Sorry haven't updated for a few days. too busy having fun in MT. No deer or antelope harvested yet. its gonna happen soon though. we see tons of game..just no shooters yet in the right spot.
 Fishing on the Stillwater river..

 My view on stalk hunt at 0800 this morning..more to come later..

Now this is what I call a Montana alarm clock fit for the true sportsman ..wild turkeys clucking to welcome the new morn just outside bedroom window. Sweet...

as Andrew says

MT is an awesome state for a sportsman to come to. We had 6 tom meriams turkeys walk within 10 yards while sighting in bows early today..then we were off to scouting th

e new areas around Absarokee MT. We were able to meet with block management rancher and he put us on areas for antelope as well as mule deer. We glasses up approx 30 antelope and then went deer hunting..no shooter bucks in bow range however Andrew had several whitetail does at less than 20 yards and I saw 2 shooter mulies at about 250 yards..unable to stalk in range due to location..tomorrow we got a plan..more then..

Mt hunting trip has officially kicked off. we made it into billings just after noon..then picked up rental from hertz then off to cabelas in billings for some last minute supplies/ fishing gear. Grabbed a quick lunch at Mickey D's across street from cabelas then headed to Clyde park/ bracket creek to get the deer stand, and other supplies stored for us. Got the gear and then off to grocery Albertsons in Livingston. left livingston just as sun was setting and saw an awesome sunset over Bear tooth Mtn Range. The reflected light of sunset on the Crazy Mountains was spectacular. Game sighted / species while driving etc. on our first day..whitetails(300+),mule deer(250+), antelope(500+), elk herd(50+ & a huge 6x6), sandhill cranes, merganser ducks, golden eagle, and lots of black Angus cows(yep its Montana). Bows ready and will be sighted in in the morning..the were off to see if we can find a" big un". Thank you lord for a safe traveling  experience and for the gifts you give of your creation.

This evening we made our way from NC to Washington DC as we fly out early tomorrow for Billings MT. Tom provided Andrew and I with a much appreciated first meal of our adventure at the Capital Yacht  Club. A burger never tasted better to 2 hungry souls. Gotta get some shut eye for a long day of travel tomorrow. More updates to come.

Montana trip preparation

Hi to all who may be following this blog. My name is Mark Howell aka ncbowhntr and this blog is being established to hopefully document my hunting adventures this 2013 season. Good news is that we have been drawn for a Montana deer and antelope tags and have put in many hours of work and research to make this "do it yourself" hunt a reality.  We leave for MT on Sept. 11 so this post finds me in the throes of final preparation.Today I completed construction and fabrication of the new cow decoy that will hopefully gets us on bow range of some speed goats. I will try to update here as the hunt and adventure progress over the next two weeks.