General season opener brings mild weather, plenty of hunters to southeast Montana
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November 5, 2021
Brothers Blain Priest (left), 12, and James Priest, 14, pose with the bucks they harvested over the weekend. This was Blain's first big-game harvest, and the family's first year hunting in Montana. The boys had to be talked out of putting down some tasty Indian tacos they picked up at a friend's house after their hunt to take a photo at the Ashland check station. Dad Jim and Mom Genevieve accompanied them on their hunt.
The general season opener brought mild weather and plenty of hunters afield. Below is a look at what Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks staff observed at three Sunday check stations operating in southeast Montana.
Ashland check station
"It was a pleasant weekend near Ashland, and hunters enjoyed being afield," said wildlife biologist Ryan DeVore.
The Ashland check station saw a total of 96 parties, or 197 hunters, come through. Seventy-five hunters were successful (38 percent), taking home 26 pronghorn (16 bucks, 10 does/fawns), 7 elk (4 bulls, 3 cows), 30 mule deer (23 bucks, 7 does), 15 w...
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