Media News North American News Press Releases BHA Applauds Expansion of Voluntary Lead-Free Ammunition Incentive Program 9/22/2025 Tags: Press Releases, Access & Opportunity, North American News
Media News North American News Press Releases Virtual Rally to Celebrate National Public Lands Day 9/18/2025 Tags: Press Releases, North American News
North American News Press Releases Federal Issues Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Condemns Effort to Roll Back Public Lands Rule 9/12/2025 Tags: Policy, Press Releases, Public Lands & Waters, North American News
North American News Press Releases Federal Issues Public Hunting, Fishing Expanded on 16 National Wildlife Refuges 9/8/2025 Tags: Policy, Press Releases, Access & Opportunity, North American News
Media News North American News Press Releases BHA Calls For Reversal of Attack on Land and Water Conservation Fund 9/4/2025 Tags: Press Releases, Access & Opportunity, North American News
Media News North American News Press Releases Federal Issues Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Readies Grassroots Network for Roadless Rule Comment Period 8/27/2025 Tags: Press Releases, Public Lands & Waters, North American News
Media Press Releases Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Welcomes Confirmation of Brian Nesvik as U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director 8/6/2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 6, 2025 Contact: Media@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont. —Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) today applauded the U.S.... Tags: Policy, media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Announces Leadership Transition 7/29/2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 29, 2025 Contact: media@backcountryhunters.org Berry to step down; Board reaffirms focus on continuity, community, and... Tags: Press Releases, North American News
Media Chapter News Press Releases Issues State Issues Supreme Court Could Determine Access to 8 Million Acres of Public Lands 7/21/2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 21, 2025 Contact: media@backcountryhunters.org WASHINGTON, D.C.—With more than 8 million acres of public lands... Tags: Policy, Press Releases, Access & Opportunity, Colorado Chapter, Wyoming Chapter, Utah Chapter, New Mexico Chapter, Kansas Chapter, Oklahoma Chapter, North American News
Media Chapter News Stewardship News Press Releases Veterans Give Back Through Chesapeake Bay Oyster Restoration 7/18/2025 For Immediate Release: July 18, 2025 For Information Contact: Valerie DiMarzio, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, vdimarzio@cbf.org Alena Billingsley, Armed Forces... Tags: media, Press Releases, Armed Forces Initiative, Habitat Stewardship, Mid-Atlantic Chapter, Public Lands & Waters
Media Press Releases Public Land Sell-Off in Senate Defeated After National Uprising by Hunters, Anglers, Public Land Advocates 6/28/2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 28, 2026 Contact: media@backcountryhunters.org Washington, D.C.—Today, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, North America’s leading public lands advocacy group, is... Tags: Policy, media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases USDA Rescinds Near Quarter Century Old Protections for 58.5 Million Acres of National Forest Lands 6/24/2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 24, 2025 Contact: media@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont.—Backcountry Hunters & Anglers strongly opposes the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s recent decision... Tags: Policy, media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases Utah Sportsmen’s Organizations and Businesses Unite in Opposing Public Land Sales 6/23/2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 23, 2025 CONTACT: media@backcountryhunters.org SALT LAKE CITY, Utah—Twenty-one Utah-based sportsmen’s organizations and over 50 Utah-based businesses in the... Tags: Policy, media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases BHA Unveils Map Highlighting Hunter-Angler Impacts as Senate Pushes Public Land Selloff 6/19/2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 19, 2025 CONTACT: media@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont.—Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) today released an interactive state-by-state ArcGIS Story Map... Tags: Policy, media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases Legislative Threats to the Boundary Waters Stripped from Budget Bill 6/12/2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 12, 2025 Contact: media@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont. — Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) is celebrating a critical victory for the Boundary Waters Canoe... Tags: Policy, media, Press Releases
Media Chapter News Press Releases State Issues BHA Condemns Senate Proposal to Sell Off Up to 3 Million Acres of Public Lands 6/11/2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 11, 2025 Contact: media@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont. — Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) is rebuking a sweeping new proposal released by the Senate... Tags: Policy, media, Press Releases, Nevada Chapter, California Chapter, Washington Chapter, Colorado Chapter, Wyoming Chapter, Utah Chapter, New Mexico Chapter, Oregon Chapter, Idaho Chapter, Arizona Chapter, Alaska Chapter
Media Press Releases Iron Bar Holdings Appeals Corner Crossing Case to U.S. Supreme Court 5/22/2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 22, 2025 Contact: media@backcountryhunters.org Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Stands by its Position: Corner Crossing is NOT a Crime Iron Bar Holdings... Tags: Policy, media, Press Releases, Public Lands Access, Access & Opportunity
Media Chapter News Press Releases State Issues Public Lands Victory: BHA Applauds Removal of Land Sale Amendment from House Budget Bill 5/21/2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 21, 2025 Contact: media@backcountryhunters.org Public Lands Victory: BHA Applauds Removal of Public Land Sale Amendment from House Budget Reconciliation... Tags: Policy, media, Press Releases, Nevada Chapter, Utah Chapter
Media Chapter News Press Releases State Issues Reintroduced Senate Bill and New House Companion Would Conserve More Than 700,000 Acres of Public Lands in Colorado 5/19/2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 19, 2025 Contact: media@backcountryhunters.org WASHINGTON, D.C. – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA), North America’s leading public lands advocacy group, is... Tags: Policy, media, Press Releases, Colorado Chapter
Media Press Releases BHA Sounds Alarm, Mobilizes Grassroots Network to Fight Congressional Push to Sell 500,000 Acres of Public Lands 5/12/2025 For Immediate Release: May 12, 2025 Contact: media@backcountryhunters.org Amendment bypasses public input and conservation safeguards, triggering national call to action – public lands must... Tags: Policy, media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases Late-night Amendment to Sell Public Lands Erodes BHA’s Optimism for House Budget Package 5/7/2025 For Immediate Release: May 7, 2025 Contact: media@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont. – Less than a week after expressing cautious optimism over the exclusion of public land sales in the... Tags: Policy, media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases BHA Encouraged by House Budget Package That Omits Public Land Sales 5/2/2025 For Immediate Release: May 2, 2025 Contact: media@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont. — Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA), North America’s leading public lands advocacy group, welcomes... Tags: Policy, media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases In New Ads, Hunters and Anglers Thank Sens. Heinrich and Hickenlooper for Protecting Public Lands 4/30/2025 For Immediate Release: April 30, 2025 Contact: media@backcountryhunters.org In New Ads, Hunters and Anglers Thank Sens. Heinrich and Hickenlooper for Protecting Public Lands Ads in Colorado and... Tags: Policy, media, Press Releases
