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Aug

2023

Colorado BHA Q3 2023 Update

Author: David Lien
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) mission is to ensure North America’s outdoor heritage of hunting and fishing in a natural setting, through education and work on behalf of wild public lands, waters, and wildlife. Although our organization is formed around hunting and fishing, our members are also avid hikers, backpackers, trail runners, mountain bikers, off-roaders, and so-on. Most importantly we seek to conserve our natural resources so that all pursuits can be enjoyed responsibly for ...
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3

Aug

2023

2023 Muster in the Marsh Recap

"Muster" is a verb. To muster anything takes action, and being the hunters and anglers we are, it’s our nature to do just that. We push ourselves to the limit and give our all for the things we value.  So it’s no surprise that we’re still buzzing a week after BHA’s annual Muster in the Marsh event hosted by the Ohio BHA Chapter. Through multiple months of planning, meetings, new connections, and collaboration, we were able to celebrate our public lands and water amongst some of the finest - ...
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2

Aug

2023

EVENT RECAP: Yellowstone WMA Hands-on-Habitat Day

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 ...
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2

Aug

2023

Montana BHA Improves 7 Miles of Trail in the Lee Metcalf Wilderness

Author: Montana BHA
At the end of July, Montana BHA staff and volunteers spent three days with the Forest Service improving trails in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest. The work will benefit hunters, high-alpine anglers, backpackers, and backcountry horsemen alike.      After meeting at basecamp, the Bear Creek Bunkhouse, on Friday morning we hit the trail. Our first order of work: clearing old water bars. Water bars help divert water off the trail, keeping the trail dry and stable. Over time, dirt, ...
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2

Aug

2023

EVENT RECAP: Montana Chapter Leader Hosts Women's Backpacking Trip

Author: Anne Jolliff
Last month, Montana BHA board member, Anne Jolliff led an all-women's backpacking trip into an alpine lake in the Pioneer Mountains. The first of what will hopefully become an annual adventure, the weekend consisted of a five-and-a-half-mile hike in, one enjoyable night in the backcountry, and more rising rainbow trout than they could count! Around the campfire, the group shared funny stories, backcountry tips and tricks they've picked up over the years, and enjoyed delicious meals from ...
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1

Aug

2023

BHA Podcast & Blast, Ep. 161: Texas Chef & Sportsman Jesse Griffiths

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31

Jul

2023

Montana BHA Comments on 2023 EMP Draft

Author: Montana BHA
July 31, 2023   Montana FWP Wildlife Division 1420 East Sixth Avenue  Helena, MT 59620   RE: Montana BHA Comments on the 2023 Montana Statewide Elk Management Plan Draft   Mr. Northrup, Mr. McDonald and Mr. Wakeling:    On behalf of the Montana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, we offer these comments in response to the 2023 Montana Statewide Elk Management Plan Draft.    Our Chapter consists of roughly 3,000 dues-paying members and tens of thousands of supporters in Montana. We care ...
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31

Jul

2023

Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Appoint Habitat Watch Volunteer (Janet George) for the Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forest

Author: David Lien
Janet George volunteered as a Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Habitat Watch Volunteer for the Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forest. She was born and raised in southwestern Michigan. More specifically, the area between Grand Rapids and Holland, only 15 miles from Lake Michigan’s shoreline. “My Dad started taking me fishing when I was 4 years old on pan fish and I started small game hunting at 12 years old near my parent’s home in Michigan,” Janet said. “We continued to enjoy time ...
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28

Jul

2023

Rhode Island BHA Sponsors DEM Youth Waterfowl Hunt

For the third season in a row BHA’s New England Chapter is sponsoring this year’s Rhode Island youth waterfowl training & mentored hunt, organized by the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management’s Fish & Wildlife Division. Like prior years, the 2023 program will include a pre-hunt waterfowl hunting workshop & shooting range day on Sunday, October 15th followed by a mentored hunt during RI’s youth waterfowl weekend on Saturday, October 28th. “DEM's mentored hunting opportunities, ...
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27

Jul

2023

National Monuments, A Net Gain for Hunters and Anglers

News for Immediate Release  July 27, 2023  Contact: Drew YoungeDyke, TU, 734-280-8909, drew.youngedyke@tu.org   Katie McKalip, BHA, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org  Noah Davis, TRCP, 406-926-3201, ndavis@trcp.org    Report evaluates existing national monuments and offers principles for future proposals  In a new report, National Monuments: A Hunting and Fishing Perspective, 25 groups and businesses –championed by Trout Unlimited, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, and the Theodore ...
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