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    Sleepers

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    Winter photos

    Some photos from this past January here in Montana.
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    Cripples

    It always amazes me how an experienced lab can track and capture a running rooster.
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    Sunrise Catchlight

    Sunrise catch light at high elevation in a dusky grouse eye.
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    3 easy objectives for better dog photos

    When taking retriever photos with my cell phone, I aim for 3 easy objectives: Place the phone slightly below the dog Capture the landscape we are hunting in Capture the "catch light" in the dogs eyes This photo was from our hun hunt yesterday morning.
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    Wildlife photos

    After years of using a bridge camera, I bought a Canon R7 with Rf100-400mm and a RF800mm F/11 lens. All used. Very happy with the photos
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    A couple of hours in western Montana

    One advantage of being retired is I can get out when most folks are working. Took advantage of the blue sky morning yesterday for a couple hours in western Montana photographing. Started with an owl in the morning fog and ended with an antelope about 2 hours after sunrise. The only person I...
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    Wood Ducks

    I grew up hunting Wood Ducks on the east coast. Then 30 years in interior Alaska and no woodies. We moved to western Montana, and some special spots for this special duck species.
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    Bridge Camera Photos

    For $300 used, some decent photos are possible. I used a Nikon P900 for these with subject > 50 yards away
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    Teal

    Some teal from western Montana this past month with my used $300 bridge camera (Nikon 900) Cinnamon and Bluewing. I don't have any decent Greenwing photos yet.
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    "Basics" in Retriever Training

    When I see posts about Basics, it is typically procedures: Force-Fetch, Single-T, Double-T, Multiple Marks, Cheating Singes, Swim-By, etc. Instead of procedures, I think of the end product: Line Manners: Will the retriever sit quietly in the kennel with the door open, waiting for a verbal...
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    Hiking the Refuge

    From this morning's 8-mile hike in western Montana. I started out later than normal, so missed the good morning light. Cinnamon Teal
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    Divers

    I hike 8 miles every morning here in Montana along a National Wildlife Refuge dike. Some diver photos from that area. On the way back, I pick up litter to keep the refuge clean and stretch out this 67 year old body. This canvasback was curious about the white trash bag I was carrying...
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    Curious

    I hike a local National Wildlife Refuge, starting before dawn. On the way back I pick up litter, which helps stretch this 67 year old body, and maintains a trash free refuge. This Drake Canvasback saw my white trash bag and was curious. Before sunrise, so not enough light for a good photos.
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    Spring Gobblers

    Took these with my cheap used Bridge Camera
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    Used Bridge Camera

    I purchased a used bridge camera with 50x optical for $200. Since it is relatively inexpensive and weighs less than 2 pounds, I usually take it on my morning hikes. A few shots from the camera:
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    Preening ducks

    Preening Canvasback Drake Preening Mallard Pair
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    Threating a Waterfowl Production Area with an Office Complex

    The Fish and Wildlife Service staff was displaced from the Bison Range when the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes reclaimed the refuge in 2020. Since then, FWS employees have been stationed on leased tribal land. The current proposal is to develop the Montgomery Waterfowl Production Area...
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    Canoe hunts

    Everything tied down, headed home.
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    Grinding shank meat

    Grinding shank meat typically clogs the grinder with sinews. I prefer a recipricating saw and Osso Buco, Here are 2 smoose shank sections browning in my grandma's 100 year old cast iron

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