The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) appointed Kassi Smith to serve on their Chapter Leadership Team (CLT) as San Luis Valley Public Lands & Community Liaison. She previously served on the CLT as an Assistant Regional Director for the Denver Metro Area/Group and later on the chapter Executive Leadership Team (ELT)/Board.[1]  Kassi was born on the west coast of Washington and spent every summer on her grandparent’s farm in eastern Washington. She started fishing and ...

Backcountry Hunters & Anglers is a member organization that seeks to ensure North America's outdoor heritage of hunting and fishing in a natural setting, through conservation education and work on behalf of wild public lands, waters, and wildlife. We support the North American Model of Wildlife Management (NAMWC) and hunter ethics. Backcountry Hunters & Anglers is a nonpartisan group of sportsmen and women who are standing up for wild places and for the outdoor opportunities they ...

“Deerness manifests a death.My word is grateful.”- Ursula K. Le Guin, Always Coming Home Fall is here, and hunting season is in full swing. Even as many of us turn our thoughts to filling freezers, it’s important not to lose sight of the conservation fights at our doorstep. Unfortunately, the challenges to public lands, water, and wildlife don’t take hunting season off–especially in an election year. For proof, look no further than Prop 127. On Colorado ballots this fall, this initiative ...

“Spring, in addition to many other things, is a time for renewal of memories that may have grown dim during the winter.” – Sigurd F. Olson, Wilderness Days  As the days grow longer and the weather begins to warm, many of us are looking forward to renewing memories—perhaps of a favorite stretch of stream, a special campsite, or that secret turkey hideout. We’re also gearing up for a busy stewardship season, with projects to improve wildlife habitat in the works all across the state. And we’ll ...

Senate Bill 22-169, "Sensitive Species Data And Public Records: Concerning the nondisclosure of sensitive species information under the "Colorado Open Records Act" is an important bill that will protect sensitive game species' GPS coordinates and keep the principles of fair chase in play in Colorado. This bill passed the Colorado legislature in April and is now awaiting Gov. Jared Polis's signature as of today.