Daughter's first bird!
She went with me opening when we didn't see anything, skipped the day that i got my limit, but she helped me clean them and said " You know we should go out Saturday morning before i leave for Bosie" at 19 I was half thinking she would have something more important pop...
Birds are looking good this year, mountain grouse opened the 1st, none that night, but made it out after dinner lastnight and got a limit. 1 dusky and 2 ruffed, i was a happy hunter, got them with the ole Rem 870 28ga.
I could use a photographer tho haha
It was a a bit dull and dirt stained, and some dried dirt clumps inside from the worms in and out. Before painting i used a stiff brush and water to clean it up.
Well i finally got around to finishing my daughter's antelope mount from 2023. No trophy by any means just its her first. The skull has been hanging bare on the garage wall for over 2 years after i pulled it out of the compost pile after spending the winter there. Wasn't sure what i was going to...
No special tags for me, general Deer and Elk here in Montana, daughters are waiting to hear on antelope still should know in a week or so. Try to get out for a few birds.
My side hustle is leatherwork, not much of a hustle as I haven't had much time lately. I've done a couple misc projects for guys on here, belts and bags for friends and family. But the word has gotten out here at work and have been asked to do a few things. I need to push it a little more to use...
I was really worried with our mild winter, luckily we ended up with more snow in April and May then we did in Jan/Feb. nothing has popped yet but it is only a matter of time, No snow to speak of left in the mountains and a week of breezy 90+ days dries things out quickly
We broke some records over the weekend getting over 100 here in Montana, but it is a dry heat! no fires here yet but getting some hazy smoke from CAN and MN they are saying. I wish humidity on no one at any temp over 80.
Gained some elevation last night after dinner to relax and cool down and...
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