Backcountry Hunters & Anglers - Habitat Stewardship

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Jan

2014

Literature Review: The Impact of Roads on Elk

The following is a partial review of leading studies which demonstrate the impact that roads and motorized use have on elk. James W. Unsworth, Lonn Kuck, Edward O. Garton and Bart R. Butterfield. 1998. Elk Habitat Selection on the Clearwater National Forest, Idaho.The Journal of Wildlife Management. Vol. 62, No. 4 (Oct., 1998), pp. 1255-1263 Abstract: Habitat management for bull and cow elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni) may require different forest management standards because of likely sexual ...
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Oct

2013

Congressional Movement to Conserve Montana Lands Important to Sportsmen Draws Praise

Author: Montana BHA
Bipartisan North Fork Watershed Protection Act would withdraw from potential mining and drilling 362,000 acres of prime fish and wildlife habitat west of Glacier National Park MISSOULA, Mont. – Sportsmen from Montana and across the country are speaking out in support of bipartisan legislation that would withdraw from future minerals development 362,000 acres of America’s most valuable hunting and fishing lands located near Glacier National Park in Montana. Rep. Steve Daines (R-MT) introduced ...
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Jul

2013

Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Partners with Forest Service to Improve Habitat on Pole Mountain

Author: Wyoming BHA
LARIMIE, WY – The Wyoming Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers has partnered with the Medicine Bow National Forest to restore habitat degraded by illegal Off Highway Vehicle (OHV) use on Pole Mountain. On Saturday, July 27, members of WY Backcountry Hunters & Anglers will gather to curb resource damage by installing buck and rail fencing, signage and barricades along motorized routes. Pole Mountain has long been recognized for its high quality habitat for elk, mule deer and numerous ...
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Jul

2013

Wyoming BHA Partners with Forest Service to Curb Illegal Motorized Use

Author: Wyoming BHA
(LARAMIE, Wyo.) July 12, 2013 – The Wyoming Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers has partnered with the Medicine Bow National Forest to restore habitat degraded by illegal Off Highway Vehicle (OHV) use on Pole Mountain. On Saturday, July 27, members of WY Backcountry Hunters & Anglers will gather to curb resource damage by installing buck and rail fencing, signage and barricades along motorized routes. Pole Mountain has long been recognized for its high quality habitat for elk, mule deer ...
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Dec

2012

Hunter Bags Reward for Busting Gate-Busters

A version of the following story also appearred in the Spokesman-Review on December 5, 2012. GRANGEVILLE, Idaho — The national conservation group Backcountry Hunters & Anglers recently paid a $500 reward to an Idaho bear hunter who provided the information game wardens needed to cite unethical hunters using All-terrain vehicles in habitat protected from motorized traffic. The case dates back to spring of 2011, when Ted Koch and two friends were hunting for black bears on the Nez Perce ...
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Jun

2012

Sportsmen Concerned about House Energy Bills

What do Montana’s Powder River Basin, Colorado’s Roan Plateau and New Mexico’s San Juan Mountains have in common? All three are truly wild places which offer high-quality fish and wildlife habitat and, all three habitats are in the crosshairs of energy development. To ensure energy development on these lands occurs responsibly, it is imperative that sportsmen have a voice! Unfortunately, three bills recently introduced in the House of Representatives threaten to strip sportsmen of their ...
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