Turkey Hunting Montana

[obadiah1]

#6296

Who has hunted Turkey in central or western Montana? I have many questions and few answers.

Thanks

[MontanaFord]

#52125

Obadiah,

I live in NW Montana, and have done a little bit of turkey hunting, but mostly just opportunistic stuff, not really sit down and actually HUNT them. A lot of turkeys in western Montana hang out on private land, and due to this, there’s not a lot of access because many owners are not from here and like to see the birds…they think of them as pets, basically. However, wherever there are large numbers of birds on private ground, they do stray onto neighboring public lands, too. It’s just a matter of being there when they do. If you want to ask more questions, I’ll do what I can to answer them, but I may not have all your answers. You may want to call Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks Headquarters for whatever region(s) you’re wanting to hunt. They are a wealth of information, usually. Good luck.

Michael

[Don Thomas]

#52954

I’ve lived here for decades, can see the site of the state’s first turkey release from my window and have killed my share, I guess. Feel free to get back to me with specific questions. Don

[obadiah1]

#53736

I live in North Central Montana (9 miles south of Canada, on I-15) just west of the front. I was wondering where a good place to go is, and having never killed a turkey with a trad bow, what tips should I use? How spooky are the birds up here? In NC they were challenging (i.e. never killed one). Hope to hear back from you guys.

[Don Thomas]

#55435

The closest good public land turkey hunting for you would be the Missouri River Breaks. There are probably more birds n the south side of the river. You can get good land access maps from the BLM office in Lewistown. Most of that country (but by no means all) is BLM or CMR Refuge. The farther east you go, the more birds you will find, with the very best area probably north of Jordan. Merriam turkeys probably aren’t quite as sharp as easterns, but you’re still going to have to do a lot of things right to kill lone with a bow. If you head to the breaks next spring, be sure to watch the weather report. If it rains on you down there, you may not get out for days. Don

[obadiah1]

#56379

Thanks for the advice on the area. Hopefully I’ll be able to get out a few times over the season. All of my other hunting will hopefully be close to home this year, if my draws work out for me.
Obadiah Rouse

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