Trophy Country: The Missouri River Breaks, Montana

This is the first article in the new MeatEater Trophy Country series. The Trophy Country column will showcase some of the best public land hunting and fishing locations in the United States. At MeatEater, the places we hunt and fish are as important to us as the fish and game we pursue. The search for Trophy Country leads us to some of America’s wildest places, where hunters and anglers can experience a true backcountry adventure on public land...

MeatEater Season 7: Steve and Remi Hunt Late Season Montana Bulls

On this hunt, Steve teams up with friend and hunting guide Remi Warren for a late-season quest for bull elk in Montana. They’re both carrying tags but finding a bull in the steep, snow-covered mountains of western Montana isn’t going to be easy. They’ll have to put in some long days and a lot of miles in rough country. But the elk are there and with some hard work, the two hunters eventually find what they’re looking for. And in the end, some...

Early Season Success: DIY Public Land Whitetails in Montana

When the average guy or girl thinks about whitetail hunting, it’s likely that visions of tower blinds, green food plots, and piles of corn come to mind. And, of course, whitetail hunting does sometimes seem to look this way – especially if you take what you see on TV as representative of the community as a whole. But it doesn’t have to be this way. Some hunters in whitetail country crave something different. And while it’s usually assumed that a...