Originally published September 10th, 2019 on www.missoulian.com The Blackfoot Clearwater Stewardship Act (S. 1765) represents the best of Montana politics: collaborative, consensus-based policy intended to benefit everyone who lives and recreates in the Blackfoot River watershed. Diverse stakeholder groups have spent years creating a comprehensive plan for one of the most productive and storied landscapes in all of Montana. I will note that the BCSA’s incredibly broad base of support — ...

by Mike Kordenbrock Originally published on September 8th 2019 on www.billingsgazette.com The reward has increased for information leading to a conviction in cases involving trophy bull elk poached in Musselshell County in August. The Montana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers and the Montana Sportsmen for Fish and Wildlife have put forward an additional $1,000 each to the $1,000 already being offered by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks. That puts the total reward at $3,000. Montana ...

Backcountry Hunters & Anglers members are coming together in force during Public Lands Month, working, activating and celebrating in support of our North American lands and waters – and, via BHA’s Public Land Pack Out, leaving them a little better than they were before. This year during Public Lands Month, join BHA members in taking at least one new hunter or angler afield. Join us in the Public Land Pack Out and clean up our public lands and waters. Join us in continuing to speak for those ...

The Pennsylvania chapter has coupled their rapid membership growth with many opportunities for members to get involved with on-the-ground habitat improvement projects in 2019. Members attended two work days, with the Pennsylvania Game Commission and other sportsmen’s organizations, to improve ruffed grouse and American woodcock habitat on state game lands in Bradford County. Other projects included improving fishing access points at Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, removing ...

  The American outdoor recreation industry is the largest industry on the planet – to the tune of $887 billion dollars annually – that until recently has not demanded political representation for its interests. And what are those interests? Clean water, public lands, public access, wildlife habitat, trails, sustainably managed lands and waters – the same elements that make for a strong, healthy and ecologically resilient nation, one worthy of the dreams of our founders and the hopes of our ...