August 18, 2018 Deb EntwhistleForest Plan Revision Team LeaderHelena/Lewis & Clark National Forest2880 Skyway DriveHelena, MT 59602 Subject: Helena/Lewis & Clark Forest Plan Revision Dear Deb Entwhistle: Montana Backcountry Hunters and Anglers: Who we are I’m writing this comment letter on behalf of the Montana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers (BHA), based in Missoula, Montana. We currently represent approximately 2,500 sportsmen and women across Montana. Our mission is to ensure ...

By David Erickson - August 16, 2018 - Originally published in the Missoulian. The future use of Wilderness Study Areas was the topic of a lively discussion at a roundtable in Missoula Wednesday hosted by Kathleen Williams, the Democrat vying to take Republican Rep. Greg Gianforte’s seat in the U.S. House in the November election. Representatives of off-road vehicle user groups called for releasing the WSAs from wilderness restrictions while hunting and fishing advocates and others called ...

    After almost two years of trying, we catch up with Adam Gall, visionary fishing and big game guide who, with his wife Ana, started Timber to Table Guide Service based in Paonia, Colorado. Adam's dream: to create a guide service for people who may never have hunted before but who want to learn the entire process – from the rifle to the hunt to field dressing, butchering and cooking the very best wild game recipes. Adam’s business is about experience, the heritage of ethical hunting and ...

As a show of our commitment to hunter recruitment, retention and reactivation the Idaho Chapter recently sponsored Rileah Bartholomew to attend the Idaho Conservation Officer’s Association’s 9th annual Youth Conservation Camp in Cascade, ID. Rileah, an 11 year old from Chubbuck, Idaho was one of 45 children, ages 10-12 to attend the week long camp in Cascade, Idaho. While at camp Rileah was taught wildlife management, hunter ethics, firearm safety and the principles of conservation while ...

August 10, 2018 Leanne MartenRegional ForesterU.S. Forest ServiceUSFS Region 126 Fort Missoula RoadMissoula, MT 59804 Re: LWCF fiscal year 2020 Lolo Trails Landmark Project To Leanne Marten, The Montana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers is writing you to express our organization’s support for the Lolo Trails Landmark project. Our members include 2,500 Montana hunters, anglers and others who adamantly champion North America's outdoor heritage of hunting and fishing in a natural ...