Northern Colorado has some of the best Canada goose hunting in the country if you can find access, afford a lease or be lucky enough to be invited to one. Low on decoys, I often wait for the last. So, when I get that call from a friend, usually someone I met through BHA, I try not to say no to their invitation.  This time the invite came from Colorado Chapter Co-Chair Donald Holmstrom. We headed to his lease and sat in the blind. As the geese lifted off the roost from a nearby lake, they ...

July 22, 2020 U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceAttn: Ben Gilles922 Bootlegger TrailGreat Falls, MT 59404benjamin_gilles@fws.gov RE: Montana BHA Supports Proposed Lost Trail Conservation Area The Montana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers represents thousands of “public land owners” dedicated to maintaining fish and wildlife habitat and fair chase hunting and fishing opportunities. We are pleased to offer comment during this scoping phase of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s proposal to ...

By Molly Elliott - July 20, 2020 - Originally published in the Flathead Beacon The Great American Outdoors Act would make targeted investments on our lands and waters On June 17, the U.S. Senate passed the Great American Outdoors Act with a 73-25 vote. This bipartisan legislation fully funds the Land and Water Conservation Fund, our nation’s most successful conservation program, and provides much needed dollars for repairs and maintenance projects on our public lands. The Great American ...

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 ...

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 ...