Media Press Releases California Public Lands Targeted for National Monument Designation 9/26/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 25, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Chuckwalla National Monument would span 660,000 acres of desert habitat with movement... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Blackfoot Clearwater Stewardship Act Advances in U.S. Senate 9/21/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 21, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Made-in-Montana bill would protect important headwaters, facilitate timber harvests in... Tags: the campfire, Montana Chapter, press releases
Media Press Releases Backcountry Journal Inside the Fall Issue of BHA’s Backcountry Journal 9/21/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 21, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org The newest edition of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers’ magazine is available... Tags: the campfire, Backcountry Journal, press releases
Media Chapter News Press Releases BHA Enters into New Partnership with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 9/20/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 20, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org USFWS will invest in restoration and fence removal, inventory and modification work in... Tags: stewardship blog, Colorado Chapter, the campfire, press releases, habitat
Media Press Releases BHA Statement on Montana Gubernatorial Race, Busse Candidacy 9/19/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 18, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont. – Ryan Busse, a former member and chair of Backcountry Hunters &... Tags: press releases
Media Press Releases ‘Good Samaritan’ Senate Bill Would Enable Remediation of Abandoned Mines 9/13/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 13, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Legislation heeds the calls of hunters, anglers for Congress to expediate cleanup of... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Alaska Public Lands, Habitat Conserved Following Administration Action 9/6/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 6, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Oil and gas leases cancelled in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, conservation activities... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases, Alaska Chapter
Media Press Releases BHA Formalizes $2.5 Million Partnership Agreement with BLM to Elevate Habitat Stewardship 9/6/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 6, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Partnership invests Inflation Reduction Act dollars in projects across Western states... Tags: stewardship blog, Colorado Chapter, the campfire, press releases, habitat
Media Press Releases Nevada Senators Urge Administrative Action to Conserve 350,000 Acres of Habitat in Ruby Mountains 8/25/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseAug. 25, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org WASHINGTON – A critical migration corridor for Nevada’s largest mule deer herd,... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases New House Bill Would Triple Investment in Successful Public Access Program 8/15/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseAug. 15, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org The Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act would increase funding for VPA-HIP to $150... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases
Media Chapter News Press Releases Administration Designates Grand Canyon Monument 8/8/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseAug. 8, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Close to 1 million acres of public lands in Arizona permanently conserved via Antiquities... Tags: the campfire, press releases, Arizona Chapter
Media Press Releases BHA Launches CEO Search 8/3/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseAug. 3, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Search committee led by BHA board invites applicants to lead North American hunter and... Tags: press releases
Media Press Releases National Monuments, A Net Gain for Hunters and Anglers 7/27/2023 News for Immediate Release July 27, 2023 Contact: Drew YoungeDyke, TU, 734-280-8909, drew.youngedyke@tu.org Katie McKalip, BHA, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Noah Davis, TRCP,... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases House Appropriations Makes Drastic, Reckless Funding Cuts to Public Lands Management 7/20/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseJuly 20, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Fiscal Year 2024 appropriations bill advances House committee, fails to consider... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Land Tawney, Longtime BHA President and CEO, Announces Departure 7/19/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseJuly 19, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Under Tawney’s leadership, BHA grew from a small, volunteer-based organization to the... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases $500 Million to Be Invested in Wildlife Habitat and Lands Conservation 6/30/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseJune 30, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org USDA’s Working Lands for Wildlife program is the beneficiary, key big game and upland... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Southern California Hunting, Fishing, Habitat Would Benefit Under Expansion of San Gabriel Mountains National Monument 6/29/2023 LOS ANGELES – Conservation of critical fish and wildlife habitat in southern California could advance through President Biden’s use of the Antiquities Act to expand the San Gabriel Mountains... Tags: the campfire, press releases, California Chapter, public lands
