As the year comes to a close, I’d like to reflect on some of our 2022 accomplishments in Pennsylvania.   We welcomed four new Board Members: Ross Miller, Steve Mohr, Nick Scalo and Mike Strollo. We look forward to seeing what they accomplish in 2023.   Bob Smith again led the fourth annual Pennsylvania Trail Challenge. Each year he cooks up an adventurous trek. This year covered 30.5 miles along Pine Creek Gorge. Be sure to look for next year’s event.   Our Take 2 mentoring program ...

December 23, 2022   Scott Snelson Hungry Horse Ranger District PO Box 190340 Hungry Horse, MT 59919   Re: Dry Riverside Project Scoping   Dear Mr. Snelson,   The Montana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers is a grassroots conservation organization representing more than 3,000 dues-paying members in the state. Our members value productive habitat, public access, and quiet recreational opportunities to hunt and fish. With many of our members living and recreating in northwest Montana, the ...

A 2022 survey of Wyoming BHA members shows there is strong support for improving public land access opportunities in the state as well as for respecting private property rights. Read more below.  Wyoming hunters and anglers strongly support public and private access rights and overwhelmingly cite access as the biggest barrier while hunting and fishing. Wyoming BHA members are likely to have extensive hunting experience in the state, with 67% having hunted for 10 years or more. Nearly 30% of ...

Will we act now to save America’s iconic grasslands? The southern population of the lesser prairie chicken has been listed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as endangered, a listing that will come as no surprise to anyone who has been following the fate of this gamebird and its habitat on the southern Great Plains. But this conversation with Ted Koch, a former endangered species biologist, executive director of the North American Grouse Partnership, and chair of BHA’s North American ...

Here's a quick(ish) recap of what Montana BHA was able to accomplish in 2022, and what's on our minds as we head into the new year:   Policy Efforts Along with other sportsmen's groups, we took legal action to defend elk hunting and protect science-based wildlife management in Montana. Learn more at KeepElkPublic. Speaking of elk, we led the charge during the biennial season-setting to make sure that equitable hunting opportunities remain in Montana and that the state doesn’t turn into an ...