Montana Big Game Combo Tags

[Whisky]

Based on this thread alone, it's clear that demand is up.

 

[LOV2HNT]

The addiction begins.

I drew successful will be my first year headed to mt to hunt. Going to be fun even if nothing hits the ground.

Drew my big game combo tag, already looking forward to fall.

 

[Kickemup]

The addiction begins.



Drew my big game combo tag, already looking forward to fall.

It is addicting I bow hunted SD last year and that was a blast. Might have to go there again this year also.

 

[Kurtr]

my wife and son gave me a big print of pictures i took in the mountains elk hunting last year i wake up every morning and see that and cant wait till october 14th when i will again be heading west to Idaho

 

[Wildyote]

I wonder when they will draw for deer combo tags???

 

[Account Deleted]

Elk combo tag for this guy.

 

[8andcounting]

I wonder when they will draw for deer combo tags???

They did it's done .

 

[Wildyote]

They did it's done .

There was nothing showing when I checked at 5:00 pm but I just checked and my father and I drew our deer tags again.

 

[KDM]

Unsuccessful for this guy on the combo tag. On to other options!!!!

 

[hoytslayer]

elk combo here. Im gonna start packing tomorrow ;:;rofl

 

[aron]

Unless successful here for the big game combo as well. I'll be interested to see how many applicants there were.

 

[ndbwhunter]

I got my elk combo. Find it odd that the number of applicants would increase that much in one year. They've had leftovers for the past few years.

 

[pluckem]

2 out of 3 unsuccessful deer for our group (applied individually). I can't believe our results and cant believe how many were unsuccessful on the combo tag just in this thread alone. That should have been an easier draw than just the deer combo.

Looks like paying Randy Newberg worked out well for the State of Montana.

Not sure what else it could have been to see such a jump in the trend, the last 5 years seemed to be following.

 

[SDMF]

Not sure what else it could have been to see such a jump in the trend, the last 5 years seemed to be following.

WY and CO pricing has caught up with MT. Until this year, MT had tags that were easy to draw, essentially guaranteed general tags. Previous to the price increases of 2011, the elk/deer combo was an every-other year draw with a preference point and the general deer tag took 3-4 yrs of points to draw.

 

[fnznfwl]

Hate to say but the secret is out on Montana. The campgrounds and forest service land are filled with ND, MN and WI plates all season. The ATV parade going west on 94 in September is comical.

 

[Wrkn2hunt]

Montana has always been a leftover spot to hunt if we don't draw another state. But that won't be the case anymore. Good thing we have a plan in place and are playing the point game in multiple states.

 

[pluckem]

Find it odd that the number of applicants would increase that much in one year. They've had leftovers for the past few years.

Only thing I noticed was Randy Newberg (On Your Own Adventures) was paid by the State of Montana to sell the tags, for lack of a better term.

He was posting videos from public land Montana hunts, talking about how great it is, reminding everyone of deadlines, created a video of how to draw tags in Montana...

"Southeast Montana has more opportunity for more species with more public land than any place you can apply. Do. It. Now. "

He has 45,000 people following his Facebook page and 29,000 people following his YouTube Channel. He has made a name and living off of DIY Public Land Hunting. So when he makes the above statement and he has that many people sharing the same interests following his social media platforms I think it had a greater impact than what most or anyone would have thought.

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WY and CO pricing has caught up with MT. Until this year, MT had tags that were easy to draw, essentially guaranteed general tags. Previous to the price increases of 2011, the elk/deer combo was an every-other year draw with a preference point and the general deer tag took 3-4 yrs of points to draw.

I agree with this. It was obvious Montana odds would eventually get back to where they were before the big price increase. Its just that previous to this year the trend upward seemed pretty linear.

I expected there wouldn't be any leftover deer tags this year. Last year the leftover tags sold out in a few hours. However I didn't expect the odds to drop as much as they seemed to have. Obviously the sample size is small for the members on this site so maybe we are just an unlucky bunch. Curious to see to draw stats when they release them.

Montana will make some money on preference points next year.

 

[8andcounting]

Montana has always been a leftover spot to hunt if we don't draw another state. But that won't be the case anymore. Good thing we have a plan in place and are playing the point game in multiple states.

Um no ... the leftover thing didn't really start until 2011 when tags went up in price and some outfitter laws changed . Before that it was hard to get a deer tag

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There will be leftover elk combos and big game combos . Deer combos all went in the draw

 

[Kurtr]

WY and CO pricing has caught up with MT. Until this year, MT had tags that were easy to draw, essentially guaranteed general tags. Previous to the price increases of 2011, the elk/deer combo was an every-other year draw with a preference point and the general deer tag took 3-4 yrs of points to draw.

Isnt Co only 641 for an over the counter elk tag that is still a couple hundred cheaper than MT ? I know wyoming was going up and Idaho increased resident prices over the next two years but not the non res but all the elk are dead in Idaho the woofs killed them all along with the Japanese Yew plant the few remaining ones OD on this winter

 

[8andcounting]

If you buy a deer and elk tag in colorado it's more than montana