My name is Tony Piscopo I am the owner/ outfitter of Continental Divide Outfitters in Corvallis Montana.
I have two spots Available for a deer/ elk hunt in our hunting area in Western Montana. The Dates are October 22-27,2011. We will horseback into our wall tent camp,3miles, on the 21st so we are ready to hunt opening morning.We hunt area 321 in the Beaverhead Mountains. This hunt is conducted on Natioanl Forest where we have a 100 sq mile permit, making us the only outfitter in the permit area.
This is a full service package with airport pick up and return ( missoula MT), meals, guides(2x1) and lodging.
We run an average of 50% success. The better shape you are in and ability to hike/ ride in the mountains the better you chances of higher success will be.
Normal price of this hunt is 4,000. But I really would like to get these filled asap and am offering a discount to 3600.00 per hunter. Montana deer/ elk combo license is extra and is 912.00, with an application deadline of March 15.
I will help walk you through the app prosess ( it isn't that bad) and can answer any other questions you may have either by email or phone. I am not sure if I am allowed to post the link to my website. I can email it to any one interested or if I can post please let me know and I will add it. There are pictures there of the animals we have taken in the past few years.

We are not in a trophy area but we have taken bulls up to the 330/340 range each year. Most average between 250 to 300inches.

NOt included in package price:
License
Meat processing ( we cape and quarter the animals)
Alcohol
Any extra accomadations before or after the trip
tips

Tony Piscopo
Continental Divide OutfittersLLC
1216 Nordheim lane
CORVALLIS MT 59828
406-207-1344
bowhuntelk1@juno.com

Hey guys, I know Tony and he is a great outfitter and will take good care of you. It's a really cool part of Montana.

Today is the last day to apply for Montana Licenses. Even if you aren't going to hunt with us today is it. Online at www.fwp.mt.gov

Well it appears that the Nonresident Big game combo Licenses in MT were severley undersubscribed. If you are interested in Hunting in Montana this fall surplus Licenses are going to be on sale first come first serve on april 18. Let me know if a mule deer or elk is on your have to do list this year.

Well no wonder there are left over licenses hunters are staying away from Idaho and Western Montana because the wolves have destroyed the elk population
I hunted near Hamiltion last November with 5 other guys we did not see one legal bull
We hunted from sun up to sun down 8 days.
Unless there is some private low lying property finding any bulls is very hard.
Just check the hunter check station reports I was there every day like over 50,000 hunter days
reported and less than 500 bulls taken very low per-centage.
I just think anybody considering any hunt in theses areas should really do some checking on sucess rates.
Sorry to rain on your post but thats the way it is up there and its a shame.
Larry

Tony and I work together and thus far the wolves have stayed west of us and the yellowstone wolves have stayed down south. We are not yet being devstated by them yet.
Thanks!

well larry sorry you had an unsuccesful hunt. And yes the wolves have done a number both in the Bitterroots and the sapphires. I live in the bitterrot but don't personally hunt here. But that isn't where my hunts are. The average statewide success in Montana for elk runs around 12% annually. That takes into account a lot of halfhearted resident elk hunters. We run 4 to 5 times better then that. Though I live in a wall tent roughly 60 days out of the late summer and fall. I give 110 percent to make sure people hunting with me get the most bang for their buck (pun intended). Our elk area is on national forest and borders some VERY Large cattle ranches that keep enough pressure on the USFWS for stock predation. Montana is a huge state and yes we have a predator problem in some areas but in others we still have lots of game. As long as we can keep the predation in check ( wolf and human) it should stay that way.

Please dont take me wrong hunting is hunting and I had a great time. I took my grandson and he had a great time also. We went on a bargin deal with Rick Wemple. He hunted as hard as any good outfitter would. We had great snow and seen moose and the highlight for me was seeing many Big Horn Sheep around Darby what a great sight.
Good luck on your hunts. Keep up the hard hunting
Larry

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I am not sure if I am allowed to post the link to my website

You are welcome to post a link to your website.
In fact, you could make your website and address as your signature as others are doing.

Thanks Saeed will do!!!!!!!!!!!!

Larry I hear you on the sheep. Beat some unbelievable odds and took a desert ram out of Utah this year and was able tag along on my friends Rocky hunt in the West Fork. He took an old warrior of a ram heavily broomed. I hope you at least got to have beer at the Bitterroot Brewery. If not let me know next time your in the valley and one is on me!!!!!!

I still have some elk only hunts available and for anyone interested in 2012 we also hunt mule deer and antelope on private land in eastern montana. I will help with the application process that is going to start on April 18th just let me know.

The website for our elk hunts is www.huntmontanaelk.com or check out Continental Divide Outfitters on facebook

Just an FYI. Tommorrow at 6am Mountain Time. there are 1050 left over licenses going on sale first come first serve online at the Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks Website. Let me know if I can help.

If Montana is still on your radar for this fall the deadline to sign up for the alternates list is may 8th
http://fwp.mt.gov/hunting/lice.../alternatesList.html
there are only 100 people signed up so far and a good chance that there is at least that many truned back in by the fall.

If anyone still looking for a Elk and Mule deer hunt if so Montana still has some combo tags left and will put up for sale Monday the 15th between 5:30-6:00 mountain time, first come first sevre, They wouldn't tell us how many tags were left but they will go fast. We still have spots open for $3000 1:1 hunt. Call me if your interested 402-689-2024 or Tony at 406-207-1344.
Thanks!