Beargrass Ranch

THE HUNT

The Fall Hunt

Come September the gates mostly close to summer guests and the outfit turns to the fall hunt — the oldest use of this country, run the way it ought to be. Fair-chase elk and deer on foot and horseback across our own ground and the backcountry we know up the North Fork and along the Whitefish Range. Small, licensed, and built around the hunter, the tags, and the season — so we plan it by inquiry.

This is honest hunting and we don't dress it up. Cold mornings glassing a timbered ridge, miles under your boots through bottoms and high parks, horses to carry you and your game where the country's too big to walk. The larch goes gold around you and the elk start to talk, and there are no guarantees out here — which is exactly the point.

We hunt our own ground and the backcountry up the North Fork and along the Whitefish Range, country we've worked our whole lives and read like a book. You hunt fair-chase, licensed and legal, with a guide who knows where the animals move when the weather turns and where they bed when the pressure's on.

A good hunt is built, not booked. The dates, the tags, the species, and the party all shape it, so reach out early and we'll put the season together with you. The best weeks fill first, and there's real planning to do before you ever load a rifle.

When: Multi-day, arranged by season and tags

  • A licensed Beargrass guide and access to ranch and backcountry hunting ground
  • Horses and pack stock to reach the country and bring out game
  • Field knowledge of elk and deer movement up the North Fork and the Whitefish Range
  • A hunt planned around your tags, your party, and the season
  • SeasonSeptember through November, by Montana hunting season and tags
  • Skill levelFit and prepared for long days on foot and horseback in steep country
  • Group sizeSmall parties, guided closely; limited bookings each season
  • What to bringValid Montana license and tags, your rifle and gear, weather-ready clothing and boots
  • Duration-detailMulti-day hunts arranged to the season and your tags