T bone A few things that I always pack are - a 9x12 nylon tarp made by Outdoor Products. In good weather you can pack light and still be protected if the weather turns poor. In wet weather it is nice to get under when you get out of the tent, cook, store gear etc. A small lantern and stove that...
Ever since one of those backcountry horseman told me to move my goats a little farther down the hill because they were hurting his horses eyes have I been able to get the gravel out of my gears. Hurt my feelings to say nothing of the goats. Later TK.
NEMONT - You now why when farmers in eastern Montana die they only bury them 6 inches under the ground? ---- So they can still get their hand out.Ha Ha Ha! My dads family came from the Wolf Point area and when my uncle who stayed on the farm would come to visit my dad would always bring that...
Ridgerunner - If you are not hunting with pack animals you should think about making contact with some packers in the area who would pack an elk if you kill it farther in than you want to get it out. A mature bull can be boned and packed on your back in 5 70# loads, 4 meat one horns, head and...
From my experience a bunch of muley rubs usually is where the bucks are hanging out while in velvet. I have seen this many times - fresh looking deer rubs while hunting elk in Sept.. Where I hunt most of the bucks hang out high, above the spruce - alpine belt - 6000+ feet, when it starts to...
Very well stated elkgunner if there is a more beatiful spot than the east front of the Rockies in northern Montana you would be hard pressed to find it. The wildness of the country just adds to the mystique and beauty. People who are for extraction in this area have a vested interest or have...
Moosie I use a Boonie Packer sling which distributes the weight of your rifle better making it seem lighter. Your gun sits horizontal in front of you making it easier to glass and carry a back pack. I will tell you how good it works, climbing up the side of a steep mountain in the dark to...
Thank you all for the warm reception. C. Shipp a Montana Chapter of N.A.H.C. might be all right, what I have seen so far is turkey shootin,Whitetail deer huntin , bass fishin wantin to come west sometime and hunt elk bunch of guys who get a sticker and a magazine.R.M.E.F., N.A.H.C. and the like...
Wile - Plum Creek is as you stated plus they manufacture wood productcs which is what they do here in Columbia Falls. Lumber, plywood, medium density fiberboard (MDF)as well as a new high density fiber board production plant which is a major player in the wood laminate flooring market. My job...
I would like to introduce myself - my name is Terry Krogstad and live in N.W. Montana, Kalispell to be exact. This sight is pretty cool -lots of topics I can relate to. You are doing hunters a service providing this web sight - thanks Moosie. Love to hunt them elk with my bow but not above...
How about this - get a quality synthetic bag in the 3#-4# range I have a Sierra Desighn thats great,pack some down under wear for sleeping and around camp, a down hat or other super light warm head gear for sleeping.