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Feb

2016

A Sneak Peak Inside the Winter Issue of the Backcountry Journal

The winter issue of our magazine Backcountry Journal hit BHA member's mailboxes in early February. Here's a taste of what you'll find inside... Special feature on the High Divide Region of Idaho and Montana, focusing on the work BHA is doing to protect this incredible area. Backcountry hunting and angling from Florida's Everglades and Oregon's Owyhee Canyonlands to Norway. Instruction on cooking fresh deer heart and hunting around major storm events.We hope you enjoyed this issue! Join BHA ...
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26

Feb

2015

Local view: Protect legacy of public lands

The following Op-Ed was originally published in the Duluth New Tribune, here.Hunters, anglers and other outdoorsmen and outdoorswomen in Minnesota have access to federal and other public lands that most of the world can only dream of: the 666,540-acre Chippewa National Forest and 4 million-acre Superior National Forest, for starters. Then there are the 13 national wildlife refuges that all told cover 359 square miles.As a citizen of the United States, you are part owner of the largest ...
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26

Feb

2015

Gale, McKalip Join Backcountry Hunters & Anglers' National Staff

MISSOULA, Mont. - To advance its efforts on behalf of America's wild public lands, waters and wildlife, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers announces two additions to its national staff: John Gale as conservation director and Katie McKalip as communications director.  The new hires cap a period of unprecedented growth for the 10-year-old BHA, which over the past 18 months  has seen its membership numbers more than double and accumulated a string of successes in mobilizing sportsmen to advance ...
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17

Feb

2015

The latest assault on public lands includes the Antiquities Act

At a recent sportsmen’s rally in Santa Fe two young brothers – Scotty and Julian Gonzales spoke before an audience of over 300 people and rhetorically asked elected leaders what they would tell young people if they lost hunting and fishing access to federal public lands.  Their comments were met with a rousing round of applause as sportsmen’s groups like Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, Trout Unlimited, and the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership speak out against the transfer of ...
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3

Feb

2015

Rally with Colorado Sportsmen for Your Public Lands

What: Rally for Public LandsWhen:  12:00PM Wednesday, Feb. 25thWhere: West Steps, Colorado State Capitol, DenverWho: Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, Trout Unlimited, Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, and Colorado Wildlife FederationWhy: Join your fellow Colorado sportsmen and women at the Colorado State Capitol in Denver to oppose transferring millions of acres of national public lands to the state. Sportsmen know that they will lose access and opportunity if lands owned by all ...
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Feb

2015

Rally with Montana Sportsmen for Your Public Lands

What: Rally for Public LandsWhen: February 16th, High Noon  Where: Montana State Capitol. Second Floor RotundaWho: Montana Wildlife Federation, Montana Wilderness Association, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, Montana Chapter of the Nature ConservancyWhy: The Transfer of Public Lands is a hot button issue this legislative session. Powerful out of state interests are wooing our legislators to pursue a dangerous and economically disastrous path that would lead to excessive litigation and ...
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26

Jan

2015

Rally with Idaho Sportsmen for Your Public Lands

In Idaho and throughout the West, politicians have their eyes set on selling off the public lands that you depend on to hunt, fish and recreate.  We simply cannot stand idle as special interests seek to rob us of our American birthright. Join Idaho Backcountry Hunters & Anglers and sportsmen from throughout the state, Thursday, February 12th at 12:00 PM on the steps of the Idaho State Capitol in Boise as we rally support for keeping public lands in public hands.  You simply cannot afford not ...
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13

Jan

2015

SPORTSMAN’S VIEW: Sportsmen not buying PolyMet’s sulfide mining whitewashing

The following Op-Ed was published by the Duluth Tribune here.A PolyMet Mining board member opined recently in the News Tribune about the company’s proposed sulfide mining operation in Northeastern Minnesota. Not unexpectedly, his Dec. 29 commentary, headlined, “Mineral mining industry merits our appreciation,” made sulfide mining sound like a benign extension of the iron ore and taconite mining that has gone on in our state for generations. But what would you expect from a PolyMet board ...
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Jan

2015

Rally with New Mexico Sportsmen for Your Public Lands

In New Mexico and throughout the West, politicians have their eyes set on selling off the public lands that you depend on to hunt, fish and recreate.  We simply cannot stand idle as special interests seek to rob us of our American birthright. Join new Mexico Backcountry Hunters & Anglers and sportsmen from throughout New Mexico, Thursday, January 29th at 2:00 PM on the steps of the New Mexico State Capitol as we rally support for keeping public lands in public hands.  You simply cannot ...
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Jan

2015

Funding Access to our Public Lands

As 2014 came to an end there was some good news for hunters & anglers regarding the 50 year old Land and Water Conservation Fund.  Funding will continue for 2015 projects at the same level as last year - $306 million dollars.  But that is far short of what the fund is authorized to receive.  It covers only about one-third of the $900 million the fund should receive annually, according to the legislation.People ask, “What is the Land and Water Conservation Fund and what does it do”?  LWCF is ...
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