After a busy session, the Utah Legislature wrapped up this past Friday, March 1. The chapter leaders of Utah Backcountry Hunters and Anglers tracked multiple bills this year and participated in several public comment opportunities to voice our support / opposition. Overall, there were a disappointing number of bills attacking federal public land and federal lands agency management authority, which may lead to access issues and habitat loss in the future. However, there were also a few bills ...

In the November Regional Advisory Council (RAC) meeting agenda, we saw various proposals from the Division of Wildlife Resources (DWR) emerge for public comment, some of which directly relate to BHA core issues, including hunter opportunity and access. The Utah Chapter of BHA provided written comment to the different RAC’s and the Wildlife Board which mainly focuses around two issues affecting Access and Opportunity: (1) the recommended changes to the Landowner Association program and (2) ...