October 24, 2019 Mary Erickson, Forest SupervisorCuster-Gallatin National ForestP.O. Box 130Bozeman, MT 59771   RE: Proposed South Crazy Mountains Land Exchange   Dear Supervisor Erickson,   The Montana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (MT BHA) represents more than 3,000 dedicated and active sportsmen and women, and is Montana’s fastest growing public land, water and wildlife conservation organization. MT BHA appreciates the Custer-Gallatin National Forest’s efforts to consolidate ...

Missouri hunters may now have the opportunity they haven’t had since the early 19th century: putting bear meat on the table. This will be a huge resource for all Missourians who hunt. I marvel at how lucky we are to live in a state where scientific management methods are applied, wildlife populations thrive, and the hunter reaps the reward. Fellow BHA’er Clay Newcomb refers to the black bear as the “North American Icon.” Through Clay and his publications in Bear Hunting Magazine, the ...

It’s silent, aside from the swollen raindrops pinging on the metal roof of the cabin, like dimes being dropped on the floor, and the steady hiss of the old gas lantern that envelopes the small space in its warm light. Soothing.  Peaceful.  A cool October evening in Northern Michigan. My only company comes in the form of Harrison in hard cover, Jameson in a tin cup and thoughts of tomorrow’s float down one of my favorite rivers with a friend. I finish my drink and my chapter, extinguish the ...

The New York, Pennsylvania and Capital Region Chapters weighed in to support S. 2591, a bill to enable the U.S. Fish and Wildlife service to assist local stakeholders to expand conservation and restoration of the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed. The text of the letter submitted to Senator John Barrasso, Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee and Senator Thomas Carper, Ranking MemberSenate Environment and Public Works Committee is below.   Dear Chairman Barrasso and ...

News for Immediate ReleaseOct. 16, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Prime big game habitat and fisheries left vulnerable as administration exempts Tongass National Forest from management under National Roadless Rule MISSOULA, Mont. – Fish and wildlife-rich backcountry areas in the Tongass National Forest, America’s largest, will be opened to logging, road construction and industrial development under a proposal being advanced by the U.S. Department of ...