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MT ATV Abuse

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Possible loss of Stoltz and Plum Creek land for hunting should concern most western Montana hunters (Missoulian 12/13/09). Montanan’s loss of hunting opportunities will continue if the public winks at ATV abusers who ignore motorized travel rules and break or circumvent gates. The frustration of private land resource managers is understandable given the high number of ATV abuses documented every year. Public land managers have similar frustrations, as do law abiding hunters who are ...

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Montana hunters and anglers win big in Tester’s Forest Bill

[EasyDNNnewsLocalizedText:Author]: Caitlin Thompson

Sen. Tester’s Jobs and Recreation Bill protects and improves some of the best hunting and fishing habitat in America. That’s why Butte area hunters and anglers who hunt the Beaverhead Deerlodge Forest should support it.It assures we have wildlife to enjoy and hunt, as well as abundant fish populations. The timber harvest design envisioned by the bill is aimed at restoration of landscapes important to deer, elk and moose as well as wild trout. Restoring already roaded landscapes with a ...

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Our Response to the CMR Comprehensive Conservation Plan

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Laurie ShannonPlanning Team LeaderCharles M Russell National Wildlife RefugeP.O. Box 25486Denver, CO 80225-0486We are responding to the draft CMR Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Impact Statement, and request our comments be entered into the official public record.Backcountry Hunters and Anglers is a national organization dedicated to preserving our world-class outdoor traditions by protection and restoration of important wildlife habitat components and traditional ...

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Blue Mountain Motorcycle Damage

[EasyDNNnewsLocalizedText:Author]: Caitlin Thompson

Letter to Editor:Once again irresponsible motorcycle outlaws have ruined efforts on Blue Mountain Recreation Area to rehabilitate past motorcycle hill climbing damage. The damage includes new vertical ruts that will funnel runoff water causing even more erosion damage in the future. The rehabilitation of past motorcycle damage at this site cost the public $36,000, including hand erosion control, seeding, and mulching.The Missoula Ranger District has tried to accommodate off-road motorized ...

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Taking Action: Montana BHA Works Against ORV Abuse; Encourages Responsible, Accountable ORV Use

[EasyDNNnewsLocalizedText:Author]: Caitlin Thompson

Backcountry Hunters and Anglers (BHA) is dedicated to protection and restoration of public lands from irresponsible off road vehicle abuse. Our membership and leaders have worked at national, state and local levels to protect big wild country and its wildlife and fish habitats from pervasive and growing ORV-related abuses. BHA has launched an ambitious, four part project aimed at making ORV users accountable. Montana has several attributes that makes ORV enforcement difficult ...

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Field Dressing an Animal

[EasyDNNnewsLocalizedText:Author]: Caitlin Thompson

by Jim PosewitzIn the beginning, humans hunted to live. Today some still live to hunt. Originally it was a matter of survival to utilize what was killed. Today, using what is killed is essential to ethical hunting.After you have taken possession of the animal you have killed and taken time to appreciate it, it is then time to care for your gift. The task at hand will vary. For some animals it is simply a matter of putting it into your game pouch and continuing. For big game there is field ...

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Wilderness: Reservoirs of Freedom

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by Mike Beagle August, 1995- Along a stream in Idaho's Frank Church- River of No Return Wilderness. Karin, my wife of two years backpacked with me into this pristine watershed when she was four months pregnant with our first child. Being the patient one, she relaxed as I flogged the water with a #14 Adams in the hope of hooking a westslope cutthroat trout. I found a log jam that formed a pool and laid down a sloppy cast. Surprisingly, I hooked and landed a nice trout, then begged my ...

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Get off the Beaten Track for Better Hunting

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by Phillip WattsYou've probably heard it before–to find the best hunting, get off the beaten track and go where the crowds don't go. This is sound advice, because elk have learned to avoid areas with lots of human activity, especially during hunting seasons. And elk range over large areas so sometimes you need to cover a lot of country to find them. But where do you begin?First, you'll have to acquire some basic wilderness navigation skills. These skills will make you a better hunter–you'll ...

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Tools of the Trail: Knife, Axe and Saw

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by David CronenwettAs we move into winter, let's consider the tools necessary should we should be stuck out in the cold woods for a couple of unplanned nights, with limited equipment.Proper use of cutting tools is an important wilderness skill, but too often neglected and forgotten in modern times. Many folks I instruct have little or no experience with the proper use and maintenance of an axe, knife or saw. In winter, these tools can prove invaluable for survival. In all seasons, they may ...

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To Build a Fire

[EasyDNNnewsLocalizedText:Author]: Caitlin Thompson

by David CronenwettIf all else fails – your equipment, the weather, your sense of direction – it is still possible to emerge unscathed from a wilderness emergency if you master basic fire craft.My teaching experience has shown me that most backcountry travelers are not competent fire makers. Fire building, like all other skills, must be practiced frequently and in varying environments and conditions.Here's a test I give my students: Take one strike-anywhere match, a sharp knife, and – using ...

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