On Saturday, September 10, Montana BHA teamed up with Madison-Gallatin Trout Unlimited and the Madison River Foundation to remove trash from the Madison River. Volunteers on foot and in their drift boats, kayaks and rafts leant a hand to clean up sections of river above Ennis and below Bear Trap Canyon. Trash bags were full to bursting, volunteers were tired but happy, and we laughed in bewilderment over the odd things found in the cleanup like a crockpot, a river tube and a spare tire! A ...

A plan that's over two years in the making is in its final step. Shodair Children's Hospital was given an almost 6,000-acre plot of land in the Snowy Mountains several years ago. They were given the land after the previous owner passed away and Shodair CEO Craig Aasved knew immediately they were going to repurpose it. “It's a win-win because the proceeds of this go into our new hospital building and then this just gives a whole lot more access to Montanans, which has been our goal all along. ...

Project Description The Northwest is home to the largest elk, mule deer, and prong horn populations in the state of Colorado. The Oak Ridge State Wildlife Area alone will carry up to 3,000 head of elk during the winter months. During this time the property is closed to the public, which encourages the herds to stay on the property instead of spilling over onto and damaging the surrounding agricultural lands.  Thanks to BHA volunteers and Colorado Parks and Wildlife we were able to further ...

Above: Students from the University of Montana learn how to process a whitetail doe at a BHA Hunting for Sustainability event.   My father introduced me to hunting at an early age. I knew how to gut a deer before I could write in cursive, and I called in my first bull elk before I was 10. I was taught to hunt before I could even line my pockets with my own tags. I’m not alone in how I was recruited into hunting. Recruitment efforts during contemporary times generally were centered around ...

News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 2, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org   Decision confirms the public’s right to walk or wade streambeds that cross privately owned lands SANTA FE, N.M. – The New Mexico Supreme Court has ruled again in support of public access to public waters in a Thursday decision that confirms the public’s right to walk or wade streambeds crossing privately owned lands. The opinion ruling by the court follows its unanimous decision in ...