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May

2024

LETTER: MT BHA Supports the Montana Great Outdoors Conservation Easement – Phase 1

Author: Aaron Agosto
*** Learn more about this proposal and submit your own comments by the May 15th, 2024 deadline. ***   May 2, 2024   Leah Breidinger Habitat Conservation Biologist Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks 490 N Meridian Road Kalispell, MT 59901 lbreidinger@mt.gov   Dear Ms. Breidinger:   On behalf of the Montana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, a grassroots conservation group representing more than 2,500 dues-paying members across the state, we offer our full support of Phase I of the Montana ...
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Mar

2024

LETTER: Montana BHA comments on the Draft Supplemental Environmental Assessment at Northwest Montana Wetland Management District

Author: Aaron Agosto
*** Learn more and submit your own comments by April 3, 2024 ***   March 15, 2024   Ben Gilles, Project LeaderUS Fish and Wildlife Service53775 MT HWY 212 Charlo, MT 59824FW6NorthwestMontanaWMD@fws.gov Re: New Northwest Montana Wetland Management District Administrative Facilities  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 opposition to the Proposed Action to construct a new ...
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Sep

2023

MT BHA Comments on Dry Riverside Project in Flathead National Forest

Author: Aaron Agosto
September 28, 2023 Gary BlazejewskiHungry Horse Ranger DistrictPO Box 190340Hungry Horse, MT 59919gary.blazejewski@usda.gov   Re: Dry Riverside Project   Dear Mr. Blazejewski, 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 fish. With many of our members living and recreating in ...
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Aug

2023

Montana BHA Supports Falls Creek LWCF Project

Author: Aaron Agosto
August 30, 2023 Chad BensonKootenai National Forest Supervisor31374 US Hwy. 2Libby, Montana 59923-3022 RE: LWCF Falls Creek Project   Dear Mr. Benson, My name is Aaron Agosto, I am writing on behalf of the Montana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers. Our organization represents over 3,000 active members in the state of Montana, who are engaged and passionate about our public lands, and the conservation of our wild places. We are a grassroots organization with a diverse membership, and ...
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Jul

2023

LETTER: Montana BHA Supports Wildlife Crossing Pilot Program

Author: Aaron Agosto
Wednesday, July 19, 2023   The Honorable Peter ButtigiegSecretary, U.S. Department of Transportation1200 New Jersey Ave, SEWashington, DC 20590-001   RE: Wildlife Crossings Pilot Program Grant (WCPP) – US93: Ninepipe and Post Creek Sections Project (Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes)   Dear Secretary Buttigieg, On behalf of the Montana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, I am writing to express our support of the WCPP Grant to fund a critical portion of US Highway 93 (US 93): ...
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May

2023

LETTER: Montana BHA comments on proposed Upper Thompson Conservation Easement.

Author: Aaron Agosto
Montana BHA members are encouraged to weigh in on this proposal. Find more information and send in your own comments here.    May 24, 2023   Leah Breidinger Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks 490 N. Meridian Kalispell, MT 59901 lbreidinger@mt.gov   Re: Proposed Thompson River Conservation Easement   Dear Ms. Breidinger:   Backcountry Hunters & Anglers is a grassroots conservation organization with roughly 3,000 dues-paying members in Montana. Our Montana Chapter is thrilled to see Green ...
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May

2023

Backcountry Bistro: Montana BHA's 2023 Wild Game Cookoff Recipe

Author: Aaron Agosto
Grilled Elk Steak and Morel Sandwich with Elk Tallow Twice-Fried Frites and a Montana Bush Pilot   When I think of Montana and reflect on what it took for me to harvest an elk this year, I think of hard work, hearty meals that fill you up, and maybe a fun, surprise at the end to wrap everything up. This is a recipe that Helena Regional Leader Anne Jolliff and I made to represent the Montana Chapter in the Wild Game Cook-off during Rendezvous this year. We decided to make an ...
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Dec

2022

LETTER: MT BHA Comments On Dry Riverside Project

Author: Aaron Agosto
December 23, 2022   Scott Snelson Hungry Horse Ranger District PO Box 190340 Hungry Horse, MT 59919   Re: Dry Riverside Project Scoping   Dear Mr. Snelson,   The Montana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers is a grassroots conservation organization representing more than 3,000 dues-paying members in the state. Our members value productive habitat, public access, and quiet recreational opportunities to hunt and fish. With many of our members living and recreating in northwest Montana, the ...
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Dec

2022

Chimichurri Venison Chops

Author: Aaron Agosto
I am lucky enough to live on enough land that I can hunt out of my back door. Most years, I take a white-tailed doe out there to help fill the freezer. Being able to drag a deer out whole instead of packing it out on my back for a few miles lets me be a little more creative when I butcher. Last year, I decided to experiment a bit and butchered one of the backstraps as bone-in chops. I set them in my freezer for a special occasion. Then, during the spring I was lucky again, and won a Burch ...
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Oct

2022

EVENT RECAP: CWD Sampling Clinic with FWP in Flathead Valley

Author: Aaron Agosto
On Tuesday, October 4, 2022, the Montana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers partnered with Montana Fish Wildlife & Parks for a Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) sampling clinic at the Region 1 Headquarters in Kalispell. FWP region 1 CWD Supervisor Lindsey Walden demonstrates how hunters can submit their own samples using FWP’s online system.    The event, which was free to the public, featured a hands-on demonstration by FWP Regional CWD Supervisor Lindsey Walden on how to remove lymph ...
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