Beautiful work Sharon.

Thanks snowy , just helping to keep this reminder upstream

Nice work Sharon, what's so intriguing about that stick? Can Nonresidents trap wolves out there? If so how can one get certified?

Trappergbus , thank you . The stick is a lure post , in an area where they travel, and that track right by the post is made by the trapper, with a foothold under there.

Jack's class is the perfect answer for your questions ...and he also knows Montana trapping rules for wolves as he does Idaho. His classes are key to certification .

Well Im fresh out of wuffs , but got this amazing old boy from Jumperzee . He caught this one , and thought Id like the image to use in art sometime. I have called him Blue

He was large, all his teeth were worn flat . From the upper Lochsa , the first wolf of the year for hm. A guy from Montana bought him . Blue has an appreciative home , where he will always be admired.

Jumperzee also caught another big male , that Jack collared earlier in the year.

I have permission to show Blue here, and am sure planning on enjoying capturing him again in portrait , for the right article.

Jack, this one reminds me a bit of Garth !

Sharon if you don't stop posting these I'll have to buy a bigger house with more wall space or take down some Tim Cox prints lol I love this one

Sounds like you have an amazing room collection already, along with your other outdoor collectables !

Tim Cox is an amazing artist. I can see how that genre fits right in perfectly with you and your family's interests .

The lovely Blue !

Love the blue fur and white face on that one, Sharon and Jumperzee.

Yes Im gonna hold off on this guy, till the right time .

Often times sunlight casts spots of light in places , so discernment of true light areas on such a dignified old man can be tricky.

I see in these pics, the areas that Blue truly has light tones .

Love the light mark between his ears, and in some other places .

Just imagine his life lived all that time, and the experiences he collected in his skin bottle all those years ....

The things I would miss entirely if trappers couldn't share these things with me .

I had some Robert Bateman wolf prints years ago. They went down the road along with most of my furniture during the divorce. I still have a Bateman bighorn sheep print.

I have a couple of Bateman's prints but not the wolves. Great artist...........Almost as good as Ms Sharon

I have always admired Bateman's work, and aspired to be even a wee bit in his realm in tec art.

One thing he does is paint on large formats . Much larger than I do . I need to squeeze my images into a scanner to put in digital form, so that limits me for size....but its ok.

His work is amazing . Fortunate you are to have a print of his !

Thank you for your kind thought, Sir Ken.

Im just happy there's room in the pond for all styles of talent

Last call before the class ! At least you wont have a lot of driving to this one, Jack . Its a big weekend coming up too, so probably much more traffic on the major routes , at any rate.
Yourself, and the class will all have such a wonderful time .

Sharon, that picture almost looks like some of my wintertime dirhole sets that get snowed under. Trap being in the middle of course...

A jump to the heart indeed, to see such a prize in your foothold , like Blue !

One of these days it would be fun to attend one of Jack's classes again. A beautiful drive to get there , too.

Thank you Jack! A very informative and interesting class, I enjoyed it very much! Thanks again!

Thanks for a Great class. Lots of Good info. I appreciate you giving us some of your years of knowledge.