy antelope using decoys, blinds, and even tree
stands. Yes, tree stands… We had a client harvest a
Pope and Young antelope from a tree stand while using a
decoy. Antelope observed in this area reach peak
breeding around the 21st of September. We have areas
where hunting them from a tree using a decoy can be very
effective. These areas are in transition zones between
irrigated alfalfa and the rolling sage hills that border
them. We can also hunt them using a ground blind and
placing it within these transition zones at key fence
line/open gate crossings. There are several dynamite
cattle gate openings that provide consistent travel
between feeding areas. During the rut this is a sure way
to get right in the heat of the action. Also utilizing a
decoy to draw them into bow range is very effective at
this time of the year. A range finder is very important
while a quality pair of optics really helps.
Rifle Antelope Hunting: You will
be hunting the same general areas for trophy mule deer
where you will find the antelope on our leases. This
option is very flexible for our hunters in giving them a
chance to harvest a trophy antelope while hunting with
us on combo hunts. Our trophy antelope hunters in the
past have had very good success on 15“ + antelope.
License Information: It is well
worth the effort in obtaining a Montana non-resident
antelope tag through the draw. This process also applies
to archery hunters interested in obtaining a guaranteed
antelope tag. We are located in antelope hunting
district 338. For antelope rifle hunters, this
application must be sent in to Special licensing, FWP,
1420 east sixth avenue, PO box 8009, Helena, MT
59604-8009. Applications must be post marked and
received no later than June 1st. From past application
records, you have a 95% chance of getting drawn for an
antelope tag in hunting district 338 for the firearm
season. Cost of tag is around $205.00. For archery
antelope hunters, a 900-00 series license can be applied
for that allows you to hunt during the archery only
early season (September through early October), while
also allowing hunters with this tag to hunt the firearm
season with archery equipment only!
Again, this 900-00 series antelope
archery tag is close to 100% draw and costs around
$205.00. If you are not drawn for a archery/rifle
antelope tag, you will receive a refund from Montana
Fish, Wildlife, & Parks. You may contact Montana
Fish, Wildlife, and Parks through this link www.fwp.state.mt.us
for more information in applying for this tag. |
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