The small one on the right edge of the picture is a live Larch without needles yet.
Yes, that is the one i meant.
The forest there is reminiscent of the forest around Missoula. It has been years since i last saw a Larch. They seem to be a West Slope specie. Larch aren't found around Great Falls, which is on the East side of the Divide. Lots of Fir there though.
Here, there are mostly Ponderosa, Black Hills Spruce, and Oak, with patches of Aspen. Don't recall ever seeing a Doug Fir.
Elk are everywhere.... but only where you find them....