On the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend, 10 Montana BHA volunteers showed up, despite a gloomy and wet forecast, to remove more than a half mile of dilapidated fencing in crucial big game winter range. This section of land currently owned by The Nature Conservancy (TNC) lies near the Clearwater River just west of the Blackfoot-Clearwater Game Range and receives heavy winter use from elk, whitetail and mule deer.  The group was led by Montana BHA chapter leaders and the Western Land Steward ...

On June 1st Colorado Chapter Leader John Chandler organized a fence removal project that included 25 volunteers, local staff from Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW), and members of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA). Everyone who participated in this project worked together to improve wildlife habitat on the Almont Triangle. The Almont Triangle is a significant block of habitat that lies between Taylor Canyon and Hwy 135. The majority of the land is managed by the US Forest Service and a ...

BHA's third Muster in the Mountains is coming up July 22 to 24, 2022 In this iteration of the traveling eastern U.S. event, we head to a valley in the Blue Ridge just south of Shenandoah National Park, home to hosting sponsor Devils Backbone Brewing Company's Basecamp Brewpub and Meadows. The crew at Capital Region BHA has been hard at work on this event for months and will be looking forward to seeing members, friends, staff and sponsors from across the region and the nation! As is our ...

As June arrives, the U.S. poultry industry is breathing a sigh of relief that the worst of the most recent outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) appears to be over. HPAI is a highly contagious viral disease in chickens, turkeys, pheasants, quail, ducks, geese, and many wild birds. It’s carried by wild waterfowl and spread to other birds through contact with an infected bird’s feces, saliva, and respiratory secretions. There is no cure for HPAI. Once an individual within a ...

Public Comment - State Trails Program Policy and Grants May 27, 2022 Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission Members of our organizations have been actively engaged with the State trails program and recreational trail development within Colorado for several years. We have reviewed and provided public comment to the State Trails Committee (STC) on specific grant applications for planning, construction and maintenance projects as well as our general comments and suggestions on the overall ...