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Trophy Mule Deer Hunting at Dome Mountain Ranch
Montana Mule deer are known as the ghosts of the open range and can serve as an excellent introduction to elk hunting. Pursuing these elusive big game animals is exciting and challenging. Trophy Mule deer hunting is in a class all it's own. As animal unique to the west, there's no wonder this sort of hunt can quickly become an addiction. Having the unique exclusivity of private land here at Dome Mountain, harvests and hunter numbers are limited, which means nearly daily opportunities.
Whether you choose to hunt trophy Mule deer with a bow during the fall or try to time your hunt into the Mule Deer rut which happens in mid-November, these wary critters will test your hunting skills to the limit. Mule deer hunting is often an all day long adventure. While it's not unusual to see shooter bucks daily during your hunt, you'll find that the real challenge is closing the distance and trying to outwit these true wild animals.
Dome Mountain Ranch offers two different options for Mule. Many hunters choose to add a mule deer tag to their license application as a bonus of sorts to their elk hunt. We assess an additional fee which is not payable until the hunter commits to harvesting a mule deer. For example, often a lucky elk hunter will harvest an elk early on during his or her hunt. Having this additional tag is a great option. On the other hand, a client with this "combination tag" does not have to feel pressured to harvest a trophy Mule Deer.
We also offer "Mule Deer only hunts" which serve as an inexpensive and less physically demanding western hunt with a higher success rate in comparison to elk hunting. On most years our Mule Deer hunters have nearly 100% opportunity. Regardless, most Mule Deer hunters would agree that this hunt in itself can be the hunt of a lifetime and it's hard to believe you can have the best of both worlds in one place. It's the same great food, great guides, wildlife density and incredible country that's hard to beat.