Phillips County News - One Nation, Under God

The weather on the opening weekend of the general hunting season surprised more than a few folks.

Hunters fled camps when snow collapsed their tents. Others awaited rescue after their vehicles got stuck in the mud.

The storm, which had been forecast for a week, dumped snow in the mountains and rain on the prairie.

What were they expecting?

It’s hunting season in Montana.

Get a clue.

The first hunting camp I worked was deep in the Beartooth Mountains. After setting up the camp we left a young wrangler named Mouse there to cut firewood and tend to things until we returned with the hunters....