Need to get the dogs out in montana

[huntfairchase]

I live in northwest Montana and with lion season ending I am already going nuts to take the dogs out just wondering if anyone has any tips of were I could find places to run coons as the river in my town has rail road on one side and highway on the other...really want to do some coon hunting

[MThound]

Sounds like most the rivers in MT. Hunt the railway side- there's less traffic! Thank goodness for Garmin otherwise they could end up in danger in a hurry. Where are you located? If you want to find coon, you'll have to head over east to find any decent numbers of them. I'm just west of Missoula and have the same issues. Good luck!

[huntfairchase]

I'm in libby I know places to go east I hunt some around bozeman with my brother seems to be lots there just wish I could find some up here...I get home from nd next Friday gonna try a few spots I think may hold coon not very big areas but its only been a little over a month and its all I can think about...fast forward to December......

[tman308]

Too bad its so far away but I was down by Hyshum the last 4 days and man are there alot of coons along the Yellowstone!!!! Everywhere I turned there was coon running through the under brush.

[huntfairchase]

yeah they luck out on the coon but we are much closer to idaho for bear hunting and i prefer our terrain for cats

[CRA]

In 1989 I spent some time hound hunting outside of Roundup MT. We coon hunted a lot on the Newton's land. The Musselshell River ran through some of his many, many, acres (even sections) of land. Mr. Newton was old then so i'm sure he is not around, but he didn't mind us hound hunting his land. He actually encouraged us to. It was full of coons and cats. We would hunt the Musselshell river starting just outside of Roundup and head toward Harlowton. We also would hunt the river heading east toward Miles City. At that time it was game rich country with no other hound hunters around. (At least that I knew of.) If its not too far that's where I would head. I'm sure things have changed throughout the years so I would do some research first.

That country is some tough trailing (dry rocky high desert type) with a lot of cactus that grows low to the ground. Its close to the type of country where I live, but we dont have the cactus. (Thank goodness).

[Gary Gentry]

You work in ND? I live on the ND MT line. there is some coon hunting over this way. if you can get your dogs over here.

[huntfairchase]

Yeah im real close to sidney but they wont let me bring a dog to keep iver at the house we are in i wish i coukd by the coons dead on the highway there must be plenty around

[KnowItAll]

Huntfairchase: I am just north of sidney and there are coons a plenty. If you could find a place to keep them hounds during your hitch i could take you a place or two that's pretty good hunting. pm me if your interested.