On June 3, 2023, several Kentucky BHA members joined up with some professional Buckhorn Lake Park Rangers from the US Army Corps of Engineers at Buckhorn Lake to create some much-needed fish habitat structures. In June of 2022, historic floods devastated this area of Kentucky destroying or severely altering much of the habitat. The USACE welcomed the assistance of the KY BHA Chapter to help recreate some of that lost habitat. Through sweat, smiles, and laughter, the volunteers along with ...

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 ...

Sharing the results of their Resident Elk Hunter Survey, FWP’s press release and summary tout that 73% of respondents "are satisfied with elk management." Given the contention around elk management, this surprised us. So, we looked closer. FWP employs the commonly accepted 5-point numerical Likert scale to gauge hunter satisfaction, which provides the following five choices: 1 and 2 to measure dissatisfaction, a neutral option (3, signaling neither satisfied nor dissatisfied), and 4 and 5 to ...

Friday August 25, 2023 Raton, NM All Commissioners were present: Attending in-person: Commissioners Tirzio Lopez (Vice Chair), Sharon Salazar-Hickey, Fernando Clemente, Ed Garcia Attending Virtually: Commissioner Greg Fulfer (The remaining two seats on the seven member commission have not yet been filled) The meeting began shortly after 9 a.m. with a Commission roll call. Unlike usual, all staff and public attending were not asked to introduce themselves, perhaps to save time since ...