At sunset on Saturday, a small and enthusiastic group of BHA volunteers joined up with CDFW's Region 6 sheep biologists at the foot of the Marble Mountains in the Mojave for the annual desert bighorn sheep survey. After camping through a windy night, everyone woke to a mercifully overcast morning. Three teams, each led by one of the scientists, were off not long after dawn, and everyone was at their first glassing location shortly after 6 a.m. It didn't take us long to find sheep as we ...

Support a 2nd Bear Tag in CA! CDFW has released their final black bear conservation plan, and in response, CA BHA has submitted a resolution calling on the Fish & Game Commission to implement a 2nd bear tag. Help advance bear hunting opportunities and science-based wildlife management in California by signing our petition here! Event/Stewardship Updates: Duck Camp: In January, BHA volunteers gathered in Mendota for our annual Duck Camp. Birds were shot, stories were shared, and fun was had ...

Counting Sheep in the San Gabriels – Even When We Don’t See Them Earlier this spring, BHA members joined volunteers from the Society for the Conservation of Bighorn Sheep (SCBS), personnel from the California Department of Fish & Wildlife (CDFW), and the U.S. Forest Service to support the annual bighorn sheep survey in the San Gabriel Mountains. This collaboration is part of an ongoing partnership between BHA and these critical groups and conservation agencies—one rooted in a shared ...

As the dust settles on 2024, we can look back and assess the work that BHA has done. BHA advocated and supported actions taken by the Department of the Interior and U.S. Forest Service that conserved a combined 41.5 million acres and promoted a science-based approach to land management. One of the most impactful to Nevada was the Ruby Mountains Oil and Gas Leasing Withdrawal, which you can find more about below. On the state level, 2024 was quiet like most even numbered years, but now it’s ...

Next week, the California Fish & Game Commission will consider acting on a recommendation by the Wildlife Resources Committee (WRC) that C.C.R. § 472 be amended to remove coyotes. CA BHA opposes any restriction on hunting in the state that does not include appropriate scientific rationale. Additionally, the actions of the WRC are inconsistent with with the Commission's mandate to provide appropriate public notice and details of the Commission agenda. BHA has partnered with several other ...