News for Immediate ReleaseMay 19, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org  Montana’s House Bill 486 increases the fine 10X for illegally blocking public roads Missoula, Mont. – More than 3 million acres of public lands in Montana are inaccessible. House Bill 486 - which increases the fines for illegally blocking public roads from $10 per day to $100 per day and is now law - seeks to stop that number from growing any higher. The previous fine for illegally ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - 2/9/2023 Contact: Jim Klug, Business for Montana Outdoors: 406-581-6434 Frank Szollosi, Montana Wildlife Federation: 406-417-9909 Whitney Tawney, Montana Conservation Voters Ed Fund: 202-412-4793 Noah Marion, Wild Montana: 406-624-9622 Kevin Farron, Backcountry Hunters and Anglers: 406-540-3956   Montanans Rebuke Legislation to Limit Access and Habitat Funding Bill excludes voter-approved Habitat Montana funding authorized by previous Legislature     A new bill being ...

February 2, 2023 Speaker of the House Matt Regier & Senate President Jason EllsworthState Capitol1301 E. Sixth Ave.Helena, MT 59601 RE: Montana sporting groups support for conservation funding from HB 701 (2021) Dear Speaker Regier & President Ellsworth: The undersigned Montana organizations are comprised of hunting, fishing, and conservation organizations representing tens of thousands of Montanans. Therefore, we support allocating full funding from the voter approved recreational marijuana ...

News for Immediate ReleaseJan. 26, 2023Contact: Thomas Plank, 303-720-0111, plank@backcountryhunters.org Protections will Keep Pristine Wilderness Untouched for 20 Years  WASHINGTON, D.C.— Backcountry Hunters & Anglers commends the decision to advance long-term protections for the Rainy River watershed and the pristine waters of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, a crown jewel of public lands and waters in northeast Minnesota and America’s most visited wilderness area.  An ...