By Land Tawney and Marc Pierce - January 3, 2020 - Originally published in the Missoulian The next chapter of the conservation movement has arrived, and it comes in a can. Highlander Beer’s Public Land Owner Pale Ale, released in collaboration with Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, exemplifies the growing commitment by forward-looking businesses to protecting and improving our public lands. Together, we share the same goal: protecting our resources and celebrating our way of life. The ...

January 2, 2020   The Montana Chapter of BHA PO Box 9257 Missoula, MT 59808   Dave Lefevre, Field Manager dlefevre@blm.gov Jennifer Alexander, Outdoor Recreation Planner jalexander@blm.gov BLM Billings Field Office 5001 Southgate Drive Billings, MT 59101   Re: Pryor Draft Travel Management Plan EA (DOI-BLM-MT-C010-2019-0029-EA)   Dear Ms. Alexander and Mr. Lefevre: The Montana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers recently commented on the Pryor draft travel plan with emphasis on the ...

  “We simply need that wild country available to us, even if we never do more than drive to its edge and look in. For it can be a means of reassuring ourselves of our sanity as creatures, a part of the geography of hope.” –Wallace Stegner. This week’s podcast is an in-depth conversation with Mark Kenyon, Michigan-based hunter and fisherman, founder of Wired To Hunt, leading contributor at MeatEater Inc. and author of the new blockbuster public lands book That Wild Country. Mark and Hal talk ...

2019 marked Backcountry Hunters & Anglers' busiest and most successful year yet. From Washington, D.C., to the Yukon, we came out swinging on all fronts and secured a number of important wins for our public lands, waters and wildlife. Find out more below. Visit www.backcountryhunters.org/donate. BHA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, and your donation is tax deductible. FEDERAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS The John D. Dingell Jr. Conservation, Management and Recreation Act (S. 47) was BHA’s most ...