By Wendi Rank   Me again. Still not sure what I’m doing here. But Land Tawney called me out by name in his winter Backcountry Journal editorial. And it took me six months to see it. I will angst about that for – let me see; calculating here – yep, forever. I will angst about that forever. So I will do what Land called me out for doing. I will share my Rendezvous experience, which Land calls my slant on conservation. I call it complaining but, hey, should I argue with the CEO after I ...

January 6, 2023   Wildlife Division Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks P.O. Box 200701 Helena, MT 59620-0701 fwpwld@mt.gov   Re: Montana Grizzly Bear Management Plan and EIS   To Whom It May Concern: The Montana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers is a volunteer-led organization consisting of approximately 3,000 dues-paying members in Montana, plus tens of thousands of supporters. We are a proponent of the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation and the Public Trust Doctrine that ...

The event is set for Jan. 14, the final day of the Montana Outfitters and Guides Association Winter Convention, from 8:30 a.m. to noon at the Delta Colonial Hotel in Helena. It will include panelists from Montana Stockgrowers Association, Montana Farm Bureau Federation, Property Environmental Research Center, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, Montana Wildlife Federation, Montana Bowhunters Association, Montana Sportsmen for Fish and Wildlife, along Montana Outfitters and Guides Association, and ...

January 4, 2023   Deschutes County Commission PO Box 6005 117 NW Lafayette Ave. Bend, OR 97708   RE: Wildlife Inventory Update—Mule Deer Winter Range Inventory Maps   Dear Commissioners, Adair, Chang, and DeBone, For the record, my name is Karl J. Findling. I’m a thirty-three-year Deschutes County resident, living in Tumalo. Today, I speak on behalf of the Oregon Chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers. The purpose of this testimony to provide comments and express concerns relating to the ...