Pretty cool harvests. I band doves in Montana and actually get quite a few returns from previous years. Actually this year, almost as many recaps as new birds. I did my 5th year this year and am still recapturing birds from my first year in 2014. And they were adults when I first banded them...
Thanks all. We got the coyote grouse hunting a he was sneaking out of a brushy draw. He was a huge coyote and I didn't want to drag it out so we skinned him out right there.
Ya I catch crap that Fritz is "too skinny" but i hunt him a lot (and feed him a lot!) so he stays very fit this time of...
Thanks Craig for putting me onto the CottonCarrier. Awesome to be able to quickly take photos of the dog working...!
Not too many times I need to let Fritz rest for a few days. He was pretty warn out after the last week. Sage, Sharpies and Huns almost daily made him a happy dog!
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Here's the buck I got yesterday AM. Can never complain when you get busted at 13 yards and still able to harvest the buck at ~240 yards. :D
Camp... Substitute the red cooler for 2 camping mats and a sleeping bag. Had a shorthair to keep the camp warm.
Tell you what, if I draw that sheep tag, I want to be able to hunt more than 5 days without paying for additional days and bring a few friends to help out, well not even for helping out, just to tag along for a great hunt. I start paying for those non-hunters and additional days to help and...
Its easy for us in MT to say no we wouldn't. We have so much publicly owned land and landowners who havent jumped the band wagon and started charging that we dont need to for the most part. But look at other states, especially out east, where if you dont have a lease, you arent hunting. It's...
Depends on what you hunt... Bird and muley hunter, I would say any town in the NE MT. I am pretty happy where I am at but Im not much of an elk hunter either. I like those muleys and prairie grouse though!
A number of landowners have "closed" their land but R6 is a big, diverse region with a large amount of public land. some of the best hunting can be found on public land if your willing to do some hiking