July 17, 2020   The Montana Chapter of BHAPO Box 9257Missoula, MT 59807   Tony Powell, Region 1 FAS ManagerMontana Fish, Wildlife and Parks490 N. Meridian roadKalispell, MT 59901   RE: Mattson FAS/Property Acquisition   Dear Mr. Powell:   The Montana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, a grassroot conservation organization with roughly 3,000 dues-paying members, would like to submit these comments in support of the proposed fishing access site and property acquisition along Flathead ...

By Aaron Hepler When a conversation steers to elk hunting in a northeastern state like PA, it doesn’t hold the robust popularity of western states. Many non-resident hunters, or even general public for that matter, have no idea that PA holds the largest elk herd in the northeast. Let me tell you, we’ve got some biggins! By the 1870s elk were considered extirpated from Pennsylvania. With the creation of the Pennsylvania Game Commission in 1895, elk began to be a focus of concern. Beginning in ...

When the mercury starts to rise, hunting in Colorado hits a low. During the ongoing nightmare of stay-at-home orders (and living in a condo without air conditioning) time on the water has become my only respite. Bait fishing, fly-fishing, kayaking, frog-gigging… sign me up. But if you yearn for longer days, cool air, and tell-tale song of a loosed arrow, your daydreams can come true. I bet you didn’t know someone could wax poetic about bow-fishing for carp, did you? My recent bow-fishing ...

News for Immediate ReleaseJuly 14, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org In letter to House leadership, coalition of outdoors companies says bill ‘will stimulate our economy at a time when our country needs it most’ MISSOULA, Mont. – A broad coalition of outdoors-focused businesses is urging the U.S. House of Representatives to pass the Great American Outdoors Act, bipartisan legislation being called a “once in a generation” opportunity to fund conservation ...

 Pronghorn on lands conserved with LWCF funds in the Sawtooth Valley   The Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) provides full, dedicated funding to the Land and Water Conservation Fund, along with addressing the nearly $20 billion in maintenance backlogs on our public lands and waters. This broad reaching, bipartisan legislation recently passed the Senate with a vote of 73-25. It is now onto the House with a vote scheduled for this Wednesday the 22nd! Idaho Representative Mike Simpson has ...