ridgefire
WKR
I am doing some research for Montana general elk (Archery) and curious what the hunting pressure is like in this unit during the last two weeks of Sept. I spoke with the Biologist and he said it is really busy and the elk get pretty call shy. How busy is busy? It doesnt appear like there are too many areas where you can get away from roads or trails and the Idaho border limits how far you can go. We have hunted over the hill in Idaho for years so familiar with the type of terrain and confident I can find the elk but worried about the amount of hunters. Is Montana in the Beaverheads worse as far as pressure or is it similiar to Idaho? Would I be better off looking in the Pioneers? The Biologist said there was not as much elk there but might have a little less pressure as well. I have a couple areas picked out and will head there this summer for a fishing/scouting trip. Thanks.