Checks and balances are a cornerstone of American democracy. This system of controls is also central to managing our fish and wildlife as a public trust resource in Montana. Here, our elected governor and legislators, along with the appointed fish and wildlife commissioners, have both the authority and duty to guide and approve how the department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks discharges its role as the custodian of our state’s wildlife and Montanans’ rights to hunt and fish. Therefore, ...

Conservation and democracy are among America’s most enduring principles. In fact, no other nation enjoys the vast array of national parks, monuments, wildlife refuges, rangelands, forests, rivers, and wilderness as the United States. The deed on a big part of this public land inheritance dates back to a veteran and Medal of Honor recipient, Theodore Roosevelt.[1] Fast forward a hundred-plus years and today veterans have a long history of taking the initiative in support of our great public ...

Come with Hal to southern Mississippi to talk with Alex Harvey, a registered professional forester in Mississippi and Alabama and a land management consultant, wildlife biologist and multi-generational conservationist, hunter and fisherman. Harvey is carrying on the outdoor traditions passed on to him from generations of his family, ranging from herbalism and foraging to rabbit, squirrel and deer hunting, cattle ranching, gardening, cooking and living a full and thriving life in the Southern ...

August 16, 2022 Lisa Timchak - Forest Supervisor420 Barrett StreetDillon, MT 59725Lisa.timchak@usda.gov RE: Point of Rocks Acquisition On behalf of our roughly 3,000-dues paying members in the Big Sky State, the Montana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers submits this comment in support of the proposed 417-acre Point of Rocks Land Acquisition located Madison County, MT. Montana’s outdoor recreation economy is responsible for generating $7.1 billion in consumer spending and an estimated ...