While at the kitchen sink, I saw a stellar jay with a chunk of something in its mouth. Looking towards the barrel, where Buck’s head was (thinking the jay was stealing some meat), I saw that the head was gone. Upon further investigation, Buck’s hide (that was in another barrel close to the house) was […]
Montana hunting
Thanks, Jake
For weeks, I’ve known that murder was on the horizon. My father had purchased a turkey tag and he was going to use it. Toms, jakes, and hens have been frequenting the yard all spring. They hardly stood a chance against a man in his pajamas with a mask and a gun. Jake’s […]
Hunter Education: Tea, Toast, and Duck Eggs
The truck has been a muddy mess since the Sunday drive, and our week of traveling down the sloppy road to hunter education has added additional layers of grime to its running boards. For five nights and two days we drove a mucky, rutted, single lane road to a ranch in the valley […]
Tis the Season for Hunter Orange
One would have to have a brain cloud not to know it’s hunting season in Montana. With headlines like “It’s been a rough year for deer hunters”, “Wolf hunt was a success”, and “As the rut starts, bucks are going to be on the move”, who could forget. I always feel a little left out at this time […]