My sister decided to hunt this year, which shocked us all, as she was never really an outdoorsy person. We started this summer, hiking and scouting, getting in shape for the task. We also worked on shooting, making sure she was comfortable with the gun and could shoot in various positions. She...
Nothing but good stuff to report. My FIL made an exponential recovery and insisted that we come up and stay in his camper out on the farm and fill some tags. It was so good to see him up and moving. I even got to help fix some fense and take care of some issues around the place.
Out of the 3...
Our trip was canceled. Covid made it all the way up to the middle of nowhere and my FIL isn't doing well. He is out of the hospital but recovery is going to be long and gruelling. Where you masks everyone!
My heart isn't in the hunt at the moment, I'm just focused on family. That being said...
Montana is full of great slang. Mulies, whiteys, lopers, yotes, huns, dumpster chickens....you would be hard pressed to find an animal we don't have a colloquial name for.
I don't mean to disparage the block management program. I think it is an honorable use of one's land. From what I understand, it wasn't like that up there before the Balkan boom. But the bottom line is, it will never feel like my land. I want to honor the wishes of the man who owns it now and...
This is and has always been private land since it was homesteaded by my wife's family. The state land that surrounds it is open to the public. I understand your viewpoint, trust me, I do, but the realities are a bit different up there. Gates left open, fence lines driven over, meth pipes in the...
Check out Remi Warren's podcast, cutting the distance, watch Randy Newberg' s youtube videos, watch meateater, read hunting literature....absorb as much as you can. You may find a mentor, but more likely you'll have to learn through trial and error.