| MONTANA LAND FOR SALE! |
Pronghorn Meadows Lots 104, Sportsman's Paradise, Madison River Valley, Montana for sale! This is one of the best parcels in Pronghorn Meadows - overlooking a seasonal pond and bordering a wildlife corridor with spectacular views of the Madison Range. Pronghorn Meadows is located about 3 miles SW of Ennis, MT and offers a community clubhouse and horse facility for property owners, with miles of hiking & horseback trails along the wildlife corridors. Strong architectural covenants insure your investment.
• 7 Acres bordering wildlife corridor
• Seasonal pond attracts wildlife
• Stunning views of the Madison Range
• Ownership includes private community center & mailboxes
• Equestrian facility on premises for private use of owners
• Miles of hiking & riding trails
• End of the road type property
• One of the best Pronghorn Meadows parcels
The property is owned by Jack Atcheson Jr. The property is under a mile from the Madison River in SW Montana. The town of Ennis is 5 minutes away. Ennis is a small town, under 1,500 people in the valley, year round, with all the amenities a sportsman would need. First-class fly shops and sporting goods.
A new hospital was constructed in 2009. It is one hour to Yellowstone Park and the towns of Bozeman and Butte. The Madison Valley in home to one of the Rockies largest elk populations, over 12,000 live with a 60 mile radius of the vacation property. Pronghorn Antelope, Shiras moose, Whitetail and Mule Deer, Black bear, Mt Lion, Wolf, Mt Goat, Bison and Bighorn Sheep can all be hunted with in a 60-mile radius. Year round coyote, badger and fox hunting. No closed season on rabbits, there are four species of rabbit in the valley! Hunt Sage Hen, Ruffed Grouse, Blue Grouse, Spruce Grouse and Hungarian Partridge. Montana's five unlimited Bighorn sheep area are all within a 100 mile radius. You can buy a bighorn tag every year and hunt them with of drawing a tag.
Grizzly are found in the valley. Trap wolverine, bobcat, pine martin, beaver, muskrat, otter and ermine. It is a fisherman dream, big brown trout, rainbow, eastern brook, grayling, lake trout, white fish west and Yellowstone cutthroat and golden trout can all be caught in waters less that a 60 mile radius. Waterfowl hunting is fabulous! Big Sky, Bridger bowl, Grand Targhee, Jackson Hole, Maverick Mountain and Discovery Basin are famous Alpine Skiing areas within easy driving distance. Cross country skiing trails abound in the national forest and Yellowstone, all nearby.
The Gravelly range is some of North America's top snow machine terrain, this high plateau runs for over 40 air miles and gets massive snow falls. It only a few miles away. Ride your snow machine Dec 1- May 15 in the area! The Spanish Peaks and Lee Metcalf wilderness are lay to the east side of the valley, and millions of acres of National Forest and BLM lands , offer easy acres. Jack will supply the interested buyer with maps and details how to enjoy all this area has to offer! $149,500 Visit the website of Montana Territorial Land Co www.mtlco.com for details. Google Maps address is 45°18’29,79”N 111°45’59,76”W or call Jack Jr. for more info.
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| KEITH & NIKI ATCHESON ZIMBABWE 2010 |
 Keith and Niki Atcheson just returned from a near month long visit to Zimbabwe where they visited several hunting operations in southern Zimbabwe in the Savè and Bubye Valley Conservancies. Keith and Niki report superb numbers of buffalo, cats and plains game in both of these hunting locations. They did plenty of hunting while there. Hunting buffalo is Niki’s favorite and she was able to knock down two big bulls and some various plains game. Keith was successful in taking two big eland bulls, a giant waterbuck and other plains game with his new toy, a model 1895 lever action .405 caliber which of course Teddy Roosevelt made so famous on his early 1900 safari. Zimbabwe’s overall economy has improved and they found the country in general to be progressing toward better days. Zimbabwe definitely represents some of the finest dangerous game hunting available out there today and certainly one of the most affordable. These southern areas offer excellent accommodations along with good dangerous game hunting and a lot of plains game, all in one safari. Hunters may be quite interested in learning more about these fine-hunting locations.
