Bowhunting Montana bitterroot valley out of Stevensville

[RGKulas]

Im contemplating bowhunting the Bitteroot river valley out of Stevensville Montana in 2017. Ive never been there before but have relation that wants us to visit so  thought I would couple it with an archery hunt.

Im clueless about the area and the regs so I have more questions  than I can list and Im sure the list of questions will grow. Im really only interested in archery and deer but understand you have combination tags. I don't know what non-resident fees are so Im hoping somebody can educate me on that and on over the counter tag availability, and every other thing I would need to know. (like are there archery only areas near Stevensville and what is the public land situation and what is the likelihood I would be able to find private land to hunt)

Are there any deadlines I need to know about? What sort of non-res fees am I looking at? Did you settle the lighted nock issue yet?

[Trumpkin the Dwarf]

Hiya!

Before you do anything, check out the regulations at Montana Fish wildlife and park website (shows up first on google). But as to the  tags, I think they are around 5-600 dollars for a non resident JUST for deer. With an option for elk, you are looking at 1000+. There are over the counter doe tags generally, and you have to draw for the non resident license first, but they almost always are selling leftovers for months after the draw.

[TURKEYFOOTGIRL]

I live in Stevensville and do all my deer hunting here. Lots of deer and we got a 5000 acre NWR open to bowhunting only. Think March 15 is deadline to apply. Can buy 5 doe tags as well. 406-381-3899 if ya got questions. Chris