Anyone have recommendations for a game cart for deer? It would be used for transporting deer across alfalfa or stubble and I don't want to leave ruts if possible. I'm guessing they won't work very well in sagebrush, but maybe something out there has tall tires.
I bonds are now returning 7.1% risk free. Don't get too excited; these follow inflation and will likely drop towards 3% after 6 months when the new rate is determined. Still, even if they drop to 2-3% they are returning far more than any other risk free investment right now and they also protect...
I put my meat in cardboard boxes. My shanks go in one box, steaks in other, etc. I'm looking for something better that will allow the air to circulate and freeze the meat quicker. Maybe milk crates? Are there good stackable wire baskets?
How about we list the bad changes to the regulations without a lot of discussion so it doesn't turn into something too big to read. Maybe hit like or angry if you agree that it is bad and love if you think it is good.
The one that jumps out at me is combining 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327 and...
Everything I see seems to be a big negative, or at best a wash. Was anything done that could be considered a good idea?
https://fwp.mt.gov/aboutfwp/public-comment-opportunities/hunting-reg-changes
PS, good for Julie for keeping limited entry mule deer [edit, in the new 312] on USFS lands.
This is something I've been involved in since I was cited for trespassing while using a Forest Service trail in 2017. The proposal has been submitted to the Forest Service. After they look at it and check the feasibility and modify if necessary then it will go out for public comment.
It's not...
Senator Flowers introduced a Trapper Education bill, SB 60. MT trappers (with exceptions) will need to take this course before they can trap. It appears to be a good bill with wide support amongst the trapping community and legislature
What I don't understand is that this has been tried in the...
With Gianforte leading the pack of wingnuts this is going to be a rough year.
https://flatheadbeacon.com/2020/12/08/proposed-land-legislation-prompts-conservation-concerns/
OK, I vehemently oppose crossbows during archery season, but I hunt a weapons restricted area where they might work well. I've shot several deer with shotguns on this place but the more I hunt it the more worried I am about a ricochet. There was an article published a while back suggesting...
I got a call today from the local FWP biologist saying the deer I shot last weekend tested "suspect" for CWD. I shot it on the outskirts of Bozeman in the weapons restricted area. MFWP needs to do another test to confirm the result, but I guess it is rare that the preliminary test is wrong...
Maybe you thought your entry would be the value by hunting season, or you entered what you weighed that one time when you sweated you butt off after an hour on the treadmill without drinking water, but time to fess up about this. I'm probably short by 2-3 pounds.
Remember that time the bighorn auction tag went for $480,000? Well, I happed upon the rest of the amusing story.
https://www.spokesman.com/blogs/outdoors/2017/jun/13/record-480k-bid-bighorn-sheep-tag-rest-story/
Perhaps one of the greatest mysteries expressed on this board is WTF Val Kilmer means when he offers his services as a huckleberry. Well, Christy the Wordsmith has solved the mystery. Go here: https://wordsmithradio.org/listen/ and scroll down to "Huckleberry" and get the scoop.
Hello - I am gathering info on the typical distances required to pack out a mountain goat for a project I'm working on. I am interested in Montana hunts only, and especially those in the Crazy Mountains. If you got a goat or know someone who got a goat, how long was the pack out?
It would be...
Hi folks,
A land swap was just made public in the Bozeman Daily Chronicle and Billings Gazette. I was tipped off to some concerning aspects of it a while back, but I wanted to digest the actual proposal before commenting here or in the press. Ive taken a look at it and it is still a bad deal...
https://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/environment/grizzlies-force-closure-in-the-gravelly-range/article_3ccae1dc-7b63-53aa-9259-c9a464d2d3f4.html
From the article:
If you don't know, now is a real good time to check out Jupiter and Saturn with your spotting scope. Jupiter is the bright "star" in the south after sunset. If you look at it through a good 50x scope you can see the four Galilean moons in obvious orbit, and even the cloud bands. Even with 10x...