Media Press Releases Inside the Summer Issue of BHA’s Backcountry Journal 6/28/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseJune 28, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont. – The summer issue of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers’ quarterly magazine,... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Colorado Supreme Court Rules Against Public Water Access 6/6/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseJune 5, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Court ruled against plaintiff Roger Hill, reversing progress in the fight for legal... Tags: Colorado Chapter, policy blog, the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Supreme Court Rules Against Clean Water, Wetlands 5/26/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseMay 26, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org BHA maintains that wetlands and other waters with a significant connection to traditional... Tags: Idaho Chapter, policy blog, the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases 1872 Mining Law Reform Legislation Launched in 118th Congress 5/19/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseMay 19, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org The bicameral Clean Energy Minerals Reform Act would impose industry royalties and fees,... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases State Issues Montana BHA and Partners Celebrate Bill that Defends Legal Public Access 5/19/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseMay 19, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Montana’s House Bill 486 increases the fine 10X for illegally blocking public... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, Montana Chapter, press releases, public lands
Media Chapter News Press Releases Colorado Supreme Court Considers Stream Access 5/3/2023 News for Immediate Release May 3, 2023 Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org BHA continues fight for public waters access in the Centennial State DENVER, Colo. –... Tags: Colorado Chapter, the campfire, press releases
Media Chapter News Press Releases House Bills Would Weaken, Strip Funding from Land and Water Conservation Fund 4/28/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseApril 28, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org BHA roundly condemns suite of House bills that would undermine America’s most... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases, Arizona Chapter
Media Press Releases Inside the 'Public Access' Issue of BHA’s Backcountry Journal 4/14/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseApril 14, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org The new issue of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers’ magazine, featuring access-related... Tags: press releases
Media Press Releases Proposed ‘Public Lands Rule’ Defines Interior’s Conservation Strategy 3/31/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseMarch 30, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org BHA commends administration’s ‘forward-looking, comprehensive’ management approach to... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Recovering America’s Wildlife Act Introduced in 118th Congress 3/31/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseMarch 31, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org U.S. Senate reinvigorates bipartisan push for state and Tribal conservation of at-risk... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases BHA Bestows Top Honors at North American Rendezvous 3/30/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseMarch 30, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org An impressive slate of honorees receives BHA’s 2023 awards MISSOULA, Mont. – At the... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases State Issues Southwest Public Lands Permanently Conserved Via Antiquities Act 3/21/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseMarch 21, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org President Biden designates Avi Kwa Ame National Monument and Castner Range National... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases, Nevada Chapter
Media Press Releases Administration Budget Invests in Programs, Jobs that Would Advance Public Lands Conservation 3/10/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseMarch 10, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org $6.8 trillion proposal for FY24 would increase public lands management funding by... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Senate Bill Would Conserve Corridors, Habitat in Nevada’s Ruby Mountains 3/8/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseMarch 8, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Ruby Mountains Protection Act would conserve 340,000-plus acres home to mule deer, sage... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases, Nevada Chapter
Media Press Releases Bison Reintroduction Prioritized in Admin Plan for Public Lands Resiliency 3/3/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseMarch 3, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Interior Department’s Restoration and Resilience Framework identifies strategic... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases
