Montana pics

[2Blade]

I bet them kind of days make you not wanna go deer hunting huh?

Yea NY isnt bad just alot of tree huggers not much to do in Ithaca.

[knife river]

That's the natural color of the streams.  Here's an explanation from Wikipedia:  "Rock flour, or glacial flour, consists of clay-sized particles of rock, generated by glacial erosion or by artificial grinding to a similar size. Because the material is very small, it is suspended in river water making the water appear cloudy. If the river flows into a glacial lake, the lake may appear turquoise in color as a result."

Weather-wise, the eastern two-thirds of Montana is often radically different from the western third.  I lived along the front for 5 1/2 years and have vivid recollections of big wind, especially in winter.  If it came from the north, then buddy, it was bone-breaking cold.  If it came from the south, you could almost wear a t-shirt in February.  It was hard to get bored with it, though.  I remember sitting next to the a bull chutes on the July 4th rodeo in Augusta.  Little piles of snow accumulated on the fence rails.  Amazing place.

[knife river]

I didn't take this pic, but it's my current screensaver.  Might just stay there for a while.  ggg  Glacier National Park.

[Keefer]

God is Awesome!!! <")))><

[2Blade]

He is Keefer gotta love what hes put here for us!

[Walt Francis]

Nick,
Most of us take the weather in stride and hunt whenever we can.  I have been known to sit a treestand whitetail hunting from forty-five minutes before legal hunting time until after dark and the high temperature for the day was twenty below zero.  Other times, during the early archery season, the temperatures are often in excess of 100 degrees.

[2Blade]

I think it would be neat to hunt in that kind of weather ive always had a dream to hunt in warm weather with green leaves. I do love snow hunting too when it snows in NY I head for the hemlocks nothing more beautiful then once season is over im tired of snow. That is one advantage of a trad bow atleats in my eyes its easier to shoot with one of them with big gloves and layers then it is with a release peep and sight ive had alot of trouble with a compound in cold weather. Glad I got a recurve!

[Kevin Bahr]

Man, I just gotta get back to Montana.  I love that place, and the folks I know that live there, are without exception, top shelf.

[2Blade]

ttt

[Scott Smith]

Here are a few hope you enjoy!

 
 
 
 

[2Blade]

Beautiful country!!

[Jeff Holchin]

Bowhunting elk in Montana....

[Kevin Bahr]

Well, Jeff, looks like you got above them!

[Terry Green]

These sure bring back fond memories.....Charlie, Doug and I...Pics and two short clips

Montana Bears clip.........

Yogi bumps Mullie bucks...and Doug\\'s Bluff clip

   

[Jeff Holchin]

Yeah Kevin, I did after about 1/2 day of climbing and guess what I discovered? #1 the elk were down lower, and #2 it wouldn't be fun getting an elk back to the truck from there.  Oh well, the view was worth it to me anyway.  After that climb, I wanted to circle back around to camp but my internal compass let me down a little.  I ended up sleeping next to a log and woke up to discover that I was in .......Idaho.  Whoops.  I wasn't lost, just a little confused and I always wanted to see the great state of Idaho anyway!

By the way, that's Rick Stillman's old bow I'm holding - it sure gets around.  The stories it could tell.......

[Ray Hammond]

Woody,

your photos are always world-class in my book. Really spectacular. You have a gift for shot selection that is as good as a pro.

Now there are two computers in the world with the same screensaver.

Beachie,

That first one of yours is a postcard, man!!! Beautimous.

[Tim]

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[Tim]

[paleFace]

you guys gotta cut this out, i can't get any work done around here. i keep getting side tracked and find myself with a fixed gaze looking at this beautiful country. truly heaven on earth

[knife river]

Tim, is that the Missouri outside of Cascade?  Very nice pics!