The Montana Chapter submitted the following comments to the FWP Mule Deer Citizen Advisory Committee in response to the Guiding Principles that MDCAC has developed to help shape a mule deer statewide management plan:  The Montana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (MT-BHA) comprises approximately 2,500 dues-paying members and thousands of supporters. Our mission is to ensure North America's outdoor heritage of hunting and fishing in a natural setting through education and advocacy for ...

For Immediate Release  Aug. 1, 2024  Contact:  Thomas Plank, 303-720-0111 plank@backcountryhunters.org  Public Hunting and Fishing Access Expanded on National Wildlife Refuges  WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) announced the expansion of hunting and fishing opportunities at twelve national wildlife refuges, increasing access by approximately 211,000 acres. As the “voice for our wild public lands, waters, and wildlife,” Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) ...

As summer on Capitol Hill comes to a close before August recess, a flurry of activity took place to advance legislation to fund our public land management agencies and conservation programs for the rapidly approaching 2025 fiscal year. Other legislation impacting our public lands, waters, and wildlife was considered by the House Natural Resources Committee, including a bill that would direct revenue from renewable energy projects into a conservation fund, and legislation that would transfer ...

For Immediate Release Aug. 1, 2024 Contact: Thomas Plank, 303-720-0111 plank@backcountryhunters.org “Good Samaritan” Legislation to Clean Up Abandoned Mines Passes the Senate WASHINGTON, D.C. – On July 31, the U.S. Senate passed the Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act (S. 2781) without objection. As the “Voice for our wild public lands, waters, and wildlife,” Backcountry Hunters Anglers (BHA) has strongly supported “Good Samaritan” legislation for decades and is now ...

BHA volunteers gathered this July to remove unnecessary fencing on a 200-acre parcel of prime big game habitat recently acquired by the United States Forest Service in the Pioneer Mountains near Wise River, Montana. Staff from the National Wildlife Federation and USFS facilitated the event by identifying priority zones and marking property boundaries, making it easy for BHA volunteers to show up and get to work. Marked by generations of varied use, the parcel included portions of barbed ...