Media State Issues New Pine Tree agreement benefits public and wildlife 3/18/2022 We didn’t really need a reason to celebrate on St. Patrick’s Day, but public land hunters in Arkansas can raise a toast to a long-term management agreement for the Pine Tree Research Station... Tags: the campfire, Arkansas Chapter, keepitpublic Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Protect the Yanahli WMA 2/7/2022 Public wildlife management areas (WMAs) managed by the state agency are a valuable asset to Tennesseans and Tennessee’s rural economies, and Yanahli is one of the state’s most popular. Hunters... Tags: public lands, Tennessee Chapter, keepitpublic Download
Media State Issues Help Repeal Ban on Sunday Hunting on Public Lands in SC 2/7/2022 Tags: public lands, South Carolina Chapter, keepitpublic Download
Media State Issues Arkansas' Pine Tree Research Station Will Stay Open to Public Hunting 2/7/2022 A major victory for public lands hunting access was notched last week in the Arkansas Capitol as the attempted sale of the Pine Tree Research Station was closed down. "To put it succinctly,... Tags: the campfire, access, Arkansas Chapter, keepitpublic Download
Media State Issues Press Releases Public Lands Sportsmen Rally Against Bundy Event 1/21/2018 Montana members of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers attend anti-public lands conclave featuring lawbreaking Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy PARADISE, Mont. – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers members from... Tags: the campfire, Montana Chapter, press releases, keepitpublic Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Wisconsin BHA's Position on State Land Sale 10/12/2016 The Issue:The latest phase of state lands proposed for sale by the state of Wisconsin would result in the direct loss of 1,344 acres of high quality public hunting, fishing and recreational... Tags: Wisconsin Chapter, keepitpublic Download
Media State Issues Help Wyoming BHA Stop the Proposed Bonander State Land Exchange 9/6/2016 Sign the petition to stop the Bonander Land Exchange. Details: 1,040.67 acres of state land in the Cow Creek drainage of the Laramie Range are proposed to be traded for 295 acres in the Black... Tags: Wyoming Chapter, keepitpublic Download
Media State Issues An Open Letter to the Staff, Board, Members, and Supporters of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers 4/27/2016 By BHA's 2016 Aldo Leopold Award Winner, Mark Heckert I am humbled and deeply appreciative of the honor of the Aldo Leopold Award you have given me for my actions in defense of our public... Tags: Oregon Chapter, Oregon Blog, keepitpublic Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Press Releases Colorado BHA Op-Ed: Transferring Federal Public Lands to States Bad for Hunters and Anglers 3/11/2016 As a big game hunter who (like over 90% of Colorado sportsmen) hunts public lands, the recent push by some elected officials and big-industry groups to transfer our federal public lands to state... Tags: Colorado Chapter, press releases, public lands, issues, keepitpublic, media Download
Media State Issues Press Releases BHA Statement on Arrest of Cliven Bundy 2/11/2016 MISSOULA, Mont. - In the wake of the arrest in Oregon of Cliven Bundy, a Nevada scofflaw and leader of a movement to seize public lands from the American people, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers... Tags: press releases, Oregon Chapter, public lands, Oregon Blog, issues, keepitpublic, media Download
Media State Issues Background on the Durfee Hills Land Exchange 7/2/2015 The BLM has consistently determined that exchanging the Durfee Hills from the public domain is, "not in the best interest of the American people." Yet, the relentless push by the Wilks brothers to... Tags: Montana Chapter, keepitpublic Download
Media State Issues Protecting Our Public Lands 10/15/2014 The following article, by Tim Brass, was originally published in the October/November issue of the Outdoor Writers Association of America's Outdoors Unlimited Magazine. "We have fallen heirs to... Tags: public lands, Wisconsin Chapter, issues, keepitpublic, media Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Standing with BHA & The Sportsman's Pledge 10/28/2013 Several months ago it came to light that traditional bow hunters are the fastest growing segment of BHA’s membership. My own interest in shooting my long-neglected recurve bow had been... Tags: Utah Chapter, keepitpublic Download