The sale of wildlife trail camera images and location trail data for hunting on public lands would be prohibited under a bill that was heard and quickly advanced from committee Thursday. House Bill 547 brought by Rep. Jill Cohenour, D-East Helena, seeks to curtail the technological creep into hunting by drawing an ethical red line over the sale of images, video and data on public lands. Supporters of the bill cited services that have been offered in other states where a person essentially ...

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The best resources for Texans wanting to get into western hunting: podcast edition There are a lot of resources out there if you are interested in heading west to chase big game. Texas has some amazing hunting experiences, but there is no replacement for the romance of heading to Colorado for screaming elk or Idaho for giant muleys. So maybe you go every year or you’re planning your first western excursion to hunt outside the great state of Texas, but if you want to hunt out west, here are ...

The Oregon Chapter of BHA and our members are dedicated towards maintaining and improving access to some of the wildest and most remote places in Oregon. This commitment is why Oregon BHA has just contributed $2,500 to the Wallowa Mountains Hells Canyon Trails Association, a dedicated group of hikers and outdoor enthusiasts who monitor and help maintain trails in Hells Canyon and the Wallowa Mountains. There are approximately 1400 miles of trails in the Eagle Cap and Hells Canyon Wilderness ...

The Hughes Creek Road in Ravalli County was illegally gated for decades. Landowners blocked the road with gates, threatening signs, and even machinery, essentially giving themselves exclusive access to hundreds of thousands of acres of public lands. The issue has gone to the courts, including the Montana District and Supreme Courts, and the rulings have always been the same: the road must be opened to the public. It’s a public road. Despite the rulings, the illegal gate remained, and ...