Derb – Having been through Montana several times, I can attest that it is a very pretty place indeed. If memory serves there’s a great butcher shop around where you’ll be called M&S Meats. They make home made jerky, including extra tough dog jerky (not from dogs, for dogs), which Cosmo loved.
Let me also say as someone who has spent the last couple days in Taos, New Mexico, that this is one darn purdy state as well.