The proposed Sheep Creek mine would sit on public land in the headwaters of the West Fork of the Bitterroot River. But residents of the area and local politicians are pushing back against the controversial plan
Author: Travis Hall
Travis Hall
Travis is Field & Stream's full-time associate editor. He covers breaking outdoor news and pressing conservation issues. Highlights Education Hall graduated from the University of Southern Indiana with a bachelor’s degree in journalism in 2012. His outdoor education began at age three in pursuit of stripper-pit panfish, and it continues to progress on a near daily basis. Experience Hall lives with his wife and two young sons in Montana’s Bitterroot Valley where he’s cutting his teeth on the finer points of elk, mule deer, and mountain grouse hunting. He grew up hunting whitetails and wild turkeys on reclaimed coal country in southern Indiana. F&S Lightening Round Favorite Place to Fish: Any fishing access site along the Bitterroot River; Favorite Critter to Hunt: Rut-crazed whitetails; Bucket List Adventure: September elk in Montana’s Big Snowy Mountains; Most Prized Piece of Gear: Savage Lightweight Hunter chambered in .308; All-Time Favorite F&S Story: “F&S Classics: The Day Bear Died,” by Hal Herring Notable Work
Cody Huhn was following up on a rumor he heard from a friend when he located the enormous buck in a bean field over the summer
Proponents say the rule would put wildlife conservation on par with mining, drilling, and grazing on hundreds of millions of acres of public land across the West
Proponents say the rule would put wildlife conservation on par with mining, drilling, and grazing on hundreds of millions of acres of public land across the West
Ryan Callaghan has been involved with BHA since the organization’s early days. Now he’s taking the reins as president and CEO
The highest court in the nation just re-affirmed access to more than 3 million acres of public land via corner crossing
The Utah Senator’s recent bill would strip long-standing protections from all public land wilderness areas within 100 miles of both the northern and southern border
Hunters and anglers have voiced opposition to the project for years, warning that it will be detrimental to the abundant game and fish populations in Alaska’s famous Brooks Range
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An aunt of one of the young hunters shared the tragic news on a Go Fund Me page yesterday afternoon
