Image by Joel Caldwell For nearly 70 years, Tony Schoonen was above all else a bare-fisted brawler for wild country and his bone-deep conviction that “blue-collar people should be able to hunt and fish.”   BY DAN CROCKETT   Tony Schoonen cat-footed within 80 yards of his last bull, a solid six-point, four years ago. That was back when he was 85. Tony was alone on that hunt, but he did get some help packing it out. He shot his final elk two years later. When I asked him how many he’d killed ...

Montana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers  PO Box 9257 Missoula, MT 59807 Email: montana@backcountryhunters.org    The Board of Land Commissioners The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC)  Trust Lands Management Divisionlandboard@mt.gov   RE: Action Items 1220-1 and 1220-2   Dear Land Board,    The Montana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers is a grassroot conservation organization with roughly 3,000 dues-paying members. We submit these comments in ...

News for Immediate ReleaseDec. 18, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont. – In response to President-elect Joe Biden’s planned nomination of Michael Regan, secretary of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers President and CEO Land Tawney offered the following reaction: “Michael Regan is an experienced manager of environmental resources in ...

The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) recently appointed Kellan Johnson to serve on their Chapter Leadership Team (CLT) as an Assistant Regional Director (ARD) for the Colorado BHA Denver Metro Area Group. Kellan was born in Rapid City, South Dakota, but spent most of his childhood in Rifle, Colorado. He was introduced to hunting and fishing by his father. “I can remember going out hunting with him when I was 7 or 8 and just tagging along, probably spooking plenty of ...

Are you new to Duck Hunting?  You are in the right place, our free "Intro To Duck Hunting Webinar Series" bring three long term public land waterfowlers straight to you!  They will be breaking down strategy, scouting, timing, and the basic requirements to stack your freezer with delicious duck meat! All you have to do is RSVP for each event at the link below, and click the link on each page to join the live video! Each webinar consists of 40 minutes of live presentations and a final 20 ...