DuckBoy Cards

Nothing captures all of Montana's sterotypes better than Duckboy cards. Printed in Montana since 1987, Duckboy® Postcards have amused locals and travelers throughout the U.S. The humorous black-and-white photos by Paul Stanton are also featured in refrigerator magnets, a 104-page book, The Duckboy Way, or Quack in the Saddle Again, which has sold over 100,000 copies. In 2004 we introduced another book, Extreme(ly Dumb) Sports, the Duckboy Guide. If you are a visitor to Montana or simply know someone that lives outside of Montana you can't go wrong buying a few of these postcards or books. They will keep your family and friends laughing everytime thay think of them. For more information go to duckboy.com

Montana Trail Gear

This week i decided I wanted to inform all of you about a company that grew up right here in the town I am currently living in. Missoula, MT offers a million different outdoor activities that are all within thirty minutes of town. In order to take advantage of these outdoor activities there has to be stores that supply the supplies if you know what I'm saying. Montana Trail Gear is a hometown supply shop that carries just about everything you need to make your couple day backpacking trips even more awesome. On top of that they make some really funny t-shirts that locals and tourists should definetely look into. They also have an awesome website that I seriously suggest checking out. www.montanatrailgear.com. Please provide me with other shops or items that you would like information about. In the meantime enjoy the sun that is shining today!

We all know that Bears are a very serious threat while playing in the outdoors. Bears will very rarely just attack people because they are there, but attacks usally happen when a surprise encounter occurs and a sow and her cubs feel trapped. They are simply protecting there young and do not deserve to be killed. I personally learned this the hard way. While hunting with my father we ran into a grizzly sow and her cubs unexpectantly. The only sort of protection I had was my remington .270 and my father was unarmed because of a recent shoulder injury. Luckily when the sow decided to charge us the gunshots i quickly fired into the air scared her enough that she changed her charging path just before running directly over me. After this very scary experience happened I realized that i would have felt horrible for killing her if i would have had to. Not only would i have killed her but I probably would have consequently killed both of her cubs. In case this happens to me again or to anybody else I now encourage people to use bear spray. Luckily for us montanans the top rated bear spray currently on the market is made by a company name Counter Assualt in Kalispell, MT. It is locally available at almost every sporting goods shop in montana. With several different sizes available and a easy access holster that is included with the purchase of the bear spray, they make carrying bear spray very convienent. It starts at about $30 and goes up or down depending on which shop your in. However this is a little pricy at first glance, Counter Assault does have a shelf life of 4 years and $30 is a very small price to pay for potentially being a lifesaving device. With a shooting distance of up to 32 feet and a spray time of 9.2 seconds any bear is bound to stop short of you when you use this powerful non-lethal weapon on them. I strongly encourage anybody who is outdoors to carry some sort of bearspray protection with them to ensure the safety of themselves and the wildlife.

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