Rob Parkins did not move from the East Coast to Idaho for the cold Rocky Mountain winters. He spends them cozy inside his house tying flies, scouring maps for hunting, and counting the days until the rivers break from the ice. Rob also spends the snowy months of the year working on stream and river access across the country as BHA’s public waters access coordinator. He joined Team BHA this January, but rivers have been the defining characteristic of Rob’s life. The BHA bumper sticker, “Use ...

Katie McKalip, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers’ communications director, explored Eastern backcountry at an early age while growing up outside of Washington, D.C., in Virginia. She waded through the busy hustle of the city to find pockets of public lands and waters, everything from local ponds and marshes to Civil War battlefields. Being raised near the nation’s capital in a military family resulted in a lot of dinnertime discussions about law-making and policy, conversations that would ...

Dylan Snyder, born in Montana, hasn't missed a chance to go hunting and fishing since he could walk. He grew up following his older sister and father up the nearest mountain to hunt. He likes to say he's been involved in the fight for public lands for a mere cup of coffee compared to his older compatriots.  He stuck to his own personal sporting adventures until a year ago when the attacks on public lands and waters pushed him to go beyond his own recreation and get involved in the fight. He ...