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Spring 2010 Newsletter

Hello, and welcome  past, present, and future hunters of Trophies West.  We’ve been fortunate enough to have another mild winter here in Montana.  The precipitation has been good and it is shaping up to produce a lot of feed once again.  It’s too bad right now our economy is more volatile than our weather out here.  With that being said, in regard to the shape of our nation, we are offering some special package hunts that reflect this.  Montana, for only the second time ever, has guaranteed licenses left over due to an undersell.  Please call us for details on these tags and special priced hunt packages. 

Our deer, antelope, and elk herds are currently in excellent shape.  To support this, our deer harvest age has been averaging right at five years old.  The bulk elk harvest age has been four to six years old, with the average score being in the 330 to 340 range.  This shows the type of genetics our elk herd carries here in eastern Montana.  The antelope are still abundant as ever with numerous Pope & Young animals harvested every year.  We also harvest a couple of Boone & Crockett gross antelope every year with a rifle. 

As for you bird hunters, we have numerous opportunities again this year with a strong population of turkeys.  The goose hunting is as good as it gets since we have miles of the Yellow Stone River leased.  To experience this fly way hunt, with all the agricultural fields lying adjacent to the river, is nothing short of incredible.  The pheasant hunting is usually weather dependent as to what happens with the spring hatch.

New and exciting this year was our first ever mountain lion hunt. This not only takes pressure off the deer and elk herds, but adds a unique trophy opportunity for the hunter at any skill level.  In one weekend this past winter; six different lions were tracked with dogs resulting in two being harvested.  This really opened our eyes to the population of lions we have.  We will now be conducting 2-3 lion hunts each winter.  Licenses are over the counter, but must be purchased prior to August 31.

Hope this upcoming hunting season fulfills your dreams.  We at Trophies West are looking forward to doing just that for our hunters.

God Bless,

Craig & Troy