Awesome encounter Driftin' Thanks for sharing and it sounds (and looks) like a magical day to be in the hills. Getting close to and sharing company with these critters is a phenomenal experience alone, not to mention having something to show for the effort after the fact.
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"I don't care how you catch them, as long as you treat them well and with respect." Lani Waller in "A Steelheader's Way."