As the final gavel dropped and Montana’s 2025 legislative session came to a close, the dedicated members and volunteers from the Montana Chapter of BHA took a deep breath—and then a moment to celebrate. “Sine Die” is Latin for “without a day,” signaling the end of the session, and this year it also marks the culmination of months of hard work, strategic advocacy, and grassroots activism from BHA members across the state. The Chapter is proud to report that three of Montana BHA’s top-priority ...

The Alaska Copper Ammo Challenge at the Fairbanks Outdoor Show   by Mark LindbergLate in my career in academia, I gave several lectures about lead contamination and its negative effects on humans, wildlife, and the environment in general.  The story is compelling because there is so much data on the subject, which dates back to the second century BC when physician Nicander of Colophon first described the acute effects of lead toxicity and continues to this day as we further document how ...

For Immediate Release: April 30, 2025 Contact: media@backcountryhunters.org   In New Ads, Hunters and Anglers Thank Sens. Heinrich and Hickenlooper for Protecting Public Lands Ads in Colorado and New Mexico Newspapers Spotlight Senators’ Opposition to Public Land Sell-Offs   Missoula, MT — Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA), the leading advocate for the conservation of our public lands which seeks to ensure North America's outdoor heritage of hunting and fishing in a natural setting, placed ...

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Access And Opportunity Are On The Chopping Block Public lands, and hence hunting, are under threat like never before. From states like Utah (and 14 others) laying claim to Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands—which was shot down by the Supreme Court—to Congress attempting to sell public lands using the budget reconciliation process to the Trump administration proposing selling public lands under the guise of promoting homebuilding to rolling back national monument protections.[1] In a ...