On October 10th, 500 rainbow trout found their way to public waters in the heart of Kentucky thanks to conservation efforts of over forty volunteers! For the 5th year in a row, the Kentucky BHA Chapter and our members have collaborated with the Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources (KDFWR), Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Foundation, United States Forest Service, and dedicated volunteers to enhance the opportunities on public lands by stocking rainbow trout in the Chimney Top Creek ...

  *** Read the Fish Creek Watershed Draft Recreation Strategy and comment yourself. ***   October 12, 2023 Randy ArnoldFWP Region 2 Supervisor406-542-5504rarnold@mt.gov RE: Fish Creek Watershed Draft Recreation Strategy Dear Mr. Arnold - The Montana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers is a grassroots conservation organization representing roughly 3,000 dues-paying members in the state. Our members value productive habitat, public access, and quiet recreational opportunities to hunt and ...

Will Moore presented on the current status of mountain goats across Washington State. The event was standing room only  with over 50 people packing into the event room. The presentation covered the full gambit from how unique mountain goats are, to their biology and how they are managed by WDFW. The audience was fully engaged, asking questions throughout. Will shared that we are at a low point in historic mountain goat populations. The historic estimates, based on long term harvest data, ...

“A world in which a sacramental portion of food can be taken in an old way—hunting, fishing, farming and gathering—has as much to do with societal sanity as a day's work for a day's pay.” – Tom McGuane, “The Heart of the Game,” Outside, September 1977 Welcome to autumn! We’re keeping this newsletter short because, well, September. September is also Public Lands Month, with national Public Lands Day just around the corner on September 23. There are still some great opportunities to give back ...