Sharp-tails/ MT

[badlands13]

I will be depending on the weather.

 

[AR-15]

Sharp-tail just as bad as duck

 

[BDub]

Grouse may not be the tastiest but if cooked correctly pretty good. But so much fun shooting them. Back in early 80’s we got into some crazy hunts. Two Brittanys and six hunters. Birds everywhere.

 

[DakotaGreg]

Western North Dakota had those two major blizzards in early April and end of April. I hope it didn't kill too many birds.

 

[Jiffy]

Sharpies normally fair pretty well in weather that will destroy pheasants.

 

[riverview]

last year Montana was up on sharpies and huns, where i hunt nd opener northeast of Bismark last year was the worst i have seen in 40 years

 

[Wall-eyes]

I agree in NE of Bismarck Wing area etc.. was bad dont know why guess drought was bad last year.

 

[riverview]

22 days till montana opener anybody going?

 

[Wall-eyes]

Beining born and raised in Glendive; I have hunted all over Montana. All wild animals are good table far if handled properly and cooked. Circle/ Jordan north to lake has always been good hunting. I agree block management works great. I know lots of ranchers and friends with ranches so that helps. I will be going out with friends from hometown makes it nice for me to get tags when I have two sisters that live there, so I get tags at resident price. Enjoy the hunt and when done hit lake for great walleye fishing just don't get out their when it rains a lot than fun begins.

 

[Ruttin]

Found out i drew a Region 7 goat tag so the dogs will be coming with to do some sharptail hunting to. Fall cant get here quick enough!

 

[riverview]

montana is alot of fun, been going there for 5 years, I have noticed alot more hunters since covid.

 

[riverview]

hunted 6 days in montana, where i was they had a heck of a hatch, no problem shooting grouse, saw a lot of huns on the road but never flushed any while hunting. tried targeting huns but so many pheasants and heat wasn't worth tiring dogs out. lots and lots of people from everywhere pretty sure i saw 30 different states. The highlight of the trip was meeting a 81-year-old man from nevada in the middle of no where, just him and a big pointer, about 3 miles from any road.

 

[SDMF]

hunted 6 days in montana, where i was they had a heck of a hatch, no problem shooting grouse, saw a lot of huns on the road but never flushed any while hunting. tried targeting huns but so many pheasants and heat wasn't worth tiring dogs out. lots and lots of people from everywhere pretty sure i saw 30 different states. The highlight of the trip was meeting a 81-year-old man from nevada in the middle of no where, just him and a big pointer, about 3 miles from any road.

I'm betting there'll be a higher than average number of bird hunters for the next few years, maybe a decade. Big reductions in animals/tag numbers due to hard winters coupled with significant "point-creep", but people still want to get out and hunt so birds it'll be.

 

[riverview]

10 days till Montana opens for hun and sharp-tail. Anybody going? Heard some rumors that Montana might restrict nonresidents the first 2 weeks in the future.

 

[8andcounting]

10 days till Montana opens for hun and sharp-tail. Anybody going? Heard some rumors that Montana might restrict nonresidents the first 2 weeks in the future.

Honestly they should . I think that would be fine maybe the residents would quit squealing then

 

[Jiffy]

You don't have to go to MT to find sharpies.

Go to Forbes ND. Go west on the state line. You'll probably hit a couple with your pickup.

There are a TON of birds this year and nobody hunts them.

 

[riverview]

You don't have to go to MT to find sharpies.

Go to Forbes ND. Go west on the state line. You'll probably hit a couple with your pickup.

There are a TON of birds this year and nobody hunts them.

cant do that on sept 1 thats why i go.

 

[riverview]

You don't have to go to MT to find sharpies.

Go to Forbes ND. Go west on the state line. You'll probably hit a couple with your pickup.

There are a TON of birds this year and nobody hunts them.

 

[luvcatchingbass]

Would love to get out on some good sharptail hunting, by the time I get out around some they are so darn jumpy they are gone 100yd plus ahead of us where I go with my buddies. Which I don't get because "supposedly" hardly anyone hunts them up there. That is usually late October when we go muley hunting and mix in a partial day of pheasant

 

[SDMF]

by the time I get out around some they are so darn jumpy they are gone 100yd plus ahead of us where I go with my buddies. That is usually late October

They're MUCH easier to target when it's warm. No need to get out early, it's a very "gentlemanly" affair. Head for the shade after they've graveled, eaten, and want to rest in the cool, late morning-ish. They'll hold tight to shady cover when it's warm.

Tree-rows and "grouse-house" bushes. Keep the dog heeled until you have the grouse-house "surrounded" then turn them loose.

Once it cools, even if they haven't been hunted much, or at all, they're spooky and they don't mind flying.