When does the elk rut start in Montana?

In Montana, moose and elk are in the rut roughly from mid-September to mid-October and the rut for deer is in the November time-frame. http://fwp.mt.gov/news/article_3928.aspx

In the northern parts of the US, mid to late September is the usual time for the elk rutting season.

You can go to this site and hear an elk call:

http://www.hedgesoutdoors.com/elkcountry.html

This next site mentions that in Montana, the end of the third week is their peak rutting time:

http://www.montanawhitetails.com/elk.htm

This next site mentions that some elk start to bugle in late August and go into very early October:

http://www.trmichels.com/PeakBuglingDates.htm

Hope this helps.

Larry

What does this have to do with fishing. But I think it starts in the fall. Late October.

it starts in about two week...give or take a day.