April 27, 2023   Montana FWP Wildlife Division Attn: Rick Northrup, Habitat Bureau Chief 1420 E Sixth Ave., P.O. Box 200701 Helena, MT 59620 406-444-5633 rnorthrup@mt.gov   RE: Habitat Conservation Lease Program Supplemental Environmental Assessment   Mr. Northrup:   On behalf of the Montana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (MT BHA) and our nearly 3,000 dues-paying in-state members, please see the comments below regarding the Habitat Conservation Lease Program Supplemental ...

Show us a resident hunter who doesn't think there are too many out-of-state hunters in Montana. We’ll wait. Truth is, this sentiment isn’t just from anecdotal observations from packed trailheads and crowded public lands. According to Montana's Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks, 29 percent of the total hunters in Montana last year don’t even live here. That’s almost one in three. Read more from the Montana Standard here...

July 13, 2022   Montana Fish, Wildlife, & Parks c/o Ken McDonald P.O. Box 200701 Helena, MT 59620   RE: Habitat Conservation Lease Agreements EA   Dear Mr. McDonald,   I’m submitting this letter on behalf of the Montana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (MT BHA) and our nearly 3,000 dues-paying in-state members. While we broadly support efforts to provide vital habitat for wildlife in this state, we believe this new lease program proposal is misguided and wholly unnecessary. This ...

January 19, 2022   Chair Robinson, Vice Chair Tabor, Commissioners Waller, Byorth, Walsh, Cebull & LaneMontana Fish Wildlife & Parks1420 East Sixth AvenueP.O. Box 200701 Helena, Mt 59620-0701   Re: Comments on the 2022/2023 Statewide Elk Proposals   Chair Robinson; Vice Chair Tabor, Commissioners Waller, Byorth, Walsh, Cebull and Lane:   The Montana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, on behalf of our 3,000+ dues-paying members, submits these comments regarding the statewide 2022/2023 ...

March 25, 2021   Mark JacobsenBLM Eastern Montana/Dakotas District111 Garryowen RoadMiles City, MT 59301mjacobse@blm.gov     RE: Lower Musselshell River Acquisition_EA_Public Comment   Dear Mr. Jacobsen,   Now that the Environmental Assessment is complete, the Montana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers would like to express our enthusiastic and continued support of this acquisition and the efforts of the Bureau and cooperating partners to make it happen. More than 3 million acres of ...