Augusta, Montana – Tough place to make a living; good place to call home

If you want to reach Jimmy Lee by phone, you’ll have to call his sister because he’s never owned one himself. Never even thought of carrying a cell phone, although they started getting cell service here on Dec. 18, 2009, after a tower went up west of town.

If you don’t know his sister, you might be able to catch the former hunting guide in the Buckhorn Bar on any given day. Nursing a beer, Jimmy Lee likes to point out which one of the antler-covered rafters is his, holding elk racks from spikes to huge bulls that he pulled from the Bob Marshall Wilderness Area during his 40-plus year career. Augusta http://www.augustamontana.com/About_Augusta__Montana.php is the nearest town to the fabled backcountry, whose rocky, snow-covered crags form the westward backdrop to this community of about 350 people.

He also proudly shares that his transactions only come in the form of cash or trades. No credit cards for him.

"Never wrote a check in my life," he pronounces. "Never had a checking account."

By EVE BYRON Independent Record |

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