This past weekend, public lands adversary Cliven Bundy headlined an anti-public lands gathering in rural Paradise, Montana. With his son Ryan Bundy and Montana State Sen. Jennifer Fielder, Bundy openly called for the transfer and sale of our public lands – and for Montana ranchers to stop paying their federal grazing fees.
The face of the opposition to the latest Bundy shenanigans were courageous Backcountry Hunters & Anglers members from across Montana who were there with a simple message: 640 million acres of public lands belong to all of us, and we’re not going to let anyone steal our heritage.
Montana BHA board member Nick Siebrasse offers his well-informed take on the Bundy circus coming to Montana in his op-ed column.
The Bundy fervor isn’t dissipating, and it’s time for us to double down. We will beat back their ill-conceived ideas through education and numbers.
What can you do?
1) Join BHA. Attend an event. If you are already a member, encourage your friends and family to become members. Become a life member. Wear your public land owner gear loud and proud. We need all the help we can get.
2) Support BHA. Your tax-deductible donation goes a long way toward supporting our public lands and defending our hunting and fishing heritage.
3) Call your elected officials at 202-224-3121. Let them know that you support our national public lands and oppose the idea of land transfer. Draft an opinion column or letter to the editor and submit to your local newspaper.
I’m proud to lead an organization that stands up for our public lands and waters unequivocally. We have much yet to do!
Sincerely,
Ryan Busse
National Board Chair
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers
http://www.backcountryhunters.org/
| Place | Team | Coyotes | Winnings |
| 1st | Keith Hample, Eugene Sandness ,Robbie Sandness | 6 | $252.00 |
| 2nd | Russ Young & Lee Slykerman | 2 | $180.00 |
| 3rd | Taten Brant, Dillon Carpenter, Nathan Schmidt | 2 | $108.00 |
| 4th | Garth Baker & Paul Carter | 1 | $72.00 |
| 5th | Randy, Brandon,Talor Larsons | 1 | $36.00 |
| Hunt Gun Winner | Chad Couture |
- DPMS AR Ron Paul
- Windham AR Boar Christensen
- Windham AR Ron VanBruggen
- Diamond Black AR Joey Botner
- Diamond Black AR Jim Haakenson
- Remington 700 7mm Dave Knutson
- Savage Predator 6.5 Rob Kopel
- Savage Axis 22-250 Tim Lockwood
- Mossberg 500 12 Ga. Scott Kaufman
- Remington 700 308 Sharon Kluvers
- Ruger 7mm-08 Ron Paul
- Winchester Super 12 Ga. Matt Maresh
- Marlin 30-30 Bob Flath
- Springfield 9mm Doris Premo
- Ruger 10/22 Bob Christensen
We had a good turn out considering the cold weather. We had 9 fish weighed in.
Prize winners below.
Perch
1st – Dale Monson – .8 lbs
2nd – Devin Stugelmeyer – .64 lbs
3rd – Jenny Hare – .54
Walleye
1st – Montana Morely – 3.87 lbs
2nd – Rich Will
3rd – Shawn Erickson
Pike
1st – Julie Drader – 2.08 lbs
2nd – Kevin Loibl
3rd – Troy Sorenson
Cash Drawings
$300 – Jenny Hare
$200 – Chad Miller
$100 – Candra Sargent
$350 Cash (Donated by the Landing) – Elizabeth Kronebush
January 23rd – Fish Day
Rhoades Science Center, room 135 at 6pm
February 13th – Nature Arts & Crafts
Rhoades Science Center, room 135 at 6pm.
March 20th – Recycling Day
Rhoades room 135 at 6pm
April 17th – Fishing
Sundstroms Landing, Lake Ashtabula at 4pm.
May 1st – Canoeing
Fish Hatchery at 4pm.
This will be our schedule for the spring 2017 school year. We are super excited for this year’s events and we cannot wait to see the children! Each event will be around an hour to an hour and half depending on the event. Hope to see you there!
ASK signs sponsored by North Dakota Wildlife Federation, RAP, North Dakota Land Owner-Sportsman Council and United Sportsmen of North Dakota. They are made of a durable aluminum with a reflective coating. Signs are available free of charge to North Dakota Landowners. Please contact your local NDWF affiliated wildlife club, a NDWF regional representative or Kerry at kwhipp@daktel.com to acquire signs. For additional contact information go to northdakotawildlifefederation.org
Some of these signs are out in Barnes County on the Steven’s Ranch
