Missoula-based carpenter, elk hunter and bird dog man Malcolm Brooks is the author of the epic novel Painted Horses, a wild and beautifully written story of romance and collision in 1950s Montana, where ancient pictographs in unexplored canyons whisper stories about to be forever lost beneath waters impounded in the frenzy of the dam-building era. Painted Horses has been described by Rick Bass as "Reminiscent of the fiery, lyrical and animated spirit of Cormac McCarthy's Borderlands trilogy, ...

Arkansas BHA is raising money to help protect The Natural State's public land, water and wildlife.  To do so, we have put together the Waterfowl Hunter's Dream prize package with three chances to win!  Your $50 donation gets you 10 entries to the Sweepstakes PLUS a one year membership or renewal to Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, the absolute best way to stay in touch on public land and water issues in Arkansas and around the country.  Donations of $100 or more will receive a total of 30 ...

The air was nearly as thick as the unified cause of the day. The forecast had called for a temperature around 90 with over 60% humidity, but by 8:30 AM cars began to park along the access road. Volunteers were told to be wary of snakes, ticks, and biting insects and then reminded of social distancing guidelines. Even so, forty-two volunteers signed their waivers, donned their gloves and cheerfully greeted one another around a thirty-yard roll-off dumpster bearing the banners of Kentucky ...

By Brett French - July 23, 2020 - Originally published in the Billings Gazette Legislation that would fully and permanently fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund was passed by the U.S. House on Wednesday by a 310-107 margin. The Great American Outdoors Act is "a fitting complement to our successful efforts to permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund,” said Rep. Greg Gianforte, R-Mont., during the House session. “It provides dedicated funding to increase public access ...

News for Immediate ReleaseJuly 22, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Following a decisive 310-107 vote, conservation and access bill advances to president’s desk Chapter Statements WASHINGTON – The House of Representatives decisively voted today to advance the Great American Outdoors Act, a bipartisan bill Backcountry Hunters & Anglers calls a “once in a generation” opportunity to fund conservation and access in the United States. The House vote sends ...