here in the Arctic, were getting dawn around 10, sun up about 11, sundown around 2 and dark around 3ish, a time for makeing arts and crafts, set traps and such, but exceedingly nast weather is apon us, 30 above and drizzel, crusting ice on everything, putting water on our river and expected for a couple days. This stuff ices up Tundra and small Caribou and Mice dont fare well. windy too.
Does Miles City still have "Pine Hills" nearby? Never went,myself..... but thats all I knew about the town ~~LOL!!~~ Lived in Billings and Lockwood when I was younger too, I loved tehYellowstone, there were alotta rainbows and Burbot in that river ;D Kinda kicked off my playing out habbits....
My Son Kory, west of Wasilla, does`nt like it too, when there is a freeze over then melts or rains upon it, sure messes up fishing through the ice.
Just the cycle of things I`d guess.
Pine Hills is still there, ten miles east of town, good hunting in there, Mulies, white tail, turkeys, and now, the Mountain Lions is coming back, with a vengeance, Having seasons on those now, even Elk, over counter license is available, must not shoot them on gubment land though, must be shot on private propity, most of that is tied up with the outfitters and people leasing up hunting rights though.
To the south is the "Custer National Forest" that range is a sort of a branch off from the Big Horns west of Sheridan Wyo. elevation near the 'White Tail Ranger Station" goes up to near 5,000 feet, those begin about 65 miles to the south of Miles City, along the Tongue River Road.
Best Burbot fishing here is in the Powder River, about 30 miles east, also in the Yellowstone here too, but it seems they like the sand bars in the Powder, if there is water in it. LOL
I do`nt think I`d like Billings, it is getting big, biggest city in the state right now, Laurel and Billings is about totally grown together. I give a friend of Mine that lives on west King Ave. Used to be outside the city, has grown around His subdivision, Tell Him Hows He liking living in East Laurel. LOL My Brother used to live in the heights and He`d ask Him Hows He like living in West Huntley. LOL
I do fish through the ice on the Yellowstone, using cut poles, tie a string towards the end, bait up the hook, usually with minnows, shove it through the ice and stick the end in the mud in the bottom of the river, hang out, do some target shooting or coyote calling, go back and check the sets, usually Burbot, some is big, almost as long as the tail gate of the pickup, a lot of fun and goood eatin too.
This winter storm is over, leaving it twennyfive below, wind chill`s into the fourteys below, it`s a makin some ice now, by golly. LOL Soon, very soon, there`ll be enough ice to go punch us some holes, haul is in some Pikes on the ends of the spear. LOl
I`ll be watchin You. LOL in a good sort of a way.
