Big Game, Big Stories: Montana's Hunting Heritage

Point, Projectile
X1905.03.13
PROJECTILE POINT
Atlatl point, Pelican Lake NOT FULLY CATALOGUED... View Full Record
Point, Projectile
1985.94.02
ATLATL POINT
Atlatl point, Pelican Lake NOT FULLY CATALOGUED... View Full Record
Print
X1970.27.08
HERDS OF BISON AND ELKS ON THE UPPER MISSOURI
Aquatint with engraving. Depiction of a riverscape with a large herd of bison in the center of the image receding into the background on the right side of the image. There are a number of elk on the far shore of the river on the left side of the im... View Full Record
Atlatl
2009.36.01
ATLATL
The "Double-shmoo" weight has a bulging, dome-like midsection and a wide longitudinal basal groove. The sides and top taper in toward the narrow upturned ends. Over the upper edge of each end is a series of short, whisker-like incised lines. A nar... View Full Record
Bow
2006.25.11
BOW
Undecorated bow of dark wood with original twinned sinew bow string.... View Full Record
Moccasin
1978.46.44 a-b
One pair of men's moccasins (a-b) of buckskin dyed green with red floral cotton trim. Seed bead, overlay stitch, floral design (white, red, yellow, light blue, dark blue, and green), hard soles are painted with vegetable dyes red, blue and yellow ge... View Full Record
Knife
X2003.01.09
KNIFE
Side hafted stone knife blade, taffy colored silicate. Hafting notches on 1 shoulder of blade. Blade is sharpened / worked from only 1 side. Main edge is duller than secondary edge. Lower of 2 hafting notches is chipped Maker Unknown... View Full Record
Knife
1978.46.379
KNIFE
Biface knife blade of worked mineral. Grey black.... View Full Record
Dress
X1892.01.25
DRESS
Plains Indian buckskin dress, ca. 1830, 192 elk teeth, long fringe down sides and at the bottom. Short fringe on the sleeves. Three rows of fringe [about 1.5" apart] attached to the skirt about 20" from the bottom. Bottom of each row hangs clear... View Full Record
Maul
X1983.03.03
STONE MAUL
Stone Maul NOT FULLY CATALOGUED... View Full Record
Scraper
X1982.44.16
FLESHING TOOL
Fleshing tool carved from piece of curved antler. Metal fleshing blade is hafted to antler with buckskin. Rows of incised dots decorate sides of antler. Small hole drilled through end of antler opposite blade.... View Full Record
Bag, Beaded
1998.04.193 a-e
BEADED BAG
Beaded bag made of leather bottom with red wool top. Bag is "U" shaped with fringe at the bottom. It is of four part construction. Two pieces of leather, another piece of leather to compose the fringe at the bottom and the one piece of red wool at... View Full Record
Painting
X1974.01.01 a-b
ANTELOPE HUNT, THE
(a) The painting depicts three Indians hiding behind sagebrush. One is aiming at an antelope herd in the distance. The other two are crouching beside their friends with rifles in hand. Their three horsed are tethered nearby. Buttes and mountains in... View Full Record
Musket
2000.15.34
MUSKET
J. Hollis & Son Indian percussion trade musket. 16 gauge. No serial #. Lock is stamped "Makers to her Majesty's War Department " behind hammer. Full length stock has brass tacks in geometric patterns in it. Brass dragon emblem on the left side of the... View Full Record
Bow
X1982.38.59
BOW
Wooden bow with sinew backing. Strung with commercial string.... View Full Record
Book
1991.07.38
Book titled THE SPORTSMAN'S HANDBOOK TO PRACTICAL COLLECTING AND PRESERVING TROPHIES by Rowland Ward, F.Z.S. Third edition. Published by the author, London, 1883. Cover of textured brown leather with gold printing. The first page is signed in ink... View Full Record
Sculpture
X1974.15.01
TROPHY HUNTERS
Sculpture, "Trophy Hunters" by Earl E. Heikka (1910-1941), 1930. Depiction of a six-horse pack string. The lead horse is being ridden by a red-jacketed man who is pointing to his left. The second horse carries a pack which includes a bear head and... View Full Record
