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    Fishing at Flathead Lake

    Headed up to Flathead this weekend for my kid’s seventh birthday. We just have a 4-person raft that I’ll be puttering around on. The kids love fishing whether we catch anything or not, so regardless of the futility of my quest we’ll be giving it a whirl. I’m wondering, though, if anyone has...
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    2021 family antelope

    Buddies and I decided to put in for a new district this year. We all drew and decided to make an event out of it. I’m usually pretty cynical about opening weekend, but we managed to find refuge from the road hunters and scored on three bucks.
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    3-antlered town deer

    Cool buck running around Helena. Haven’t seen him for a few weeks now. Looking forward to the next time he wanders our neighborhood. Anyone seen a buck with a third main beam like this? A first for me.
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    2021 kamikazee elk

    Finally drew my first decent elk tag after 10 years in Montana. Equal chances of filling my tag, divorce, and a long road of physical rehab come December. I’ve decided I’m not going to post what district it is for a couple reasons. 1. I don’t want to hear what everyone’s opinion on how great...
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    Earliest elk yet

    My annual exercise plan usually consists of finding ways to not get too fat before September comes around, then dropping 10-20 pounds from 2 months of sleep-deprived excursions sprinting over ridges after bugles and busted elk. This year, three bulls walk by at 10 yards after less than three...
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    Shoulder Season comments tally

    I like numbers, so out of curiosity, I tallied up all the 'yays' and 'nays' of the public comments on shoulder seasons in MT. Obviously some subjectivity in interpreting peoples' comments, so I would say plus or minus 10% on these numbers. Final tallies were: Out of 287 comments: 64 approved...
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    Randy talking at TEDxHelena

    Just letting folks know about TEDxHelena coming up on Feb. 23 at the Grandstreet Theater in Helena. There is a fantastic lineup of folks giving talks this year, including Randy. I am really excited that Randy agreed to this because I think it is a perfect venue to take a step toward bridging the...
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    Charter fishing Orlando in April?

    Hey peeps. I have to go to Orlando in April for work. I will be there for a week and might be able to squeeze a day out of the schedule. Was hoping to get out there and catch something besides trout. Maybe some red fish or drum? Does anyone have any numbers I can call for a good time? Thanks!!
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    Branch-antlered donation to the Helena Food Pantry

    My hunting buddy and I headed out for an elk hunt on Sunday morning with high hopes. We were hunting a large herd that had been pretty consistent for the previous two mornings. We climbed up to the top of the ridge and by shooting light, had about 15-20 elk spotted at about 1000-1500 yards away...
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    Big Papa Antelope

    My oldest son is becoming enthralled with pronghorn (he calls them "amiotes"). When we asked him what he wanted to be for Halloween, it didn't come as much of a surprise when he said "big papa amiote", so we did our best to make it happen. I was feeling like we did pretty good manufacturing an...
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    Non-trout Fishing near Choteau?

    Hey all- Was planning on camping up around Choteau, MT this weekend and was wondering if anyone had a recommendation on a reservoir to camp/fish at. More important for it to be a fun location for the fam (i.e. good hang out spots, potential swimming, hiking nearby) than great fishing, but if I...
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    Flying with meat

    Hey guys- I've got to take a about 20lbs of meat to L.A. next week. My plan right now is just to wrap the frozen packages in some leak-proof bags, wrap those in an insulated bag, encase that in my clothes (that I'm not wearing), and all of that goes in the suitcase that I'm going to check. Any...
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    Encouraging statements from Zinke

    Zinke made some encouraging statements in an email today. Among them: "...I'm an unapologetic admirer and disciple of Teddy Roosevelt. I believe in the traditional mixed use "conservation ethics" doctrine laid out by Pinchot, but realize that there are special places where man is more an...
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    2016 Recap: Famine to feast

    I am finally getting a little bit of time to sit down and document the 2016 season. One of the best I’ve had, both in terms of memories and meat. Season started off with a few days in a new area we now call “Big Bull Hallows”. We found this spot on Google Earth because of a wallow that was...
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    What could this (these?) be!?

    I thought I had something rare here, but seeing Greenhorn's find (in this thread) I realized this genre might be more common than I thought. Found this peculiarly shaped rock while fishing a mountain creek. I swear I've seen something like this before....but for the life of me, I just can't put...
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    3rd annual family pronghorn hunt

    Pretty quick antelope season this year. I usually don't hunt the opening weekend of antelope season to avoid the inevitable monetary costs incurred from either being shot or needing therapy from almost being shot. This year, however, we ended up making some connections with a rancher near Big...
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    Tracking in the rain?

    So yesterday morning, I'm rounding the corner near on an old logging road near the peak of a mountain. Just about to climb over an old log when I see a cow elk poke her head around a small pine about 30 yards ahead. Next thing I know, there's about 6-7 cows/calves that file out and start milling...
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    RTIC Coolers

    Had never heard of these guys before last weekend. The claim is that they can offer good roto-molded coolers at half the price of Yeti because they cut out all of the middlemen. Anyone heard anything about RTIC coolers, good or bad? Price on a 65-quart is $200, which is a steal compared to big...
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    Bears in the rain?

    So a buddy and I have been planning a bear hunt for this weekend since November. It just so happens that this weekend is forecasted to be the first ever hurricane in MT. How do bears respond to inclement weather? We were planning on heading up high, but it looks like it might snow this weekend...
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    2016 MT Bison Regs....???

    Can someone smarter than me make sense of the bison regs for MT this year? I am putting in my family's applications and there are, what seem to be, some discrepancies between the regs and the application options. 1. The regs state there will be 40 license for the Gardiner/Absoroka HD (HD 385)...

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