I'll be honest, I didn't believe that there 'are not a lot of burns' in the Lolo units, but now I can't believe how few fires there were over the past 20 years especially north of highway 12. Makes sense though with the cedar/hemlock forest and, as you mentioned, the persistent snowpack. Sure...
@wllm1313 I don't know if this group is still doing it, http://www.montanatrailcrew.com/2015/08/ratbob-2015-by-steve-brown.html
"Anyway, thru-biking, you aren't doing it with kids you aren't doing it unless your in great shape, 40lbs of camping gear riding up steep single track is tough, in a...
Personal opinion, bikers would dramatically increase use on areas that are already over used, the main river corridor. There's an existing issue with people not cleaning up after themselves. Already enough outfitter conflicts. Its not national park level trashed, but I wouldn't consider the...
As one who often posts links in response, thanks for taking a look at them. And thank you for sharing your skepticism courteously. Unfortunately I don't have answers for you, just more links. But I appreciate the questions and skepticism because it makes me do more searching.
My understanding...
Eh, not dead, but perhaps lead induced cognitive decline for some.
"Older adults exposed to high levels of lead before the 1980s are showing signs of cognitive decrements as a result of long-term lead exposure in their communities. The participants were between the ages of 50 and 70 years old...
Antelope currently do not carry CWD, but there is potential over the longer-term.
Predicting the spread-risk potential of chronic wasting disease to sympatric ungulate species
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7009333/
"Inclusion of the species with unknown susceptibility in the...
30-06 Nosler 168 eTip at 150 yards. Only bullet recovered this season, four pass through shots. First season using copper and very pleased with the results.
This discussion also made me think of the Man Against Horse race. Here's a podcast for those who would rather listen than read (or in addition to).
https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/radiolab/articles/man-against-horse
During spring bear this year I was working in a residential area adjacent to a Forest Service TH, and then boom! Tried to convince myself it was a vehicle or generator or something, but nope it was confirmed by other residents that one of the bear hunters squeezed off a round in the parking lot...
@2rocky Thanks for the info and links. I'll have to check out Madson's in the future.
@Griztrax I thought he was just a young raghorn when I came up on him, but was pretty surprised when I saw how smoothly worn his teeth were.
Found this guy last winter outside of town, I figured he was past his prime and on the down turn based on the mass and number of tines. Based on some recent threads, I'm wondering if he ever had it in him (the area isn't known for good genetics). I thought the teeth were pretty worn and guessed...