The New Mexico State Land office is undergoing a public planning process for the 212 acre parcel of state land adjacent to Valle de Oro that was unilaterally closed to waterfowl hunting by the state land office in 2019. The area was closed with no opportunity for public comment beforehand. The New Mexico Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers was heavily engaged in fighting this hunting closure when it was taking place and later met with the Valle de Oro refuge manager to explore a ...

The New Mexico & Texas Chapters of Backcountry Hunter & Anglers are honored to receive the USFS’s 2023 Prairie Partner Award! This award is for external partners that have demonstrated resource stewardship, a willingness to provide funding and other resources to Grassland projects and have produced innovative practices and results. Our grassroots volunteers have driven hundreds of miles to reach the grasslands and execute 6 full days of field work since the project was launched in 2021. ...

Texas BHA is organizing a fence modification project for this Spring to improve habitat permeability and connectivity for pronghorn on the Rita Blanca National Grassland. We hope you can join us for this weekend long chapter campout that will allow our volunteers to have a lasting impact on this vital shortgrass prairie ecosystem while rubbing elbows with land managers, private landowners, and fellow BHA members around the campfire.   On Saturday and Sunday, volunteers will work alongside ...

On behalf of the New Mexico chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, the voice for our wild public lands, waters and wildlife, we thank you for introducing the M.H. Dutch Salmon Greater Gila Wild and Scenic River Act (S. 3670). We encourage you to work with Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairwoman Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Ranking Member Joe Manchin (D-WV) on advancing the legislation to the Senate floor. The Gila National Forest encompasses the Aldo Leopold Wilderness, Blue ...

It's that time of year when hunters head into the field to enjoy public lands and carry on our time honored tradition of hunting with family and friends. Sometimes during these outings we encounter wrongly locked gates on state trust land. If you run into a gate that you believe to be wrongly locked, here's what to do.  1. Determine if the gate is wrongly locked. The right to enter State Trust Land is assured if access is available by public road (defined in Section 67-2-1, NMSA 1978) or ...