Hey Mike, I can address both of your main topics; I traveled over 800 yards through 18" deep powder about 6 or 7 weeks ago . . . withOUT snowshoes. Can you give me some advice on purchasing snowshoes? What about cross country skis? Which would you recommend for navigating this deep, nasty stuff we have out here in the NE corner of MT? After that 800+ yard hike, I called a coyote in from what must have been 1800+ yards. I was up on the top of a peak in the middle of a long, wide coulee. I was blowing distress sounds out of the tally-ho for about 10 minutes or more and then I saw a coyote PLOWING through the deepest of snow. He was in the bottom of the coulee, running along / in what was a dry creek bed. I figure he was 1800+ yards when I first got him in the scope. I lost him in the creek bed and kept calling on / off for about 15 more minutes before I decided to finally change my position on the peak to look for him . . . he busted me from about 8 yards away and went back the same way he came in!!!! Anyway, it was a DARN long walk back to the truck!
Scott
