January 5th, 2019 Sharon RoseRegion 2 MTFWP Comment Coordinator3201 Spurgin RoadMissoula, Montana 59804shrose@mt.gov   To Ms. Sharon Rose:   The Montana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers highly encourages the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks to acquire the proposed 154- acre addition to the 9,635-acre Garrity Mountain Wildlife Management Area (WMA).   MTBHA is supportive of the Natural Resource Damage Programs’ Restoration Plan (2012) and acquiring this parcel is ...

Backcountry Hunters & Anglers and Orvis teamed up in 2018 to give public land owners a chance to showcase their public lands experience and win one of four great prize packages by entering our 8th annual Public Lands and Waters Photo Contest. We received nearly 1000 images from all across North America. The BHA staff narrowed the submissions down to the top 10 and voted to select our final winners. Here, we’re happy to present you with the winning images of 2018 and the stories behind each ...

By Connie Keogh - January 4, 2019 - Originally published in the Missoula Current. Conservation of our public lands is critical to our quality of life. I am grateful to have been able to live and recreate near public lands all of my life. As a young girl, once all the hay bales were stacked, my dad would announce that it was time to head to the mountains. The panniers held a week of provisions and our family of four would ride horseback to Rainbow Lake in the Beartooth Mountains to fish, hike ...

The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers recently appointed Andrew (Drew) Perez and Sam Cummings to serve as their Denver Metro Area Regional Director and Assistant Regional Director, respectively. Drew Perez - Regional Director Born and raised in lower Westchester County, New York, just outside of Manhattan, Drew was in Scouting and went on to attain Eagle Scout status. His outdoor travels and experiences included frequent trips to the Catskills, Adirondacks and other public ...

News for Immediate Release Jan. 28, 2019 Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org   Inside the Winter Issue of BHA’s Backcountry Journal The newest issue of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers’ magazine is available today   MISSOULA, Mont. – The newest edition of BHA’s quarterly publication, Backcountry Journal, has arrived in members’ and distributors’ mailboxes. This issue, featuring cover art by Ed Anderson, runs the gamut of public lands hunting and fishing in North ...