Co. Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Recognize Members for Browns Canyon Contributions

By Ammoland

By David A. Lien
Chairman, Colorado
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers

Colorado –-(Ammoland.com)- The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) recognized two members, Bill Sustrich and Paul Vertrees, for their sustained contributions to protecting big game habitat in Browns Canyon (a scenic and rugged region between Salida and Buena Vista on the Arkansas River) at their 7th Annual Colorado BHA Chapter Rendezvous (& Browns Canyon National Monument celebration) held June 5-7 2015 in the San Isabel National Forest west of Salida.

Since 2005 Colorado BHA has advocated for (along with multiple other dedicated hunters, anglers, hikers, rafters and conservation groups) the protection of 22,000 acres along the Arkansas River in central Colorado through the protection of Browns Canyon as a National Monument—the designation was made by President Obama on February 19, 2015.

Bill Sustrich, a World War II/U.S. Navy veteran, was born and raised in Pennsylvania coal mine country and started hunting whitetail deer in his early teens, taught by his oldest brother. Bill went on to serve in the Navy as a mine sweeper Gunners Mate during WWII. After an honorable discharge, he moved to …read more

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