St Jude Elk Hunt

[vermonster13]

This one is going to be real good.

[Brian Halbleib]

OK, here's a few quick pics to keep you interested...but only a few! Real tired here, been a long day of travel and I'm heading to bed.

Doug's posts always include the quote "Life is wonderful in Montana". Here's a small portion of why:

 

Doug spots a Muley buck bedded down below. Look at the fire damage across the drainage:

 

Life IS wonderful in Montana!

 

-Brian
www.bowyersjournal.com

[Brian Halbleib]

OK, here's one more to compliment the bare feet and t-shirt weather picture above. Couldn't resist...

 

Goodnight folks, much more to come...

-Brian
www.bowyersjournal.com

[luv2bowhunt]

Very jealous... keep it coming!!!!

[Al Kidner]

Cool thread! I'll 2nd what was said about my far off mate Jo-Jo's cooking, first class!

Keep the pics comming. Plan on getting to Montana hopefully next year sometime.

In Oz, al

[tippit]

Wow, I just fell off the edge of my chair!  Keep it coming Brian...all the details.  Doc

[Whip]

Here we go!  Really looking forward to this one Brian  

[the Ferret]

Dang feel like i just crawled across the Sahara desert and some one SHOWED me a glass of water

[Littlefeather]

Can't wait to hear all about it!

Good to see you looking chubby Doug! Real good!

The reason Brian can walk your butt in the ground is because your butt is only half as high. He does the same to me and there's no way to win a foot race with him when he's in pursuit of a coon.  

[Chisler]

Wow Brian, can't wait to hear the rest of the details.  I finally figured out how to find this and reply...  Hopefully I'll be better with my new trad gear than I am with the IT stuff.

[IB]

I wanna BORROW Karen and Joseph next year Doug      

[Brian Halbleib]

As mentioned above, my final flight into Billings, Montana was delayed a bit but no big deal. We couldn't have done much more than get settled in at camp anyhow.

Joseph picked me up at the airport and we made the 2+ hour drive to the Boulder River drainage. Yep, we would be roughing it:

 

 

-Brian
www.bowyersjournal.com

[Brian Halbleib]

The next morning came quickly, sleep coming secondary to the excitement building. Up and at 'em with a large cup of Doug's coffee and some of Ashley's fine baked goods. A beautiful sunrise on the mountains greeted us as we exited the cabin.

 

Before I knew it, we were on our way up behind the cabin to glass and listen for elk. The forest fires on the ranch radically changed the elk habitat, as have the controversial introduction of wolves back into Montana. I think Doug has seen more wolves than elk on the ranch this year. So we had to look elsewhere and we did...

 

 

-Brian
www.bowyersjournal.com

[Brian Halbleib]

The fresh, clean, mountain air filled my lungs and a zebrawood riser filled my hand as my calves burned against the vertical landscape. I was nearly two thousand miles from home, but this ascent was more like a homecoming than a hike into unfamiliar ground.

 

 

-Brian
www.bowyersjournal.com

[Brian Halbleib]

We spent the first morning glassing, calling and listening for any elk that may be in the area.

 

Always prepared, as I would come to appreciate, Doug checks his topo map of the area and finds the likely spots for us to check out.

 

-Brian
www.bowyersjournal.com

[BigRonHuntAlot]

       

[Coop]

Great pictures Brian.

[Doug Campbell]

Just got in from a day of Honey-doos with my lovely bride, I'll post a couple of pics then I gotta hit the sack.

It was my pleasure showing our great part of the world to Brian. Those missing elk certainly gave us an opportunity to cover alot of country looking for them  
 
 
 

[Doug Campbell]

The way I do alot of my hunting out here you pretty much live by those binocs, quality optics are a must.

 

[steadman]

Very nice, I love Montana!