Right now, the US Fish and Wildlife Service is taking comments on a proposal to create a conservation area in parts of five counties in SW Montana. If enacted, private landowners would be eligible...

*** LEARN MORE AND COMMENT HERE BY NOVEMBER 27th ***   October 30th, 2023   Ben Gilles, Montana National Wildlife Refuge Complex Project Leader U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 922 Bootlegger...

Congrats! We made it through the 2023 Montana Legislative Session! Thanks to the tireless efforts from our chapter leaders, staff, and lobbyists in the Capitol - and more importantly thanks to...

We're ending transmittal break, the halfway mark of the 2023 legislative session. In the first 45 days, Montana BHA has provided testimony on and helped influence the outcomes of 39 individual...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - 2/9/2023 Contact: Jim Klug, Business for Montana Outdoors: 406-581-6434 Frank Szollosi, Montana Wildlife Federation: 406-417-9909 Whitney Tawney, Montana Conservation...

We're just over one quarter of the way done with the 2023 Montana legislative session. A lot has happened the last five weeks, with even more on deck. Here's a quick recap showing what bills...

Hunters agree on the need for things like quality habitat, large landscape conservation, and scientific management of our wildlife. But things get fiery when you start asking sportsmen about who...

FWP's elk advisory group has proposed many productive ideas regarding shoulder seasons, the hunt roster, new approaches to block management and improving hunter behavior. But their proposal to...

We've made it easy for ya! Below are some must-have, hot-ticket gift ideas from many of the Montana-based brands and businesses who support our wild public lands and waters and all the work we do...

The Indiana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers (BHA), the voice for our public lands in the Hoosier state, is excited to announce a new volunteer partnership with the U.S. Forest Service...

Originally published in the Great Falls Tribune For those willing to hoof it long distances on foot, Montana’s Crazy Mountains offer solitude, rewarding views and dozens of alpine lakes full of...

Some of the best hunting and fishing habitat in NW Montana is found within public lands and river corridors managed by the Missoula Bureau of Land Management Field Office. If you've ever fished or...

On Saturday, seven public land owners went to town on some invasive weeds at the Summit Trailhead off of the Marias Pass! The effort was in collaboration with our friends at the Bob Marshall...

Volunteering for a few hours at an event - that's impressive and greatly appreciated. But volunteering an entire week of your summer to improve trails on our public lands? Now THAT deserves an...

BHA now has Chapters in 39 states and 2 Canadian provinces, with more coming soon. Each one of these is kicking some serious tail in the name of our wild public lands, waters & wildlife. When one...

It's been a fast and furious few months, and we now find ourselves at the halfway mark of the Montana legislative session. We've been in the halls of the Capitol lobbying every day since the...

Happy Holidays from the Montana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers! We're here to offer you some online holiday gift ideas that directly support BHA, either with a built-in kickback to BHA...

At the end of 2017, Senator Steve Daines quietly introduced legislation that would remove protections from nearly a half-million acres of public lands in Montana. If this bill passes, it'd be...

GUEST COLUMN: Hope for natural resource policy in new year By KEVIN FARRON - December 27, 2017 - Originally published in the Missoulian.  In Montana, the holidays are a time to spend with...