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Jan

2020

LETTER: Montana BHA Comments on Elk Shoulder Seasons

January 13, 2020     The Montana Chapter of BHA PO Box 9257Missoula, MT 59808     Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Commissioners: Shane Colton, Richard Stuker, Tim Aldrich, Pat Byorth and Logan Brower Director: Martha Williams 1420 East Sixth Avenue Helena, MT 59620     Dear FWP Commissioners and Director Williams:     The Montana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers is a non-profit organization representing more than 3,200 Montanans who love to hunt and fish. We are concerned about the ...
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13

Jan

2020

Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Appoint Mesa County Assistant Regional Director

Author: David Lien
The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers recently appointed Eric Moyer to serve as an Assistant Regional Director for the Mesa County-Grand Valley Area. Eric was born and raised in Zanesville, Ohio. Family camping and fishing trips monopolized his free time until he started whitetail hunting. “In 1995, I found bow hunting and whitetails in the same year. I was just out of college and could barely afford the gear,” he says. “I was surrounded by great mentors that got me set up ...
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10

Jan

2020

LETTER: Montana BHA supports W-Bar Conservation Easement

Author: Matt Rinella
January 10, 2020   The Montana Chapter of BHA PO Box 9257Missoula, MT 59808   Montana FWP Attn: Brandi Skone P.O. Box 1630 Miles City, MT  59301 bskone@mt.gov Re: W-Bar CE Comment To the Dedicated Staff of Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks:   On behalf of the Montana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (MT BHA), I’d like to voice full-throated support for the proposed 6,751-acre W-Bar Conservation Easement. The area is a veritable wildlife heaven replete with the full complement of eastern ...
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10

Jan

2020

Senate Unanimously Passes Massive Package of Conservation Bills

News for Immediate ReleaseJan. 9, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org ACE Act represents consensus priorities of hunting and angling community; BHA urges House to advance to president’s desk WASHINGTON – Earlier today the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a diverse package of conservation measures, the America’s Conservation Enhancement Act, or ACE Act (S. 3051). The bipartisan bill represents a number of consensus priorities for hunters and anglers, ...
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9

Jan

2020

Venison Scotch Eggs

Like most other chefs, I enjoy reading and talking about food almost as much as I enjoy cooking and eating. In fact, I definitely spend more time thinking about food than cooking the dishes I prepare. That may seem odd to some, but there is a great deal of behind-the-scenes work that goes into the creative process of developing a dish. This recipe is a fine example of just that. This meal is not uniquely my own. The concept of a Scotch egg has been around for a very long time. I have seen ...
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Jan

2020

Fish, Wildlife and Parks commission rejects hovercraft on Bitterroot River

By Laura Lundquist - January 6, 2020 - Originally published in the Missoula Current Locals on fishing rafts, kayaks and inner tubes won’t have to dodge hovercraft on the Bitterroot River and a short stretch of the Clark Fork River below Kelly Island. On Monday, the Fish, Wildlife & Parks Commission denied James Crews’ petition to make rule changes that would allow hovercraft to cruise up and down the Bitterroot and Clark Fork rivers. Crews, a Bitterroot Valley resident of 20 years, tried to ...
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Jan

2020

OPINION: Celebrating public lands with a cold one

Author: Land Tawney
By Land Tawney and Marc Pierce - January 3, 2020 - Originally published in the Missoulian The next chapter of the conservation movement has arrived, and it comes in a can. Highlander Beer’s Public Land Owner Pale Ale, released in collaboration with Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, exemplifies the growing commitment by forward-looking businesses to protecting and improving our public lands. Together, we share the same goal: protecting our resources and celebrating our way of life. The ...
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Jan

2020

BHA Reacts to Administration Decision to Keep Anti-Public Lands Activist Pendley as BLM Director

News for Immediate ReleaseJan. 2, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org BHA calls for intensified review of William Pendley’s credentials via a formal nomination process MISSOULA, Mont. – Following an order by Interior Secretary David Bernhardt extending once again the temporary appointment of anti-public lands activist William Perry Pendley as head of the Bureau of Land Management, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers president and CEO Land Tawney reignited a ...
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Jan

2020

LETTER: Montana BHA's Follow-Up Comments on Pryors Travel Management

Author: Greg Munther
January 2, 2020   The Montana Chapter of BHA PO Box 9257 Missoula, MT 59808   Dave Lefevre, Field Manager dlefevre@blm.gov Jennifer Alexander, Outdoor Recreation Planner jalexander@blm.gov BLM Billings Field Office 5001 Southgate Drive Billings, MT 59101   Re: Pryor Draft Travel Management Plan EA (DOI-BLM-MT-C010-2019-0029-EA)   Dear Ms. Alexander and Mr. Lefevre: The Montana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers recently commented on the Pryor draft travel plan with emphasis on the ...
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1

Jan

2020

Texas Chapter Stands for Public Ownership of Wildlife

By Rich Rosenthal Conservationists celebrated a legal victory over captive deer breeding operations after a Texas appeals court reaffirmed the public ownership of wildlife, thanks in part to efforts from Texas BHA and other like-minded conservation organizations. The opinion made by the Texas Court of Appeals, Third District, affirmed the trial court’s decision in Bailey, Peterson v. Texas Parks & Wildlife Department. In the case, owners of a deer-breeding operation sued the state, arguing ...
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