Healing in the Turkey Woods (Mountains) By Mitch Vazquez                     I like many hunters started hunting turkey in the spring to fill the emptiness in our soul before fall brought screaming bulls and grunting bucks.  The obsession of chasing birds with the same tenacity as elk was not understood by me; it was more of an opportunistic hunt not something I sought out.  This all changed in the fall of 2018.               I conceptualized the nonprofit Heroes’ Harvests during a 26-day ...

  Alaska Chapter Coordinator Mary Glaves with the downed muskox.  The race of muskoxen that currently populate Alaska is the Greenland muskox. These muskoxen a have dark brown coloration with creamy saddle, forehead, and leg hair. A mature muskox, Ovibos moschatus, bull can grow to be up to 800 lbs. Muskox are native to Alaska, but disappeared in the 1920s, then were repopulated in 1930 from three dozen muskox that were brought to Fairbanks from Greenland, then transferred to Nunivak ...

LEARN MORE & SUBMIT YOUR OWN COMMENTS BY MARCH 21, 2024 February 22, 2024 Sonja Andersen, Wildlife BiologistMontana Fish, Wildlife & ParksPO Box 938Lewistown, MT 59457sandersen@mt.govRe: Stafford Ferry Conservation Easement ProposalMs. Andersen:On behalf of the Montana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers and our roughly 3,000 dues-paying members, please consider the below comments outlining our full support of the Stafford Ferry Conservation Easement located on the southern edge of the ...

Congressman Ryan Zinke announced on Monday that he is putting forward the “Public Lands in Public Hands” bill to limit the privatization of public lands. Zinke introduced the public lands bill as part of a roundtable discussion on Monday between himself and representatives from outdoor recreation, sportsmen and conservation organizations. Beyond seeking to add a layer of protection to public lands and increased scrutiny on their sale, Zinke said the bill will start a discussion on the ...