Media Chapter News Press Releases State Issues BHA Pushes for Permanent Protections of Two Iconic New Mexico Watersheds 4/22/2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 22, 2025 Contact: Kaden McArthur, Director of Policy & Government Relations, mcarthur@backcountryhunters.org BHA Pushes for Permanent Protections of Two Iconic... Tags: Policy, Press Releases, New Mexico Chapter
Press Releases BHA Pushes for Permanent Protections of Two Iconic New Mexico Watersheds 4/22/2025 Tags:
Media Press Releases Administration to Rescind Public Lands Rule, Potentially Shirking Public Engagement 4/16/2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 16, 2025 Contact: Kaden McArthur, Director of Policy & Government Relations, mcarthur@backcountryhunters.org Administration to Rescind Public Lands Rule,... Tags: Policy, media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases BHA Commends Bipartisan Stand Against Public Land Sales as Senate Amendment Falls Short 4/16/2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 7, 2025 Contact: Kaden McArthur, Director of Policy & Government Relations, mcarthur@backcountryhunters.org Washington, D.C. – Over the weekend, the U.S.... Tags: Policy, media, Press Releases
News Press Releases Administration to Rescind Public Lands Rule, Potentially Shirking Public Engagement 4/16/2025 Tags:
Media Chapter News Press Releases State Issues Hunters and Anglers Applaud the Reintroduction of the Ruby Mountains Protection Act 4/11/2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 11, 2025 Contacts: Dan Johnson, California/Nevada Public Lands Manager, Trout Unlimited, dan.johnson@tu.org Kaden McArthur, Director of Policy and Government... Tags: Policy, media, Press Releases, Nevada Chapter
Media Chapter News Press Releases State Issues Hunters and Anglers Applaud Introduction of Legislation to Permanently Protect Boundary Waters 4/9/2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 9, 2025 Contacts: Kaden McArthur, Director of Policy & Government Relations, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, mcarthur@backcountryhunters.org Lukas Leaf, Executive... Tags: Policy, media, Press Releases, Minnesota Chapter
Media Press Releases State Issues Ruby Mountains Administrative Mineral Withdrawal Cancelled 4/8/2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 7, 2025 CONTACT: Russell Kuhlman, executive director, Nevada Wildlife Federation: Kuhlman@nvwf.org Devin O’Dea, western policy & conservation manager, Backcountry... Tags: Press Releases, Nevada Chapter
News Press Releases BHA Commends Bipartisan Stand Against Public Land Sales as Senate Amendment Falls Short 4/7/2025 Tags:
Media Press Releases Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Urges Congress to Abandon Proposal to Sell off Public Lands as Part of Budget Discussions 4/2/2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 2, 2025 Contact: Kaden McArthur, Director of Policy & Government Relations, mcarthur@backcountryhunters.org Washington, D.C. – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA)... Tags: Policy, media, Press Releases
Media Chapter News Press Releases State Issues 10th Circuit Court Affirms District Court Decision in Corner-Crossing Case, Upholding Public Access Rights 3/18/2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 18, 2025 CONTACT: Devin O’Dea, Western Policy & Conservation Manager, odea@backcountryhunters.org Denver, CO – In a huge victory for public land owners,... Tags: media, Press Releases, Colorado Chapter, Wyoming Chapter, Utah Chapter, New Mexico Chapter, Kansas Chapter, Oklahoma Chapter
Media Chapter News Press Releases State Issues California’s National Monuments a Bullseye, 850,000 Acres of Public Lands Under Threat 3/18/2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 18, 2025 Contact: Kaden McArthur, Director of Policy & Government Relations, mcarthur@backcountryhunters.org California’s National Monuments a Bullseye, 850,000... Tags: Policy, media, Press Releases, California Chapter
Media Press Releases New Legislation Would Safeguard 58,000 Acres, 74 Miles of Public Lands and Waters in Oregon 3/12/2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 12, 2025 Contact: Kaden McArthur, Director of Policy & Government Relations, mcarthur@backcountryhunters.org New Legislation Would Safeguard 58,000 Acres, 74... Tags: Policy, media, Press Releases, California Chapter, Oregon Chapter
Media Press Releases Reintroduction of CORE Act Renews Hope for Conservation of Colorado Public Lands and Wildlife Habitat 2/28/2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 28, 2025 CONTACT: Kaden McArthur, Director of Policy & Government Relations, mcarthur@backcountryhunters.org Reintroduction of CORE Act Renews Hope for... Tags: Policy, media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases Legislation to Expand Arkansas Wilderness Would Advance Conservation for Generations to Come 2/28/2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 28, 2025 CONTACT: Kaden McArthur, Director of Policy & Government Relations, mcarthur@backcountryhunters.org Legislation to Expand Arkansas Wilderness... Tags: Policy, media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases New Opportunities for Public Access, Habitat Conservation Possible with Bipartisan Reintroduction of VPA-HIP Bill 2/28/2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 28, 2025 CONTACT: Kaden McArthur, Director of Policy & Government Relations, mcarthur@backcountryhunters.org New Opportunities for Public Access, Habitat... Tags: Policy, media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases Senate Amendment to Reinstate Staff at DOI, Forest Service Fails 2/21/2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 21, 2025 CONTACT: Kaden McArthur, Director of Policy and Government Relations, mcarthur@backcountryhunters.org Senate Amendment to Reinstate Staff at DOI,... Tags: Policy, media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Responds to Key Nominations within Interior Department 2/14/2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 14, 2025 Contact: Kaden McArthur, Government Relations Manager, mcarthur@backcountryhunters.org As the Trump administration announces new leadership for the... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases Interior Secretary Burgum Issues First Orders, Conservation Doesn’t Make List 2/7/2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 7, 2025 Contact: Kaden McArthur, Director of Policy and Government Relations, mcarthur@backcountryhunters.org Interior Secretary Burgum Issues First Orders,... Tags: Policy, media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Responds to Confirmation of Doug Burgum as Interior Secretary 2/3/2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Feb. 3, 2025 Contact: Kaden McArthur, Director of Policy and Government Relations, mcarthur@backcountryhunters.org Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Responds to... Tags: Policy, media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases Bipartisan Legislation Aims to Block Public Lands Privatization, Bolster Hunting and Fishing Access 1/23/2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jan. 23, 2025 Contact: Kaden McArthur, Government Relations Manager, mcarthur@backcountryhunters.org Bipartisan Legislation Aims to Block Public Lands Privatization,... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Chapter News Press Releases State Issues President Trump’s Day One Actions Include Assault on Alaska Public Lands 1/21/2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jan. 21, 2025 Contact: Kaden McArthur, Director of Policy and Government Relations, mcarthur@backcountryhunters.org President Trump’s Day One Actions Include Assault on... Tags: media, Press Releases, Alaska Chapter
