To be named later Montana farm

[swat1018]

Very cool. I love MT and WY. I had a big game combo this fall and didn't fill either tag. I bow hunted elk and could have shot a mule deer from near the road, but didn't seem like the sporting to do so I passed. Hope to draw again last year. The rivers are like deer magnets in that part of the state.

 

[cutman]

Got my soil tests back. The first three are the 40 acre field divided into thirds. This field has flood irrigation.





The next one is the lower 32 acre field.



Final one is the field behind the house.

 

[swat1018]

That's some crazy pH!

 

[cutman]

That's some crazy pH!

I thought of you immediately.

 

[cutman]

I drew a deer tag for Montana. Going to go hunt a deer and pheasants during Thanksgiving week!

 

[yoderjac]

I drew a deer tag for Montana. Going to go hunt a deer and pheasants during Thanksgiving week!

Congrats! I agree, looking at the pH, you must be in limestone country. Probably have great trout fishing!

 

[1100LT20]

Yellow sweet clover would grow over 6’ there… if you could keep deer out, hehehe.

 

[swat1018]

I drew a deer tag for Montana. Going to go hunt a deer and pheasants during Thanksgiving week!

Lucky you! I didn't draw the Elk combo, but knew I wouldn't with 1 point. You are better off with 0 points as a NR, because they give 25% of the tags to people with no points. But, sooner or later I feel like you have to buy a point and sit out a year to be guaranteed a tag the next year.

 

[cutman]

I'm heading out to the farm next weekend with some buddies to work on the house. I'm also getting a 360 Deer Blind delivered and set up. Where do y'all think it should go?

The black "X" Waypoint is the house. There is lots of deer movement all around it, especially in the field to the west and the thick grass to the east. I don't think it makes much sense to hunt north of the house, though the deer pour into the alfalfa during the growing season.

The pink "X" waypoint is where the previous owner had a tower stand. It's at the north end of the river bottom ground, and it's where I think the deer will really move during the rut. However, the prevailing wind is NW, so it doesn't seem ideal to set up on the northern end of that section.

The blue arrows are where I see tons of deer movement, but honestly there are deer everywhere.

Any recommendations?

 

[KSQ2]

Are you going to be bowhunting or rifle hunting out of the blind?

 

[KSQ2]

Big x for rifle and small x for bow

 

[cutman]

Are you going to be bowhunting or rifle hunting out of the blind?

Rifle

 

[Native Hunter]

I'm heading out to the farm next weekend with some buddies to work on the house. I'm also getting a 360 Deer Blind delivered and set up. Where do y'all think it should go?

The black "X" Waypoint is the house. There is lots of deer movement all around it, especially in the field to the west and the thick grass to the east. I don't think it makes much sense to hunt north of the house, though the deer pour into the alfalfa during the growing season.

The pink "X" waypoint is where the previous owner had a tower stand. It's at the north end of the river bottom ground, and it's where I think the deer will really move during the rut. However, the prevailing wind is NW, so it doesn't seem ideal to set up on the northern end of that section.

The blue arrows are where I see tons of deer movement, but honestly there are deer everywhere.

Any recommendations?

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With a rifle, I wouldn't worry about wind that much as long as you are 100 yards or so off of the main travel route and you aren't spooking deer when walking in and out. If entry and exit doesn't spook deer, just get where you can see the travel corridors the best. It would be nice to be able to watch more than one travel corridor.