Media State Issues OPINION: Montana’s Stream Access – a Legacy Worth Protecting 6/5/2024 Forty years ago, the Montana Supreme Court affirmed that the public may use rivers or streams – regardless of who owns the streambed or adjacent land – for recreation purposes. This is now known... Tags: Montana Chapter Download
Media State Issues LETTER: BHA Supports Gold Creek-Twin Creek BLM Acquisition 4/25/2024 LEARN MORE AND SUBMIT YOUR OWN LETTER OF SUPPORT BY APRIL 30TH April 25, 2024 Lonna SandauBureau of Land Management Western Montana DistrictMissoula Field Office3255 Fort Missoula... Tags: Montana Chapter Download
Media State Issues OPINION: Timing of FWP's pen-raised pheasants plan is bad 5/6/2022 On April 18, FWP announced that a highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus was detected in wild birds and at domestic poultry farms in Montana. In its cautionary release, FWP explained that... Tags: Montana Chapter Download
Media State Issues LETTER: MT BHA Supports Mt. Haggin WMA Adjacent Land Acquisition 3/1/2022 March 1, 2022 Marina Yoshioka, Montana FWP Region 3 SupervisorMontana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks1820 Meadowlark LaneButte, MT 59701 RE: Acquisition of 829-Acre Parcel Adjacent to Mt. Haggin... Tags: Montana Chapter Download
Media State Issues 2022/2023 Season Setting - Montana BHA Comments in Opposition to Extension of Upland Bird Season 1/19/2022 January 19, 2022 Chair Robinson, Vice Chair Tabor, Commissioners Waller, Byorth, Walsh, Cebull & LaneMontana Fish Wildlife & Parks1420 East Sixth AvenueP.O. Box 200701 Helena, Mt... Tags: Montana Chapter Download
Media State Issues OPINION: State needs cold-water fisheries task force, plan 8/20/2021 Water in Montana has a tough job. It must irrigate our fields, float our boats, spin our turbines and brew our beers. It must also provide a home for fish and habitat for wildlife. As a result,... Tags: Montana Chapter Download
Media State Issues LETTER: Montana BHA Supports Ninemile Woodchuck Area Acquisition 5/24/2021 May 24, 2021 Dept. of Interior, Bureau of Land ManagementMissoula Field Office3255 Fort Missoula Rd.Missoula, MT 59804 Re: LWCF Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Ninemile Woodchuck Area Acquisition The... Tags: Montana Chapter Download
Media State Issues LETTER: Montana BHA supports Missoula Access Project 10/22/2020 October 22, 2020 Leanne Marten Regional Forester U.S. Forest Service USFS Region 1 Cc: Carolyn Upton Forest Supervisor Lolo National Forest 26 Fort Missoula Road Missoula, MT 59804 Re: LWCF... Tags: Montana Chapter Download
Media State Issues LETTER: Montana BHA Supports USFWS' Lost Trail Conservation Area 10/14/2020 Montana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & AnglersPO Box 9257Missoula, MT 59807U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceAttention: Vanessa Fields, Project PlannerEmail: LTRCA_comments@fws.govRE: Draft... Tags: Montana Chapter Download
Media State Issues LETTER: Montana BHA Supports FAS on West Fork Bitterroot 3/26/2020 March 26, 2020 Sharon Rose Comments Coordinator, Region 2 Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks 3201 Spurgin Rd Missoula, MT 59804 shrose@mt.gov Re: C. Ben White Memorial Fishing Access Site Dear... Tags: Montana Chapter Download