Scapegoat Wilderness Montana USA .Mp-1973: Grouse Foraging In Forest

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Year1973
Decade1970s
LocationScapegoat Wilderness, Montana, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1973 Scapegoat Wilderness Montana

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Scapegoat Wilderness Montana USA — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1973, this vintage home movie captures a medium-sized bird, likely a grouse, foraging on a sun-dappled forest floor in Scapegoat Wilderness, Montana. The bird moves slowly across the dirt path, surrounded by tall green grass and dense evergreen foliage. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, warm color tones, and natural lighting, with the camera remaining steady as the bird pecks at the ground. This authentic archival clip offers a quiet moment of wildlife in its natural habitat, evoking a sense of nostalgia and connection to nature.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123075257

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel 1764 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Original reel label: III-09,scapegoat
Reel-level year note: 1973
Reel-level location note: lincoln nebraska,montana
Date: 1973 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: Scapegoat Wilderness, Montana, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1970s 8mm wildlife home-movie footage for documentary, museum, education, or editorial uses needing a quiet Montana forest bird cutaway.
Period detail: The scene may show early-1970s amateur nature filming through its 8mm format, soft color, steady framing, and unadorned wilderness setting.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes the bird without staging, holding on a small wildlife encounter as a home-movie traveler might record it.
What appears in frame: Visible details include a grouse-like bird, dirt forest path, tall grasses, evergreen undergrowth, dappled sunlight, and dark film-frame borders.
Film character: The clip has visible 8mm grain, slight softness, warm outdoor color, and exposure shifts that read as authentic scanned home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a wildlife insert, nature cutaway, transitional pause, or reflective memory beat within a wilderness sequence.
Historical context: The footage documents a modest visitor-level view of forest wildlife in Scapegoat Wilderness without showing people, structures, or managed recreation facilities.
Research note: No people, logos, brands, or private property are visible, but species identification and copyright/licensing status should still be reviewed.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1970s 8mm Montana wilderness bird, vintage home movie grouse forest, and Scapegoat Wilderness wildlife footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel Montana wilderness material, then with 1973 Scapegoat Wilderness clips, then with broader vintage forest wildlife footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1973 8mm Montana wilderness frame showing tall grasses, low forest plants, and shaded ground before the bird is clearly visible. — Tall grass and forest floor in dappled light.

1973 8mm Scapegoat Wilderness frame with a grouse-like bird on a sunlit dirt path bordered by evergreen undergrowth. — A grouse-like bird stands on the forest path.

1973 Montana wilderness frame showing a grouse-like bird foraging close to the ground along a shaded forest path. — The bird lowers its head while foraging on the path.

1973 Scapegoat Wilderness frame with a grouse-like bird moving across a dirt forest path amid grass and evergreen vegetation. — The grouse-like bird moves across the forest floor.

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