Rachel VandeVoort is a native of Whitefish, Montana, with four generations of family history in Montana. She is also director of the Montana Office of Outdoor Recreation. With a background working for Kimberand in the ski industry, no one could be better suited for this job. Hal goes to Whitefish to talk with Rachel about being a parent of wild outdoor children, outdoor jobs and the outdoor economy, guns, fishing and hunting on public lands. The outdoor economy in Montana alone is ...

October 9, 2018 Montana Fish Wildlife & ParksHelena Area Resource OfficeAttention: Canyon Creek WMA AdditionsP.O. Box 200701Helena, MT 59620 Subject: Cartan and Palmquist Additions to the Canyon Creek WMA   Dear Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks Commissioners,   I’m writing this comment letter on behalf of the Montana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers (BHA), based in Missoula, Montana. The Montana Chapter represents more than 2,600 sportsmen and women across Montana. Our mission is to ...

During September (Public Lands Month), Backcountry Hunters & Anglers members across Colorado and the country united and put boots-on-the-ground to help celebrate and safeguard our great public lands estate. Colorado BHA was in the forefront of such activities, holding seven public lands workdays, Pint Nights and relate events during the month. “Public Lands Month gives sportsmen and women a way to rally in support of the places and opportunities central to our outdoor traditions,” said BHA ...

Lewis and Clark County Commissioners316 North Park Ave Rm 345Helena, Montana 59623 Kyle Weaver, CEORocky Mtn Elk Foundation5305 Grant Creek RoadMissoula, MT 59808 Dear Commissioners and Mr Weaver: Montana Chapter of Backcountry Hunter and Anglers enthusiastically supports the proposed acquisition of the 442-acre Falls Creek Project parcel in the Dearborn drainage as proposed by the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. Our Montana Chapter is comprised of 2,600 active hunters and anglers from around ...

By Hunter Stier - October 2, 2018 - Originally published in the Missoulian.  I’m one of thousands of Montana sportsmen who celebrate and champion North America's outdoor heritage by hunting and fishing in wild places. In southwest Montana we are fortunate to have an abundance of these spaces, and it is no coincidence it’s home to an incredible abundance of wildlife, from brown trout to cutthroat, sage grouse to elk. The area’s intact, quality habitat makes it a destination hot spot for ...