A Field Dressing Guide for Elk and Deer Field dressing game is as much a part of the hunt as target practice and scouting. Unfortunately, correctly field dressing game can be challenging and awkward for the inexperienced. If you have never cleaned out game in the field or have had trouble in the past this feature article walks you through how to field dress, debone, and pack out your next deer or elk kill.
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Additional Opportunity for Montana Elk Hunters 10/23/09
Hunters with an antlerless elk permit for a hunting district where a general license holder can also hunt antlerless elk during all or part of the season will have additional opportunities this year. [Comments?]
Montana License System Will be Down Sunday 10/16/09
Hunters and anglers who need to purchase hunting and fishing licenses this weekend need to plan ahead. The state computer network that hosts Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks' Automated Licensing System is scheduled for maintenance work from 7 a.m. to noon, Sunday Oct. 18. [Comments?]
The Second Amendment Foundation Joins Fight in Montana 10/02/09
The Second Amendment Foundation has joined with the Montana Shooting Sports Association in a federal lawsuit filed in Missoula to validate the principles and terms of the Montana Firearms Freedom Act (MFFA), which took effect yesterday. [Comments?]
Montana's 2009 Antelope Season Update 09/18/09
While numbers remain robust in much of northeastern and eastern Montana—FWP Regions 6 and 7— the hard winter of 2008-09 clearly took a toll on animals in some areas. Consequently, antelope numbers statewide are largely at or below those seen over past few years. [Comments?]
Montana Wolf Hunt Status Tracking Page Created 09/16/09
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Park's has created a Web page to track the harvest status of the state's first-ever, fair-chase wolf hunting season, which opened Sept. 15th in some backcountry hunting districts. The general wolf season opener, still about six weeks away, is set for Oct. 25 [Comments?]
Judge Allows RMEF to Join Wolf Hunting Fight 08/31/09
U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy on Friday granted a motion allowing the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation to enter an amicus curiae brief supporting state-regulated wolf hunting in Idaho and Montana. [Comments?]
Seven Year Old Completes Turkey Grand Slam 08/19/09
At age seven, Adriana Armstrong may be the youngest girl to harvest the grand slam of turkeys. Her older sister, 11-year old Alli, also scored a grand slam in the spring of 2009. [Comments?]
RMEF Releases Annual Elk Hunt Forecast 08/14/09
Elk and elk hunting opportunities are plentiful across the U.S. and Canada, and the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation has just released its annual roundup of hunt forecasts for 27 states and provinces. [Comments?]
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First New Mexico Muley Last year, my friend Scott and I planned up a hunting trip to New Mexico to hunt on his brother-in-law's ranch near Truth or Consequences. On the first afternoon of the season, he and I ventured into the mountains behind the ranch house. We split up, with Scott taking the first ridge and I headed further back to the second one. I was carrying my trusty 7600 Remington 270 pump.
