Members of the Montana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers recently joined forces with the folks at the Great Burn Conservation Alliance for a stewardship weekend deep in the Great Burn, a landscape we believe is long overdue for wilderness designation. After an arduous six-mile hike that required a lot of downfall clearing to get the pack string through, the group arrived at camp Friday evening a bit later than expected. On Saturday, these public land owners rolled up their sleeves and ...

Public Comment – Jumbo Mountain Trail Management August 7, 2021 Thank you for this opportunity to provide comment on the Jumbo Mountain Trail plan.  I’m submitting written comments on behalf of the Colorado Chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers who I represent as the Assistant West Slope Regional Director.  While this letter reflects the views of Colorado’s BHA Chapter, it’s also worth noting my family and I live, work and recreate in the North Fork Valley and the Jumbo Mountain area is ...

Backcountry Hunters & Anglers first ‘Women in the Woods Elk Camp’ launches a season of beginners hunting, fishing, and angling weekends designed to pair novice sportswomen with seasoned mentors. There’s a hint of cool breeze. The sun is setting just a bit earlier. Elk season, y’all. It’s coming. For six mentees, three mentors, and a several volunteers Christmas came early in the form of a summer elk hunt in the beautiful San Luis Valley in SW Colorado. As each year in the field passes it’s ...

2021 has been an interesting year, and while we did not host in-person events during the first half of the year the New England BHA team was hard at work standing up for the interests of hunters and anglers in Rhode Island. Below you’ll find updates on our work at the Rhode Island General Assembly and other state agencies from this year.   Issue: Shoreline Access For the second year in a row bills were introduced to clarify where the boundary of Rhode Islanders’ shoreline access lies. Rather ...

Water in Montana has a tough job. It must irrigate our fields, float our boats, spin our turbines and brew our beers. It must also provide a home for fish and habitat for wildlife. As a result, water law has a tough job too — it has to balance private rights and public interest. To promote early development, Montanans made water property. This allows individuals and businesses to invest in water-necessary endeavors with confidence. We then decided that, in times of scarcity, the users here ...