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Montana.https://www.mthookandbullet.com/2020/04/26/pandemic-survival-skills-sourdough/2020-04-22T19:08:12Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/sourdoughstarter-scaled.jpgsourdoughstarterhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/2020/04/26/pandemic-survival-skills-sourdough/2020-04-22T19:08:22Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/sourdoughcrumb-scaled.jpgsourdoughcrumbhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/2020/04/26/pandemic-survival-skills-sourdough/2020-04-22T19:08:35Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/sourdoughJPG.jpgsourdoughJPGhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/2020/04/26/pandemic-survival-skills-sourdough/2020-04-26T20:21:43Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/takingitstemp-scaled.jpgtakingitstemphttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/2020/04/26/pandemic-survival-skills-sourdough/2020-04-26T20:21:59Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/twins-scaled.jpgtwinshttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/2020/04/26/pandemic-survival-skills-sourdough/2020-04-26T20:22:12Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/wheatmontana-scaled.jpgwheatmontanahttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/2020/04/26/pandemic-survival-skills-sourdough/2020-04-26T20:22:21Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/dailydouble-scaled.jpgdailydoublehttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/2020/04/26/pandemic-survival-skills-sourdough/2020-04-26T20:22:34Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/dutchoven-scaled.jpgdutchovenhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/2020/04/26/pandemic-survival-skills-sourdough/2020-04-26T20:22:49Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/loneloaf-scaled.jpgloneloafhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/2020/04/26/pandemic-survival-skills-sourdough/2020-04-26T20:23:00Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/montana-scaled.jpgmontanahttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/2020/04/26/pandemic-survival-skills-sourdough/2020-04-26T20:23:15Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/refeed-scaled.jpgrefeedhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/2020/04/29/jeremiah-johnson-not-the-between-two-ferns-guy/2020-04-29T21:47:30Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Screen-Shot-2020-04-29-at-4.44.04-PM.pngScreen Shot 2020-04-29 at 4.44.04 PMRobert Redforn as Jeremiah Johnson. This screen capture from the film has fooled a younger generation which thinks the grinning guy is Zach Galifianakis.https://www.mthookandbullet.com/2020/05/06/1157/2020-05-07T03:33:23Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/sourdough-scaled.jpegsourdoughSourdough bread has been America's response to the pandemic fueled yeast shortage.https://www.mthookandbullet.com/2020/05/15/liar-of-the-plastic-worm/2020-05-15T16:58:51Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/biggerbass-scaled.jpgBigger bassA 2 poundish spring largemouth fooled by a Yamasenko worm fished on a drop shot rig.https://www.mthookandbullet.com/2020/09/27/bruiser-bluegill/2020-09-27T23:24:11Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/bluegill.jpgbluegillBluegill are small, hard fighting fish.https://www.mthookandbullet.com/2020/09/27/spring-multiple-choice-exam/2020-09-27T23:49:49Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/springsunset-scaled.jpgspringsunsetSpring sunsets are motivation to be outside after a long, cold winter.https://www.mthookandbullet.com/2020/09/27/an-ode-to-chrissie-hynde-and-bass-fishing/2020-09-28T00:17:08Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/ChrissieHynde.jpgChrissieHyndeChrissie Hynde doesn't have anything to do with bass fishing, but she is a bad ass rock God.https://www.mthookandbullet.com/2020/09/27/new-puppy-on-the-way/2020-09-28T00:23:58Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/JackandDoll.jpgJackandDollJack and Doll. My first English setter and Doll, my current dog, when she was a puppy.https://www.mthookandbullet.com/2020/09/27/a-wading-bird-that-makes-me-weak-at-the-knees/2020-09-28T00:33:08Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/avocet.jpgavocetAn American avocet shows off its elegant, upturned bill.https://www.mthookandbullet.com/2020/09/27/fly-anglers-target-a-scorned-species/2020-09-28T00:40:07Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/mirrorcarp.jpgmirrorcarpMirror carp are a prized game fish in Europe.https://www.mthookandbullet.com/2020/10/02/singing-to-startle-griz/2020-10-03T03:11:41Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/steely-Dan.pngsteely DanThe duo of the late Walter