Of course the hunting in the Zambezi Valley remains good for buffalo, elephant, leopard and some plains game; it just depends on what kind of game you are after. In any case, Atchesons have been there first hand and this trip marks Keith’s 26th visit to Africa and over 45 safaris. If you want to talk about African hunting, call Atchesons.
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| CINDY ATCHESON TAKES A DESERT SHEEP RAM! |
 A tired but happy Cindy Atcheson holds her hard-won Desert Sheep Ram. Cindy and husband, Jack Jr. traveled to Sonora, Mexico in March and on St Patrick's Day, Cindy took this heavy 170 class ram. The weather was very hot, over 100 degrees. Rams had retreated to the highest peaks forcing Cindy and Jack to backpack to the cool, wind-blessed ridgelines. The coastal Sonora mountain ranges are very rough and covered in brush and cactus all armed to the hilt with thorns.
There is no grass, only shrubs for browsing. The sheep were up and moving only a short period each day at first and last light. At midday the hunters would seek relief from the sun in numerous caves, hiking and hunting was only possible early morning and late afternoon. After four days and out of water, Jack and Cindy began working their way of the mountain range, when Jack spotted two old rams feeding on a cactus plant they had battered to a pulp with their horns. The rams were sparring over who got the next bite.
Jack's binoculars have a built in range finder and the range showed 355 yards. Cindy took a careful rest and the shot made the ram hers. Cindy has now taken Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep in Montana, Dall’s Sheep in Alaska's Brooks Range and now a Desert Sheep Ram from Sonora. All the rams are heavy horned, 10 year old rams! Cindy is 52 years old, and a breast cancer survivor,
Jack reports that the Lecia Binoculars 10X42 Lecia Binoculars with the built in range finder are the best binoculars he has seen, the ultimate hunting tool. Jack Jr. has always said, “Good binoculars cost nothing, weigh nothing!”
Hunters please join the Wild Sheep Foundation. The foundation has raised over 80 million dollars for wild sheep conservation over that last 30 years. Their goal, “Putting and keeping sheep on the mountain!” Please visit www.wildsheepfoundation.org
Atcheson's have a sheep hunt for you! No drawing for any North American sheep hunt we recommend. We offer sheep hunts at all locations they can be hunted worldwide. We know sheep hunting like no one in the industry! We can help you pick the right sheep hunt!
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| 2010 SCI CONVENTION |
| Jack Atcheson & Sons, Inc. will be in booth numbers #456 and #458 in Reno for the Safari Club Convention January 20 thru 23, 2010. We will be at the Wild Sheep Show in Reno as well February 4 thru 6, 2010 booth # 764. Stop by! We would love to meet you! |
| 2010 SHOW CIRCUIT |
DALLAS SAFARI CLUB
BOOTH # 314
SCI CONVENTION - RENO
BOOTH #'S 456 & 458
WILD SHEEP SHOW - SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
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| BIG 60-INCH SOUTH AFRICAN KUDU!! |
 Jerry Edwards took this 62-inch Kudu in South Africa a couple of weeks ago. This is a remarkable trophy! 30 years ago, a 50-inch bull would have been unheard of. Today, a 55-inch Kudu is not uncommon and more and more are being taken 60 inches and over! We have Kudu hotspots in Namibia and in South Africa! Call today to book your safari! |
| BONGO TAKEN IN CAMEROON! |
 At 84 years young, Bill Pritchard takes his Bongo in Cameroon! Mr. Pritchard just hunted for 16 days in the Cameroon and took this beautiful Bongo! Call Atchesons for details on a Cameroon hunt! |
| HUNTERS MONTANA 2008 SEASON! |
 Keith and Niki Atcheson have just completed another highly successful guiding season here in Montana (26th year for HUNTERS MONTANA) in their special hunting areas of Central Montana. Primarily a Mule Deer and Antelope area on Private lands. We had 100% success on good trophies as usual. We also offer EXCEPTIONAL Bull elk hunting. The area is on a draw. We have had 100% success on good bulls for 10 years now and many are 300 plus. This bull taken this year was 365! Non-Resident Hunters must apply for licenses by March 15th so contact Keith early for details. Resident hunters can apply as well by June 1st deadline. Our non-resident Deer licenses are GUARANTEED outfitter set aside licenses but you must apply by March 15th annually. Antelope on drawing June 1st deadline high draw odds.
