Just remember that you can ONLY hunt with that outfitter, even though Montana has a months long season, if you have a week with that outfitter that is all that your tag is good for. Probably not an issue for a lot of folks who only have the one week anyway but it's important.
Beautiful deer, seeing the head really makes me want to get mine re-mounted as my taxidermist used too large a form and the small face is a big part of what makes it a coues. Additionally, I would argue that Blacktail is just as hard or potentially a little harder as they won't move in the day...
If you are just joining the forum or seeing this on Google, Nothing in the Big Hole but cows, no need to go :)
Oh, and also home of the best pizza in Montana in Wisdom!
Caught my first bobcat last night. I had a cell camera on a coon carcass wired to a tree, I had poured some sardine oil over it that I had the night before. Got a pic while I was watching Home Alone with the family of a cat walking away from it and I was like "damn that cat wasn't interested"...
Everyone is worried (some rightly so) about unit info being available through a simple google search and folks aren't really getting better about not posting identifying info so can @Big Fin or one of his admins just make it so you have to have a login to see the content of threads. Seems like...
This will cover how to skin and do a basic pickle of a tubed out coyote. We used this method last year on probably 30 total animals (Coyotes, Coons, Possum, Otter and even a skunk)
https://huntingnook.com/how-to-tan-a-coyote-hide/
Confirmed:
Jan Lion - Idaho
March - Red Stag, Argentina
May into mid-June - Spring Bear/turkey MT and ID
Sept - Archery Whitetail on my property in KY (Hopefully full velvet)
Oct - General Elk tag in Idaho
MT in the fall with an upland bird and cow tag in hand
Pending Draw:
Sept - General Elk...
I went this fall with a great guy just across the border in Ontario (Near Thunder Bay), not a bad drive from Iowa. They have a ton of bears. Let me know if you'd like more info I'll be happy to share.
Kawasaki 220 Bayou, absolutely indestructible...we have tried.
Marmot sleeping bag
Marmot hoodie that has been in constant rotation for around 12 years and still looks essentially new.
Procompression Merino socks (these are the absolute best, have tried Smartwool and others)
Peax backcountry duo headlamp (or one of the other brands that have same design) you can buy 81650 lithium batteries cheap online and they last a long time, super duper bright
Billet Aluminum fuel nozzle...
I hope my Dad hunts for as long as he possibly can even if that means I have to carry him in on my back. Lord knows he carried me enough when I was little, it's the least I can do.
Winchester cowboy commemorative 30/30. Age 10. 8 pt basket whitetail. Sitting at the base of an oak tree while my Dad slept in a pile of leaves. I shot and the deer dropped into a ditch and Dad lost his mind. Thought I shot accidentally or just for fun. Had to essentially drag him 50 yards to...