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Talking hunting with geedubya the other night and discussing the virtues of different states and what they have to offer in regards to hunting. G from Texas and me from Montana, we had a good dialogue, although he wouldn't agree with me that Montana was better.

We talked about grand slams of turkeys and sheep. Although I will never accomplish either, I told him I had gotten the big 10 of Montana and he said I should publish it here on the campfire. I haven't ever been big on chasing trophies as much as what guns I could use in the attempt to get big game animals. I will admit when It came to drawings, I was looking for trophy animals.

I have been fortunate enough to have gotten all 10:

Elk
Moose
Bighorn Sheep
Goat
Cougar
Antelope
Mule deer
Whitetail deer
Black bear
Grizzly bear












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Cool

That's a lifetime of accomplishment, well done. You might consider trying your hand at blacktails.

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Great accomplishment.

Cool set of headgear on the goat (antelope).

Very cool, shrapnel. Thanks for sharing.

Which was the best eating?

Space didn't allow for all the pictures. Here is the hide and head of the Grizzly...

Best eating is always subjective. Probably the moose or sheep. I can tell you with all certainty though, the grizzly and the goat aren't worth the trouble. You couldn't even stir the soup made from either one...

Nice job. Probably not many can make that claim.

I am at 4 and have many times passed on the opportunity to take a black bear to get my number to 5.

Hoping to add at least a sheep to the mix. The other species I have never had a great aspiration to go after. Moose is starting to be a little more intriguing these days. But with what it takes to draw, probably won't happen.

That's very cool. Quite an accomplishment.

Buzzy oughta be by soon with his pics of 87 elk to one up you.

Buzz will alwys try to land on top, but he doesn't realize you don't land there, you have to climb there...

Stirring must have let the stink out. 🤥

Never hit the powerball though, about the same odds as some of those tags.

Very cool. Congratulations

No bison on the list?

Or a wolverine?

Shrapnel; that’s a hellva big deal man. But wht did u ship the buffalo? How man did you take with one or more of your lever guns or other BP cartridges. Don

Not considered big game the same as the 10 listed. The grizzly is no longer available eaither, I got it a long time ago...

Got Buffalo as well, again, a very limited draw and not on the original Big 10 list...

Ahah: Noticed you were a much younger man in some of the photos! As some one else posted u perhaps should be playing the power ball with your luck, odds to draw on some those tags are slim. Grats again and keep at it!

Drawing odds are something I was lucky with. I got my sheep in 1990 with less than 3 years applying. The Goat was in 1992 or 1993 with less than 3 years applying. My first moose, however, was 25 years, my second was 13 years the second time.

Pictures do show the time differetial in getting those animals...