River access sites across the state are getting more use than ever. Many are undeveloped or not built with this kind of traffic in mind. However, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks staff in Region 2 are trying to improve that. The unofficial access site at Stevensville Bridge, newly named John Owen FAS, is getting some much needed TLC and a few improvements sure to make anglers enjoying the beautiful Bitterroot River a little happier.    Once used as the town dump, large amounts of metal ...

Sen. Jon Tester is once again pushing to pass his Blackfoot Clearwater Stewardship Act, but he’s getting little support from Montana’s other senator, Sen. Steve Daines. On Tuesday, the Public Lands, Forests and Mining subcommittee of the Senate committee on Energy and Natural Resources held a brief hearing on 14 bills, including Tester’s Blackfoot Clearwater Stewardship Act. The act was first introduced as a stand-alone bill in 2017, and this will be the third Congress in which the bill has ...

 

News for Immediate Release Oct. 19, 2021 Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org  MISSOULA, Mont. – A former member and chair of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers’ North American board of directors, Ryan Busse, has written a book about his career in the gun industry. Busse’s book “Gunfight” is unrelated to BHA, and BHA is not connected to it in any way.   In 2014, BHA’s North American board voted unanimously in support of a policy statement declaring BHA’s commitment ...

August on the Lake Michigan side of Wisconsin is a tricky time of year. The big lake can’t quite decide if it's ready for Fall or if the boiling windless Summer days will prevail. The complexity of August is compounded by the coming Fall salmon runs. First the Chinook Salmon come into port and run the Milwaukee, Sauk and Sheboygan rivers. They are followed closely by the Cohos and up north the Pinks before winter ice up. All these events are determined by water temperature and weather.   A ...