BCH of Montana Convention is from April 14-16, 2023 at the Majestic Valley Arena in Kalispell, MT. They decided the best way to counteract this proposal was to start an organization of like-minded individuals to protect stock access to the back country. In the spring of 1973, these men, along with the help of their families and friends, started the Back Country Horsemen in the Flathead Valley of Montana. The organization has now spread to 212 chapters throughout the U.S.