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Russell Graves - Believes whitetails shouldn't be photographed in the back of a truck with their tongue hanging out.
Location - Texas
Brian Strickland - Has 369,518 acres of land that you can hunt on. Call him at (555) 281-HUNT.
Location - Colorado
Tony Hansen - Is pretty confident Michigan will release at least 300,000 archers into the woods this fall.
Location - Michigan
Jake Fagan - He's really just here to hang out, so don't mind him.
Location - Georgia
Will Brantley - Loves hunting in a dorag because it makes him look Ramboish. Some may call it Little Man Syndrome.
Location - Tennessee
Monday, August 11, 2008
Montana Magic
State estimates show some 240,000 whitetails living there with over 30 bucks per every 100 does in some areas. And when you have buck ratios this high, you can bet there is plenty of heavy headbone running around. Out of the handful of western states that have whitetails, Montana is at the top of the heap for overall record book bucks, which currently stands at about 600. What's even more impressive is that this is over twice as many as its nearest western competitor which is my home state of Colorado. Latest count shows 132 bucks making the lofty cut in the B& C book and 467 P&Y studs.
High whitetail density can be found along the river bottoms in the eastern half of the state in regions 6 adn 7, which is home to the famed Milk and Yellowstone rivers. Although these areas offer little in the way of public access, Montana does have a "Block Management" system, which will give you public land hunters access to private ground. My buddy Keith Miller, who operates Montana Whitetails (www.montanawhitetails.com), told me that although you won't find many B&C bucks in these eastern regions, it's a heck-of-a-place to kill 130 to 150 inch bucks. I don't know about you, but a 150 inch buck would sure slap a smile across my face.
If you have a taste for those B&C brutes, then head to the northwest region of the state. 16 of the top 20 typical and non-typical bucks came from this mountainous region, and that trend won't be ending anytime soon. Rich Birdsell of Northern Rockies Outfitters (www.northernrockiesoutfit.com), has hosted the boys from Realtree, and he agrees with that sentiment. This Flathead County based outfitter says every season the northwest produces Booners, many of which are killed on the vast amounts of public ground found there. Yes I said public, so pack your bags and start planning.
So you decide, east or west, Montana has something for the whitetail freak in all of us, and you can bet I'll be setting up a treestand there soon.
From the Wild West
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