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As a working cow hand and full time guide I prefer working breads to hunting breeds, eventhough growing up I always had hounds for hunting cats. Anyway my last dog ( 3 years ago) was Duke and tri color 100 percent pure boarder cawlie. My son named him. I normally wouldn't own a pure bred, but this guy took to herdin cattle and horses almost completely on his own, at 5 months he was as trusted a hand as I've ever had. The outfit I was working on at the time runs about 1500 head of cattle and about 200 horses. I was the only hand on the place, so a good dog saves me and my horse alot of work. By the time all the local brandings were over, everyone wanted pups. He would have made me a good supplemental income. This dude would sit in the back of my truck in town and never bark at other dogs and loved playin with my kids. even potty trained my boy. We couldn't get Loren (my son) to poop in a toilet, one day when I came home for lunch, Loren had to show me he finally went somewhere other then his pants. Apperantly he seen ol duke have a movement and dropped trowl to join in. Uptight wife was mortified, but I seen progress, atleast it wasn't his pants. I went guiding hunters in the fall and my now x had him cut. We lived on a creek which is also a travel route for montanas wildlife. Duke took a grizzly sow and two cubs, that came within 500 yards of the yard where my kids play. Gave his protecting my kids. Cann't put that in words. I went to the fish and game and got no satisfaction at all. Those bears haven't been around anyore that anyone has seen. where that happen is only about 5 miles from a little montana town where other kids live. Anyway ts finally time to get another dog. Never thought I would, but yah, thanks for the posts.

Hi all, I been out for awhile. I am a guide and do it full time. Alot of our clients have suggested we take video for shows and to show them whats going on all year. Which is cool, put a new twist on this guiding thing for me anyway. So I am looking into this video camera thing for our hunts and while I am good in the mountains, the same is not true with technology. I have a rough idea of what I am looking for, but no idea on brands models or any other blah blah blah. This is what I need. Something that takes quality footage and is very durable. Needs to be compact, and able to attach a zoom lens to the front. A hand held HD cam is what I'm after, but I don't want a piece of junk, or to get my pocket book racked across the coals. Our hunts are backcountry and by horseback, so toughness is key. I would like to be able to watch elk at 1000 yrds or closs to it so I don't have to worry about spooking them. Would like something I can attach a stablizer too(or whatever that thing is called) not a tri-pod, some form of telescoping rod. I understand that this will be expensive, and am willing to pay for quality and reliability. Anyway, enough rambling, any help would be great. Thanks

Sun Canyon Lodge and outfitting/406-562-3604/3784. 3500 plus tags/ 7days/combo elk and deer. excellent herd. public land, back country. check out the website. call the references. You won't be disappointed. Josh Carlbom is the owner. His dad bought the outfit in the 80's and they are still going strong today.