2024 District Meeting Announcement

A MOGA Member Benefit – Waiver & Release

Are you one of the MOGA Member Outfitters who has NOT taken advantage of the help MOGA can provide to protect you, your business, and your family from unnecessary risk?  If so, please take a few minutes and take the steps necessary to get the protection MOGA fought hard to attain for you and your business. Read full article

Trip Insurance Information

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Big Hearts Beat (Newsletter) – Winter 2023

Did you receive your Big Heart’s Beat (Newsletter) in the mail? It’s a good one! Thank you, Celi Chapman, for all your hard work and dedication for creating this masterpiece!! If you have not received yours and would like a hard copy, please contact the office at (406) 449-3578. Big Hearts Beat Winter 2023 Big Hearts Website

MOGA Donates Fully Outfitted Youth Deer Hunt

MONTANA OUTFITTERS AND GUIDES ASSOCIATION DONATES FULLY OUTFITTED YOUTH DEER HUNT TO GOVERNOR’S ANNUAL YOUTH HUNTING STORY CONTEST HELENA, MT— Montana Outfitters and Guides Association is proud to announce its generous donation of a fully outfitted youth deer hunt to be awarded to one of the ten winners of the Governor’s Annual Youth Hunting Story Contest. This guided hunting experience includes lodging and meals for one youth hunter and one non-hunting adult. The donated hunt will take place during the two-day Montana Youth 2024 hunting season. “Montana Outfitters and Guides is thrilled to contribute to Governor Gianforte’s Annual Youth Hunting Story Contest and looks forward to playing a role in fostering a new generation of responsible and passionate outdoor enthusiasts,” said Mac Minard, MOGA Executive Director. “Everyone loves a good hunting story and this contest will hopefully launch a lifetime... Read full article

TOMAHAWK CHARITABLE SOLUTIONS – Big Hearts under the Big Sky

TOMAHAWK CHARITABLE SOLUTIONS ANNOUNCES NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH BIG HEARTS UNDER THE BIG SKY  November 21, 2023 NASHVILLE, TN – Tomahawk Charitable Solutions (TCS), an organization dedicated to supporting the Special Operations Forces, Military, and Law Enforcement communities and their families, proudly unveiled its latest partnership at an event in Nashville last week. TCS announced that Montana-based Big Hearts Under the Big Sky (Big Hearts) has been designated as a national partner. Since its inception in 2017, Tomahawk has worked as a zero overhead charity.to address the immediate and enduring needs of our nation’s heroes and their families. Through events held throughout the year, TCS raises money to provide funding support for a number of carefully selected organizations. Each organization is vetted and must report yearly to show how charitable funds are being utilized.  In... Read full article

ELK MANAGEMENT LEGISLATIVE PACKAGE ADVANCES PAST TRANSMITTAL

3/3/2023   ELK MANAGEMENT LEGISLATIVE PACKAGE ADVANCES PAST TRANSMITTAL  Hunters and outfitters say bills improve elk management and build trust   Montana hunters, outfitters, and policymakers are celebrating a package of six bipartisan elk management and hunting-themed bills that have advanced through the Montana legislature’s general transmittal deadline.    The package of legislation was rolled out by the Montana Citizens Elk Management Coalition and Montana Outfitters and Guides Association during the “Elk Camp at the Capitol’ event in early January.  The package has been described as the first legislative agreement to bring the outfitting and hunting communities together since the 2007 legislature.   Representatives from the Montana Citizens Elk Management Coalition and Montana Outfitters and Guides Association say their package will collectively improve wildlife management, reduce non-resident... Read full article

MOGA Banner ADs on Sale Now

Advertise Your Business with a Banner Ad on the MOGA Website   MOGA Banner Ad Exchange Program allows members to promote their business and start receiving traffic by simply a joining the MOGA Banner Ad program. By placing an advertising banner on the MOGA website, you are encouraging visitors to your website in a very cost-effective way. Our new system designates four areas on the MOGA website for randomly-rotating ad banners. A click on your banner provides our viewers with a direct link to your products and services, or company website, while also providing brand or service name attention. It is FREE for MOGA Members, cheap for Non-MOGA Members, reliable and effective Advertising! This is a terrific and efficient way to advertise MONTANA BACK COUNTRY ADVENTURES or FALL HUNT SPECIALS and COW ELK HUNTS!! Read full article

Big Hearts Under the Big Sky Banquet – a packed house

Big Hearts Under the Big Sky Banquet – a packed house A evening of fellowship, celebration and active bidding with a sold-out crowd, the Big Hearts banquet was something we should all take a moment to be proud of. The mission of the organization is alive and thriving in its 15th year.  Former Montana Attorney General Tim Fox mc’d the evening, where former trip recipients Jason and Alex Allman and Matt Duker spoke through tears about what the experience meant to them and their families.  “Last Saturday night we celebrated 15 years of service and recommitted ourselves to the Mission of Big Hearts under the Big Sky in the future” said Mac Minard, MOGA’s Executive Director. Through the generosity of many sponsors, donors and Banquet attendees, fundraising goals were shattered.  During the event, an announcement was made that Big Hearts had received a commitment from an anonymous donor to... Read full article

Hunters and Outfitters Unite at ‘Elk Camp at the Capitol’

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 24, 2023 Hunters and Outfitters Unite at ‘Elk Camp at the Capitol’ Roll out legislative agreement to improve relationships and wildlife management More than one hundred hunters and outfitters participated in “Elk Camp at the Capitol’ on Tuesday at the Helena Capitol building. The event was hosted by the Montana Citizens Elk Management Coalition to facilitate conversations between hunters and lawmakers active in the 68th Montana Legislature. Speakers at the event, including Governor Greg Gianforte, reinforced the need for unity and collaboration between hunters, landowners, and outfitters to help resolve contentious wildlife policy debates. “Hunting and our outdoor heritage are part of who we are as Montanans,” Governor Greg Gianforte said. “Coming to the table together, the Montana Outfitters and Guides Association and the Montana Citizens Elk Management Coalition have found common ground and... Read full article