Media Chapter News Press Releases New Mexico Public Lands, Habitat Would be Conserved in New Wilderness Bill 3/2/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseMarch 2, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Bicameral introduction of Cerro de la Olla Wilderness Establishment Act commended by... Tags: the campfire, press releases, New Mexico Chapter
Media Chapter News Press Releases U.S. Supreme Court Decision Upholds New Mexico Public Access Law 2/27/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseFeb. 27, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org The court declined to hear arguments from landowners challenging the public’s right to... Tags: the campfire, press releases, New Mexico Chapter
Media Chapter News Press Releases Reintroduction of Bill for Permanent Protection of Boundary Waters Met With Support from Sportsmen’s Organizations 1/31/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseJan. 31, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection and Pollution Prevention Act Would Ensure Public... Tags: Minnesota Chapter, the campfire, press releases
Media Chapter News Press Releases Alaska’s Bristol Bay Region Receives Critical Protections 1/31/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseJan. 31, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org EPA Final Determination preemptively revokes Pebble Mine permit under Section 404(c) of... Tags: the campfire, press releases, Alaska Chapter, public lands
Media Chapter News Press Releases Milestone Decision Reached on Boundary Waters, Most Visited Wilderness Area in United States 1/26/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseJan. 26, 2023Contact: Thomas Plank, 303-720-0111, plank@backcountryhunters.org Protections will Keep Pristine Wilderness Untouched for 20 Years WASHINGTON, D.C.—... Tags: Minnesota Chapter, policy blog, the campfire, press releases, public lands
Media Press Releases State Issues Roadless Protections for Backcountry Lands in Southeastern Alaska Restored 1/25/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseJan. 25, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Roadless Areas in the Tongass National Forest offer irreplaceable big game habitat, host... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases, Alaska Chapter, public lands
Media Press Releases EPA Takes Action to Conserve Clean Water, Wetlands, Healthy Habitat 1/5/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseJan. 5, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Final ‘Waters of the U.S.’ rule integrates best available science, public input,... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Congressional Budget Bill Increases Funding for Public Lands Management, Addresses Threat of Chronic Wasting Disease 12/20/2022 News for Immediate ReleaseDec. 20, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org $1.7 trillion omnibus bill would fund federal government through end of fiscal year... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Backcountry Journal Inside the Winter Issue of BHA’s Backcountry Journal 12/19/2022 News for Immediate ReleaseDec. 19, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org The newest issue of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers’ magazine is available today MISSOULA,... Tags: the campfire, Backcountry Journal, press releases
Media Press Releases State Issues BHA Files Legal Brief in Federal Court Supporting ‘Corner Crossing’ 12/7/2022 News for Immediate ReleaseDec. 7, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Public access to adjoining public lands via corner crossing is demonstrably legal, BHA... Tags: the campfire, press releases, Wyoming Chapter
Media Press Releases Administration Pledges to Conserve Nevada Public Lands Via Antiquities Act 11/30/2022 News for Immediate ReleaseNov. 30, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org President promises action to protect Avi Kwa Ame and surrounding region, which comprise... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Nevada Public Lands Could Receive National Monument Designation 11/18/2022 News for Immediate ReleaseNov. 17, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Avi Kwa Ame National Monument, spanning ancestral lands of 12 Indigenous tribes, would... Tags: the campfire, press releases, Nevada Chapter
Media Press Releases BLM Formalizes Approach to Conserving Wildlife Migration Corridors, Supporting Habitat Connectivity 11/15/2022 News for Immediate ReleaseNov. 15, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org BHA applauds administration policy intended to protect important habitat, facilitate... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases
Media Chapter News Press Releases BHA Commends Administration Designation of National Monument in Colorado 10/12/2022 News for Immediate ReleaseOct. 12, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Camp Hale-Continental Divide National Monument conserves valuable fish and wildlife... Tags: Colorado Chapter, the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Applications Sought for BHA’s 2023 Outdoors for All Scholarship 10/4/2022 News for Immediate Release Oct. 4, 2022 Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Scholarship awards help young people with disabilities get outdoors by providing... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Backcountry Journal Inside the Fall Issue of BHA’s Backcountry Journal 9/27/2022 News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 27, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org The newest issue of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers’ magazine is available... Tags: the campfire, Backcountry Journal, press releases
