Dear Secretary Vilsack,On behalf of the undersigned organizations representing thousands of New Mexican sportsmen and women, we are writing to express our strong support for the recent Gila National Forest Travel Management Plan process.We strongly support the process the U.S. Forest Service undertook to evaluate the resources, consider public input and collaboratively determine a path forward. Our community acknowledges that federal lands are held in trust by all Americans and therefore our ...

Montana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers is comprised of Montana hunters and fishermen who value quality fish and wildlife habitat and maintenance or enhancement of traditional non-motorized hunting and fishing opportunities.  Many of our members hunt and fish almost exclusively on public lands, and many  focus on the National Forest lands in the Divide travel plan area.  We have a deep commitment to protection of wildlife and fisheries habitats and traditional non-motorized ...

Don't miss the HUNTING EVENT of the year!The Hunting Film Tour presented by Backcountry Hunters and Anglers is coming to Lacey, WA on June 26th! This event showcases incredible archery and gun hunts from all over the U.S. for a wide variety of species including elk, deer, turkey, ducks, mountain goat and aoudad.Cold beer will be served and AMAZING Raffle/Auction items will be available, including:  Kimber .380 Micro-Carry Pistol  Seek Outside "LBO" Tent & Titanium Stove Clothing Package ...

Location: Aspen Grove Campground (6 miles west of Lincoln, MT) on June 13, 204 – June 15, 2014.   The Rendezvous Campout is a great opportunity to get together with other MT BHA members.  share hunting and fishing stories and learn new skills. It will also be a great weekend to learn about conservation, hunting and fishing issues in MT and learn about MT BHA’s accomplishments, goals and objectives.Outside of just being able to relax in the woods with friends and family on Saturday (June ...

BHA's #MentorMonday is a weekly effort to recognize those who have coached us, encouraged us and helped make us who we are as sportsmen and women.  If you have a mentor that you would like to recognize on the Backcountry Blog, please send us a one to two paragraph entry and photo here.   I was lucky to have a lot of hunting mentors. One of them was C. Randall (Randy) Byers. Randy was a neighbor of mine growing up in Idaho and his sons, Tod and Kirk, were about my age. Randy outfitted us all ...