Media Press Releases Legislation Introduced to Repeal President’s National Monument Authority, Undermining Bedrock Conservation Law 1/16/2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Jan. 16, 2025 Contact: Kaden McArthur, Director of Policy and Government Relations, mcarthur@backcountryhunters.org Proposed Legislation Targets Century-Old... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Chapter News Press Releases Supreme Court Rejects Utah’s Land Grab Lawsuit: A Victory for Public Land Owners 1/13/2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Jan. 13, 2025 Contacts: Kaden McArthur, Director of Policy and Government Relations, mcarthur@backcountryhunters.org Devin O’Dea, Western Policy & Conservation Manager,... Tags: media, Press Releases, Utah Chapter
Media Chapter News Press Releases BHA Applauds Chuckwalla Designation Conserving 624,000 Acres of Public Lands 1/7/2025 For Immediate Release: January 7, 2025 Contacts: Nadia Marji, Vice President of Marketing & Communications, nadia@backcountryhunters.org Kaden McArthur, Director of Policy & Government... Tags: media, Press Releases, California Chapter
Media Chapter News Press Releases Anglers, Hunters Cheer President Biden’s Action to Designate Sáttítla Highlands National Monument 1/7/2025 For Immediate Release: January 07, 2025 Contacts:Sam Davidson, Policy Director, California Public Lands, Trout Unlimited(831) 235-2542 / sam.davidson@tu.org Kaden McArthur, Director of Policy... Tags: media, Press Releases, California Chapter
Media Press Releases Hunters & Anglers Applaud 20 Year Mineral Withdrawal in South Dakota Black Hills National Forest 1/6/2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jan. 6, 2025 Contact: Devin O'Dea, Western Policy & Conservation Manager, odea@backcountryhunters.org Rapid City, SD — January 6, 2025 — Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA)... Tags: media, Press Releases, South Dakota Chapter
Media Chapter News Press Releases State Issues Hunters & Anglers Celebrate Temporary Oil and Gas Withdrawal in Nevada’s Ruby Mountains 12/30/2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dec. 30, 2024 Contact: Kaden McArthur, Government Relations Manager, mcarthur@backcountryhunters.org The Sportsmen for the Rubies Coalition encourages strong collaboration... Tags: media, Press Releases, Nevada Chapter
Media Press Releases In Final Days, Congress Sends Wildlife and Outdoor Recreation Legislation to President’s Desk 12/23/2024 For Immediate Release: Dec. 23, 2024 Contact: Nadia Marji, VP of Marketing & Communications, nadia@backcountryhunters.org In Final Days, Congress Sends Wildlife and Outdoor Recreation... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Chapter News Press Releases Sporting Businesses Rally Around Protections for the Dolores Canyons 12/18/2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dec. 18, 2024 Contact: Bryan Jones, Regional Policy Coordinator, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers – jones@backcountryhunters.org Jay Chancellor, Colorado Advocacy Campaigns... Tags: media, Press Releases, Colorado Chapter
Media Chapter News Press Releases State Issues Two-Year Protection Initiated for Pecos River Watershed 12/13/2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dec. 13, 2024 Contact: Kaden McArthur, Government Relations Manager mcarthur@backcountryhunters.org Two-Year Protection Initiated For Pecos River Watershed Washington, D.C.... Tags: Press Releases, New Mexico Chapter
Media Press Releases Good Samaritan Abandoned Mine Remediation Bill Heads to President’s Desk 12/11/2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dec. 11, 2024 Contacts: Nadia Marji, VP of Marketing & Communications nadia@backcountryhunters.org Washington, D.C. – After decades of advocacy by conservation groups,... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases Local Fishing Businesses Call on President Biden to Designate Sáttítla National Monument 12/9/2024 Contacts: Sam Davidson, Policy Director, California Public Lands, Trout Unlimitedsam.davidson@tu.org; (831) 235-2542 Redgie Collins, Director of Law and Policy, California... Tags: Policy, media, Press Releases, California Chapter
Media Press Releases BHA Responds to Secretary of Agriculture Nomination 12/3/2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dec. 3, 2024 Contacts: Thomas Plank, Communications Manager plank@backcountryhunters.org Nadia Marji, VP of Marketing & Communications nadia@backcountryhunters.org BHA... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases BHA Welcomes Conservation Leader James Brandenburg to North American Board 11/25/2024 For Immediate Release Nov. 25, 2024 Contact: Thomas Plank, 303-720-0111, plank@backcountryhunters.org BHA Welcomes Conservation Leader James Brandenburg to North American Board MISSOULA,... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases BHA Acknowledges Secretary of Interior Announcement, Calls for Renewed Commitment to Conservation 11/15/2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 15, 2024 Contact: Thomas Plank, Communications Manager, plank@backcountryhunters.org Nadia Marji, VP of Marketing & Communications, nadia@backcountryhunters.org BHA... Tags: Policy, media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases Organizations Optimistic about Final Plan to Protect Sage-Grouse Habitat, Call for Work to Begin 11/8/2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 1, 2024 Contact: Thomas Plank, 303-720-0111, plank@backcountryhunters.org BLM plan aims to stanch steep decline of iconic bird (WASHINGTON, D.C.--November 8, 2024) –... Tags: Policy, media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases Elected Officials in 15 States Oppose Public Lands, Condemned by Grassroots Network of Hunters and Anglers 11/4/2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 1, 2024 Contact: Kaden McArthur, 435-770-3774, mcarthur@backcountryhunters.org Elected Officials in 15 States Oppose Public Lands, Condemned by Grassroots Network of... Tags: Policy, media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases The U.S. House of Representatives Introduces the North American Grasslands Conservation Act 10/9/2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oct. 9, 2024 Contact: Thomas Plank, 303-720-0111, plank@backcountryhunters.org The U.S. House of Representatives Introduces the North American Grasslands Conservation... Tags: Policy, media, Press Releases
Media Chapter News Press Releases New Senate Bill Would Conserve Over 700,000 Acres of Colorado Public Lands 9/26/2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sep. 26, 2024 Contact: Thomas Plank, 303-720-0111, plank@backcountryhunters.org New Senate Bill Would Conserve Over 700,000 Acres of Colorado Public Lands WASHINGTON, D.C. –... Tags: media, Press Releases, Colorado Chapter
Media Press Releases New BLM Solar Plans Seek to Balance Conservation and Renewable Energy Goals 8/30/2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Aug. 30, 2024 Contact: Thomas Plank, plank@backcountryhunters.org New BLM Solar Plans Seek to Balance Conservation and Renewable Energy Goals Hunting, fishing organizations... Tags: Policy, media, Press Releases
Media Chapter News Press Releases Anglers and Hunters Applaud Introduction of Legislation to Create Sáttítla National Monument 8/30/2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Aug. 30, 2024 Contact: Joel Weltzien, (406) 925-3771, weltzien@backcountryhunters.org Anglers and Hunters Applaud Introduction of Legislation to Create Sáttítla National... Tags: Policy, media, Press Releases, California Chapter
