Wildlife Visuals With An Edge
A nimals of Montana is a full service Wildlife casting agency that has over 20 years of experience in this industry. They cater to the needs of photographers, amateur and professional and also to the motion picture industry.
All of Animals of Montana’s animals have been with them since their eyes opened and will be with them for the rest of their lives. They are all treated with love, respect and trained with the utmost kindness and positive methods while keeping their own unique needs in mind. When visiting Animals of Montana you will be amazed how their animals actually “work your camera” rather than having to chase the animals(s) around for the footage or the photo you are after.
What separates Animals of Montana from the competition is the fact that all of their animals are worked with day in and day out from just days old. They develop a special bond with their trainers which in turn eliminates misbehaving, unruly, scared animals. When you ask Animals of Montana for a special behavior to fit your script or photography needs, they will request a script and story boards of the animals’ part and train that particular animal for the behaviors you need.
The habitats available for filming are endless. They have areas that could double for that of Yellowstone National Park…great Mountain Backdrops, rocky ledges, forests, and many others. Their trainers are also available to act as “stuntmen”, giving you even more opportunities to get just what you are looking for in your film.
Troy Hyde, head trainer and founder of Animals of Montana takes pride in how far his business has come and will advance into the future. His passion is the animals and forever will be until the day he dies.
Meet Troy Hyde
G rowing up in Washburn, Wisconsin, Troy Hyde has always loved animals. He started as a young child learning how to safely catch and release rabbits and chipmunks. In his teens, he opted to raise and train a couple of mountain lions, instead of the usual family dog. At age 27, he made his first movie debut, starring as a stunt man in the film “Wind Dancer”, produced by Majestic , along with his trained mountain lion, Tommy.
Today, he makes his home in the mountains near Bozeman, Montana, raising and training exotic wildlife. His “animal family” consists of timber wolves, arctic wolves, lynx, raccoons, black and grizzly bears, snow leopards, bobcats, tigers, African lions and mountain lions. With over 20 years of experience working with these animals he has an innate connection and ability to communicate and work with animals of all kinds. It is his special skills and love of animals that has made Animals of Montana a unique and exciting business~one that offers filming opportunities that cannot be found any where else.
Troy also enjoys spending time with his wife, Tracy, and daughter, Briana ~age 25. Briana’s favorite past times are painting, volunteering at the local animal shelter and going to the beach ~ playing fetch with her dog, and swimming! Tracy takes pride in sharing in the success of Animals of Montana, spending much of her time working within Animals of Montana’s office, but also takes advantage, and enjoys the occasions when she can help on photography shoots, motion picture sets, and the endless hours of bottle feeding during our baby animal season!
Together, they share a lifetime commitment and lifestyle with Animals of Montana.
