Quite a spread of real estate between 150 and 316. I pulled a goat tag in 133 which is part of 150 and 130. both your areas pretty tough go but thats why its a wilderness area :smile:What are you hunting just elk or deer, bear ???? I'll find you a couple of #'s that might help you. Good luck on your planning

Gunslinger338; we're after elk and deer both, but deer is secondary. Without having hunted either of the areas before I'd just like to see if either wilderness will work out for the early opener time wise and budget wise. I would imagine drop camp packing is pretty low on the priority list for most outfitters. Are there any legal problems with FWP if I use someone thats not a licensed outfitter to just pack gear in and meat out? And what about helicopters, anybody ever do it?

up around the 150 area you can try Cameron Lee and Kirk Hassler phone # 406-387-4051
users.bluegrass.net/montana/wilderness.html
in your 300 area try Frank with slip and slide ranch phone # 406-848-7648 or slipandslide.com Both are real good people and if they can't help you they will know somebody who can. My daughterwas backpacking all last week in 150 she said it was 27 when she got up and frosty. And one night it snowed. So dress warm when you head this way. Let me know if you need anymore info.