Media Chapter News Press Releases BLM to Maintain Conservation Status for 28 Million Acres in Alaska 8/29/2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Aug. 29, 2024 Contact: Mary Glaves, 415-246-5329, glaves@backcountryhunters.org BLM to Maintain Conservation Status for 28 Million Acres in Alaska Washington, D.C.... Tags: Policy, media, Press Releases, Alaska Chapter
Media Press Releases BHA TO RUN ADS URGING CO, OR, CA, & AZ LEGISLATORS TO PROTECT PUBLIC LANDS, CONSERVATION PROGRAM 8/28/2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Aug. 28, 2024 Contact: Thomas Plank | plank@backcountryhunters.org Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Run Full-Page Ads Urging CO, OR, CA, and AZ Legislators to Act to Protect... Tags: Press Releases
Media Chapter News Press Releases State Issues Utah Attempts to Wrest Public Lands Out of Public Hands 8/20/2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Aug. 20, 2024 Contact: Devin O’Dea, 415-246-5329 odea@backcountryhunters.org Utah Attempts to Wrest Public Lands Out of Public Hands SALT LAKE CITY, UT — Backcountry... Tags: Policy, media, Press Releases, Utah Chapter
Media News North American News Press Releases Public Hunting and Fishing Access Expanded on National Wildlife Refuges 8/2/2024 For Immediate Release Aug. 1, 2024 Contact: Thomas Plank, 303-720-0111 plank@backcountryhunters.org Public Hunting and Fishing Access Expanded on National Wildlife... Tags: Policy, media, Press Releases, North American News
Media Press Releases Coalition of Hunters and Anglers Invest in Ad Campaign to Highlight Need for the Designation of the Owyhee Canyonlands National Monument 8/1/2024 For Immediate Release Aug. 1, 2024 Contact: Zoe Bommarito, Trout Unlimted, zoe.bommarito@tu.org, 517-604-1844 Mary Jo Brooks, National Wildlife Federation, BrooksM@nwf.org, 303-549-8351 Thomas... Tags: Policy, media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases ‘Good Samaritan’ Legislation to Clean Up Abandoned Mines Passes the Senate 8/1/2024 For Immediate Release Aug. 1, 2024 Contact: Thomas Plank, 303-720-0111 plank@backcountryhunters.org “Good Samaritan” Legislation to Clean Up Abandoned Mines Passes the Senate WASHINGTON, D.C. –... Tags: Policy, media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases BHA Launches Video Campaign Highlighting "Corner Crossings" Issue, Advocate for Public Land Access 7/18/2024 For Immediate Release Date: July, 18 2024 Contact: Thomas Plank, 303-720-0111, plank@backcountryhunters.org Missoula, MT – The Montana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) is proud to... Tags: Montana Chapter, Press Releases
Media Press Releases House Appropriators Move to Slash Funding, Target Public Lands 7/9/2024 News for Immediate Release July 9, 2024 Contact: Kaden McArthur, 435-770-3774, mcarthur@backcountryhunters.org Washington, D.C. — Today, the House Appropriations Committee voted on party lines to... Tags: Policy, media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases BLM to Halt Ambler Road Permit, Conserve 28 Million Acres of Alaska Public Lands 6/28/2024 For Immediate Release Jun. 28, 2024 Contact: Thomas Plank, 303-720-0111, plank@backcountryhunters.org BLM to Halt Ambler Road Permit, Conserve 28 Million Acres of Alaska Public... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases Legislation Introduced to Build on Migration Corridor Conservation 6/24/2024 For Immediate Release Jun. 24, 2024 Contact: Thomas Plank, 303-720-0111 plank@backcountryhunters.org Legislation Introduced to Build on Migration Corridor Conservation WASHINGTON, D.C. – New... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Chapter News Press Releases BHA, TU Launch Sportsmen for the Dolores 6/7/2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Jay Chancellor, Trout Unlimited, jay.chancellor@tu.org, 720-484-9247 Kaden McArthur, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, mcarthur@backcountryhunters.org,... Tags: Policy, media, Press Releases, Colorado Chapter
Media Press Releases BHA Welcomes Peter Vandergrift to North American Board 5/31/2024 For Immediate Release May 31, 2024 Contact: Thomas Plank, 303-720-0111 plank@backcountryhunters.org BHA Welcomes Peter Vandergrift to North American Board MISSOULA, MT — Backcountry Hunters &... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases BHA Receives $313K for Virtual Fencing Stewardship Project in CO 5/24/2024 For Immediate Release May 24, 2024 Contact: Brittany Parker 863-885-1650, parker@backcountryhunters.org BHA Receives $313K for Virtual Fencing Stewardship Project in CO WALDEN, CO — Backcountry... Tags: media, Press Releases, Habitat Stewardship
Media Press Releases Reauthorization of ACE Act Will Keep Important Conservation Programs Funded Until 2030 5/9/2024 For Immediate Release May 9, 2024 Contact: Thomas... Tags: Policy, media, Press Releases
Media Chapter News Press Releases Legislation to Restore Hunting to California’s Castle Mountains, Improve Public Land Management 5/2/2024 For Immediate Release May 2, 2024 Contact: Thomas Plank, 303-720-0111 plank@backcountryhunters.org Legislation to Restore Hunting to California’s Castle Mountains, Improve Public Land... Tags: media, Press Releases, California Chapter
Media Press Releases Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument Expanded Via Antiquities Act 5/2/2024 For Immediate Release May 2, 2024 Contact: Thomas Plank, 303-720-0111 plank@backcountryhunters.org Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument Expanded Via Antiquities Act WASHINGTON, D.C. – ... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, Trout Unlimited laud expansion of San Gabriel Mountains National Monument 5/2/2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 2, 2024 Contacts: Sam Davidson, Trout Unlimited, sdavidson@tu.org, 831-235-2542 Joel Weltzien, California BHA, weltzien@backcountryhunters.org,... Tags: Policy, media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Welcomes New VP of Marketing and Communications 4/29/2024 For Immediate Release April 29, 2024 Contact: Thomas Plank 303-720-0111, plank@backcountryhunters.org Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Welcomes New VP of Marketing and... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases BHA 2024 Rendezvous Celebrates 20 Years as the Voice for Public Lands, Waters, and Wildlife 4/24/2024 For Immediate Release April 24, 2024 Contact: Thomas Plank 303-720-0111, plank@backcountryhunters.org BHA 2024 Rendezvous Celebrates 20 Years as the Voice for Public Lands, Waters, and... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases Western Arctic Public Lands Receive Greater Protections 4/19/2024 For Immediate Release April 19, 2024 Contact: Thomas Plank 303-720-0111, plank@backcountryhunters.org Western Arctic Public Lands Receive Greater Protections WASHINGTON, D.C. — As a leading... Tags: Policy, media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases Admin Signals Intent to Deny Ambler Road Permit: BHA, Conservation Groups Approve 4/19/2024 For Immediate Release April 19, 2024 Contact: Thomas Plank, 303-720-0111 plank@backcountryhunters.org Admin Signals Intent to Deny Ambler Road Permit: BHA, Conservation Groups Approve WASHINGTON,... Tags: Policy, media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases Final Public Lands Rule Will Elevate Conservation on Public Lands 4/18/2024 For Immediate Release April 18, 2024 Contact: Thomas Plank, 303-720-0111 plank@backcountryhunters.org Final Public Lands Rule Will Elevate Conservation on Public Lands WASHINGTON, D.C. – As... Tags: Policy, media, Press Releases
