Let’s face it—some days, the fish just aren’t biting, and the critters are playing hard to get. But Montana sunrises and sunsets never disappoint. These intense moments of color and light are always there, waiting for you to catch them on camera—no bait or camo required.

The Montana sky has a way of putting on a show that makes up for any empty cooler or unfilled tag. It’s nature’s gift to your camera roll, and let’s be honest—when the day’s hunt or fish didn’t quite go as planned, those photos are the perfect reminder of why you’re out there in the first place.

Sure, you might not have a trophy fish or a prized buck to show off that particular day, but those perfect sunrise or sunset photos? They are definitely keepers. So, next time you’re out and about and things aren’t going your way, just point your lens to the sky—you’ll never walk away empty-handed!

Here are a few examples from my camera roll of the beauty I captured over the years:

a bear hunting photo
Game damage hunt
A fishing trip photo — we actually did catch fish (and shot carp), but this picture was pretty (ignore the bottles, please–those were left from the previous people…lol)
elk hunting sunrise
end of fishing trip
a quick and unsuccessful fishing adventure
elk hunting sunrise
a mule deer hunt and this sunset with this moose just happened – no moose tag, of course
coyote hunting sunset

game damage hunt prettiness (slightly saturated, but the colors were so vivid in person, too)

coyote hunting sunset

An unsuccessful coyote hunt that ended up with stunning sunset photos

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Fishing Hunting Photography