whitetailtrax

Very cool! Nice character on that buck.

Very Cool!!! Congrats on the draw - best of luck to you in finding a great ram!

Dang - sorry team - I only had a couple but should have gotten them entered anyway. My bad. Just haven't had time this spring to shed hunt much and haven't been on Realtree much either. Sometimes life just gets sooooo busy. Sigh.

I really wish this would have been settled in the courts and not by congress. Nobody wanted the issue settled by congress but that's what we got, so time to move forward. I have strong faith in our FWP biologists to set appropriate seasons and quotas that will keep wolf populations viable but in check.

Ya, it has been a real doozy up that way. Here is a link to an article that appeared in the Billings Gazette earlier this week. I haven't been out that way to see it first hand, but sounds rough. From experience, you not only lose a bunch of critters, but your fawn crop is next to nothing so in essence you lose an age class moving forward. The weather in the western half of the state has been pretty average I think as far as snow and temps. Here is the link: http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/montana/article_ee95cd1c-83df-54e9-ae37-02b1a243c8af.html

Not even sure why I clicked on this thread since I ALREADY LIVE IN MONTANA!!! Good way to generate some traffic though Tim. I am blessed to live in such an amazing place. Hearing very bad news though from our friends in the northeast part of the state - deer and antelope are having a really tough go of it this winter with deep snow and amazingly cold temps.

I agree with Todd - there is no need to back out. Even if you get out only once or twice and only find one or none at all....it doesn't matter. This is for fun and to share our stories and finds with each other. Hope you decide to stick around and check in with us when you can. Mark

whitetailtrax 10-15 sheds Montana

Very cool. Kudos to you and the dad. I absolutely love spending time in the outdoors with my three boys.

Sounds like a great adventure Jeff - one that you and Jake will never forget! Sorry he wasn't able to connect, but that is part of hunting. Congrats to him on the essay - nice job! Thanks again for the xmas exchange gift - fruit is gone and the Realtree cap is serving its purpose well. Happy New Year to you and Jake! Mark

Wow - great day! Congrats on both the deer and the shed!

Big game season is basically over in Montana. Still doing a little waterfowl hunting and have started ice fishing with the kids - great start to that for us - landed a pile of 2-4 pound rainbow trout last weekend. As for our team, it looks like Hunt or be Hunted and Ozarkgal have not yet entered a deer. Ozarkgal has not been active in the forums since the end of October, so I don't know what is up with that - I sure hope nothing bad has happened in her life. I think one more buck might win this thing for us!

Dandy Don - Heck of a personality! RIP

Anybody heard from Ozarkgal? She hasn't checked in since mid October. Hope she didn't forget about us!!LOL! We can use all the points we can get. A 1 point lead is too close for comfort!

Ok guys - got my deer entered this morning. Here are a couple pics - I'm a little disappointed that my hunting partner taking photos of me with the deer didn't do a better job, but that's the way it goes when you are in a hurry sometimes and I certainly appreciated the help getting this beast out of the woods. Couldn't have done it alone! Keep shootin em up boys!!