Media Press Releases BHA CEO Appointed to Federal Committee to Advance Hunting, Conservation 9/23/2022 News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 23, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org The Hunting and Wildlife Conservation Council advises the Interior and Agriculture... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Sagebrush Conservation Outlined in New Federal Management Plan 9/23/2022 News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 22, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Kevin Doherty, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, kevin_doherty@fws.gov... Tags: press releases
Media Press Releases What Motivates BHA’s Members? Conservation, Ethics, Tradition, Health 9/22/2022 News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 22, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org BHA’s annual member survey highlights membership’s youth, political diversity,... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases State Issues Montana Hunting and Conservation Groups Solidify Court Standing in Legal Defense of Elk Management 9/1/2022 News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 1, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, BHA, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Sonya Smith, MWF, 406-417-9909, sonya@mtwf.org District court judge... Tags: the campfire, Montana Chapter, press releases
Media Press Releases Skwala and BHA Launch Corporate Partnership 8/17/2022 News for Immediate ReleaseJuly 27, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Skwala and BHA Launch Corporate Partnership Skwala designs and produces technical... Tags: press releases
Media Press Releases Grasslands and Sagebrush Conservation Is Focus of New Senate Legislation 7/27/2022 News for Immediate ReleaseJuly 27, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org The North American Grasslands Conservation Act, introduced today, would support the... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Public Land Advocates Appeal Anti-Access Ruling in Crazy Mountains Lawsuit 7/21/2022 News for Immediate ReleaseJuly 21, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Coalition of sportsmen-conservationists maintains the Forest Service is abdicating its... Tags: policy blog, Montana Chapter, press releases
Media Press Releases HuntStand and BHA Launch Corporate Partnership 7/12/2022 News for Immediate ReleaseJuly 5, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org HuntStand offers indispensable toolset for hunting, habitat management and land... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases BHA Opposes House Bill That Would Strip Pittman-Robertson Funding 7/2/2022 News for Immediate ReleaseJuly 1, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org The shortsighted legislation is drawing widespread condemnation from hunting industry... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Boundary Waters Conservation Advanced by Administration Action 6/24/2022 News for Immediate ReleaseJune 24, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Lukas Leaf, SFBW, 612-270-6805, lukas@sportsmenbwca.org U.S. Forest Service... Tags: Minnesota Chapter, policy blog, the campfire, press releases, public lands, Public Waters Access
Media Press Releases BHA Awards Scholarships to Three Deserving Recipients 6/22/2022 News for Immediate ReleaseJune 22, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org BHA’s Outdoors for All scholarship helps young people with disabilities get... Tags: the campfire, featured, press releases
Media Press Releases Groups File Legal Brief in Supreme Court Supporting Stronger Clean Water Protections 6/17/2022 News for Immediate ReleaseJune 17, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Wetlands with a significant connection to traditional navigable waters must be included... Tags: press releases
Media Press Releases Inside the Summer Issue of BHA’s Backcountry Journal 6/15/2022 News for Immediate ReleaseJune 15, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org The newest issue of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers’ magazine is available today MISSOULA,... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases House of Representatives Advances 'Unprecedented' Wildlife Conservation Bill 6/14/2022 News for Immediate ReleaseJune 14, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Recovering America’s Wildlife Act would annually invest $1.4 billion in state/tribal... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases New Hunting and Angling Opportunities Proposed for National Wildlife Refuges 6/9/2022 News for Immediate ReleaseJune 9, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org USFWS requests public input on expanded opportunities on 19 refuges, affecting 54,000... Tags: the campfire, press releases, public access
Media Press Releases Montanans Intervene in Lawsuit Attacking State Management of Elk 6/1/2022 News for Immediate ReleaseJune 1, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, BHA, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Sonya Smith, MWF, 406-417-9909, sonya@mtwf.org The... Tags: the campfire, Montana Chapter, press releases
Media Chapter News Press Releases BHA Bestows Top Honors at North American Rendezvous 5/17/2022 News for Immediate ReleaseMay 17, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont. – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers bestowed its top honors on a suite of... Tags: North Carolina Chapter, the campfire, AFI Comms Channel, Montana Chapter, press releases, Wyoming Chapter, Arkansas Chapter, Collegiate Program, Rhode Island BHA
