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Tag Archives: montana
how it all started
In October 2010 I was in two minds whether to go or not. And then he sent me this photograph. A flayed horse had been left in the waste bin of the car park opposite his office. That morning I … Continue reading
bull riding
I met a cowboy who invited me to watch him bull ride. These men compete not against each other, but against the bulls who are champions in their own right. Angry bulls who sometimes take their revenge. These proud and … Continue reading
trophies
Further south, in Utah, the Anasazi people were hunting game as early as 1200 B.C. Over three thousand years later I am standing here looking up at images of their hunters encircling bear, elk, longhorn sheep and deer chipped into … Continue reading
Posted in hunting animals
Tagged anasazi, bear, deer, human-animal relations, hunting, montana, petroglyph, skin, texidermy, trophy, utah
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the deer’s foot
Meanwhile, 500 miles to the north in Hardin, Montana, a severed deer’s foot lies discarded near the junction of Railroad Street and 2nd Street West.
Posted in discarded animals, hunting animals
Tagged deer, discarded, hardin, human-animal relations, hunting, montana
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the horse memorial
15 miles down the road from Hardin is the battlefield of The Little Bighorn. A vast and haunting place, now part of the Crow Indian Reservation. Memorials abound. The first for Custer and the 7th Cavalry built in 1881, the … Continue reading
the deer’s foot II
At the southern end of Paradise Valley, Montana. In a snowstorm, driving along the Yellowstone River, I pull over and there on the tarmac lies another severed deer’s foot. Just there, right in front of me.
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Tagged deer, discarded, human-animal relations, hunting, montana, paradise valley, yellowstone river
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the standard of perfection
The cowboy called to invite me to the fairground where his sister was competing in the Fur and Feathers Show. Inside the barn an excited crowd had gathered clutching their pet rabbits. The rules of the American Rabbit Breeders Association … Continue reading
the bunny derby
After the serious business of judging was over, the fun began. As light relief from trying to reach perfection, the bunnies raced each other in heats of two, aided by the delicate breath and eager hands of their owners. And … Continue reading
Posted in competitive animals, entertaining animals
Tagged derby, fur and feathers, herzog, human-animal relations, montana, perfection, rabbits, Stroszek, wisconsin
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the wolf
Its late in the day and I am standing on a deserted stretch of Route 89 filming an abandoned house. Wandering away from the camera, I see a grey wolf limping around the side of the building. I hold my … Continue reading
Posted in hunting animals
Tagged Endangered Species Act, human-animal relations, hunting, montana, wolf
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Dale Evans and the coyote
On a cold day in downtown Billings I am browsing in a thrift store and uncover this book, first published in 1956. A western morality tale where Dale Evans, wife of Roy Rogers and Queen of the West, teaches little … Continue reading
Posted in entertaining animals
Tagged billings, calf, cowboy, cowboy code, coyote, dale evans, horse, human-animal relations, montana, roy rogers
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bees, bees, a whole truckload of bees…
Driving along I-15 in Utah yesterday I came across a crashed truck and 25 million escaped bees. The bees were being driven from South Dakota to California to pollinate almond trees. Since 1940 the number of managed bee colonies in … Continue reading
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Tagged bees, CCD, dakota, human-animal relations, idaho, montana, utah
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it’s a goat rope
Its Saturday afternoon and we’re at the women’s rodeo where ladies are competing against passive goats instead of bucking bulls. We watch them goat tying, and as ever there are a list of exacting rules. It is a test of … Continue reading
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Tagged competition, cowboy, goat, goat rope, human-animal relations, montana, rodeo, women
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