Single Digit Temperatures, Double Digit Winds

[Nameless Range]

I spent the last 7 days at a pronghorn/deer camp in a chunk of Montana that shall not be named. It was the coldest, windiest hunting I've ever experienced, and buried the needle on the fun gauge. At the end of 6 days, between the five of us 4 pronghorn, 4 mule deer, 4 turkeys and countless banquet beers were harvested.

The first part of the hunt was just windy, but so beautiful


2 guys were in a 14 x 14 tent and the other 3 of us were in a 12 by 12.


The country was full of possibilities


I saw quite a few deer that I wouldn't mind seeing next year.

 

[noharleyyet]

Nighttime tent pics are special....

 

[Nameless Range]

The three of us in the 12 by 12 were cozy. 2 bunk cots and another, plus a stove, plus a kitchen.



Evenings were spent skinning and boning critters out, sometimes in raging blizzards with nothing but Coors Original and campfire conflagrations to protect us.

 

[Nameless Range]

I had not spent 7 days away from the internet for years, and it was good for me.

It started to get so cold. All we were was cold. And when we had finally warmed up, it was time to go hunting again.

 

[Nameless Range]

I had a pronghorn tag and a deer tag in my pocket. While out looking for pronghorn, this deer appeared and I shot him with the 22-250. I was undergunned, but it did the trick. For reference I weigh 250 pounds. This deer was big.






He was also conveniently close enough to the road that with the help of 3 other guys he came out whole along with some firewood.




I boiled his skull in camp



We skewered a chunk of his tenderloin on a piece of wood and cooked it on the fire. It was good, and my chest hair grew 3 inches longer.



I was invited on this hunt by a childhood friend and his father. We used his tents and he largely catered the whole thing. Though it shall never be named, he also showed me some new country to love and daydream about. Pretty dang lucky.

 

[Howie]

What a hunt to remember. Muleys, stinky goat, thunder chicken, friends, good food n Coors Original
The stuff o' dreams

 

[p_ham]

Sounds like a great trip! Hard to beat tenderloins over a fire.

 

[Deleted member 16014]

Really enjoyable pictures and write-up. Thanks for taking the time.

 

[HSi-ESi]

Looks like a great time, Nameless - have you needed to buy a new freezer yet?

 

[Deleted member 28227]

Always love your write ups... that picture of the deer and firewood is fabulous.

 

[MT_elk]

Way cool. Congrats!

 

[Hunting Wife]

Nice pics and story. Looks like a good time! Congrats

 

[Irrelevant]

Dang nice bucks! Kinda deviates from the 2 point story from last year.

 

[Duck-Slayer]

Dang such a great experience! Congrats
Matt

 

[rmauch20]

Sounds like a great time

 

[8andcounting]

Wonderful ! Nice buck

 

[Gerald Martin]

Looks like you guys might have been cold.... Good thing you had cotton. Great times!

 

[madtom]

Looks like top shelf type 2 fun! Thanks for sharing.

 

[Crumb]

Very nice, congrats on a great hunt!

 

[LCH]

Sounds like a great time! That buck looks like he'd been fighting a bit.