Becker and Donald Fagen were the creative force behind Steely Dan.https://www.mthookandbullet.com/2020/10/02/living-a-life-in-dog-years/2020-10-03T03:32:40Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/dollsleeping.jpgdollsleepingDoll turned 10 this summer. That's about 70 in human years, whether you use the old formula or the new revised version.https://www.mthookandbullet.com/2020/10/02/put-that-shopping-cart-where-it-belongs/2020-10-03T03:41:27Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/shopping-carts.pngshopping cartsThe Shopping Cart Test measures your suitability for citizenship.https://www.mthookandbullet.com/2020/10/02/dreaming-of-electric-fish/2020-10-03T03:52:48Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/unicorn.jpgunicornOrigami unicorn inspired by the movie Blade Runner. Buy it here: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/630049092/large-origami-unicorn-inspired-by-bladehttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/2020/10/02/slaying-walleye-with-the-fish-slayer/2020-10-03T04:03:13Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/fishandchips-scaled.jpgfishandchipsBattered and fried walleye filets only need chips to form the perfect meal. https://www.mthookandbullet.com/2020/10/02/puppies-produce-sleepless-nights/2020-10-03T04:06:56Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/puppyjade-scaled.jpgpuppyjadeMy new puppy has been keeping me up nights, but it will be worth it when she's grown into a bird finding machine.https://www.mthookandbullet.com/2020/10/02/outdoors-act-approved/2020-10-03T04:18:04Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/outdoorsAct.jpgoutdoorsActPresident Trump signs the Great American Outdoors Act into law.https://www.mthookandbullet.com/2020/10/04/darwin-award-winners/2020-10-05T02:01:31Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/darwin.jpgdarwinTo earn a Darwin Award, you need to do something stupid that either leads to your dead, or renders you unable to reproduce.https://www.mthookandbullet.com/2020/10/04/tag-teaming-a-rambunctious-pup/2020-10-05T02:22:56Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/DollandJade.jpgDollandJadeMy 10-year-old English setter Doll is doing her best to help me train our new recruit, Jade.https://www.mthookandbullet.com/2020/10/04/insect-innovations/2020-10-05T02:29:33Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Halteres-Tipule.jpgHalteres-TipuleCrane flies have some of the largest halteres of all the true flies.https://www.mthookandbullet.com/2020/10/04/the-west-is-burning/2020-10-05T02:37:30Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/califires.jpgcalifiresThe smoke from August fires in California circled the globe.https://www.mthookandbullet.com/2020/10/04/prairie-grouse/2020-10-05T02:46:38Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/sharptailsandJack.jpgsharptailsandJackMy first setter Jack inspects a brace of sharp-tailed grouse we hunted in Idaho.https://www.mthookandbullet.com/2020/10/21/fwp-gets-18-positives-for-cwd/2020-10-21T21:37:06Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/chronic-wasting-disease-slides.pngchronic wasting disease slidesPrepped lab slides showing CWD infected cells.https://www.mthookandbullet.com/2020/10/21/theyre-coming/2020-10-21T21:50:49Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Missoula-subdivision.pngMissoula subdivisionAn aerial photo of the Pleasant View subdivision in Missoula, Montana. Sam Beebe/Ecotrust https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcodehttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/2020/10/21/a-pleasant-surprise/2020-10-21T22:00:30Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/first-place.pngfirst placeA screen shot of the Montana Better Newspaper Contest website showing my first place award for my column about my mother's death written in 1999.https://www.mthookandbullet.com/2020/10/22/saturdays-hunting-opener-will-be-chilly/2020-10-22T22:44:10Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-22-at-5.41.51-PM.pngScreen Shot 2020-10-22 at 5.41.51 PMA bull elk bugles near Big Sky, Montana. By https://venturewestranches.com/https://www.mthookandbullet.com/2021/04/27/a-look-back-at-hemingway/2021-04-28T01:55:39Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Hemingway-scaled.jpgHemingwayHemingway the writer and the Ken Burns series are the subject of these three columns. https://www.mthookandbullet.com/2021/06/22/crazy-in-the-crazies/2021-06-22T17:35:45Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Screen-Shot-2021-06-22-at-11.32.32-AM.pngScreen Shot 2021-06-22 at 11.32.32 AMAccess to the Crazy Mountains has become the most prominent public land debate in