Montana Woods N Water July 2016 Print Edition | Page 3

Publisher’s Notes Raf Viniard ~ Publisher Has this weather been nice or what? I had to put on a long sleeve shirt the other day…in July? Snow is forecasted for the higher elevations in Glacier Park already. At least we are getting a shower or two along the way to keep the fire threat down. The out of towners and vacationers are here and for our local economy we love it. Traffic can be a little hectic at times but be patient with our visitors. They are trying to take in all this beauty that surrounds us...that I think we take for granted sometime. People from out of town spend a lot of money to visit Montana and we get to live here every day…isn’t that awesome? Now that we got the 4th of July behind us and summer is in full swing it is time to break out that fishing and camping gear! Oh, and the huckleberries are starting to come in as well. A few fresh garden vegetables are starting to roll in so canning season is right around the corner. Personally I am more of a fall guy, I can’t wait for hunting season to open again. In less than 60 days I get to slip back into the woods and do some bow hunting and rustle up some grouse. Bowhunters start getting that gear ready and practicing, it will be here before you know it. The June issue had a lot of pictures where this month has more content. During the summer months things slow down in regards to hunting pictures. If you catch a big fish this summer send us those pictures and we will be glad to post them on Facebook or in the publication. I want to thank all our contributing writers and photographers. Our Pro-Staff writers list is growing, see side bar to right. I also want to thank our advertisers for their continued support. Without them there would be no print publication. The August issue maybe smaller as I have an old hunting and fishing buddy coming in from out of town for a couple of weeks, so I plan on spending time with him and wetting a hook and picking huckleberries while I have the extra hands. If you are out on the water please don’t drink and operate a boat. Same goes for drinking and driving...don’t do it! When on the water wear those Personal Flotation Devices (PFDs) and if wade fishing watch those currents. Enjoy your summer but be safe, make some Montana memories and keep “Living The Dream”. Guest Writers This Month: Nancy S. Mehaffie, pg. 30, Montana History Comes Alive Mike Maxwell, pg. 5, Carp, The New Bacon What’s Inside Hunting 2 Fishing 4 Archery Talk 5 Free Speech 7 Patriot 10 Montana Dan 11 Sportsman’s Meditation 13 Yesterday’s Outdoorsman 14 Shooting 15 Tony Rebo Unleashed 18 Fly Fishing 19 New Contest 21 Outdoor Toys 22 More Fly Fishing 24 Outdoor Tech 26 Mountain Memories 28 Past Events 30 Local Celebs/Next Gen 32 The Root Cellar 33 Seen On Blog Only www.montanawoodsnwater.com/Blog Old Charlie Cup Staff Publisher/Editor/Layout/Sales: Raf - 406-407-0612 Photographer Robin Hao Pro Staff Writers This Month: Chuck Stranahan Pastor Jim Sinclair Dan Helterline Tony Rebo Carol Cady Alan Clarke Nathan Albertson Robert Pierson Lori Goodman Editorial Policy: Montana Woods N Water (MWW) reserves Cover Photo: Eagle 1 and Eagle 2 you are cleared for landing. This photo appropriately represents America the right to refuse to publish any form of content that does not include the author’s this July as we celebrate our Independence. Photographer unknown, this is a stock photo. name, complete mailing address, and/or valid phone number or e-mail address. Anonymous submissions will not be To Contact Us: addressed or published. MWW reserves the right not to publish anything we feel is not Montana Woods N Water in good taste or appropriate. 171 Clark Creek Loop All content, material and Plains, Montana 59859 graphics designed by 406-407-0612 Montana Woods N Water are Email: [email protected] copyrighted. www.montanawoodsnwater.com