The opportunity to hunt shouldn’t just be for the wealthy. So why should Montana’s special, statewide tags be any different? This was our pitch to the Fish & Wildlife Commission last summer. We argued there was a better, more equitable way than auctions to raise funds for conservation efforts: a raffle. Montana offers five highly prized statewide tags: bighorn sheep, elk, mountain goat, mule deer, and Shiras moose. They’re valid for any open season, any legal weapon, and anywhere in the ...

Montana BHA’s statewide mule deer raffle raised a record amount for mule deer conservation, and the lucky winner has been drawn!⁣⁣Last summer, we successfully argued in front of the Fish and Wildlife Commission that there was a better, more equitable way than auctions to raise funds for conservation efforts: a raffle.⁣⁣Not only did we prove this is a viable option, but hunters helped raise the most money for mule-deer conservation this Montana tag has ever generated: $56,620!⁣⁣This exceeded ...

On May 2, U.S. Forest Service officials stationed in the Bitterroot National Forest of western Montana said they’ve received a mining company’s Notice of Intent (NOI) to further explore the headwaters of the Bitterroot River for underground minerals used in smartphones, wind turbines, electric car batteries, and a host of other alternative energy applications. The so-called rare-earth elements are located in the Sheep Creek drainage of the Bitterroot Mountains, which flows into the ...

*** Learn more about this proposal and submit your own comments by the May 15th, 2024 deadline. ***   May 2, 2024   Leah Breidinger Habitat Conservation Biologist Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks 490 N Meridian Road Kalispell, MT 59901 lbreidinger@mt.gov   Dear Ms. Breidinger:   On behalf of the Montana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, a grassroots conservation group representing more than 2,500 dues-paying members across the state, we offer our full support of Phase I of the Montana ...

*** Learn more and comment here by the April 18th, 2024 deadline *** April 11th, 2024 Mr. Jeremy Bluma, Acting Division ChiefNational Renewable Energy Coordination OfficeBLM Headquarters1849 C Street NWWashington, DC 20006 Submitted online and via email: jbluma@blm.gov   Re: Utility-Scale Solar Energy Development PEIS/RMPA   The Montana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) consists of approximately 2,500 dues-paying members and thousands of supporters. Our mission statement is to ...