The following stew is inspired by the Chilindron, Spanish Stew, by Hank Shaw, which can be found in his book Buck, Buck Moose. I’ve imparted my own twist on the dish by making the most of what’s on hand in my pantry. The real beauty of this stew is that it affords improvisation, from the type of meat and veggies you opt to use, to the variety of spices, stock, wine and carbs. Use what you have and trust that your stew will turn out great. Though I make this stew throughout the year, it seems ...

The 4th Annual Beers, Bands & Public Lands celebration in Missoula was the best one yet! Despite our efforts to push the event back a month in hopes of summer weather, the first Friday in June still sent us a few Montana spring squalls. More than one-thousand Public Land Owners were undeterred though and showed up in force to experience the more than two dozen local Montana breweries and cideries, killer raffles, two live bands, six local food trucks and some good ol' public land advocacy ...

February 1, 2019 Attn: Mikey Church Recreation Staff Assistant Lolo National Forest,Plains/Thompson Falls Ranger Districtp: 406-826-3821 x4319michaelchurch@fs.fed.us 408 Clayton St. Plains, MT 59859 To Mikey Church and other relevant USFS Staff: The Montana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (MTBHA) is happy to support a project on the Lolo National Forest that will improve the accessibility, safety, access and ease of use of an existing trail— West Fork of Swamp Creek #1400—by ...

January 5th, 2019 Sharon RoseRegion 2 MTFWP Comment Coordinator3201 Spurgin RoadMissoula, Montana 59804shrose@mt.gov   To Ms. Sharon Rose:   The Montana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers highly encourages the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks to accept the public hunting access component of a conservation easement on the Buxbaum-Boulder Creek Ranch.We are thrilled that this project would secure significant permanent public hunting access on and through the property in a ...

Here in Missoula County, sportsmen and women have it pretty darn good. But that’s no accident, and it’s no longer a secret. As more people figure out how wonderful our community is, our towns will continue to grow, and the surrounding wild lands and agricultural areas will face pressure as well. Our city and county planners are charged with leading this growth responsibly, but we, the residents of Missoula County, can help shape those decisions by voting yes for the new open space bond. As ...