On the morning of Oct. 19, 2018, Crystal and Justin Sandy were following a herd of elk in a large basin near the Salmon-Challis region of Idaho when they witnessed a white Toyota pickup operating on a road closed to vehicles. Knowing that the vehicle’s presence in the basin had likely already ruined their chance at harvesting the mature bull they had spotted the night before, the Sandys chose to report the clear violation of the road closure to the local Idaho Fish and Game officer, Joe ...

The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers recently appointed Cody Doig and Luke Kline to serve as Southwest Colorado Assistant Regional Directors. Cody is a fifth-generation Coloradan. He was born and raised in Gypsum and learned to hunt from his father and mother. “I started hunting as soon as I could draw my bow of 5 lbs and look through iron sights on my Crossman bb gun–age 5,” he said. “As a kid, the small open spaces shaped my days—fishing the Eagle River, exploring adjacent ...

February 1, 2019 Attn: Mikey Church Recreation Staff Assistant Lolo National Forest,Plains/Thompson Falls Ranger Districtp: 406-826-3821 x4319michaelchurch@fs.fed.us 408 Clayton St. Plains, MT 59859 To Mikey Church and other relevant USFS Staff: The Montana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (MTBHA) is happy to support a project on the Lolo National Forest that will improve the accessibility, safety, access and ease of use of an existing trail— West Fork of Swamp Creek #1400—by ...

By Tom Kuglin - January 31, 2019 - Originally published in the Independent Record. Legislation that would prohibit the sale of information about the location of trophy game animals promotes fair chase hunting ethics and ensures equal opportunity between hunters, Sen. Jill Cohenour, D-East Helena, argued Thursday. Jill Cohenour’s Senate Bill 127 was heard before the Senate Fish and Game Committee. The bill prohibits the sale of wildlife identification information for hunting, specifically ...

The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers recently appointed Cody Jones and Jesse Dudley to serve as Southwest Colorado Assistant Regional Director and Central West Slope Assistant Regional Director, respectively. Cody was born in California. He honed his early fishing skills going after corvina in the Salton Sea and channel catfish in the canals of the Imperial Valley. “This area has lots of small parcel BLM lands that are great for quail and dove hunting,” Cody said. “My dad ...