If you’re looking for a GREAT Montana hunt contact us now! We run a small, personalized high quality hunting camp on private land and guide the hunts our selves. We also have super archery hunting as well in September and early October.
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| KEITH & NIKI RETURN FROM BOTSWANA |
 Keith and Nicole Atcheson and longtime friend Jack Drew just returned from a very successful Elephant hunt in Botswana. Keith has hunted Botswana many times in the past but it had been 22 years since his last visit. When an opportunity for hunting the notoriously huge elephants of Botswana came up they were on the plane within two weeks! They report seeing LOTS of Elephant bulls and multiple other plains game and cats. Jack Drew at 79 years of age took a beautiful 45- pound bull and Keith scored on a bull with 60-pound tusks. Niki added Tsessebe, Impala and Zebra. Over 150,000 elephants are found in Botswana and annual export quotas have increased. The local communities in huge concessions depend heavily on safari companies and hunters for the annual meat caches and income to develop housing, schools, hospitals, transportation, water wells, jobs and a way of life. |
| JACK ATCHESON & SONS IS EXPANDING! |
Jack Atcheson & Sons, Inc. was founded in 1955 by Jack Atcheson Sr. and has been based in Butte, Montana, since that time. Jack Atcheson & Sons, Inc. has doubled the size of its office space and over time will add additional consultants and be able to host international outfitters that can be reached directly at our office for direct consultation between outfitter and client on their different hunting opportunities.
Still a family-owned business, Jack Atcheson Jr. joined the business in 1971 and brother Keith a few years later. Though retired, Jack Sr. is still active in hunters' issues. Jack Atcheson & Sons, Inc. continues to publish the "Atcheson Hunting Almanac" and deliver it to adventuresome hunters at no charge! Atchesons have arranged ten's of thousands of hunting trips on six continents since 1955. We know how to help you pick the right hunt! Our consultation is free of charge!
Worth Noting - originally Jack Atcheson & Sons, Inc. offered both taxidermy and acted as international hunting consultants. Jack Atcheson & Sons, Inc. sold the taxidermy division in 1982 to their longtime employee and master taxidermist Bob Maier and businessman Tom Hardesty. Atcheson Taxidermy operated from the Jack Atcheson & Sons, Inc. base in Butte, Montana until 2007 when the partners of Atcheson Taxidermy sadly parted ways.
Bob Maier is still accepting clients and can be reached at 406-498-9618 or by mail at 2808 Phillips, Butte, MT 59701. His email address is bobmaier@bresnan.net.
Ongoing improvements will continue taking place at Jack Atcheson & Sons, Inc, 3210 Ottawa Street, Butte, MT 59701, which has been our base since 1955. You can reach us by phone at 406-782-2382, fax at 406-723-3318 or email us at office@atcheson.com. Visit our website www.atcheson.com
Remember our motto, coined by Jack Atcheson Sr.
“Go hunting while you are physically able!”
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| BIG LEOPARD IN NAMIBIA! |
 Bill End just returned from hunting in Namibia with Nick and Isabel Nolte. He took this awesome leopard as well as other species such as Oryx, Kudu, Dik Dik, Zebra, Steenbok, Blesbok, Hartebeest and Warthog. Some fabulous leopard hunting can be found in Namibia. Call Atchesons for details! |
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