Montana BHA / Wednesday, July 13, 2022 / Categories: Media, State Issues American Prairie opens 9,300 acres of new Musselshell ranch to hunters this fall American Prairie has announced that access to 9,300 acres of its newly acquired ranch along the Musselshell River will be open to hunters this fall through the state Block Management Program. "We're pretty excited to see they're going to do that," said Billings resident Jake Schwaller, the Eastern Montana board member of the Montana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers. "We think Block Management is one of the best programs the state has." American Prairie finalized the purchase of the 32,000-acre 73 Ranch in December 2021. Prior to the acquisition, the Bureau of Land Management had been seeking to buy the ranch’s deeded land in a deal that fell through over pricing. The property adjoins the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge south of the UL Bend. Read more from the Billings Gazette here... Previous Article LETTER: MT BHA Comments on MT FWP Proposed Habitat Conservation Lease Agreements Next Article PA BHA: Game Commission should oversee deer shooting operations Print 1 Rate this article: No rating Tags: Montana ChapterMontana issues Montana BHAMontana BHA The voice for Montana's wild public lands, waters and wildlife Other posts by Montana BHA Contact author Full biography Full biography The voice for Montana's wild public lands, waters and wildlife x