NBR
Sep 30, 2021 08:56:05 #
National Bison Range, another beautiful Gem in Montana --In the 1870’s, long before the establishment of the refuge, dwindling bison populations prompted a Qlispe Tribal member to bring several bison calves over the Continental Divide to the Flathead Indian Reservation for conservation.
In the early 1900’s, the National Bison Range was established through cooperation between the American Bison Society and President Theodore Roosevelt to support efforts to preserve the species. The establishment of the refuge marked the first time that tax dollars were allocated to buy land specifically with the intent to conserve wildlife.
In 1909, the first herd of bison, purchased with funds raised by the American Bison Society, was brought to the Range and in 1921, the area was further designated “as a refuge and breeding ground for birds.” Today, 200 species of birds and 250-300 bison inhabit the refuge.
Through Public Law 116-260, Congress has now restored the Bison Range to federal trust ownership for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) so that our award-winning natural resource managers can take over as stewards of the Range’s buffalo, wildlife and land.
Three major geographic features merge in the National Bison Range: The Mission Valley, Mission Mountain Range, and Jocko River Valley. The Range is effectively a small, low-rolling mountain connected to the Mission Mountain Range.
It's a diverse ecosystem of grasslands, Douglas fir and ponderosa pine forests, riparian areas and ponds. The National Bison Range is one of the last government owned palouse prairie native grasslands in the U.S. It supports herds of bison, elk, mule deer, white-tailed deer, pronghorn, big horn sheep, and mountain goats as well as various predators such as coyotes, mountain lions, bears and bobcat and a variety of smaller mammals. The refuge has recorded 205 bird species with more added every year.
Visited there 3 weeks ago and was one of the highlights of our trip, a beautiful drive (we spent 4+ hours) and at only $10/car, its a real bargain, the 19-mile one-way road is easy to drive. 50 miles north of Missoula, Montana, if you're ever in the area, short drive from I-90 for instance, its a must drive. BTW, We waited for about 45 minutes or more for the big elk to get up and move around, he never did. The other elk (silhouette) was about 1/2-3/4 of a mile away....Cheers
In the early 1900’s, the National Bison Range was established through cooperation between the American Bison Society and President Theodore Roosevelt to support efforts to preserve the species. The establishment of the refuge marked the first time that tax dollars were allocated to buy land specifically with the intent to conserve wildlife.
In 1909, the first herd of bison, purchased with funds raised by the American Bison Society, was brought to the Range and in 1921, the area was further designated “as a refuge and breeding ground for birds.” Today, 200 species of birds and 250-300 bison inhabit the refuge.
Through Public Law 116-260, Congress has now restored the Bison Range to federal trust ownership for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) so that our award-winning natural resource managers can take over as stewards of the Range’s buffalo, wildlife and land.
Three major geographic features merge in the National Bison Range: The Mission Valley, Mission Mountain Range, and Jocko River Valley. The Range is effectively a small, low-rolling mountain connected to the Mission Mountain Range.
It's a diverse ecosystem of grasslands, Douglas fir and ponderosa pine forests, riparian areas and ponds. The National Bison Range is one of the last government owned palouse prairie native grasslands in the U.S. It supports herds of bison, elk, mule deer, white-tailed deer, pronghorn, big horn sheep, and mountain goats as well as various predators such as coyotes, mountain lions, bears and bobcat and a variety of smaller mammals. The refuge has recorded 205 bird species with more added every year.
Visited there 3 weeks ago and was one of the highlights of our trip, a beautiful drive (we spent 4+ hours) and at only $10/car, its a real bargain, the 19-mile one-way road is easy to drive. 50 miles north of Missoula, Montana, if you're ever in the area, short drive from I-90 for instance, its a must drive. BTW, We waited for about 45 minutes or more for the big elk to get up and move around, he never did. The other elk (silhouette) was about 1/2-3/4 of a mile away....Cheers
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Snoozing Elk
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Flathead River & Valley
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Mule Deer
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Flathead River Valley and NBR road in the lower right.
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Sep 30, 2021 09:02:29 #
I like the first.
(I had absolutely NO idea what 'NBR' was.....)
That would be like me using VFP.
(I had absolutely NO idea what 'NBR' was.....)
That would be like me using VFP.
Sep 30, 2021 09:21:35 #
That elk was waiting for you to leave. Nice collection. Thanks for sharing!
Sep 30, 2021 09:35:18 #
Those are beautiful photos. The two big Elk have awesome racks. Their rest and siestas will be history when the rut begins. These two big guys will certainly be in the thick of it fighting off other challenging bulls and rounding up harems of females.
Sep 30, 2021 09:36:40 #
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Sep 30, 2021 14:20:08 #
Longshadow wrote:
I like the first.
(I had absolutely NO idea what 'NBR' was.....)
That would be like me using VFP.
(I had absolutely NO idea what 'NBR' was.....)
That would be like me using VFP.
LOL, I would have never guessed it either but, just a lead-in LS, thank you
Sep 30, 2021 14:21:02 #
47greyfox wrote:
That elk was waiting for you to leave. Nice collection. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks greyfox, guess he was, talking to others there he hadn't moved within the last hour....
Sep 30, 2021 14:22:18 #
Hereford wrote:
Those are beautiful photos. The two big Elk have awesome racks. Their rest and siestas will be history when the rut begins. These two big guys will certainly be in the thick of it fighting off other challenging bulls and rounding up harems of females.
Thanks Hereford, these were really big bulls and the rut had just begun and guessing they don;t need to hurry since they probably are the big boys on the block.
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Sep 30, 2021 17:38:17 #
UTMike wrote:
Excellent set and narrative! Thanks for sharing.
Thank you Mike, glad you liked it....
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