Lake Upsata News and Stuff
January 27, 2010
Once again, we are excited to welcome Chris Bohenek
to the ranch for his annual spring horsemanship
clinic. Here at Lake Upsata we have developed a
special relationship with Chris and his
horsemanship. All of our new employees spend time
with Chris learning his "Core Balance" techniques
and his philosophy on horsemanship.
Chris Bohenek brings over 14 years of working
horseback experience in handling both horses and
cattle to his students. After having worked for
different ranches throughout Montana, starting colts
and taking care of cattle, Chris and his wife Lynne
relocated to the Bitterroot Valley of Montana to
start their family and business. There, Chris does
clinics and demonstrations locally as well as
traveling abroad, using good foundation horsemanship
with the Vaquero philosophy integrated with his
“Core Balance”™ exercises to help both horse and
rider. Chris also works with neighboring cattle and
is always building quality Vaquero style ranch
geldings and taking in a select amount of outside
horses for training.
Plan on attending this informative, interactive
horsemanship clinic. You will learn more than you
could ever imagine. To learn more about Chris
Bohenek, go to
http://www.bohenekhorsemanship.com/
Trail Horsemanship Clinic
Taking Horsemanship out of the “Box”
Location: Lake Upsata Guest Ranch, Ovando, Montana
Date: June 18-20
Cost: $700.00 per person
* This package includes the cost of the three day
clinic, lodging for two nights, breakfast, lunch and
dinner and boarding for your horse (must provide own
feed). If a person wants they can share a cabin with
another participant and split the cost of the room.
Horses can be leased for the clinic at a fee of $25
a day.
* The clinic will cover Horsemanship 1 and the
importance of the “Core Balance”TM. exercises. As
well as how it applies on the trail while
encountering obstacles in a safe and easy manner,
that is enjoyable and safe for both horse and rider.
Space is limited, so call and reserve your spot. Be
sure to tell us if you will need to use a ranch
horse.
January 20, 2009-
It's the dead of winter, and here I am... Gosh it's
cold in this office! I think it's ironic that I'm
writing about last year and the one coming up on the
day of the inauguration. I guess we're all starting
over today. I'll spend a few minutes doing a quick
re-cap of last season, then we'll move on to the new
year.
We started off late in June due to the extreme snow
pack. The heavy snow is a blessing in disguise. We
need the moisture, but it sure makes it tough to get
around early in the year. We left for a grand
adventure in early July, and went all the way to
Haystack Mountain, via the White River. It was a
great trip- we only lost the stock once, and I added
a bit of camp kitchen excitement by catching myself
on fire. It all made for some great laughs, timeless
stories, and it was truly one of our best trips
ever. It was also the maiden pack trip for our
newest packer, Gunnar Casey. He wound up having a
great season for us, and we look forward to bigger
and better things from him next year.
We came back just in
time to reload and go back in for a 10 day trip with
our old friends Dave and Kelly Lehrian. We went to
Hahn Creek for a few days, then up to Big Prairie to
fish the South Fork. Again, a great trip, culminated
by the truly magical night we ate dinner under the
kitchen fly while the Bob Marshall rain gods roared.
That was a great night, wasn't it? We did one more
pack trip in mid August with Mike Moore and his
friends from California.
This was a LONG time
overdue. Mike was supposed to do his trip in '07,
but we got burned out by the Railey Fire. But we
finally got them to the 'Bob', and we had a great
time. We caught a ton of fish, at a lot of food, and
enjoyed every minute of it. We spent most of the
time at Hahn and did some day rides out from there.
During the entire time we were doing pack trips, we
were also doing our normal routine with drop floats.
So it was a busy season with a lot of packing. Just
the way we like it.
Then it was time for
hunting. I won't give a long synopsis of the entire
season, but I'll say it was eventful. The elk
weren't very cooperative during the first hunt. They
seemed to be around, but couldn't get the job done.
The 70 - 80 degree weather wasn't helping us. The
second hunt picked up considerably and we finally
scored some elk. We were fortunate to have an
outdoor writer with us, and you can read the story
right here.
Montana Sporting Journal Story
We had a quiet third hunt, with just a couple
hunters, but we had a great time a scored another
elk here also.
We packed out camp,
then I headed for Martinsdale for a little over two
weeks to guide for another outfitter friend of mine.
Then it was back to the Blackfoot Valley to put in a
week guiding for my friends at the Rich Ranch. Wow,
what a busy year.
We had a busy
December with meetings, family, holidays, sports,
and vacations. Then it was off to Helena
for the yearly Montana Outfitters and Guides
Convention. On Thursday, January 8, I was recognized
by my peers as the 2008 MOGA Guide of the Year. I am
honored and truly humbled, as well as blessed beyond
belief. I really do feel like I am just a small
spoke in a big wheel, and nobody knows better than I
how many people it takes to make a successful
outfitting operation. So, with that being said,
Thank You! to all of our guests and friends, and to
all the crew... Brandon, Nick, Gunnar, Jason,
Brandon C., Harvey, Susan, my wonderful family Rod,
Paige and Alan, Jack Rich and the Rich Ranch gang,
Brett Todd and the K Lazy 3, Jack and Karen and the
WTR, and all the countless others that have shaped
me and this growing outfit over the last few years.
But most of all "Thank You" goes to my wife, Julie
for all the endless hours she puts in. I'm not the
"Guide of the Year" without her first and all the
rest of you working together. I think we'll make
this year better than ever.
Talk to you soon,
Greg
So until we see you, remember-
This place is going to change your life!
It's
already time to start thinkin' about
bringin' home the big ones! See you soon.
Greg
