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Another option is jerky which is what my neighbor does with all his geese. I'm not a jerky fan...I've had my fill of jerky from 30 years of backcountry hunts!

Sharptails, Spruce Grouse, Ptarmigan are dark meated birds (as well as ducks and geese) What is your favorite recipe for these type of birds. I like to make sharptail enchiladas.

I also like to shoot sporting clays. I often will go solo, 100 targets and will leave a station when I hit both targets. If I miss, I will stay at that station until I hit that target 3 times in a row. That helped me improve substantially. Some targets are optical illusions that the...

This bachelor group of 4 drake woodies has shown up consistently every morning. Neat birds.

After living in interior Alaska for 30 years, I am enjoying the diversity of waterfowl here in western MT. The only species that is missing is pintails which breed east of the divide.

Montana wood duck from 7-June-2024

Log ducks

Drake Blue-wing teal and Drake Redhead

3 items I always have hunting solo in AK, MT: InReach device, a compass, bear spray

I just bought a new camera as a belated retirement/birthday/christmas present to myself. I live 5 minutes away from a National Wildlife Refuge here in Montana and find myself taking photos with my used bridge camera about 6 times per week. It does a great job with good light: But without good...

From this morning's refuge hike. Lesser Scaup: Blue-wing Drake Canvasback Pair

From this morning, a pair of bluewings.

No wood ducks this morning, but the teal seemed to like the log.

Wood ducks in this morning's drizzle.

Sleeper cans from this morning here in western MT.

Besides the traditional "basics", summertime is the time to introduce retriever pups to any specialized hunting such as boats, boat ramps, dog boots, neoprene vests, etc. I also teach my labs to dive:

I like Dogtra Arc. The receiver on the collar is light and waterproof and always works. The transmitter is small and reliable, levels 1-128, momentary or continuous.