January 10, 2020   The Montana Chapter of BHA PO Box 9257Missoula, MT 59808   Montana FWP Attn: Brandi Skone P.O. Box 1630 Miles City, MT  59301 bskone@mt.gov Re: W-Bar CE Comment To the Dedicated Staff of Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks:   On behalf of the Montana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (MT BHA), I’d like to voice full-throated support for the proposed 6,751-acre W-Bar Conservation Easement. The area is a veritable wildlife heaven replete with the full complement of eastern ...

Like most other chefs, I enjoy reading and talking about food almost as much as I enjoy cooking and eating. In fact, I definitely spend more time thinking about food than cooking the dishes I prepare. That may seem odd to some, but there is a great deal of behind-the-scenes work that goes into the creative process of developing a dish. This recipe is a fine example of just that. This meal is not uniquely my own. The concept of a Scotch egg has been around for a very long time. I have seen ...

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 ...