“Challenge by Choice” by MN BHA Co-Chair David Lien.  Legendary Whitetails Blog: 7/11/13 http://community.deergear.com/Article/ChallengebyChoice A Letter to the Editor from MN BHA Co-Chair, Erik Jensen in the 7/5/13 Outdoor News, p. 3 More metro target ranges: good idea for shooting sports “Ryan Bronson has raised a very important issue to the future of hunting and shooting sports in MN (6/21/13). We absolutely need public shooting ranges near the Twin Cities. In addition to the ...

July 7, 2013                                                       TO: International Joint CommissionFROM: Minnesota Backcountry Hunters & AnglersSUBJ: Northern Minnesota Sulfide Mining ProposalsDear Commissioners:Minnesota Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) are a grassroots group of sportsmen and women who are united by a passion to protect and conserve the public lands, forests, mountains, prairies, streams, and lakes that support our hunting and angling traditions.Nationally we seek to ...

The following LTE was written by BHA Life Member, Bill Sustrich as a follow-up to an open house that Senator Udall and Congressman Lamborn held on the draft Bown's Canyon Wilderness/Monument legislation.Wildlife Travel Management Plan for Browns CanyonDear Editor:There were no real surprises emerging from the public meeting at Noah’s Ark on 4-13-13 relating to the future of Browns Canyon. A large majority of the audience comments were centered around the age-old axiom, “What’s in it for me?” ...

Billings Field Office5001 Southgate DriveBillings, Montana 59101BLM_MT_Billings_PompeysPillar_RMP@blm.govThe following are Montana Chapter Backcountry Hunters and Anglers (MT BHA) comments regarding the Billings/Pompeys Pillar Resource Management Plan (RMP.Montana Chapter Backcountry Hunters and Anglers are Montana sportsmen across the state that depend on management of public lands in Montana to support abundant fish and wildlife populations, as well as provide traditional, non-motorized ...

Stock your Tacklebox with Boots-on-the-Ground WisdomWe asked Backcountry Hunters & Anglers’ Facebook Tribe this question:If you had to choose one fly or lure to fish with for the rest of your life, what would it be?We learned some things. One, you are an opinionated bunch. Also, perhaps you just like to say “woolly bugger.” Either way, here are some recommendations to keep in mind next time you’re at the tackle shop. • Dardevle Spoon (This was by far the most popular lure. Classic that still ...