Media Chapter News Press Releases Chuckwalla National Monument Would Conserve, Connect Public Lands 4/16/2024 For Immediate Release April 16, 2024 Contact: Thomas Plank, 303-720-0111 plank@backcountryhunters.org Chuckwalla National Monument Would Conserve, Connect Public Lands WASHINGTON, D.C.— As... Tags: Policy, media, Press Releases, California Chapter
Media Press Releases BHA, Advocates for Grassland Act Welcome New Conservation Tool 4/11/2024 Advocates for Grassland Act Welcome New Conservation Tool Science-based project demonstrates the need for legislation aimed at conserving America’s prairies, savannas, glades, and... Tags: Policy, media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases U.S. House Passes Comprehensive Outdoor Legislation 4/9/2024 For Immediate Release Apr. 9, 2024 Contact: Thomas Plank, 303-720-0111 plank@backcountryhunters.org U.S. House... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases Thompson Divide Mineral Withdrawal Benefits Public Lands, Waters, Wildlife 4/3/2024 For Immediate Release April 3, 2024 Contact: Thomas Plank,303-720-0111 plank@backcountryhunters.org Thompson... Tags: media, Press Releases, Colorado Chapter
Media Press Releases BHA Supports Legislation to Extend, Increase Funding for Wetland Conservation 3/27/2024 For Immediate Release Mar. 27, 2024 Contact: Thomas Plank, 303-720-0111 plank@backcountryhunters.org Legislation to Extend, Increase Funding for Wetland Conservation WASHINGTON,... Tags: Policy, media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases BHA Supports Hardrock Mine ‘Good Samaritan’ Legislation 3/22/2024 For Immediate Release Mar. 22, 2024 Contact: Thomas Plank 303-720-0111, plank@backcountryhunters.org BHA Supports Hardrock Mine ‘Good Samaritan’ Legislation WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases BHA, Coalition Express Support for New Sage Grouse Plans, Sagebrush Habitat Improvement 3/15/2024 For Immediate Release Mar. 14, 2024 Contact: Thomas Plank, 303-720-0111 plank@backcountryhunters.org BHA, Coalition Express Support for New Sage Grouse Plans, Sagebrush... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases Administration Budget Proposal Would Increase Investments in Public Lands 3/11/2024 For Immediate Release Mar. 11, 2024 Contact: Thomas Plank, 303-720-0111 plank@backcountryhunters.org Administration Budget Proposal Would Increase Investments in Public... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases New Federal Legislation to Benefit Habitat, Falls Short of RAWA 2/29/2024 For Immediate Release Feb. 29, 2024 Contact: Thomas Plank 303-720-0111, plank@backcountryhunters.org Kaden McArthur 435-770-3774,... Tags: Policy, media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases BHA Applauds Legislative Effort to Stop Public Land Transfers 2/19/2024 For Immediate Release Feb. 19, 2024 Contact: Thomas Plank, 303-720-0111 plank@backcountryhunters.org BHA Applauds Legislative Effort to Stop Public Land Transfers WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases Senate Legislation Introduced to Reauthorize Popular Conservation Programs 2/9/2024 For Immediate Release Feb. 9, 2024 Contact: Thomas Plank, 303-720-0111 plank@backcountryhunters.org Senate... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases Department of Interior’s Long-term Commitment to Sagebrush Health Wins Praise from Sportsmen & Conservation Groups 2/8/2024 Restoration to conserve “best of the best” remaining sagebrush habitat Denver, CO.—A coalition of national sportsmen and conservation organizations today praised an announcement by the Department... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases BHA Continues Push for Permanent Protection of the Owyhee Canyonlands 2/2/2024 For Immediate Release Feb. 2, 2024 Contact: Thomas Plank, 303-720-0111 plank@backcountryhunters.org BHA Continues Push for Permanent Protection of the Owyhee Canyonlands WASHINGTON, D.C. –... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases BHA’s North American Rendezvous 2024 Moves to Minneapolis Convention Center: Tickets Now Live 2/1/2024 For Immediate Release Feb. 1, 2024 Contact: Thomas Plank, 303-720-0111, plank@backcountryhunters.org BHA’s North American Rendezvous 2024 Moves to Minneapolis Convention Center: Tickets Now... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases BHA Ramps up Defense of Public Access in “Corner Crossing” Case 1/18/2024 For Immediate Release January 17, 2024 Contact: Devin O'Dea, 415-246-5329, odea@backcountryhunters.org Thomas... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases BHA Announces Patrick Berry as New CEO 12/6/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseDecember 6, 2023Contact: Thomas Plank, 303-720-0111, plank@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont. – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA), a trailblazing public lands and... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases Three elevated to key front line roles at BHA 11/15/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseNovember 15, 2023Contact: Thomas Plank, 303-720-0111, plank@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont. – Three BHA staff members have been chosen to fill newly-created... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases BHA, Coalition of Other Hunting and Angling Groups Stand for Protection of AK's Brooks Range 11/3/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseNov. 3, 2023Contact: Thomas Plank, 303-720-0111, plank@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, MT.— Backcountry Hunters & Anglers and 34 other conservation organizations are... Tags: media, Press Releases, Alaska Chapter
Media Press Releases Conservation coalition urges Congress to pass bipartisan bill to clean up abandoned mines 10/25/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseOct. 23, 2023Contact: Thomas Plank, 303-720-0111, plank@backcountryhunters.org WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 25, 2023) – A coalition of 41 conservation groups, including... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases Longtime Policy Expert John Gale to Leave Backcountry Hunters & Anglers for Senior Position with the Bureau of Land Management 10/23/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseOct. 23, 2023Contact: Thomas Plank, 303-720-0111, plank@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont. – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers is proud to announce that John Gale, the... Tags: media, Press Releases
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: media, 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: Montana Chapter, media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases 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... Tags: media, Press Releases, Backcountry Journal
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: media, Press Releases, Habitat Stewardship, Colorado Chapter
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, media, 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, media, 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: media, Press Releases, Habitat Stewardship, Colorado Chapter
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: media, Press Releases
Media Chapter News Press Releases State Issues I-8 Peninsular Bighorn Sheep Crossing Project 8/24/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseAug. 24, 2023Contact: Devin O'Dea, 415-246-5329, odea@backcountryhunters.org Wildlife Conservation Board Awards Multi-Million Dollar Grant to U.C. Davis for the... Tags: media, Press Releases, California Chapter, Habitat Stewardship
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, media, 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: media, Press Releases, Arizona Chapter
