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  1. LuckyMike

    favorite hunt?

    My favorite hunt was a few years ago when my son, Tyler got his first elk with a bow. It was another father/son outing which many of us have mentioned as our favorite. It started with me seeing a considerable amount of bull elk sign such as, freshly horned trees, etc. where I had been grouse...
  2. LuckyMike

    Painting fish

    I use an Aztek airbrush.
  3. LuckyMike

    Good pics today

    Great pictures of those impressive bucks. Thanks for sharing with us.
  4. LuckyMike

    Yeah That'll Work...

    That is a beauty!!!
  5. LuckyMike

    Which month produces the most B&C entries for typical mule deer in Colorado?

    Over the few years I’ve been on this forum there has been numerous discussions about the best time to draw your limited tag to hunt a trophy mule deer. The general consensus has most often been that the rut is a guy’s best opportunity. I’ve never disagreed. It seems to me along with a lot of...
  6. LuckyMike

    W.S. Cutthroat - before & after

    Here is a picture of a 21" West Slope Cutthroat (male) in spawning colors which I posted about a year ago on "fishing hole." I mounted this guy earlier this spring and showed him on my bench in my post on fish painting. The second picture shows the final product.
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    Montana in ONE picture.

    Bob Marshall Wilderness - the esence of Montana!
  8. LuckyMike

    Montana in ONE picture.

    No words can adequately describe this panorama! From the top of Bowl Mountain looking north along the juncture of front range drainages and those of the Middle Fork of the Flathead. Bob Marshall Wilderness.
  9. LuckyMike

    East Glacier fishing

    Heck of a nice fish in a great location!
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    Just for fun lots of big antelope pics!

    Thanks for sharing these monsters with us Eli. I would have a lot of trouble trying to rank all of these guys. I would shoot number 10.
  11. LuckyMike

    Painting fish

    A couple of finished ones.
  12. LuckyMike

    Montana Bighorns in May

    This is something that is personally important to me. I've spent some time in the country from Sun River north to Dupuyer Creek off and on since the 1970's. My friend and I used to compare our experiences in the back country with stories of hunting Bighorns in Alberta written by Jack O'Conner.
  13. LuckyMike

    Montana Bighorns in May

    It's the heat waves. No tonly a problem for digiscoping but also makes it difficult to see good detail at long distance and high power. The higher the power the worse the problem is if the air is heated up.
  14. LuckyMike

    Montana Bighorns in May

    I use a Zeiss 15-45 power scope with the Zeiss Digiscope Bracket attachment which allows me to swing my camera to the side while I look directly thru scope. My camera is a Sony RX100 which I'm still learning to use. Using a cheap tripod and need to upgrade.
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    Montana Bighorns in May

    Yesterday I took myself for a hike on the outer face of the Rocky Mountain Front in search of bands of rams at the upper reaches of their winter range before they head back into their summer and fall range. It was a spectacular day with solid sunshine and very little wind an nobody around. Only...
  16. LuckyMike

    Painting fish

    No, I mostly use PolyTranspar
  17. LuckyMike

    Almost the record Montana Brown Trout

    I use the entire hide including the skinned out head. Once the hide is cured it is glued on a form or manikin of the fish which I carve out of polystyrene foam. Once everything is dry the coloring is replaced by painting. There are a couple of other common ways to mount fish. One is to use...
  18. LuckyMike

    MT Care Bear

    Seriously UNREAL! Congrats on another outstanding trophy!
  19. LuckyMike

    Painting fish

    Does this look like the workbench of a serious taxidermist? Working on some trout for myself, granddaughters and daughter. Finish coat on. I'll post a couple more pictures once these are hanging on the wall.
  20. LuckyMike

    Almost the record Montana Brown Trout

    Years ago I mounted a Brown trout that weighed 27lbs-15oz for a fellow named Don Grover. Don was fishing in the Missouri River below Canyon Ferry Dam on February 22, 1972 with his friend Carl Blankenship. While trolling a Rapala along a steep cliffy embankment Don hooked the huge Brown...
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