INITIALLY we had come to Montana to hunt elk, Mike Colpo our outfitter, had forewarned us our hunt would be in the mountain wilderness of Montana, necessitating a long horse ride to wilderness camps. I would be unlikely to see a lot elk as it would be after the rut, but if we took one, it should be worth our effort.
Prior to departing Australia, I intended to ride horses at every opportunity but as fate would have it, four months before leaving for America, I was bitten on the leg by what may have been a spider. Five weeks out from our scheduled departure, I was in hospital for four weeks. Consequently, with a slow mend of the wound, it was touch and go for the hunt to eventuate…
