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16

Dec

2020

Eukanuba and BHA Launch Corporate Partnership

Eukanuba believes in helping dogs go further and achieve peak performance – all on North America’s expansive public lands and waters MISSOULA, Mont. – Eukanuba and Backcountry Hunters & Anglers have launched a corporate partnership that will advance both Eukanuba’s and BHA’s work in support of public lands and waters, public access opportunities and ethical practices afield. Eukanuba believes that inside every dog is an extraordinary athlete. For 50 years, Eukanuba has used the power of ...
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15

Dec

2020

BHA Podcast & Blast, Ep. 94: Alabama redeye bass angler Matthew Lewis

When most of us think of Alabama bass fishing, we think of throwing crankbaits along the shorelines of Lake Eufaula or tossing a weedless frog on the grass at Guntersville. But Matthew Lewis of Auburn has a different obsession – flyfishing the rocky river shoalwaters and deep, shaded little creeks for redeye bass (Micropterus coosae) a ferocious, brilliantly colored native fish that redefines what Southern bass fishing is all about. Matthew is the author of the book  Fly Fishing for Redeye ...
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15

Dec

2020

MT BHA Holiday Gift Guide - 2020

Author: Kevin Farron
We've made it easy for ya! Below are some must-have, hot-ticket gift ideas from many of the Montana-based brands and businesses who support our wild public lands and waters and all the work we do here at BHA. Now more than ever - if and when you can do it safely - we encourage you to shop local. Black Coffee Roasters is where BHA's Missoula staff gets their Joe. Not only do they make the best cup of coffee in town, but they continually support BHA and public lands, and now they're offering ...
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15

Dec

2020

Ethics Class in the Canadian Rockies

A reverent letter of gratitude to those who showed us the hunter’s ethic.   BY JUSTIN HANLON   Three handsome rifles affixed with meticulously zeroed Leupold scopes were held in the steady hands of skilled marksmen, rested intently on a grassy knoll as time froze: a six-point bull lay bedded down in the damp grass, lulled by a full belly and the comfortable weather. This was to be Ty’s bull, and we waited with bated breath as he prepared to squeeze the trigger. The other day, I had the ...
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14

Dec

2020

Big Win For Mule Deer Winter Range In Idaho!

Author: Idaho BHA
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced they have decided not to pursue a plan to build a 15-mile mountain bike trail along Lucky Peak Reservoir. The proposed "Lakeview Trail" would have been constructed in critical big game winter range within the Boise River Wildlife Management Area (BRWMA). These low elevation foothills outside of Boise are some of the best remaining intact winter range utilized by the largest migrating mule deer herd in Idaho. BHA and our conservation partners ...
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11

Dec

2020

U.S. Forest Service Drops Controversial Sections from Crazy Mountains Land Swap

News for Immediate ReleaseDec. 11, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org  USFS cited input from sportsmen and women as reason for change in course MISSOULA, Mont. – In a win for public access and public lands hunters and anglers, the U.S. Forest Service has removed sections of prime public lands elk habitat from a land swap in the Crazy Mountains in response to input provided by Backcountry Hunters & Anglers members and others.  The concerns raised by ...
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11

Dec

2020

Our State Elected Officials Should Invest in the Outdoors

As the pandemic drags on and our elected officials are faced with tough decisions about how to stimulate the economy while addressing growing budget shortfalls, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers is calling on decision-makers to further invest in one of the few economic sectors that is steadily growing – The Great Outdoors.   With few other alternatives for socially distant leisure activities available in town, millions of new and lapsed sportsmen and women of diverse backgrounds and economic ...
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10

Dec

2020

Looking For a Great Gift?

Support your public lands and waters AND your favorite brands with BHA’s collaboration gift lineup:  Hunting for the perfect gift for the special sportsman or woman on your list? Backcountry Hunters & Anglers is your one-stop shop for all of your holiday gift needs. From the beginner in the field to the experienced outdoorsman or woman, BHA has a gift for everyone.   Support your public lands and waters while checking off friends and family from your holiday gift list so you can get back ...
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10

Dec

2020

BHA Reacts to Selection of Vilsack as Agriculture Secretary

News for Immediate ReleaseDec. 9, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org  MISSOULA, Mont. – In response to President-elect Joe Biden’s planned nomination of former Iowa governor Tom Vilsack as agriculture secretary, a role he held for eight years during the Obama administration, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers President and CEO Land Tawney issued the following statement: “American hunters and anglers are keenly aware of the Department of Agriculture’s crucial ...
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9

Dec

2020

A Giant's Shoes to Fill

Author: Hal herring
BHA says goodbye and thanks to mentor, friend and role model Jim Posewitz   By HAL HERRING   The first time I met Jim Posewitz was in the late 1990s, when I was immersed in reporting on the controversy over game farming and captive trophy shooting in Montana. Most of what was happening in this battle was playing out in small county-level sportsmen’s groups like the Ravalli County Fish and Wildlife Association, and Jim Posewitz was visiting and speaking to them all. Night after night, ...
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