#6 Lewistown, MT Affordable access to full spectrum of hunting
Leading Appeals: Central location amid a diverse landscape of prairie, grassy foothills and timbered mountains. Town is big enough to have essential services, but small enough to remain affordable.
Population: 6,083
Median Home Price: $75,400
Amenities: Its central location makes Lewistown a favorite convention spot with abundant lodging and catering facilities.
Bottom Line: Million-dollar views on a blue-collar budget and dizzying diversity of distractions for a sportsman.
Contact: lewistownchamber.com
From this central-Montana town, a quarter tank of gas puts you in elky timber, pheasant-rich sloughs and spring-fed trout water. Antelope, black bear, wild turkeys and impressive numbers of both whitetail and mule deer are visible from the hills above town. Drive a little farther and you're into bighorn sheep, walleye and even prehistoric paddlefish in the vast Missouri River Breaks.
Lewistown is not only in the center of Montana, it's at the center of a galaxy of hunting destinations, and the town has managed to preserve its mix of historic authenticity, affordability and small-town charm. Four mountain ranges rim the horizon around town and Montana's High Plains roll off their foothills.
The diverse landscape creates abundant opportunities for varmint hunting, ice fishing on nearby Fort Peck Lake and ranch-country reservoirs, spring turkey hunting, fly fishing and the full spectrum of big-game hunting.
"We have everything here," says Dave Snyder at Don's Sporting Goods. "There's so much to do just outside of town that if you're a hunter or a fisherman there's never a down time."
That even applies to after-hours socializing. Blue-ribbon Big Spring Creek flows right under at least one glass-floored bar in downtown Lewistown, allowing you to gaze at trout while you enjoy a libation.
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Nice Pictures don't think i'll be moving anytime soon though
Well written with a lot of good information for a sportsman to consider if he/she is looking to relocate.
This is one of the great pieces you have done to facilitate the town's chamber of commerce in getting their town exposed for more growth and business expansion. I doubt that the local outdoorsmen were very excited to find you exposing their treasure and placing them on the map. Down the road they will be competing for rocks to stand on when the steelhead and salmon runs are in full swing. They'll also be looking for new places to hunt when they find their old haunt invaded by strangers. I know this from my own experience that this is a heavy personal price one pays for progress. Once the big money shows up, they'll buy your old haunts that you've hunted forever and privatize them. Then it's "Say-la-vee!"
Have lived in Marquette for 15 years but will relocate soon. Was a great town but now dominated by local university (with zero academic credentials) and too many students from urban areas (Chicago, etc.) that see us rural folks as "easy pickins." Sexual assaults and property crimes now exceed the national average. Still, though, a good area to visit and shop.
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I doubt that the local outdoorsmen were very excited to find you exposing their treasure and placing them on the map.
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This is one of the great pieces you have done to facilitate the town's chamber of commerce in getting their town exposed for more growth and business expansion. I doubt that the local outdoorsmen were very excited to find you exposing their treasure and placing them on the map. Down the road they will be competing for rocks to stand on when the steelhead and salmon runs are in full swing. They'll also be looking for new places to hunt when they find their old haunt invaded by strangers. I know this from my own experience that this is a heavy personal price one pays for progress. Once the big money shows up, they'll buy your old haunts that you've hunted forever and privatize them. Then it's "Say-la-vee!"
Well written with a lot of good information for a sportsman to consider if he/she is looking to relocate.
Nice Pictures don't think i'll be moving anytime soon though
Have lived in Marquette for 15 years but will relocate soon. Was a great town but now dominated by local university (with zero academic credentials) and too many students from urban areas (Chicago, etc.) that see us rural folks as "easy pickins." Sexual assaults and property crimes now exceed the national average. Still, though, a good area to visit and shop.
good information for summer bass fishing.but what if you were fishing for bass in winter in cold waters?this information dosnt help.although it still has good information.
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I doubt that the local outdoorsmen were very excited to find you exposing their treasure and placing them on the map.
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