Idaho BHA is excited to see construction begin on the wildlife overpass across State Highway 21 near Lucky Peak. This project is a win for wildlife in Idaho, especially along a critical corridor for elk, deer, pronghorn, and black bears. In addition to helping wildlife, it will reduce vehicle collisions for Idaho drivers. In 2016, Idaho Fish and Game documented the removal of 77 deer and elk carcasses on State Highway 21 between mileposts 10 and 22. Over the next 20 years, traffic ...

News for Immediate ReleaseJuly 20, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Fiscal Year 2024 appropriations bill advances House committee, fails to consider importance of hunting, fishing, and stewardship of fish and wildlife habitat. Washington, D.C. — The decision made yesterday by the House Appropriations Committee to move forward in slashing funding for numerous federal land management agencies is a failure to recognize the importance of both the ...

Wednesday, July 19, 2023   The Honorable Peter ButtigiegSecretary, U.S. Department of Transportation1200 New Jersey Ave, SEWashington, DC 20590-001   RE: Wildlife Crossings Pilot Program Grant (WCPP) – US93: Ninepipe and Post Creek Sections Project (Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes)   Dear Secretary Buttigieg, On behalf of the Montana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, I am writing to express our support of the WCPP Grant to fund a critical portion of US Highway 93 (US 93): ...

News for Immediate ReleaseJuly 19, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Under Tawney’s leadership, BHA grew from a small, volunteer-based organization to the North American leader in hunter/angler public lands advocacy; BHA board will lead search committee MISSOULA, Mont. – Today, after 10 years of dedicated service building an organization that has become the continent’s leading voice for hunters and anglers and public lands and waters, Backcountry ...

Wednesday, July 19, 2023   The Honorable Pete Buttigieg, Secretary U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Ave, SE Washington, DC 20590   Subject: for Wildlife Crossing Pilot Program Discretionary Grant Letter of Support: Missoula, Montana to Garrison, Montana Wildlife Crossing Feasibility Study   Dear Secretary Buttigieg: On behalf of the Montana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, we offer this letter in support of the Montana Department of Transportation’s (MDT) Wildlife ...