Recent content by shields shtr

I can only hope this will happen, but I am skeptical. I am in the construction biz and we are contacted all the time by large investment groups looking to do real estate developments. East Coast, West Coast, Denver area, all over. Their sole purpose is basically the same concept as "house...

I totally agree with what you are saying from a logical standpoint. Having said that, I once had an unfortunate situation where a tree branch snagged the safety off my bear spray when I was hunting (unbeknownst to me at the time). I had the bear spray in a holster on the waistbelt of my pack...

Depends on where...Even for folks that make a good living BozeAngeles is a tough road to hoe. GF, Billings, are probably more in reach. I really wish I would have realized how good we had it when interest rates were so low, I really should have snatched up a few rental properties. I live in a...

Many bears in that part of the state have been wandering the plains and prairies for years now. They are over 100 miles from the Rocky Mountain Front, finding new territory. Bears have huge home ranges and will seek out new territory at will. Quite a few farmers have gotten a hell of a...

Most underrated scope out there. Might be a record on the Hide for the Athlon to Schmidt and Bender transition. As per Hide doctrine it always starts out that you could go easily get by with an Athlon, or used Vortex, Burris, etc. But for just a few hundred more you can have a ZCO. If your...

A lot has changed since then!

I am local to the area, so I am a little jaded. I would drive through Yellowstone and see all the sights so you can say you have done it. There are far better places to take a back country horse ride in my opinion. Pretty much any of the wilderness areas in MT will have some type of outfitter...

Since the CDC literally botched almost every single detail related to Covid, I would say this is proof positive that heart conditions are for sure a result of the MRNA vaccines. I am sure a list exists, but I think almost every guideline or study the CDC cited or put into place turned out to be...

Oh man. Brings back some memories. That is old school too draggin em to the fire. I have done a few of those, I always ended up doing whatever I could to try and be helpful and stay out of the way while the real cowboys did their thing. I found I was much more suited to runnin through the...

It is. I am in the construction business and used to work nationwide. I never thought the influx would hit MT as soon as it did. Astounding. I get emails from my kids school in Spanish. My neighbor is actually from Mexico City and is a good guy. Working here legally and went through the...

A while ago the city council (worthless as tits on a boar hog) instituted some type of menial fine and wrist slap for the "urban campers". Since then the problem has only gotten worse.

That is real MT out there too, not the skeleton of MT that Bozeman and Missoula have become. Just goes to show you how entrenched the bureaucracy is in government of any size, state or federal.

My wife is a middle school teacher and she said she has seen a gigantic increase in students that are on anti-depressants as well in the post covid lockdown era. Drastic increase. These are all kids 11-13 who are now probably on SSRI's in perpetuity. The effects of that period of time are...

Both local companies here. I remember when Stone Glacier started, they were in a little space next to a gym. They are generally good guys, some of them here have gotten heavily involved in the local shooting scene. Unfortunately, they are really big social media/instagram type dudes and have...

What are the inputs like these days? Around here, I like it when farmers and ranchers make money. Keeps the temptation of selling their place to some tech sector numb nuts with money to burn who has no clue about our way of life out here. I don't blame them for doing it, especially when...