This week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast your host Downrigger Dale continues his annual Montana Regional Hunt Preview Series to bring you the latest on how the hunting will be in each of the 7 hunting regions across Montana. This week Rigger talks with Wildlife Manager Matt Ladd in Region 5 located in south central Montana. Rigger and Matt take a deep dive into everything south central Montana has to offer in the way of hunting, and boy is it A LOT! They talk about all kinds of wildlife from Mountain Goats, Bighorn Sheep, huge Elk, Mule & Whitetail Deer, Pronghorn, even…well, you name it, and just wait until you hear about the over-the-counter Bighorn Sheep tags that Matt talks about! It’s just crazy! However, this region does have some challenging terrain and other things that take some planning and expertise and that is where this podcast comes in. Yeah, you will get exclusive information that will turn you into a well-oiled hunting machine and that even includes you folks that are not even planning on hunting in Region 5!
Links:
Click below to learn more about Region 5.
https://fwp.mt.gov/aboutfwp/regions/region5
You can click below to go to the Region 5 Facebook Page.
https://www.facebook.com/MontanaFWP.R5/
Be sure and click below for the Region 5 Hunting Forecast.
https://fwp.mt.gov/homepage/news/2025/aug/0820-region-5
Click below for the Statewide Upland Game Bird Hunting Forecast.
https://fwp.mt.gov/homepage/news/2025/aug/0820-ugb-forecast
Click below to access the FWP Hunt Planner.
https://fwp.mt.gov/gis/maps/huntPlanner/?species=muledeer&showOwn=true&showRef=true
When you Click below you will find the Block Management info and maps for Region 5.
https://fwp.mt.gov/hunt/access/blockmanagement/region-5
Click below for more info about the “It’s Up to Us” program and to take the quiz to automatically entered to to win all kinds of prizes!
https://fwp.mt.gov/itsuptous
Click below to get a digital copy of any hunting regulations for any species!
https://fwp.mt.gov/hunt/regulations
Questions? Region 5 Wildlife Manager Matt Ladd’s email is below.
jladd@mt.gov
You will also find Downrigger Dale’s email below!
Downrigger@MontanaOutdoor.com
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