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Aug

2023

Montana BHA Supports Crevice Mountain Acquisition

August 30, 2023 Mary EricksonForest Supervisor USDA Forest Service – Custer Gallatin National Forest10 E. Babcock Bozeman, MT 59771 RE: Crevice Mountain Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Acquisition Ms. Erickson 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 support for the Crevice Mountain Land and Water Conservation Fund Acquisition project (Crevice LWCF). Our members value ...
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Jul

2023

LETTER: Montana BHA Supports Wildlife Accommodations for the Cougar Creek Bridge Replacement Project

The Honorable Pete Buttigieg, Secretary U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Ave, SE Washington, DC 20590   Re: WCPP Discretionary Grant Letter of Support: Wildlife Accommodations for the Cougar Creek Bridge Replacement Project   Dear Secretary Buttigieg:   On behalf of the Montana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, we offer this letter in support of the Montana Department of Transportation’s (MDT) Wildlife Crossing Pilot Program (WCPP) discretionary grant funding ...
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May

2023

EVENT RECAP: 2nd Annual Logan Shooting Area Clean Up

You know what’s harder than getting volunteers out on a rainy day? Getting volunteers out on the first warm, sunny day of spring. But even with what felt like the first warm day since October, we had nearly 30 volunteers join Montana BHA on April 29, 2023 as we cleaned up the unauthorized shooting area near Logan again this year. This is the second consecutive year that we’ve been out there, and upon initial inspection, the area didn’t look nearly as rough as last year. We found out that ...
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16

Feb

2023

OPINION: Protect Habitat Montana funds

The secret is out. Everyone wants a piece of Montana. As property values skyrocket and taxes become increasingly burdensome, Montana’s landowners deserve every tool in the toolbox to protect their land, and it’s in our best interest to make sure they have a suite of options available to them to fend off development. Conservation easements are a great tool for this. They offer habitat protections while also giving private landowners a significant financial benefit, oftentimes allowing ...
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Oct

2022

LETTER: Montana BHA Comments on Madison River Work Group’s recommended changes

October 14, 2022   Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission 1420 East Sixth Avenue P.O. Box 200701 Helena, MT 59620   RE: Madison River Work Group’s recommended changes   Chair Robinson, Vice Chair Tabor, Commissioners:   On behalf of the Montana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, we submit the following comments in response to the Madison River Work Group’s proposed recommendations. First, we would like to recognize the time commitment the MRWG put into drafting these recommendations; as ...
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Sep

2022

EVENT RECAP: Madison River Clean Up 2022

On Saturday, September 10, Montana BHA teamed up with Madison-Gallatin Trout Unlimited and the Madison River Foundation to remove trash from the Madison River. Volunteers on foot and in their drift boats, kayaks and rafts leant a hand to clean up sections of river above Ennis and below Bear Trap Canyon. Trash bags were full to bursting, volunteers were tired but happy, and we laughed in bewilderment over the odd things found in the cleanup like a crockpot, a river tube and a spare tire! A ...
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Jul

2022

LETTER: Montana BHA comments re: Delaying Implementation of Madison River Commercial Use Cap

July 28, 2022   Chair Robinson, Vice Chair Tabor, Commissioners Waller, Byorth, Walsh, Cebull & Lane Montana Fish Wildlife & Parks 1420 East Sixth Avenue P.O. Box 200701 Helena, Mt 59620-0701 cc: Jazmin.Engle@mt.gov   Re: Delaying Implementation of Madison River Commercial Use Cap   Chair Robinson; Vice Chair Tabor, Commissioners Waller, Byorth, Walsh, Cebull and Lane:   On behalf of the Montana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, and our nearly 3,000 dues-paying members, we submit the ...
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May

2022

EVENT RECAP: Logan Shooting Area Clean Up

The rain was coming down steadily during the drive from Belgrade to Logan on the morning of May 1, 2022. Not a downpour, but enough that it could make for a long day and possibly deter folks less hearty than those who joined the Montana Chapter of BHA in our Logan Area cleanup. Our efforts focused on DNRC state trust land, just west of the Logan Landfill, primarily a mile long section along Buffalo Jump Road and a single site along 2 Dog Road, heading towards the landfill. With the ...
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Jan

2022

2022/2023 Season Setting - Montana BHA Comments on Region 3 Deer and Elk Proposals

January 21, 2022   Chair Robinson, Vice Chair Tabor, Commissioners Waller, Byorth, Walsh, Cebull & LaneMontana Fish Wildlife & Parks1420 East Sixth AvenueP.O. Box 200701 Helena, Mt 59620-0701   Re: Comments on the 2022/2023 Region 3 Deer and Elk Proposals   Chair Robinson; Vice Chair Tabor, Commissioners Waller, Byorth, Walsh, Cebull and Lane:   The Montana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, on behalf of our 3,000+ dues-paying members, submits these comments regarding the 2022/2023 ...
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Jan

2022

Montana BHA Fears Loss of Habitat & Opportunity from Horse Creek Hills Development

As more people flock to Montana, the sprawl of development continues to push into wild places, while decisions on developments seem to be made with little foresight or considerations for our public wildlife. This is happening once again, in Broadwater County, where a new 450-acre subdivision is currently being reviewed by the Broadwater County Commission. The proposed Horse Creek Hills development is on the shores of Canyon Ferry Reservoir, at the base of Confederate Gulch. It borders both ...
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