Lewis and Clark County Commissioners316 North Park Ave Rm 345Helena, Montana 59623 Kyle Weaver, CEORocky Mtn Elk Foundation5305 Grant Creek RoadMissoula, MT 59808 Dear Commissioners and Mr Weaver: Montana Chapter of Backcountry Hunter and Anglers enthusiastically supports the proposed acquisition of the 442-acre Falls Creek Project parcel in the Dearborn drainage as proposed by the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. Our Montana Chapter is comprised of 2,600 active hunters and anglers from around ...

By Hunter Stier - October 2, 2018 - Originally published in the Missoulian.  I’m one of thousands of Montana sportsmen who celebrate and champion North America's outdoor heritage by hunting and fishing in wild places. In southwest Montana we are fortunate to have an abundance of these spaces, and it is no coincidence it’s home to an incredible abundance of wildlife, from brown trout to cutthroat, sage grouse to elk. The area’s intact, quality habitat makes it a destination hot spot for ...

Wisconsin Backcountry Hunters & Anglers members will vote in several crucial elections in 2018 that will affect hunting, fishing, and the management of wildlife and public lands, including governor, who appoints the Department of Natural Resources Secretary and nominates the members of the Natural Resources Board. All three members of Wisconsin’s delegation in the U.S. House of Representatives and one Senate seat are up for grabs as well. With many candidates vying in the November 6thgeneral ...

  With public lands issues taking center stage in numerous races across the country, the votes of sportsmen and women represent an increasingly powerful force. Your vote is the single most powerful way to make sure your voice is heard – in Washington, D.C., and state legislatures across the country. Like you, our members are hungry for information about the values of those who are seeking our votes. And as for the candidates themselves? We’re putting them on notice: We hunt, and we fish, ...

This past Saturday on National Public Lands Day the Utah State University BHA Club led a successful habitat improvement project in Spawn Creek, removing over a quarter mile of barbed wire fencing and packing it out several miles. Although the fence has done its job in keeping cattle away from the creek it was in need of an upgrade. Removing the fencing before the winter months when cattle are off-range will open up migration pathways for moose, mule deer and elk. In addition, Spawn Creek is ...