Montana.https://www.mthookandbullet.com/2021/06/22/back-to-the-river/2021-06-22T21:06:13Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Screen-Shot-2021-06-22-at-3.04.25-PM.pngScreen Shot 2021-06-22 at 3.04.25 PMJohn Maclean's new book, “Home Waters, A Chronicle of Family and a River."https://www.mthookandbullet.com/2021/07/01/southwest-brown-trout-on-the-ropes/2021-07-01T17:52:40Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Screen-Shot-2021-07-01-at-11.50.40-AM.pngScreen Shot 2021-07-01 at 11.50.40 AMA brown trout being released by into the river. Photo by Tom Koerner/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Servicehttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/2021/07/23/wolf-carnage-may-reduce-public-support-for-hunting-in-general/2021-07-23T19:09:55Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/wolfonIce.pngwolfonIcehttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/birddogs-4-copy/2021-09-24T01:56:49Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/BirdDogs-4-copy.jpegBirdDogs-4 copyTwo English setters out in sagebrushhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/cropped-birddogs-4-copy-jpeg/2021-09-24T01:57:15Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/cropped-BirdDogs-4-copy.jpegcropped-BirdDogs-4-copy.jpeghttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/2021/09/23/wolf-plans-draw-feds-back-into-fight/2021-09-24T03:03:08Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Screen-Shot-2021-09-23-at-10.01.45-PM.pngScreen Shot 2021-09-23 at 10.01.45 PMWolf photo by MacNeil Lyons; NPShttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/2021/09/01/the-season-of-orange/2021-09-24T03:08:26Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/BirdDogs2-4-copy.jpegBirdDogs2-4 copyWearing hunter orange is the safe way to hunt. https://www.mthookandbullet.com/2021/09/08/the-dawn-of-man/2021-09-24T03:15:51Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Screen-Shot-2021-09-23-at-10.13.20-PM.pngScreen Shot 2021-09-23 at 10.13.20 PMMoonwatcher learns to kill with a tool.https://www.mthookandbullet.com/2021/09/15/doggone-fall-cant-come-soon-enough/2021-09-24T03:21:06Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/IMG_1381.jpgIMG_1381The dogs are stir crazy.https://www.mthookandbullet.com/2021/08/25/returning-to-wild-things/2021-09-24T03:25:07Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Screen-Shot-2021-09-23-at-10.23.33-PM.pngScreen Shot 2021-09-23 at 10.23.33 PMSmoke rises from the Dixie Fire in California in July, 2021.https://www.mthookandbullet.com/2021/10/03/growing-subdivisions/2021-10-03T17:33:34Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Screen-Shot-2021-10-03-at-11.31.09-AM.pngScreen-Shot-2021-10-03-at-11.31.09-AMGreat aerial phtograph by Flathead Beacon photographer Hunter D’Antuono of the Flathead Valley.https://www.mthookandbullet.com/2021/10/03/growing-subdivisions/2021-10-03T17:34:47Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Screen-Shot-2021-10-03-at-12.33.12-PM.pngScreen Shot 2021-10-03 at 12.33.12 PMFast growing Kalispell in the Flathead Valley. Photo by Dan Petesch.https://www.mthookandbullet.com/2021/10/05/hunting-seasons-new-normal-cwd-monitoring/2021-10-05T17:22:06Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Screen-Shot-2021-10-05-at-12.19.37-PM.pngScreen Shot 2021-10-05 at 12.19.37 PMA captive deer suffering from chronic wasting disease.https://www.mthookandbullet.com/2021/10/07/normalcy-lingers-beyond-the-horizon/2021-10-07T22:55:16Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Screen-Shot-2021-10-07-at-5.16.04-PM.pngScreen Shot 2021-10-07 at 5.16.04 PMOWAA logohttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/2021/10/11/turning-leftover-bits-into-charcuterie/2021-10-11T14:23:27Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Charcuterie-scaled-e1633976099259.jpgCharcuterieCharcuterie, by Michael Ruhlman and Brian Polcyn, is an indispensable guide for curing and preserving meat.https://www.mthookandbullet.com/2021/10/11/turning-leftover-bits-into-charcuterie/2021-10-11T18:24:23Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/charcuterie2-scaled-e1633976594231.jpgcharcuterie2Charcuterie, by Michael Ruhlman and Brian Polcyn, is an indispensable guide for curing and preserving meat.https://www.mthookandbullet.com/2021/10/11/sharp-tailed-grouse-return-to-western-montana/2021-10-11T22:19:57Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/sharptail-grouse.pngsharptail grouseIn this photo by USFWS photographer Rick Bohn, a male sharp-tailed grouse displays in an attempt to attack females on their breeding grounds, known as a lek.https://www.mthookandbullet.com/2021/10/11/turning-leftover-bits-into-charcuterie/2021-10-11T22:27:06Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/charcuterie3.gifcharcuterie3Charcuterie, by Michael Ruhlman and Brian Polcyn, is