Media Press Releases CWD Research, Management Bill Introduced in Senate 4/28/2022 News for Immediate ReleaseApril 28, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Legislation widely supported by hunting interests, Senate action follows House move to... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases, public lands
Media Press Releases Congress Launches Bicameral Effort to Reform 1872 Mining Law 4/27/2022 News for Immediate ReleaseApril 27, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org The Clean Energy Minerals Reform Act would institute royalties and fees on industry,... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases, public lands
Media Press Releases MAPLand Act Passes Senate, Heads to President’s Desk 4/7/2022 News for Immediate ReleaseApril 7, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org WASHINGTON – The Modernizing Access to Our Public Land Act, or MAPLand Act, which would... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Backcountry Journal Inside the Spring Issue of BHA’s Backcountry Journal 3/18/2022 News for Immediate ReleaseMarch 18, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org The newest issue of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers’ magazine is available... Tags: the campfire, Backcountry Journal, press releases
Media Press Releases House Passes MAPLand Act with Overwhelming Bipartisan Support 3/15/2022 News for Immediate ReleaseMarch 15, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org MAPLand Act would modernize, digitize map records, increasing access opportunities for... Tags: the campfire, press releases, public access
Media Chapter News Sunday Hunting Bill Passes Out of the Virginia Legislature 3/7/2022 News for Immediate ReleaseMarch 7, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Legislation would allow Sunday hunting on public lands in the state for the first time;... Tags: the campfire, Mid-Atlantic Chapter, Capital News, Capital BHA, Capital Region
Media Chapter News Press Releases New Mexico Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Public Access to State Waters 3/1/2022 News for Immediate ReleaseMarch 1, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Court rules unanimously that ‘non-navigable regulation’ is unconstitutional, voids... Tags: the campfire, press releases, New Mexico Chapter, public lands, stream access, keepitpublic
Media Press Releases BHA Welcomes Williams Confirmation as USFWS Director 2/18/2022 News for Immediate ReleaseFeb. 18, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont. – Following a Senate voice vote last night confirming the nomination of... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Senate ‘Good Samaritan’ Bill Would Facilitate Cleanup of Abandoned Mines 2/3/2022 News for Immediate ReleaseFeb. 3, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act was long requested by hunters... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases, public lands
Media Press Releases Hunters and Anglers Commend Administration Action to Ensure Long-Term Protections for Boundary Waters 1/26/2022 News for Immediate ReleaseJan. 26, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Lukas Leaf, SFBW, 612-270-6805, lukas@sportsmenbwca.org WASHINGTON – A broad... Tags: featured, press releases, public lands, Public Waters Access, boundary waters
Media Press Releases Administration Move to Conserve Arctic Reserve Draws Praise from BHA 1/12/2022 News for Immediate ReleaseJan. 11, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont. – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers today commended a move by the Biden... Tags: the campfire, press releases, Alaska Chapter
Media Press Releases Veterans Gain Access to Public Lands Via Measure in Defense Bill 12/15/2021 News for Immediate ReleaseDec. 15, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org WASHINGTON – Military veterans and Gold Star families will gain lifetime access to... Tags: the campfire, AFI Comms Channel, press releases
Media Press Releases CWD Research, Management Bill Advanced by House of Representatives 12/8/2021 News for Immediate ReleaseDec. 8, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org WASHINGTON – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers commended a vote by House of Representatives... Tags: the campfire, press releases, public lands
Media Press Releases House Votes to Advance $1.7 Trillion Spending Bill with Broad Implications for Public Lands and Waters 11/19/2021 News for Immediate ReleaseNov. 19, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org WASHINGTON – Following months of negotiations, the U.S. House of Representatives today... Tags: the campfire, press releases, public lands
Media Press Releases Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Advanced by House, Heads to President’s Desk 11/8/2021 News for Immediate ReleaseNov. 6, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org WASHINGTON – A massive legislative package focused on improving U.S. infrastructure and... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases BHA Responds to Nomination of Williams as USFWS Director 10/22/2021 News for Immediate ReleaseOct. 22, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.orgMISSOULA, Mont. – Following notice from the White House that Martha Williams has been... Tags: the campfire, press releases, public lands, boundary waters
