January 7th, 2019 Greg MullenNatural Resource Damage ProgramNRDP@mt.gov  (406) 444-0205   Re: Graveley-Warm Springs Conservation Easements Funding   To: Greg Mullen and relevant parties,   The Montana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers is writing to express our support for the purchase of the Graveley-Warm Springs Conservation Easements.   Our members include roughly 3,000 Montana hunters, anglers and others who adamantly champion North America's outdoor heritage of hunting and ...

January 5th, 2019 Sharon RoseRegion 2 MTFWP Comment Coordinator3201 Spurgin RoadMissoula, Montana 59804shrose@mt.gov   To Ms. Sharon Rose:   The Montana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers highly encourages the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks to acquire the proposed 154- acre addition to the 9,635-acre Garrity Mountain Wildlife Management Area (WMA).   MTBHA is supportive of the Natural Resource Damage Programs’ Restoration Plan (2012) and acquiring this parcel is ...

Backcountry Hunters & Anglers and Orvis teamed up in 2018 to give public land owners a chance to showcase their public lands experience and win one of four great prize packages by entering our 8th annual Public Lands and Waters Photo Contest. We received nearly 1000 images from all across North America. The BHA staff narrowed the submissions down to the top 10 and voted to select our final winners. Here, we’re happy to present you with the winning images of 2018 and the stories behind each ...

By Connie Keogh - January 4, 2019 - Originally published in the Missoula Current. Conservation of our public lands is critical to our quality of life. I am grateful to have been able to live and recreate near public lands all of my life. As a young girl, once all the hay bales were stacked, my dad would announce that it was time to head to the mountains. The panniers held a week of provisions and our family of four would ride horseback to Rainbow Lake in the Beartooth Mountains to fish, hike ...

The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers recently appointed Andrew (Drew) Perez and Sam Cummings to serve as their Denver Metro Area Regional Director and Assistant Regional Director, respectively. Drew Perez - Regional Director Born and raised in lower Westchester County, New York, just outside of Manhattan, Drew was in Scouting and went on to attain Eagle Scout status. His outdoor travels and experiences included frequent trips to the Catskills, Adirondacks and other public ...