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 ...

Montana BHA encourages you to learn more about this project and submit your own comments in support. The deadline is February 22nd. And if you'd like to see more projects like this funded in the future, be sure to take action to defend Habitat Montana. February 16, 2023   Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parksc/o Hannah Ranch Conservation Easement ProposalPO Box 938, Lewistown, MT 59457 sandersen@mt.gov   Re: Hannah Ranch Conservation Easement    Ms. Andersen -   On behalf of roughly 3,000 ...

Some nonresidents would be eligible for lower-cost hunting and fishing licenses in 2024 under a bill presented to the Senate Fish and Game Committee on Thursday. Senate Bill 350 would allow nonresidents who were born in Montana and who are the child, sibling or parent of a current resident to received reduced cost licenses. The person who is a current resident would not have to have been born in Montana. The reduced fees would also apply to a spouse, child or grandchild of a ...