an indispensable guide for curing and preserving meat.https://www.mthookandbullet.com/2021/10/07/normalcy-lingers-beyond-the-horizon/2021-10-11T23:03:14Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/OWAA-logocolor-square-500-1.jpgOWAA-logocolor-square-500-1OWAA logohttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/2021/10/14/privatizing-wildlife/2021-10-14T15:34:58Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Screen-Shot-2021-10-14-at-10.27.18-AM.pngScreen Shot 2021-10-14 at 10.27.18 AMA bull elk with velvet covered antlers grazes in Canada's Jasper National Park.https://www.mthookandbullet.com/names/2021-10-25T19:45:04Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/names.gifnamesBuffalo Hunters get schooled for saying "bison" in this Gary Larson "Far Side" cartoon. https://www.thefarside.com/shop/bookshttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/2021/10/27/fwp-wants-input-on-marias-river-conservation-easement/2021-10-27T18:46:17Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/chip-creek.pngchip creekIf approved, the Chip Creek Conservation Easement will protect 24,000 acres along the Marias River north of Loma.https://www.mthookandbullet.com/roast-chukar/2021-10-28T17:24:59Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/roast-chukar-scaled.jpgroast chukarRoast chukar, potatoes, carrot-ginger puree and Bent Nail IPA.https://www.mthookandbullet.com/badlands/2021-10-28T17:02:57Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/badlands-scaled.jpgbadlandsThis is some rough country, just the way chukar like it.https://www.mthookandbullet.com/birdhunting05-2/2021-10-28T17:24:16Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/BirdHunting05-1-scaled.jpgBirdHunting05Water break on the Chukar Grounds. Morgan Tyree photo.https://www.mthookandbullet.com/birdhuntinghdr01/2021-10-28T17:23:53Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/BirdHuntingHDR01-scaled.jpgBirdHuntingHDR01Big drifts of snow remained just below the rim. Morgan Tyree photo.https://www.mthookandbullet.com/chukarjade/2021-10-28T17:23:23Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/chukarJade-scaled.jpgchukar&JadeJade and chukar.https://www.mthookandbullet.com/chukargrounds-heartmtn/2021-10-28T17:22:49Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/chukargrounds-heartmtn-scaled.jpgchukargrounds-heartmtnThe Chukar Grounds with Heart Mountain in the distance.https://www.mthookandbullet.com/dodgerschukar/2021-10-28T17:06:11Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Dodgerschukar-scaled.jpgDodgerschukarThe Dodgers didn't fare much better than these chukars against the Braves.https://www.mthookandbullet.com/dolljade/2021-10-28T17:06:55Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/dollJade-scaled.jpgdoll&JadeDoll, Jade and chukars.https://www.mthookandbullet.com/jacksgrave/2021-10-28T17:22:11Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/jacksgrave-scaled.jpgjack'sgraveI glued Jack's old tag to the rocks that mark his grave.https://www.mthookandbullet.com/jadebird/2021-10-28T17:08:23Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/jadebird-scaled.jpgjade&birdJade contemplating, but unfortunately not fetching a dead chukar.https://www.mthookandbullet.com/2021/11/01/restoring-the-mammoth-steppe/2021-11-01T16:54:11Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Woolymammoth.pngWoolymammothScientists want to resurrect extinct wooly mammoths using DNA recovered from frozen specimens found in the thawing Siberian tundra. Thomas Quine photo for the Royal Victoria Museum, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.https://www.mthookandbullet.com/2021/11/04/safety-doesnt-come-cheap/2021-11-04T21:12:00Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/capball.jpgcap&ballCap and ball revolvers are popular with gunfight re-enactors, but they can be difficult to inspect for live rounds.https://www.mthookandbullet.com/2021/11/08/compromise-on-crazies-access/2021-11-08T17:46:49Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/crazy-mountains-e1636393500222.pngcrazy mountainsA compromise has been reached on a trail accessing the Crazy Mountains in central Montana. Mike Cline photo.https://www.mthookandbullet.com/2021/11/11/cookbook-review-pheasant-quail-cottontail/2021-11-11T21:51:39Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/pheasant-quail-scaled-e1636667391283.jpgpheasant, quailHank Shaw's "Pheasant, Quail, Cottontail" is an essential resource for upland bird hunters.https://www.mthookandbullet.com/2021/11/11/cookbook-review-pheasant-quail-cottontail/2021-11-11T21:54:03Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/pheasant-quail-1-scaled.jpgpheasant, quailHank Shaw's "Pheasant, Quail, Cottontail" is an essential resource for upland bird