The Longwalkers

Tracking the Northern Cougar

Lewis’ prose crackles...

“For 23 mornings, daybreak found me working the same rugged canyon on the East Fork of the Bitterroot River in search of fresh cougar tracks. It was December with a good layer of new snow most mornings ...”

"The Longwalkers," by internationally-known veteran hunter and tracker, Jerry A. Lewis, is an unusual, sometimes-gripping, first-hand account of man and hounds tracking mountain lions in rugged Montana.

Montana winters can be brutal and the respectful partnership between hunter and hound is essential. The actual tracking can seem zen-like, almost mystical and absolutely authentic. Lewis' prose crackles when he gets to the business at hand: life in the steep, rough snowy backcountry, following the musical ‘bawl’ of the hounds in pursuit of lions... though more are seen, admired and photographed than shot.

Come on along with the longwalkers, cougar and man, climbing mountains, fording rivers — trying to not freeze — unforgettable, real-life adventure.