Painting
1988.126.01
UNTITLED (HOMESTEADING BROCHURE)
Reproduction of the cover of a 1917 homesteading brochure published by the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway. MONTANA is in large letters across the top in the sky area, farmer with a two-horse team is plowing up gold coins; map indicating town... View Full Record
Purse
X1976.08.27
PURSE
Purse beaded on soft buckskin has pink quill wrapped double drops (about 6" long) at all 4 corners; each drop has 2 tin cones with red fluffy feathers. Beaded purse is 3" wide and 4" long - white background with geometric design (some "feathers") in... View Full Record
Letter
X1975.24.28
LETTER
Illustrated letter by J. L. Clarke. The letter begins "Last walk I saw many / elk up at the mt from / Glass Hill. A few Indians / were disppointed to get / the elk. I thought Rangers / drove all elk from the reservation. / I walked quite noisy thro... View Full Record
Poster
1980.61.210
HIS HUNTING GROUND OF YESTERDAY/NATIONAL PARK
White ground with brown, blue, orange, and black. Depiction of a standing Indian male (with bow) and two seated Indian females overlooking a lake. Mountains in background on far side of lake. Caption across the bottom reads: "His Hunting Grounds of... View Full Record
Saddle, Pack
X1960.16.01
SADDLE PACK
Pack saddle frame of hard wood is held together by iron bolts. The side bars are covered with a hide covered with dark brown short fur. The rigging on either side is fastened to the frame by metal screws through 2, 2.25" wide leather straps which a... View Full Record
Sign
2016.10.01
Red metal sign, "NO HUNTING / STATE GAME PRESERVE / PROTECTED BY / MONTATA STATE / FISH & GAME COMMISSION" in white letters with narrow white border, pre-1979 NOT FULLY CATALOGUED... View Full Record
Sign
2002.01.23
Private Land sign with white ground and bold black letters. The sign reads "PRIVATE LAND / You are Allowed Here / Through the Courtesy of / the Landowner / Vehicles Allowed Only on / Designated Roads and / Parking Areas." "Provided by the Sportsmen o... View Full Record
Poster
1980.61.191
THE NATIONAL PARKS PRESERVE WILD LIFE
Depiction of two brown , bighorn sheep standing on a gray rock outcropping against an orangy-tan sky. Orange lake and blue mountains in middle background on left edge. Small gray letters across the top read: "Department of the Interior, National P... View Full Record
Patch, Membership
2016.15.01
MEMBERSHIP PATCH
NOT FULLY CATALOGUGED - Western Montana Fish & Game Association patch. The patch is large and round with a predominantly off-white ground and an embroidered red ring along the outside edge. "WESTERN MONTANA FISH & GAME ASSOCIATION" is embroidered wit... View Full Record
License, Sporting
2001.11.04
SPORTING LICENSE
1951 State of Montana Fish and Game Commission Resident Big Game License. The license is made of the cloth with a white ground and black lettering. The license was issued to Boby Story; recorded at the top of the licesne is Bob's contact informatio... View Full Record
Gun, Tranquilizer
2002.01.03
TRANQUILIZER GUN
Stevens single shot .410 shotgun modified with a 16 inch .50 cal. Winchester 1886 barrel. Serial # 80600. Used by Fish, Wildlife & Parks as a tranquilizer gun in the 1950's. Stock and forearm have some green paint on them. Rubber recoil pad on the bu... View Full Record
Painting
2000.15.1327
DEER IN CEDARS
Oil on canvas, landscape painting by John Fery titled Deer In Cedars. Painting depicts a single deer buck walking through large cedar trees.... View Full Record
Drawing
1999.57.39
ILLUSTRATED HIDE
Hunter's illustrated "winter count" on hide. Warped and stained hide featuring drawings of ten game animals and a shotgun commemorating twenty-one winter hunts, naming hunters and hunt locations from 1902 to 1931. It appears all the drawings and... View Full Record