hunters.https://www.mthookandbullet.com/2021/11/17/protect-the-blackfoot/2021-11-17T21:40:05Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/blackfoot-river.jpgblackfoot riverThe Blackfoot River and its confluence with the Clearwater River. Photo by Blackfoot Challenge.https://www.mthookandbullet.com/2021/12/07/hunting-partners-almost-as-good-as-a-dog/2021-12-07T22:08:02Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/davesdogs.jpgdavesdogsLong Walker sightings always include a pair of Brittanys, his bird dog of choice. Long Walker photo.https://www.mthookandbullet.com/rinella-2/2021-12-11T00:29:35Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/rinella-2.jpgrinella 2"Hunting, Butchering and Cooking Wild Game," is a book every hunter should read.https://www.mthookandbullet.com/holebird/2021-12-13T20:51:07Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Holebird.pngHolebirdThree dogs gather round as the author holds a pheasant that was the result of some diligent dog work. Long Walker photo. https://www.mthookandbullet.com/2021/12/15/test/2021-12-15T17:32:22Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/virtualcommission-meeting.pngvirtualcommission meetingA screen grab from the FWP commission meeting this week.https://www.mthookandbullet.com/hook/2021-12-16T16:52:35Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/hook.pnghookHank Shaw's "Hook, Line, and Supper" is a road map for cooking delicious fish and seafood.https://www.mthookandbullet.com/2021/12/17/salt-the-magic-ingredient/2021-12-17T18:44:44Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Saltfatacidheat.gifSaltfatacidheathttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/pheasantquailcottontail-3/2021-12-17T20:42:01Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Pheasantquailcottontail-3.gifPheasantquailcottontail-3Hank Shaw's "Pheasant, Quail, Cottontail" is an essential resource for upland bird hunters.https://www.mthookandbullet.com/covers/2021-12-17T21:25:04Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Covers.gifCovershttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/bobs/2021-12-25T15:32:57Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/bobs-scaled.jpgbobshttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/cropped-bobs-scaled-1-jpg/2021-12-25T15:37:48Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/cropped-bobs-scaled-2.jpgcropped-bobs-scaled-2.jpghttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/2022/01/18/playing-games-with-our-public-lands/2022-01-18T19:50:58Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/corner-crossing.jpgcorner crossingA landowner in Wyoming posted these signs at a disputed corner crossing.https://www.mthookandbullet.com/2022/01/18/trail-cams-huntings-latest-high-tech-drama/2022-01-18T20:04:51Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/trailcam.giftrailcamWestern states are banning trail cams during hunting season, suggesting the devices may give hunters and unfair advantage. Photo by Western Arctic National Parklands.https://www.mthookandbullet.com/2022/01/21/the-solace-of-familiar-spaces/2022-01-21T20:15:34Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/chukargrounds-scaled.jpgchukargroundsDoll was a little birdy in this photo, but wasn't on point. She was downwind from a spot where a small covey of chukar had flushed a half hour before.https://www.mthookandbullet.com/2022/01/31/when-wings-arent-enough/2022-01-31T06:27:32Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/flying-fish-2.jpgflying-fish-2A flying fish lifts off over the ocean in an effort to avoid predators under water.https://www.mthookandbullet.com/2022/02/03/stream-access-if-you-can-keep-it/2022-02-03T18:38:35Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/mitchellcover.gifmitchellcover"Saving the Mitchell" chronicles the fight to save stream access on the Mitchell Slough branch of the Bitterroot River.https://www.mthookandbullet.com/2022/02/18/pheasant-soup-for-the-soul/2022-02-18T21:22:16Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/A8512873-69B8-46F1-AD5D-5827C44D86EE-scaled.jpegGame bird ramenA bowl of game bird ramen.https://www.mthookandbullet.com/2022/02/24/hunter-shaming-gets-us-nowhere/2022-02-24T18:03:24Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/pairofbobs-scaled.jpegpairofbobsI do't want to breath life back into these bobwhite quail I killed. I want to eat them.https://www.mthookandbullet.com/2022/02/24/hunter-shaming-gets-us-nowhere/2022-02-24T23:08:49Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quailonpost.gifquailonpostHunters blaming hunters for declining bird populations harms hunters.https://www.mthookandbullet.com/2022/02/24/hunter-shaming-gets-us-nowhere/2022-02-24T23:15:37Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quailonpost.jpgquailonpostHunters