News for Immediate ReleaseDec. 17, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont. – Reacting to President-elect Joe Biden’s planned nomination of Rep. Deb Haaland of New Mexico as secretary of the Department of the Interior, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers President and CEO Land Tawney issued the following response: “Rep. Haaland has been a vocal and effective leader in the House of Representatives, championing conservation issues and elevating ...

  BY DAVID SUMNER   We took the trail slowly, through lodgepole pine, Engelmann spruce and Doug fir, up over scree-covered knolls, plunging again into the dark of the trees. We rested often and sang “Stay on the Sunny Side” and “Country Sunday School.” He bribed us with beef jerky and hard candy, and an hour or so before dark we walked from the forest edge to see the surface of Swasey Lake reflecting the exposed moraine, pocked with the expanding circles of rising trout. That morning, we ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...