The opportunity to hunt shouldn’t just be for the wealthy. So why should Montana’s special, statewide tags be any different? This was our pitch to the Fish & Wildlife Commission last summer. We argued there was a better, more equitable way than auctions to raise funds for conservation efforts: a raffle. Montana offers five highly prized statewide tags: bighorn sheep, elk, mountain goat, mule deer, and Shiras moose. They’re valid for any open season, any legal weapon, and anywhere in the ...

*** Learn more about this proposal and submit your own comments. The deadline is March 28th, 2024.***   March 13, 2024 Bureau of Land ManagementUpper Missouri River Breaks National Monument920 NE Main St, Lewistown, MT 59457Rachel Miller, rmiller@blm.gov Re: Left Coulee Access Environmental Assessment   Dear Ms. Miller -   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 ...

  Late in the summer, I almost always notice more roasts in my freezer than anything else. Most people overlook Indonesia when they think of Asian foods, but this one is incredible, and the ingredients (save one) are readily available at most grocery stores. Rendang is a traditional Indonesian Dry Curry slow-cooked in coconut milk, and it is an amazing way to breathe life into a classic roast.   Ingredients: 1 wild game roast (2-3 lbs) 1 can of coconut milk 1 can of beef broth or wild game ...

On Saturday, July 29th, Montana BHA joined forces with Pheasants Forever and Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks for a fence pull on the Yellowstone Wildlife Management Area.     The 4,500-acre property provides valuable habitat for pronghorn, mule deer and a variety of upland birds. The former - the pronghorn antelope - stand to benefit most from this fence removal, as fences like the one we removed are likely to cause harm or force pronghorn to travel great distances out of their way ...

In Montana, is Corner Crossing “unlawful,” “illegal,” or something else entirely? Across the country, the concept of “corner crossing” became the hottest topic in the hunting community when a federal judge in Wyoming ruled that, at least for the case in front of him, it did not constitute as unlawful trespass. You can read the full 32-page summary judgment here. As you can imagine, this has riled Montanans up from both sides of this issue. So what exactly are we talking about here?  In ...