Nothing like Big Sky country, great pix that speak to the soul of ALL Tradgangers I'm sure.  Thanks for sharing, LD67

Those are some great pictures, Thanks for sharing. Love that bow also.

Awesome Mark !!!

Beautiful scenery and pics. Congrats and thanks for sharing.

Mark , Nice job. I'm so proud of you and your family. Self-bows are a true connections to the land. I remember a couple of those river bottoms from my trip to your area last winter. You are a generous guy with your time. Mike

Brings back memories of when I lived in Bozeman in the early 90's.  Had friends who lived in Livinston, I'd drive there weekly to shoot bows with them.  I'd tell them every time I came to visit that they lived in the most beautiful place on earth.  Thanks Mark

Amazing pics!!!! Thx for sharing.

Mark, thanks for sharing a great season and fantastic pics. You sure know how to keep the flame burning.

mark those are some great,great pics of hunting MT and with family..thanks for sharing...john

hey mark,i forgot to ask...i have been looking for an artical that you wrote about an elk hunt and a board bow that you made..i would love to read the artical but i was wondering about the bow..what are the measurements of the bow..thanks john

Very nice!!!

Thanks everyone for the kind words....almost as fun taking pics as it is shooting at animals anymore....

I am blessed to be able to share my season with my boys...and they are excellent ambassadors for trad bowhunting among their peers as well!

John...that bow was a hickory backed maple, around 64 inches and 70 lbs at my draw of 28 inches.   It was glued up as a modified pyramid style, perry reflexed.  I killed the cow in the late season - January - quite a few years ago when I was learning to build bows.   Didn't know it the glue would survive shooting in the cold.  It did, however, and the bow became quite a hunter for me, taking many critters.   Here is a pic....

By the way...story is in my book "Tension on the String".   Makes a good Christmas gift...hint, hint!

Mark, Incredible as always!!

As always too, my yearly reminder how much I miss beautiful Montana!

NOW THAT IS FUNNY MARK..i have it on my christmas list...thanks for help with the bow...i will be trying a board bow some time and for some reason this hunt allways pops in my head..thanks for the info..john

Thank you Mark for taking the time to share your season........  truly great stuff

 


 

Incredible!  Beautiful bow to match beautiful country.  Very nice!

Fantastic photography!  Thanks for sharing!