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TOOTH & FANG – Official Film Release

Montana Wild — Mon, 11 Jan 2016 14:36:25 +0000

Coyote hunting, its a controversial topic for many. To most hunters it seems to be an obvious necessity to keep a balance between predators and prey. Coyotes affect deer, elk and antelope numbers in many regions of Montana. An overpopulation of coyotes will reduce fawn survival rates drastically and put added stress on the wildlife in that area. Coyotes have a strong knack to survive the harshest conditions and have a rapid ability to reproduce.

On top of that, coyotes are the largest cause of death for cattle and sheep calves in the spring season. When a rancher has a $50,000 loss in one year due to coyotes, you know they are a huge problem. Coyotes affect many ranchers livelihoods and have a much larger impact on livestock than many realize.

Tooth & Fang is a very unique coyote film that goes into some of the reason behind coyote management. We traveled thousands of miles, talked with many ranchers, and visited some of the most beautiful landscapes that Montana has to offer. This three year film project shows a rancher’s perspective on how coyotes affect the wildlife and livestock on and around their ranches.

Don’t be mistaken, we made sure to show some of our best coyote encounters while helping balance the coyote populations on multiple tracts of land throughout the treasure state. Here is the teaser below. Help support our future film endeavors by renting or purchasing the film HERE.

[vimeo https://vimeo.com/149700981 w=580&h=440]

RENT THE FULL FILM HERE.

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Alpine Artistry

Montana Wild — Tue, 23 Jul 2013 16:18:39 +0000

Looking for a A+ quality taxidermist?

These guys do some killer work and have Travis’ wolf and spring bear. We can’t wait to get both back and if we didn’t run our own business we’d probably be trying to work out there.

-Zack

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Band of 3

Montana Wild — Wed, 17 Jul 2013 23:18:18 +0000

This past December we got the chance to collaborate with an amazing Bozeman based company, Seacat Creative. Seacat Creative owner, Mark Seacat, asked Zack and myself to put together a Sitka film from the footage he shot on Carmen Island with the Foss family. Mark captured some decent footage. We had 5 days to put the film together. Right away we had our hands full organizing foreign footage. This was our first time piecing together a film with video that we had not shot first hand.

Adam Foss and Steven Drake would be helping the process by helping create storyboards and recording voiceover. Adam Foss and Mark Seacat had a first person account of the whole desert sheep hunt, so their input was critical in the creation of Band of 3. The next week we spent most of our days working til 2am.

Zack busted out the main sequence, while I worked on audio, motion graphics, and titles for the film. The long nights were aided with numerous Salmon Fly Honey Rye beers and the Adam Foss favorite, a large batch of dark and stormy cocktails.

Finally after a grueling week, we were in the final stages of post production. The final cut turned into a film that intertwines hunting and conservation into one inspirational piece. Most people don’t know that we were the editors behind this piece. Below is Band of 3.

-Travis

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