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Jul

2020

LETTER: Time for House to pass Great American Outdoors Act

By Rachelle Schrute - July 19, 2020 - Originally published in the Bozeman Daily Chronicle On June 17, the U.S. Senate passed the Great American Outdoors Act which is headed for a House vote on July 22. This bipartisan legislation fully funds the Land and Water Conservation Fund, our nation’s most successful conservation program which provides much needed dollars for repairs and maintenance projects on our public lands. During a time when our nation faces unprecedented challenges and economic ...
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19

Jul

2020

LETTER: The time is now for the Blackfoot Clearwater Stewardship Act

By Ben Gabriel, Marne Hayess, John B. Sullivan III, Frank Szollosi, Becky Edwards, Scott Brennan and Jim Klug - July 19, 2020 - Originally published in the Missoulian     Dear Sen. Daines, Passage of the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) in the Senate is cause for celebration during a trying time. Thank you for your work in the Senate advancing this public lands and outdoor recreation bill. The full and permanent funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund included in this package will ...
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17

Jul

2020

LETTER: Montana BHA supports the Mattson FAS Property Acquisition

Author: Aaron Agosto
July 17, 2020   The Montana Chapter of BHAPO Box 9257Missoula, MT 59807   Tony Powell, Region 1 FAS ManagerMontana Fish, Wildlife and Parks490 N. Meridian roadKalispell, MT 59901   RE: Mattson FAS/Property Acquisition   Dear Mr. Powell:   The Montana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, a grassroot conservation organization with roughly 3,000 dues-paying members, would like to submit these comments in support of the proposed fishing access site and property acquisition along Flathead ...
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16

Jul

2020

Wyoming Chapter Leads Work Projects Across the State

  On July 12th the Wyoming Chapter led the 2nd annual Flat Creek Cleanup. This effort was organized by Wyoming Board Members Erik Kramer and Ross Crandall to cleanup the popular shooting destination. Erik and Ross organized a group of 8 individuals including Wyoming Chapter Leaders, BHA members, and supporters. Many of us enjoy the freedom we have to shoot on our public lands and we share in the frustration of seeing our favorite spots abused. Partnering with our public land managers, in ...
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16

Jul

2020

Pennsylvania's elk are thriving; License apps close July 31

By Aaron Hepler When a conversation steers to elk hunting in a northeastern state like PA, it doesn’t hold the robust popularity of western states. Many non-resident hunters, or even general public for that matter, have no idea that PA holds the largest elk herd in the northeast. Let me tell you, we’ve got some biggins! By the 1870s elk were considered extirpated from Pennsylvania. With the creation of the Pennsylvania Game Commission in 1895, elk began to be a focus of concern. Beginning in ...
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15

Jul

2020

LETTER: Montana BHA Supports Everson Bench Conservation Easement

Author: Doug Krings
Gary Bertellotti (Region 4 Supervisor) Sonja Andersen (Lewistown Wildlife Biologist)   Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks 4600 Giant Springs Road Great Falls, MT 59405   RE: Everson Bench Public Scoping   Dear Gary and Sonja,   The Montana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers represents roughly 3,000 dues-paying sportsmen and women in Montana who advocate for quality fish and wildlife habitat and ethical conduct in the outdoors. Our Montana Chapter includes many members who hunt and fish ...
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15

Jul

2020

Women in the Woods: Carp Cooking Showdown

Author: Kassi Smith
When the mercury starts to rise, hunting in Colorado hits a low. During the ongoing nightmare of stay-at-home orders (and living in a condo without air conditioning) time on the water has become my only respite. Bait fishing, fly-fishing, kayaking, frog-gigging… sign me up. But if you yearn for longer days, cool air, and tell-tale song of a loosed arrow, your daydreams can come true. I bet you didn’t know someone could wax poetic about bow-fishing for carp, did you? My recent bow-fishing ...
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15

Jul

2020

State Wildlife Areas Deserve Everyone’s Support

Author: David Lien
In Colorado, we’re privileged have access to a smorgasbord of state and federal public lands that facilitate hiking, climbing, camping, canoeing, hunting, fishing, wildlife watching and a myriad of other outdoor activities. However, many of these public lands are increasingly being loved to death. State Wildlife Areas are a case in point. “Colorado Parks and Wildlife manages over 350 State Wildlife Areas and holds leases on nearly 240 State Trust Lands in Colorado, which are funded through ...
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15

Jul

2020

Outdoors Businesses Unite to Urge Passage of Great American Outdoors Act; House Schedules Vote

News for Immediate ReleaseJuly 14, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org In letter to House leadership, coalition of outdoors companies says bill ‘will stimulate our economy at a time when our country needs it most’ MISSOULA, Mont. – A broad coalition of outdoors-focused businesses is urging the U.S. House of Representatives to pass the Great American Outdoors Act, bipartisan legislation being called a “once in a generation” opportunity to fund conservation ...
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15

Jul

2020

A River Runs Through It by Norman Maclean

  This title is part of BHA's Jim Posewitz Digital Library: Required Reading for Conservationists   A River Runs Through It is a memoir of Maclean's adventures as a young man in the mountainous western Montana backcountry. Heralded as a classical American story, Maclean describes fly fishing on the Big Blackfoot River and working in the woods for the U.S. Forest Service. I originally read A River Runs Through It while fly fishing on an alpine backpacking trip in western Wyoming. After a day ...
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