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13

Feb

2024

A Goose Hunt with a Conservation Twist

A Goose Hunt with a Conservation Twist
Author: Melissa Hendrickson
The alarm went off way too many hours before sunrise. The air was crisp with indecision on layers to wear. How many decoys to bring, what snacks to pack. Did the dog’s vest make it in? Should we shoot 2 3/4” or 3” BBs? This sounds like the start to any good waterfowl hunt, but this one comes with a twist.  The blind we were headed to was inside city limits, on Sandpoint Idaho's City Beach to be exact, which is usually a no hunting zone.  It’s also a no dog zone, but our fiery springer ...
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6

Feb

2024

ID BHA Opposes HB 469

ID BHA Opposes HB 469
Author: Nick Fasciano
February 6, 2024   Representative Ron Mendive Chair, House Resources & Conservation Committee P.O. Box 83720 Boise, ID 83720-0038   Chairman Mendive:   The Idaho Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (“ID BHA”) respectfully opposes House Bill No. 469, which would prohibit the Idaho Department of Fish and Game (“IDFG”) from making or enforcing regulations that would not permit the use of 209 primers, pelletized powder, or sabots within muzzleloader-only hunting seasons in Idaho. While ...
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6

Feb

2024

ID BHA Supports SB 1258

ID BHA Supports SB 1258
Author: Nick Fasciano
Senator Doug OkuniewiczChair, Senate Transportation Committee P.O. Box 83720Boise, ID 83720-0081 Tuesday, February 6th, 2024 Chairman Okuniewicz: The Idaho Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (“ID BHA”) supports Senate Bill 1258, which would promote public access in Idaho by requiring that when counties decommission any highway or public right of way that has been fairly adjudicated to provide public access to federal or state public lands or waters, an equivalent access route must ...
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29

Jan

2024

ID BHA Supports HB 404

ID BHA Supports HB 404
Author: Nick Fasciano
Representative Ron Mendive Chair, House Resources & Conservation Committee P.O. Box 83720 Boise, ID 83720-0038   Wednesday, January 24th, 2024   Chairman Mendive: The Idaho Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (“ID BHA”) supports House Bill 404, which would exempt detailed location data of gps-collared wildlife or wildlife photographed by remote camera from public records requests. While we view the data collected from wildlife collaring and tracking efforts as a vital component of ...
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27

Nov

2023

Calls, Quacks, and Barbed Wire Hacks

Calls, Quacks, and Barbed Wire Hacks
Author: Melissa Hendrickson
Shining headlamps over the lake, the beams are refracted in a million different directions in the dense fog. The marsh bottom isn't as boot sucking mud as it has been in the past years, so decoy setup goes fairly quickly. Shooting time starts as I am getting to know my hunting partner better.  This is the first time we have shared a blind. Jacob Young and I met about a month previous, when he, as the president of the University of Idaho BHA collegiate chapter, had arranged a duck call ...
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29

Sep

2023

Idaho BHA Supports Next Phase of Sawmill Canyon Project

Idaho BHA Supports Next Phase of Sawmill Canyon Project
Author: Idaho BHA

On Saturday, September 23rd, 16 volunteers gathered in the Pahsimeroi Valley to complete a phase of the Sawmill Canyon project for National Public Lands Day. The volunteers represented Idaho BHA, Idaho Parks and Recreation, Idaho Single Track Alliance, Idaho Falls Trail Machine Association, Challis Community Trails, TreadLightly!, BRP and Can-Am.The Sawmill Canyon project was initiated in 2018 and has included a variety of NGO’s including Idaho BHA, state agencies, recreation groups and the ...

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15

Aug

2023

ID BHA Requests Update on Elkhorn Riparian Exclosure Fences Project (Challis BLM Office)

ID BHA Requests Update on Elkhorn Riparian Exclosure Fences Project (Challis BLM Office)
Author: Idaho BHA
In December of 2021, a scoping letter was sent from the BLM Challis Field Office (CFO) to BHA, Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, Idaho Wildlife Federation, Idaho Department of Fish and Game and Mule Deer Initiative for the Elkhorn Riparian Exclosure Fences project. The project proposal includes construction of exclosure fences to protect two primary riparian areas, including spring complexes, a pond, and an aspen stand on the Pines-Elkhorn cattle and horse allotment in the ...
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9

Aug

2023

ID BHA Comments on Upper Snake East Travel Management Plan Draft Environmental Assessment

ID BHA Comments on Upper Snake East Travel Management Plan Draft Environmental Assessment
Author: Jeffrey Klausmann
Idaho BHA recently commented on a draft Environmental Assessment for the Upper Snake East Travel Management Plan. Read the full comments here.  General Comments:  Human population increases across the entirety of the BLM Travel Management Area (TMA) have worsened recreational impacts on wildlife in recent years. Some of the most significant impacts involve losses of big game security habitat arising from fragmentation due to trail development and density. These impacts have contributed ...
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20

Jul

2023

ID SH-21 Cervidae Peak Wildlife Overpass Project

ID SH-21 Cervidae Peak Wildlife Overpass Project
Author: Joshua Zifzal
  Idaho BHA is excited to see construction begin on the wildlife overpass across State Highway 21 near Lucky Peak. This project is a win for wildlife in Idaho, especially along a critical corridor for elk, deer, pronghorn, and black bears. In addition to helping wildlife, it will reduce vehicle collisions for Idaho drivers. In 2016, Idaho Fish and Game documented the removal of 77 deer and elk carcasses on State Highway 21 between mileposts 10 and 22. Over the next 20 years, traffic ...
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7

Jul

2023

BHA works with Idaho Trails Association and BLM on Spring Rehabilitation

BHA works with Idaho Trails Association and BLM on Spring Rehabilitation
Author: Daniel Herrig
On May 20th, volunteers from Idaho Chapter BHA and Idaho Trails Association (ITA) worked together to rehabilitate a spring on BLM-managed public lands in the Owyhee Mountains. The spring near the Mud Flat Road was illegally excavated in 2021 and BLM requested help in late 2022 to return the site to its natural contour and flow. Although the work was delayed in 2022 due to weather and hard ground conditions, the Idaho Chapter members and ITA were able to organize a group of volunteers this ...
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