blaming hunters for declining bird populations harms hunters.https://www.mthookandbullet.com/2022/03/02/the-wandering-wolf/2022-03-02T20:57:10Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/wolfcollar-2.pngwolfcollar-2A radio collared wolfhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/2022/03/02/ten-years-and-counting/2022-03-02T21:49:34Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/robmug.jpgrobmugMy columnist mug shot from the Beacon.https://www.mthookandbullet.com/2022/03/30/steady-march-toward-summer/2022-03-30T19:18:23Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Liverpool_FC_crest_Main_Stand.jpgLiverpool_FC_crest_Main_StandSpring is the season for watching Liverpool Football Club on TV.https://www.mthookandbullet.com/2022/03/30/fools-spring-beats-winter/2022-03-30T19:28:37Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/1599px-Red-sided_Garter_Snake_-_Flickr_-_GregTheBusker_31.jpg1599px-Red-sided_Garter_Snake_-_Flickr_-_GregTheBusker_31A common red-sided garter snake. Photo by Greg Schechter. https://www.mthookandbullet.com/2022/03/30/when-wild-means-elite/2022-03-30T19:53:24Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/pheasant-copy.jpgpheasant-copyA tuckered out Jade with a wild bird she pointed and retrieved on an especially warm early-season hunt.https://www.mthookandbullet.com/2022/03/30/fish-brains-get-another-look/2022-03-30T20:08:38Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Catch-and-release.jpgCatch-and-releasehttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/2022/03/30/fish-brains-get-another-look/2022-03-30T21:28:48Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/1798686_10203281286499260_901672131_n.jpg1798686_10203281286499260_901672131_nConservation or torture? Catch and release fishing has it's critics.https://www.mthookandbullet.com/2022/04/07/hunting-photo-manifesto/2022-04-08T00:57:27Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Screen-Shot-2022-04-07-at-7.54.30-PM.pngScreen-Shot-2022-04-07-at-7.54.30-PMA bird in the pan is better than two in the vest.https://www.mthookandbullet.com/2022/06/03/not-carp/2022-06-03T22:00:44Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/backing-scaled.jpegbackingI got into a big fish at my favorite local lake. It pretty quickly took me into my backing.https://www.mthookandbullet.com/2022/06/03/not-carp/2022-06-03T21:45:24Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/catfishclose.jpegcatfishcloseThe fish took about 10 minutes to land on my 5-weight. It was a healthy catfish, 7 or 8 pounds. I was disappointed. I thought it was a carp.https://www.mthookandbullet.com/2022/06/03/not-carp/2022-06-03T22:04:22Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/bass-scaled.jpegbassI've also caught bass at the lake. Again, not carp.https://www.mthookandbullet.com/2022/06/03/not-carp/2022-06-03T22:04:45Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/bluegill-scaled.jpegbluegillAnd bluegill. This guy grabbed my fly just as I dragged in front of a half dozen carp that were lounging on the bottom.https://www.mthookandbullet.com/2022/06/03/not-carp/2022-06-03T21:49:46Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/headdowncatfish-scaled.jpegheaddowncatfishAnd another catfish that briefly fooled me into thinking I'd finally hooked a carp on a fly. I've had a few near misses, but have yet to hook one. Carp on a fly are tricky.https://www.mthookandbullet.com/2022/06/03/corner-crossers-win-but-the-access-war-forever-rages/2022-06-03T22:15:49Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/MitchellSlough.jpegMitchellSloughA No Trespassing sign on the Bitterroot River near Stevensville. This sign marks ground zero in the battle to undo Montana's Stream Access Law.https://www.mthookandbullet.com/2022/06/07/carp-on-the-fly/2022-06-07T20:15:33Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Carp-scaled.jpgCarpMy first carp on a fly — 22 inches. Idk how heavy. Fell to a sparkle green wooly bugger.https://www.mthookandbullet.com/2022/06/07/carp-on-the-fly/2022-06-07T20:11:38Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Carp-2-scaled.jpgCarp 2https://www.mthookandbullet.com/2022/06/13/flooding-closes-yellowstone-washes-out-red-lodge/2022-06-13T18:41:40Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Screen-Shot-2022-06-13-at-1.38.10-PM.pngRoad washed outThe Gardner River damages North Entrance Road in Yellowstone National Park. Yellowstone National Park photo.https://www.mthookandbullet.com/2022/06/13/red-lodge-under-water/2022-06-13T19:39:59Zhttps://www.mthookandbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Screen-Shot-2022-06-13-at-2.36.50-PM.pngRed Lodge videoSwollen Rock Creek floods a good portion of Red Lodge. Video by Beartooth Slingshot Rentals.