News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 23, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org  The Hunting and Wildlife Conservation Council advises the Interior and Agriculture departments on wildlife and habitat conservation, preserving the nation’s hunting heritage WASHINGTON – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers President and CEO Land Tawney has been appointed to serve on a federal advisory committee to advance wildlife and habitat conservation and preserve America’s hunting ...

It Is Time to Designate Southern California Steelhead as Endangered The story of southern steelhead is a story of concrete and progress, of the forces of human will over the balance of nature.  With fedora hat and three-piece suit, the man stands – a symbol of progress and success, an icon of the American dream – in front of a 1938 Chevy holding a silvery steelhead by its gills, the last known of its kind in the LA River, a sad reminder of the past and haunting memory of our future.  With a ...

The Montana Fish, Wildlife & Park (FWP) Fish and Wildlife Commission has voted to approve a controversial new pheasant stocking operation for select public lands in the state. The vote occurred during the commission’s regular meeting in Helena this morning and capped months of heated debate between hunters and FWP officials about whether or not the state should be putting pen-raised roosters onto state-owned properties. The program, which was mandated by an act of the Montana Legislature in ...

Today the House of Representatives passed the Inflation Reduction Act, a massive spending bill that targets climate change, health care and taxes, among other issues. The House vote follows an Aug. 7 vote by the Senate to advance the legislation. The bill’s passage comes after nearly a year of congressional debate and negotiations surrounding the budget reconciliation process. An agreement was finally brokered between Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Senate leadership to move the bill before ...

August 4, 2022   Chair Robinson, Vice Chair Tabor, Commissioners Waller, Byorth, Walsh, Cebull & Lane Montana Fish Wildlife & Parks 1420 East Sixth Avenue P.O. Box 200701 Helena, Mt 59620-0701   Re: amendments of ARM 12.5.507 and 12.5.508- angling restrictions and fishing closure criteria   Chair Robinson; Vice Chair Tabor, Commissioners Waller, Byorth, Walsh, Cebull and Lane:   The Montana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers values our cold, clean streams of Montana. The current ...