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 ...

Earlier today the Nevada delegation led by Sen. Cortez Masto (D-NV) introduced the Desert National Wildlife Refuge and Nevada Test and Training Range Withdrawal and Management Act (S. 3145). The Nevada Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers would like to thank Sen. Cortez Masto and the Nevada delegation for bringing this issue into the national spotlight. The legislation addresses public input and access in the Desert National Wildlife Refuge while incorporating provisions dealing with ...