Lovin' it so far. Elk in the back yard most nights mule deer in the mornings. East fork bitterroot river ~100 yards off the front porch. 270 is a trophy mule deer unit (We live in it) with slim to none draw odds from what I read. Never was a trophy hunter and never will be anyways. I see idaho almost gives away leftover bear tags so probably try that first. I'm a nonresident according to montana for another 5 and a half months so not really seeing any hunting here as affordable this year. I'm actually going to miss the trapping more than the hunting. Seems almost impossible without knowing someone. We're just concentrating on work for now. Cost of living is low, and we can make it work with what we're doing if nothing changes. We stayed out of the seasonal jobs and have high hopes.
