To celebrate our public lands heritage and promote stewardship of public lands, Idaho BHA is running an Instagram contest for the full month of September!   Visit the Idaho BHA Instagram page at:  https://www.instagram.com/idahobha PRIZES & ENTRY INFORMATION   Grand Prize: Big Agnes Fly Creek UV Ultralight 1 & BHA Camo Foam Trucker hat.  The tent is a top-of-the line ultralight one-person backpacking tent from Big Agnes.  Winner will be randomly selected from all submissions.   2nd Prize: ...

TPW Commission Votes In Favor of 16,000 Acre Expansion of Black Gap Wildlife Management Area August 24, 2018 On Thursday,  August 23rd, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission voted to begin the process of purchasing 16,000 acres of prime wildlife habitat for addition to the Black Gap Wildlife Management Area in Brewster County. The approved acquisition includes about seven miles of frontage along the Rio Grande River including habitat well suited for supporting populations of bighorn sheep, ...

August 22nd, 2018 Attn: Tom BarrettNatural Resource SpecialistNorth Central Montana District Division of Oil and Gas1220 38th Street NorthGreat Falls, MT 59405406-791-7766tjbarrett@blm.gov   Dear Tom Barrett, Thank you for reviewing the following comment on the Environmental Assessment December 11 2018 Lease Sale (DOI-BLM-MT-0000-2018-0002-EA ) from the Montana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers. Our members include 2,500 Montana hunters, anglers and others who adamantly champion North ...

The ability to access quality fish and wildlife is an American birthright. The Hunting Heritage and Environmental Legacy Preservation (HELP) for Wildlife Act, S. 1514, ensures this right with the inclusion of strong provisions that make habitat restoration a policy priority. America’s 40 million hunters and anglers who contribute heavily to the $887-billion outdoor recreation economy will reap the benefits from provisions in S. 1514, such as reauthorizing the North American Wetlands ...

Almost equidistant between International Falls, Hibbing and Grand Rapids lies a wide expanse of privately owned working forestland within a patchwork of state and other public lands. The area – which comprises almost a half million acres of forest – is a critical part of Minnesota’s booming $16.7 billion annual recreational economy. The private and public timberlands here are a sustainable and healthy source of both jobs and  timber, with forest management practices that create near-perfect ...