Media Chapter News Press Releases Sego Trailhead Expansion Joins Public, Private Forces to Expand Access for Backcountry Users 8/4/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseJuly 19, 2023Contact: Katie DeLorenzo, 505-410-6284, delorenzo@backcountryhunters.org SALT LAKE CITY, UT. — In a multi-agency and organization collaboration, Utah... Tags: Press Releases, Habitat Stewardship, Utah 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: media, 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: media, 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: media, Press Releases
Media Chapter News Press Releases Arkansas BHA Brokers Access Agreement to Thousands of Acres 7/13/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseJuly 13, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Volunteer-driven partnership with private landowner and Game and Fish Commission... Tags: media, Press Releases, Arkansas Chapter, Access & Opportunity, Public Lands & Waters
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: media, 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: media, Press Releases, California Chapter, Public Lands & Waters
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: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases New Hunting Access Proposed on National Wildlife Refuges 6/23/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseJune 23, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Public input is requested on 48 expanded opportunities on three refuges, as well as... Tags: Policy, media, 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: Policy, media, Press Releases, Colorado Chapter
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: Policy, media, Press Releases, Idaho Chapter
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, media, 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: Montana Chapter, Policy, media, Press Releases, Public Lands & Waters
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: media, Press Releases, Colorado Chapter
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, media, 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, media, 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, media, 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: media, 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, media, 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, media, 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, media, 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, media, 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: media, 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: media, Press Releases, New Mexico Chapter
Media Press Releases State Issues Montanans Rebuke Legislation to Limit Access and Habitat Funding 2/9/2023 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - 2/9/2023 Contact: Jim Klug, Business for Montana Outdoors: 406-581-6434 Frank Szollosi, Montana Wildlife Federation: 406-417-9909 Whitney Tawney, Montana Conservation... Tags: Montana Chapter, Policy, Press Releases, Habitat Stewardship, Public Lands & Waters
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: media, Press Releases, Minnesota Chapter
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: media, Press Releases, Public Lands & Waters, Alaska Chapter
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: Policy, media, Press Releases, Public Lands & Waters, Minnesota Chapter
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, media, Press Releases, Public Lands & Waters, Alaska Chapter
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, media, 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, media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases 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... Tags: media, Press Releases, Backcountry Journal
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: media, 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: media, 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: media, 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, media, 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: media, Press Releases, Colorado Chapter
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: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases 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... Tags: media, Press Releases, Backcountry Journal
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, media, 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: media, Press Releases
Media Chapter News Press Releases New Mexico Supreme Court Rules in Support of Public Access to Public Waters 9/2/2022 News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 2, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Decision confirms the public’s right to walk or wade streambeds that cross privately... Tags: media, Press Releases, Public Waters Access, New Mexico Chapter
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: Montana Chapter, media, 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: media, 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: Montana Chapter, Policy, Press Releases
Media Press Releases State Issues Montana BHA Cheers USFWS Establishment of Lost Trail Conservation Area 7/13/2022 News for Immediate Release July 13, 2022 Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Multi-use nature of Lost Trail property will conserve wildlife habitat and... Tags: Montana Chapter, Policy, media, 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: media, 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, media, 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: Policy, media, Press Releases, Public Waters Access, Public Lands & Waters, Minnesota Chapter
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: media, 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: media, 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, media, 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: media, Press Releases, Access & Opportunity
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: Montana Chapter, media, 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: Montana Chapter, media, Press Releases, Armed Forces Initiative, Arkansas Chapter, Collegiate Clubs, New England Chapter, North Carolina Chapter, Wyoming Chapter
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, media, Press Releases, Public Lands & Waters
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, media, Press Releases, Public Lands & Waters
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: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases 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... Tags: media, Press Releases, Backcountry Journal
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: media, Press Releases, Access & Opportunity
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: media, Press Releases, Public Waters Access, Access & Opportunity, Public Lands & Waters, New Mexico Chapter
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: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases BHA Invites Applicants for Outdoors for All Scholarship 2/18/2022 Backcountry Hunters & Anglers is proud to announce the Aidan Long Outdoors for All Scholarship, a fund dedicated to help young people with disabilities get outdoors by providing access to adaptive... Tags: media, Press Releases, Access & Opportunity
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, media, Press Releases, Public Lands & Waters
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: Press Releases, Public Waters Access, Public Lands & 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: media, 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: media, Press Releases, Armed Forces Initiative
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: media, Press Releases, Public Lands & Waters
