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I was living in Butte for the last four years going to school. Hunted mostly in the southwest part of the state, but had some friends from Central Montana, so hunted the Judith Basin a little bit. Beautiful country, but man is it expensive to live there. AME

Thanks all. Good information here, looking forward to getting out into this country. If it would just cool off a little ... 😉 AME

Hello All, First time posting. Recommend to this forum by a user after they read a post of mine on a different hunting forum. I just moved to the copper basin and wanted some local opinions on some questions and thoughts I had. I can't get my residency this year, so will be mainly focusing on upland and predators, maybe get a bear tag. I am very unfamiliar with the environment down here. I have been living in Montana for the last four years, and have never lived anywhere as arid as Arizona. One big thing that's different is the lack of streams or creeks. It seems that any water source that isn't a major river, lake, or reservoir is pretty temporary. Is there seeps or springs that are wet all year? Also, do game animals have any weather/seasonal related movement habits that are unique to this environment? During the December and January deer seasons, are deer still up at elevation, or do they come down? I'm planning to hunt locally, but probably in the north of the state as well once I have residency. I am excited to learn how to hunt this country, but it is fairly daunting. It's incredibly different from what I am used to. Thanks for the information in advance, AME