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Hush of the Land – Video of An Evening of Campfire Storytelling with Smoke Elser
Based on hundreds of hours of interviews, Hush of the Land tells the captivating story of Elser’s early days as a packer in the Bob Marshall Wilderness and Bitterroot Mountains. Share the joys and thrills of summer rides, harrowing grizzly bear encounters, fishing in clear mountain streams, and many nights around a campfire within some of the West’s last wild lands. In this lively narrative, Elser recounts how his testimony for the Wilderness Act, and the fight to preserve and expand Montana’s wilderness lands, influenced his career as an outfitter and educator and gave him a voice at the center of Montana’s conservation movement.
This gathering focuses on Arnold “Smoke” Elser and writer Eva-Maria Maggi collaboration “Hush of the Land: An Evening of Campfire Storytelling with Smoke Elser.” This book release party is co-sponsored by the University of Montana’s Wilderness Institute and Political Science Department, Montana Game Warden Association, Montana Wildlife Federation, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Montana Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, Montana Conservation Elders, and Missoula Back County Horsemen (2024).
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