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: media, Press Releases, Public Lands & Waters
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: media, 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: media, Press Releases, Public Lands & 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: media, Press Releases, Public Lands & Waters
Media Press Releases BHA Statement on Busse Book 10/19/2021 News for Immediate Release Oct. 19, 2021 Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont. – A former member and chair of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers’ North... Tags: Press Releases
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: media, Press Releases, Public Lands & Waters
Media Press Releases Inside the Fall Issue of BHA’s Backcountry Journal 10/5/2021 News for Immediate ReleaseOct. 5, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont. – The fall issue of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers’... Tags: media, Press Releases, Backcountry Journal
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: media, 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: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases The Bridger-Teton National Forest Migration Assessment 9/2/2021 News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 2, 2021Contact: Joy Bannon, Wyoming Wildlife Federation, joybannon@wyomingwildlife.org, 307-287-0129 (cell) Nick Dobric, Theodore Roosevelt Conservation... Tags: Press Releases, Wyoming Chapter
Media Press Releases BHA Applauds Senate's Passage of Major Infrastructure Bill 8/10/2021 News for Immediate ReleaseAug. 10, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org WASHINGTON, D.C. — Backcountry Hunters & Anglers applauds the Senate for passing a... Tags: media, Press Releases
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: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases 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... Tags: media, Press Releases, Backcountry Journal
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: media, Press Releases, Public Lands & Waters, Alaska Chapter
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: media, 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: media, 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: media, 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: media, 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: media, Press Releases, Access & Opportunity
Media Press Releases BHA's 10th Annual Rendezvous Breaks Down a Bison and Brings Out a Party 6/15/2021 News for Immediate ReleaseJune 14, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Attendees share stories, gain skills, rally for public lands and waters at a massive... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases U.S. Wetlands and Waterways to Gain Additional Protections 6/10/2021 News for Immediate ReleaseJune 10, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Biden administration takes action to boost conservation of small streams and... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Oil Leases Suspended 6/8/2021 News for Immediate ReleaseJune 2, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Backcountry Hunters & Anglers commends Biden administration decision to support... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases Administration’s ‘America the Beautiful’ Plan Focuses on Collaboration, Transparency, Backcountry 5/6/2021 News for Immediate ReleaseMay 6, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Ambitious conservation plan commits to active efforts to engage a range of stakeholders... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases BHA Cheers New Hunting and Fishing Opportunities Proposed for National Wildlife Refuges 5/5/2021 News for Immediate ReleaseMay 4, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Increased opportunities for hunting, angling could become available on 90 refuges, one... Tags: media, Press Releases
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: media, 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: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases Administration’s New Infrastructure Plan Supports Conservation, Economy 4/5/2021 News for Immediate ReleaseMarch 31, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org President Biden unveils multi-trillion-dollar roadmap for investing in natural... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases Inside the Spring Issue of BHA’s Backcountry Journal 3/31/2021 News for Immediate ReleaseMarch 30, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org The newest issue of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers’ magazine is available... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases Fleet Farm and BHA Launch Corporate Partnership 3/24/2021 News for Immediate ReleaseMarch 24, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Fleet Farm has deep roots in Midwestern hunting and fishing and has served hardworking... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Responds to Confirmation of Deb Haaland as Interior Secretary 3/17/2021 News for Immediate ReleaseMarch 15, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont. – After a Senate vote late Monday afternoon confirming Rep. Deb Haaland... Tags: Press Releases
Media Press Releases North Carolina to Allow Some Public Land Hunting on Sundays 3/12/2021 News for Immediate ReleaseMarch 12, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Backcountry Hunters & Anglers members advocated for increased hunter opportunity,... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases Adams and Jenkins Join BHA North American Board 3/10/2021 News for Immediate ReleaseMarch 10, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Careers in public lands management, conservation leadership define new board members of... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases BHA Hires Schmidt to Lead Development Program 3/10/2021 News for Immediate ReleaseMarch 9, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org With a diverse background including firearms manufacturing and government policy, Rachel... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases House Votes to Advance Package of Public Lands Bills 3/1/2021 News for Immediate ReleaseFeb. 26, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Protecting America’s Wilderness and Public Lands Act includes longstanding hunter/angler... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases BHA Calls Haaland a ‘Strong and Knowledgeable’ Choice for Interior Secretary as Senate Weighs Nomination 2/23/2021 News for Immediate ReleaseFeb. 23, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Haaland, a member of the Laguna Pueblo tribe, has been a proponent of conservation and... Tags: Press Releases
Media Press Releases Interior Department Announces Plans to Strengthen LWCF Implementation, BHA Commends Decision 2/11/2021 News for Immediate ReleaseFeb. 11, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Interior order reverses restrictions, restores funding for public access programs,... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases Snake River Salmon, Steelhead Conservation Plan Unveiled by Idaho Congressman 2/9/2021 News for Immediate ReleaseFeb. 9, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Rep. Mike Simpson of Idaho offers long-term strategy for conserving fish populations,... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases Public Lands Oil and Gas Leasing Paused by Biden Administration 1/28/2021 News for Immediate ReleaseJan. 28, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Existing operations can proceed under administration plan, which continues rollback of... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases Administration Pledges to Conserve Public Lands and Waters, Heed Stakeholder Input 1/27/2021 News for Immediate ReleaseJan. 27, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Biden executive order prioritizes engagement by the public, including hunters and... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases National Monuments Changes Could be Reversed by Biden Administration 1/22/2021 News for Immediate ReleaseJan. 22, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Executive order initiates boundary reviews of downsized monuments in Utah, moves to... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases State Issues Arctic Refuge Development Delayed Under Administration Order 1/22/2021 News for Immediate ReleaseJan. 21, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Biden administration orders temporary moratorium on oil and gas development in the... Tags: media, Press Releases, Alaska Chapter
