This week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast your host Downrigger Dale starts his annual series of Hunt Preview Podcasts. That’s when he talks to Wildlife Managers and other folks with Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks to find out what the hunting will be like in each of the 7 hunting Regions across Montana. In this first podcast in the series Rigger talks with Scott Thompson, Wildlife Manager for Region 6 located in northeast Montana. When you watch this podcast you will be able to find out not only what the hunting opportunities are in Region 6, you’ll get a whole lot more, from how the populations of Elk, Mule Deer, Whitetails, and more are doing, in fact, wait until you here about the Pronghorn, aka Antelope population numbers. We think that might shock you! Well, actually there are likely several things that may surprise you in this one! Rigger’s guest Scott will also give you some ideas of which hunting districts might be the best to find those critters as well as some great information about Upland Gamebirds and Waterfowl! On top of all that when watch this podcast you will also get great information about the terrain, the amount of private land and public land hunting opportunities and the list goes on and on. So, if you are planning on hunting in Region 6 this year or just ever wondered if that part of Montana might be a good place for you to try for the first time or heck, maybe you are just curious, this is the absolute perfect Podcast for you! So go ahead click that play button to watch the Region 6 Hunt Preview Podcast and become one of the most informed hunters out there!
Links:
To learn more about Hunting Region 6 click link below. Be sure a scroll all the way to down for info on all species in the region.
https://fwp.mt.gov/aboutfwp/regions/region6
Click the link below for some hunt planning tools!
https://fwp.mt.gov/gis/maps/huntPlanner/?species=muledeer&showOwn=true&showRef=true
Click below for the 2025 Hunting Forecast for Region 6.
https://fwp.mt.gov/homepage/news/2025/aug/0820-region-6-bg-forecast
How about a Hunt forecast for Upland Game Birds and Waterfowl? Click below for that!
https://fwp.mt.gov/homepage/news/2025/aug/0820-ugb-forecast
Click below to send an email to Region 6 Wildlife Manager Scott Thompson.
sthompson@mt.gov
As always good old Rigger is standing by to answer your questions and he would love to find out what you thought of this podcast, click below to do that.
Downrigger@MontanaOutdoor.com
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