January 22, 2020 The Montana Chapter of BHAPO Box 9257Missoula, MT 59808montana@backcountryhunters.org406-926-1908   Forest Supervisor Matthew AndersonBitterroot National ForestAttn: Forest Plan Amendment1801 North First StreetHamilton, MT 59840 Re:  Amendment to Bitterroot NF Elk Habitat Objectives Dear Mr. Anderson: The Montana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers welcomes the opportunity to comment on the purported need to amend the elk habitat objectives of the current Bitterroot ...

December 19, 2019   The Montana Chapter of BHA PO Box 9257 Missoula, MT 59808   Jennifer Alexander Outdoor Recreation Planner jalexander@blm.gov BLM Billings Field Office5001 Southgate DriveBillings, MT 59101   Re: Pryors Draft Travel Management Plan EA (DOI-BLM-MT-C010-2019-0029-EA)   Dear Ms. Alexander:   The Montana Chapter Backcountry Hunters & Anglers provides the following comments on the Draft EA re: Pryor Mountains Travel Management. Our membership of more than 3,250 Montana hunters ...

Montana FWP Region 2Attn: Elbow Lake Dam Removal3201 Spurgin Rd Missoula, MT 59804 To Whom it May Concern: The Montana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers appreciates the opportunity to comment on the proposal to remove a manmade dam on the Clearwater River. Many of our 3,000+ members reside in western Montana and fish and hunt in the Blackfoot drainage, including the Clearwater River. We support the Alternative to remove this structure. We believe it inhibits upstream movement of ...

July 8, 2019   Mr. John E.Tubbs Director, Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation 1539 11thAve PO Box 201601 Helena, MT 59620   Dear Mr. Tubbs:   Our organization, the Montana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, requests that the DNRC pursue a reciprocal easement with the BLM to assure long-term, non-motorized public access between DNRC lands and the Lewis and Clark National Forest in the Deep Creek area west of Augusta, Montana. The Montana Chapter of Backcountry ...

Randy Arnold, Regional SupervisorMontana Dept Fish Wildlife and ParksSpurgin Road, Missoula, MT Re: Securing Public Hunting Access in Perpetuity on the Graveley Ranch Conservation Easements The Montana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers welcomes the opportunity to comment on this proposal. For a variety of reasons, our nearly 3,000 Montana Chapter members often find shrinking opportunities to hunt on private lands. In response, much of our Chapter efforts are spent on assuring optimum ...