Learn about your time with Rough Creek Outfitters!

Our archery hunts are 5 1⁄2 days. We like to see clients show up early in the afternoon to check their gear and get sighted in. We’ll go through what to bring and things to expect, then off we go for an evening hunt. We’ll come back to a good home-cooked meal each evening. Mornings are a light breakfast so we can get to our hunting spots with plenty of time to set up. We’ll pack a lunch in the event we choose to stay out all day or find ourselves covered up in game, but always give the option to the hunter to return to camp if a break is needed as days in archery are very long. Evenings are set for a good meal, reflection on the day, and game plan for the following morning.

Housing is rustic heated cabins equipped with a full bath and bed. Linens will be provided but recommend bringing a sleeping bag and a pillow of your choice. Our setting gives the old time hunting camp feel as we’re located right on the famed Powder River.

Rifle hunts are much the same, but are 5 day hunts as days have gotten shorter. We like to see hunters reach camp the afternoon before their hunt starts to sight in and check gear to make sure nothing has happened in travel. A range is provided for both archery and rifle hunters. If time allows, we’ll go on a short scouting trip the first evening hoping to get a head start for morning. As with both seasons, expect any kind of weather from rain and wind to snow and heat. In Montana it doesn’t take long to change!

We hunt from tree stands, ground blinds and spot and stalk in each season. This hunt can be as relaxed or demanding as you wish. We focus on success and if that means sitting and waiting or being aggressive and putting the boots on the ground, we’re up for it. Every hunt is situational but as your guide we try to have as much homework done prior so we can maximize your time with us.

Under the Big Sky, you can see for miles and glassing is a must for us, so we carry quality optics and range finders. Success usually correlates with how much you see and how little you miss. Shots can vary in both archery and rifle but we will never ask you to shoot outside your comfort zone. If you’re not comfortable let us know. It's our job to make sure you are and will work to improve any situation.

The Terrain

We hunt the Powder River bottoms filled with cottonwoods to rolling hills covered in sagebrush and timber, plus rough breaks to lush hay meadows. In this terrain, it is not unlikely to see several species of game. There’s no telling; sometimes we find whitetail in the timber and elk on the river but we’ll hunt them wherever we need to. It makes for an experience like no other. I always tell hunters, “We’ll see what we see when we’re out there!”.