Media Press Releases Administration Takes Action to Conserve Boundary Waters Wilderness Watershed, Sportsmen and Women Commend Decision 10/20/2021 News for Immediate ReleaseOct. 20, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Lukas Leaf, SFBW, 612-270-6805, lukas@sportsmenbwca.org WASHINGTON –... Tags: the campfire, press releases, public lands, boundary waters
Media Press Releases BHA Responds to Administration Decision to Reestablish National Monuments, Restore Integrity to Antiquities Act 10/8/2021 News for Immediate ReleaseOct. 8, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont. – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers today commended a decision by the Biden... Tags: the campfire, press releases, public lands
Media Press Releases BHA Responds to Appointment of Stone-Manning as BLM Director 9/30/2021 News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 30, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont. – Responding to this evening’s Senate vote confirming Tracy... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Bristol Bay, Alaska, Home to World’s Largest Wild Salmon Fishery, Could Be Permanently Protected 9/9/2021 WASHINGTON – The fish- and wildlife-rich region of Bristol Bay, Alaska, could receive long-term protection from industrial mining in the wake of a decision made public today by the Biden... Tags: the campfire, press releases, media
Media Press Releases Senate to Consider Recovering America’s Wildlife Act 7/20/2021 WASHINGTON – Targeted species conservation would receive a major annual funding boost via the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act, bipartisan legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate by Sens.... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Backcountry Journal Inside the Summer Issue of BHA’s Backcountry Journal 7/16/2021 MISSOULA, Mont. – The summer issue of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers’ quarterly magazine, Backcountry Journal, is landing in mailboxes across North America. Venture out on summer adventures on our... Tags: the campfire, Backcountry Journal, press releases, bison
Media Chapter News Press Releases State Issues Alaska Roadless Habitat Conserved, Local Economies Boosted in USDA Plan 7/15/2021 MISSOULA, Mont. – Backcountry roadless lands in the Tongass National Forest, a public lands crown jewel in southeast Alaska, will see conservation safeguards restored and new measures put in place... Tags: the campfire, press releases, Alaska Chapter, public lands
Media Press Releases BHA Responds to Appointment of Moore as Forest Service Chief 6/30/2021 News for Immediate ReleaseJune 30, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont. – Following an announcement by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack of... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases CVA and BHA Forge Corporate Partnership in Support of Public Lands and Hunting Traditions 6/24/2021 News for Immediate ReleaseJune 24, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont. – CVA and Backcountry Hunters & Anglers have formed a new partnership... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases BHA Honors Conservation Warriors with Annual Awards 6/22/2021 News for Immediate ReleaseJune 22, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Standout sportsmen and women recognized at BHA Rendezvous for commitment to North... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases BHA Responds to Nomination of Daniel-Davis to Interior Department Leadership Post 6/18/2021 News for Immediate ReleaseJune 18, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont. – Reacting the nomination of Laura Daniel-Davis as Interior Assistant... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Sale of Arkansas Public Lands Cancelled Following BHA Pushback 6/15/2021 News for Immediate ReleaseJune 15, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org BHA Arkansas chapter led opposition by sportsmen and women to sale of Pine Tree WDA,... Tags: the campfire, press releases, access
Media Press Releases BHA Responds to Nomination of Stone-Manning as BLM Director 4/23/2021 News for Immediate ReleaseApril 22, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont. – Reacting to President Joe Biden’s nomination of Tracy Stone-Manning... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Recovering America’s Wildlife Act Introduced in 117th Congress 4/22/2021 News for Immediate ReleaseApril 22, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org House of Representatives advances state and tribal conservation of at-risk species... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Bad Public Lands Bills Weighed by Congress; Sportsmen Decry Land Transfer Agenda 11/15/2016 News for Immediate ReleaseNov. 15, 2016Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org House Natural Resources subcommittee met today to consider the legislation;BHA urges... Tags: press releases, news
Media Press Releases ALPS OutdoorZ Increases Support of BHA and Conservation 6/30/2016 News for Immediate Release June 29, 2016 Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org ALPS OutdoorZ Increases Support of BHA and Conservation Longstanding BHA-ALPS... Tags: press releases
Media Press Releases Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Statement Regarding Arrests in Oregon 2/8/2016 Following the arrests of armed militants who had been occupying Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers President and CEO Land Tawney issued the following... Tags: press releases, Oregon Chapter