I’m Back

Not sure if anyone who reads this really cares but I’m back after a long hunting season here in Montana.  Back in April I drew a limited-entry bull tag in the Missouri River Breaks.  Having never set foot in the unit I spent most of the 6 week bow season out there learning the unit.  It was a lot of fun and I had numerous close encounters with bulls. 

Come the start of rifle season things changed drastically.  Tow massive snowstorms pushed the vast majority of elk to private land.  I spent 3 solid weeks in the unit and never got within shooting distance of a decent bull.  I eventually found a rancher who was willing to let me explore his place.  My dad and I spent several days stomping around his land and eventually found a nice bull on Veterans Day.  He is an ancient warrior.  Not sure how old he is, but I sent a tooth to a lab for aging and my guess is he’s is 12+.  Most of his points are broken from fighting and he has mass for days.  Just an awesome looking bull to finish an amazing elk season.

Since I still had a week of hunting season left I decided to take my wife and sisters on a mule deer hunt up on the Canadian border.  We had a blast together and my huntresses managed to each get a nice buck!

Now that hunting season is finally over I can get to planning and building my next railroad empire.  Still not sure what direction I’m gonna go but I have a few plans I hope to upload in the next few days with operational details.

P.S. my truck, trailer, and horses are also glad the season is over!