January 29, 2024 Bureau of Land ManagementUpper Missouri River Breaks National Monument920 NE Main St, Lewistown, MT 59457Rachel Miller, rmiller@blm.gov Re: Left Coulee Access Environmental Assessment   Dear Ms. Miller -    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 response to the Proposed Action and listed Alternatives regarding the creation and opening of the proposed Left ...

Concerns that public lands proposed for trade to landowners along the east side of the Crazy Mountains will be developed — whether with condos, lodges and golf courses for the wealthy or mining — were raised during an objection resolution meeting hosted by the Forest Service on Thursday. Twelve individuals, half of which represented state or regional conservation groups, aired their grievances regarding the Custer Gallatin National Forest's East Crazy Inspiration Divide land exchange ...

This coming season, elk and deer hunters on the western side of the Yellowstone River, just north of Yellowstone National Park, will have a two-week longer season than their counterparts across the river. At its December meeting the Fish and Wildlife Commission agreed to realign the boundaries of two hunting districts in the area. Hunting District 314 will once again extend south from near Tom Miner Basin to the northern boundary of the park. The new boundary only affects deer and elk ...

January 12, 2024 The Montana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & AnglersPO Box 9257Missoula, MT 59807 Regional Forester Leanne Martin (Reviewing Officer)USDA Forest Service Northern (R1) Regional OfficeAttn: Nez Perce-Clearwater Forest Plan Objection26 Fort Missoula RoadMissoula, MT 59804sm.fs.fpr_npclw@usda.gov Re: Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests Plan Revision Dear Ms. Martin: The Montana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers has a particular interest in the Nez Perce-Clearwater ...

Now in its final stages of planning, the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest has made clear what they intend to do with the 252,000-acre landscape of wild, roadless lands that most know as the Great Burn. On November 28th, the NPCNF released their draft Record of Decision, Final Environmental Impact Statement, and Draft Final Plan that will impact both Idaho and Montana’s wild lands and wildlife, and all of us who rely on these things, for the next 20-30 years. For decades, this high-alpine ...