﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS Genrated: Tue, 05 May 2026 08:28:20 GMT--><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:ev="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/event/"><channel><title>Graham Coppes</title><link>https://www.backcountryhunters.org:443/issues/details/rss/author/3308/graham-coppes</link><atom:link href="https://www.backcountryhunters.org:443/issues/details/rss/author/3308/graham-coppes" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><description>RSS document</description><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Graham Coppes]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[OPINION: Montana’s Stream Access – a Legacy Worth Protecting]]></title><link>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/issues/details/opinion-montanas-stream-access-a-legacy-worth-protecting</link><description><![CDATA[ Forty years ago, the Montana Supreme Court affirmed that the public may use rivers or streams – regardless of who owns the streambed or adjacent land – for recreation purposes. This is now known as ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/issues/details/opinion-montanas-stream-access-a-legacy-worth-protecting</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[f8832120-1703-4cca-a56d-f8cfefbfe6c9-2795]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Graham Coppes]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[LETTER: BHA Supports Gold Creek-Twin Creek BLM Acquisition]]></title><link>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/issues/details/letter-bha-supports-gold-creek-twin-creek-blm-acquisition</link><description><![CDATA[  LEARN MORE AND SUBMIT YOUR OWN LETTER OF SUPPORT BY APRIL 30TH  
 April 25, 2024 
   
 Lonna Sandau Bureau of Land Management  Western Montana District Missoula Field Office 3255 Fort Missoula Rd  ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/issues/details/letter-bha-supports-gold-creek-twin-creek-blm-acquisition</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[f8832120-1703-4cca-a56d-f8cfefbfe6c9-2866]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Graham Coppes]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[OPINION: Timing of FWP's pen-raised pheasants plan is bad]]></title><link>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/issues/details/opinion-timing-of-fwps-pen-raised-pheasants-plan-is-bad</link><description><![CDATA[ On April 18, FWP announced that a highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus was detected in wild birds and at domestic poultry farms in Montana. In its cautionary release, FWP explained that ...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 May 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/issues/details/opinion-timing-of-fwps-pen-raised-pheasants-plan-is-bad</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[f8832120-1703-4cca-a56d-f8cfefbfe6c9-3975]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Graham Coppes]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[LETTER: MT BHA Supports Mt. Haggin WMA Adjacent Land Acquisition]]></title><link>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/issues/details/letter-mt-bha-supports-mt-haggin-wma-adjacent-land-acquisition</link><description><![CDATA[ March 1, 2022 
  Marina Yoshioka, Montana FWP Region 3 Supervisor Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks 1820 Meadowlark Lane Butte, MT 59701 
  RE: Acquisition of 829-Acre Parcel Adjacent to Mt. Haggin ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/issues/details/letter-mt-bha-supports-mt-haggin-wma-adjacent-land-acquisition</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[f8832120-1703-4cca-a56d-f8cfefbfe6c9-4076]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Graham Coppes]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[2022/2023 Season Setting - Montana BHA Comments in Opposition to Extension of Upland Bird Season]]></title><link>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/issues/details/20222023-season-setting-montana-bha-comments-in-opposition-to-extension-of-upland-bird-season</link><description><![CDATA[ January 19, 2022 
   
 Chair Robinson, Vice Chair Tabor, Commissioners Waller, Byorth, Walsh, Cebull & Lane Montana Fish Wildlife & Parks 1420 East Sixth Avenue P.O. Box 200701  Helena, Mt ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/issues/details/20222023-season-setting-montana-bha-comments-in-opposition-to-extension-of-upland-bird-season</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[f8832120-1703-4cca-a56d-f8cfefbfe6c9-4169]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Graham Coppes]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[OPINION: State needs cold-water fisheries task force, plan]]></title><link>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/issues/details/opinion-state-needs-cold-water-fisheries-task-force-plan</link><description><![CDATA[ Water in Montana has a tough job. It must irrigate our fields, float our boats, spin our turbines and brew our beers. It must also provide a home for fish and habitat for wildlife. As a result, ...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 21 Aug 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/issues/details/opinion-state-needs-cold-water-fisheries-task-force-plan</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[f8832120-1703-4cca-a56d-f8cfefbfe6c9-4380]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Graham Coppes]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[LETTER: Montana BHA Supports Ninemile Woodchuck Area Acquisition]]></title><link>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/issues/details/letter-montana-bha-supports-ninemile-woodchuck-area-acquisition</link><description><![CDATA[ May 24, 2021 
 Dept. of Interior, Bureau of Land Management Missoula Field Office 3255 Fort Missoula Rd. Missoula, MT 59804 
 Re: LWCF Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Ninemile Woodchuck Area Acquisition 
 The ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/issues/details/letter-montana-bha-supports-ninemile-woodchuck-area-acquisition</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[f8832120-1703-4cca-a56d-f8cfefbfe6c9-4489]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Graham Coppes]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[LETTER: Montana BHA supports Missoula Access Project]]></title><link>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/issues/details/letter-montana-bha-supports-missoula-access-project</link><description><![CDATA[ October 22, 2020 
   
 Leanne Marten 
 Regional Forester 
 U.S. Forest Service 
 USFS Region 1 
   
 Cc: Carolyn Upton 
 Forest Supervisor 
 Lolo National Forest 
 26 Fort Missoula Road 
 Missoula, ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/issues/details/letter-montana-bha-supports-missoula-access-project</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[f8832120-1703-4cca-a56d-f8cfefbfe6c9-4772]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Graham Coppes]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[LETTER: Montana BHA Supports USFWS' Lost Trail Conservation Area]]></title><link>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/issues/details/letter-montana-bha-supports-usfws-lost-trail-conservation-area</link><description><![CDATA[ Montana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers PO Box 9257 Missoula, MT 59807   U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Attention: Vanessa Fields, Project Planner Email: LTRCA_comments@fws.gov  RE: Draft ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/issues/details/letter-montana-bha-supports-usfws-lost-trail-conservation-area</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[f8832120-1703-4cca-a56d-f8cfefbfe6c9-4788]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Graham Coppes]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[LETTER: Montana BHA Supports FAS on West Fork Bitterroot]]></title><link>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/issues/details/letter-montana-bha-supports-fas-on-west-fork-bitterroot</link><description><![CDATA[ March 26, 2020 
   
 Sharon Rose 
 Comments Coordinator,   Region 2 
 Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks 
 3201 Spurgin Rd 
 Missoula, MT 59804 
 shrose@mt.gov 
   
 Re: C. Ben White Memorial Fishing ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/issues/details/letter-montana-bha-supports-fas-on-west-fork-bitterroot</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[f8832120-1703-4cca-a56d-f8cfefbfe6c9-5019]]></dc:identifier></item></channel></rss>