Category Archives: Hunting
Chasing Mr. Big. A British Columbia Mule Deer Hunt
Just got back from, as it’s provincial license plate states, beautiful British Columbia. I left Missoula on the 2nd and returned on the 8th, the time between spent cruising the icy logging roads and climbing insanely steep ridges. The area … Continue reading
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Mule Deer in British Columbia’s south Chilcotin Mountains
I’ve spent too much time in the field this fall and not enough on the water. Some of that is because I’ve been being a good father, some of it’s related to hosting friends and family, and some of it … Continue reading
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Punching Tags in Montana
Got away for a few days with my father, Fred, and visited some great family friends in northern Montana. Great dinners. Lots of laughs. World Series games on motel TVs. Chicken fried steak for dinner. And a couple nice animals … Continue reading
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White Ghosts in Montana’s Madison Range
Changed it up a bit this weekend and headed into southwest Montana’s Madison Mountain Range—the Lee Metcalf Wilderness Area—to be exact, to help a friend harvest a mountain goat. Having spent a lot of time in Alaska chasing goats, and … Continue reading
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Western Wolves and playing Dirty Harry
Are wolves a reason to carry a Dirty Harry sidearm when fishing? I do a lot of tromping through the backcountry looking for fish that most people overlook. I’m always aware that I could encounter a black bear or a … Continue reading
Fly Fishing Lakes on the Rocky Mountain Front
Chasing monster rainbows in God’s Country I’ve never really taken to the words expert fly fisherman. So, when people introduce me as such, I always roll my eyes a bit. I don’t doubt that I have as much or more fun … Continue reading
Antelope hunting in Central Montana
Chasing speed goats on Montana’s prarie Been hunting antelope for 20 years and most of those times it’s with the same crew, my father, Fred; a friend from the commercial fishing industry, John van Amerongen; my uncle, Bill Thomas; and … Continue reading
Tagged Out: Montana Mule Deer
Benelli Day 3 Yesterday was Day 3 of the Benelli On Assignment hunt and there was some pressure to score. We’d seen lots of bucks and tried to stalk a few but, each time, we got busted by does and … Continue reading
Benelli On Assignment, Day Two
Day 2 5:30 a.m. One of the reasons I like living in Montana is seeing such an abundance of wildlife. The ranch I’m currently hunting is filthy with animals and my tally from yesterday reflects that: in 10 hours of … Continue reading
Benelli Hosted Hunt
5:30 a.m Central Montana I’m currently being hosted on a 13,000-acre central-Montana ranch with private access to one of the most unique and trout-rich streams in the West. But I’m not fishing. This time I’m on a hunt as part … Continue reading
