Located in Taos County just East of the recently-designated Rio Grande del Norte National Monument (242, 555 acres), is a section of wild country that has long been recognized by sportsmen for its high value hunting and fishing opportunities and wilderness characteristics – The Columbine Hondo Wilderness Study Area.  Click here or on the image for a full sized map of this area.The area provides high quality habitat for Bear, Big Horn Sheep, Elk and Mule Deer. Rio Grande Cutthroat also ...

Idaho BHA Co-Chair Bruce Smithhammer shares his experience at the Eastern Idaho Fly Tying Expo, April 19-20 in Idaho Falls. As Idaho BHA membership continues to grow, we are taking our message to new venues and reaching out to more and more hunters and anglers about the backcountry we care about. With this in mind, BHA recently had a booth for two days at the Eastern Idaho Fly Tying Expo in Idaho Falls. The event draws fly tying talent and many interested anglers from the broader region - ...

The following is an introduction to the full scope of comments that Montana Backcountry Hunters & Anglers recently submitted to the Helena National Forest in partnership with the Montana Wildlife Federation in regards to the Blackfoot Travel Management Plan & Big Game Security Amendment.Dear Forest Supervisor Kevin Riordan:The following comments are submitted in response to the Helena National Forest proposed Big Game Security Amendment (Big Game Standard 4a). We request these comments be ...

Finally a chance to meet your Montana kindred souls, swap stories, share skills and build friendships.  Families are welcome.  If you have someone who wants to join BHA, bring them along. The Campground is alongside the Blackfoot River which should be fishable.  Campground has pull-thru campsites and basic toilets and water but no electricity.  Should be able to accomodate tents up to at least mid size trailers. Aspen Grove Campground is reserved from Fri pm June 14 to Sunday at 2 pm June ...

Background For years, sportsmen have been working to protect backcountry habitat in the Wyoming Range from fragmentation and large-scale oil and gas development. And for years, sportsmen have led a successful campaign to keep this sportsman's paradise as it is. Beginning in 2004 with a pending lease sale of 175,000 acres, sportsmen, conservationists and community members organized to express concerns about the sale. In response, the U.S. Forest Service pared the sale down to 44,720 acres, ...