Media Press Releases BHA Reacts to Regan’s Selection as EPA Head 12/18/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseDec. 18, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont. – In response to President-elect Joe Biden’s planned nomination of... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases BHA Reacts to Haaland’s Selection as Interior Secretary 12/17/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseDec. 17, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont. – Reacting to President-elect Joe Biden’s planned nomination of Rep. Deb... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases Eukanuba and BHA Launch Corporate Partnership 12/16/2020 Eukanuba believes in helping dogs go further and achieve peak performance – all on North America’s expansive public lands and waters MISSOULA, Mont. – Eukanuba and Backcountry Hunters & Anglers... Tags: Press Releases
Media Press Releases State Issues U.S. Forest Service Drops Controversial Sections from Crazy Mountains Land Swap 12/11/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseDec. 11, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org USFS cited input from sportsmen and women as reason for change in course MISSOULA,... Tags: Montana Chapter, media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases BHA Reacts to Selection of Vilsack as Agriculture Secretary 12/10/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseDec. 9, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont. – In response to President-elect Joe Biden’s planned nomination of... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases President Signs into Law Accelerating Veterans Recovery Outdoors Act 12/7/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseDec. 7, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org AVROA will establish a task force to ensure public lands and waters can be a therapeutic... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases State Issues Businesses and Groups Unite to Advocate for Alaska’s Far North 12/7/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseDec. 7, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org The entities sent a letter to leaders in Congress and the administration urging them to... Tags: media, Press Releases, Alaska Chapter
Media Press Releases MTN DEW® AWARDS KENTUCKY CHAPTER OF BACKCOUNTRY HUNTERS & ANGLERS $5,000 AS PART OF OUTDOOR GRANTS PROGRAM 12/3/2020 DEW Outdoor Grant will be used for work to enhance public access, promote the stewardship of public lands and waters, support habitat improvement projects and encourage participation in the... Tags: Press Releases
Media Press Releases Trump Administration Denies Permit for Alaska’s Pebble Mine 11/25/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseNov. 25, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Army Corps of Engineers rejects industrial mining proposal, citing impacts to clean... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases Trump Administration Announces Restrictions on LWCF Implementation 11/16/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseNov. 13, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Interior Department order implements litany of requirements outside of DOI’s scope,... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases Senate Advances Legislation to Help Military Veterans Access Public Lands and Waters 11/12/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseNov. 12, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org The bipartisan Accelerating Veterans Recovery Outdoors Act now heads to the president’s... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases BHA Officially Launches Florida Chapter 11/12/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseNov. 10, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Sunshine State sportsmen and women unite in support of public access, critical... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases Critical Montana Rivers Protection Bill Introduced in Senate 10/28/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseOct. 27, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Montana Headwaters Legacy Act would permanently conserve 336 miles of rivers in the... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases Senate Bill Would Permanently Remove William Pendley’s Authority to Act as Director of BLM 10/22/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseOct. 21, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Pendley, a notorious anti-public lands activist, was stripped of delegated authority... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases House Passes Package of Conservation, Access Bills 10/2/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseOct. 1, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org America’s Conservation Enhancement Act, or ACE Act, would expand public access, restore... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases Boundary Waters Bill Clears Critical Hurdle in House 10/1/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 30, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org House Natural Resources Committee advances bill that would conserve Boundary Waters... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases State Issues Forest Service Moves to Open Development in Alaska Roadless Area 9/30/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 28, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Despite overwhelming public opposition, Tongass National Forest’s salmon fisheries, big... Tags: media, Press Releases, Alaska Chapter
Media Press Releases Acting BLM Director Pendley Removed Following Lawsuit, BHA Responds 9/28/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 25, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont. – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers today responded to a ruling by a... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases Inside the Fall Issue of BHA’s Backcountry Journal 9/25/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 25, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org The newest issue of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers’ magazine is available... Tags: Press Releases
Media Press Releases BHA and Filson Collaborate to Support Public Lands and Waters 9/21/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 21, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Limited-edition collection available now on Filson.com MISSOULA, Mont. – Filson and... Tags: Press Releases
Media Press Releases BHA Responds to Legislative Attacks on the Great American Outdoors Act 9/18/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 18, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org House of Representatives bill would limit GAOA’s impact and scope, undermine... Tags: Press Releases
Media Press Releases Young, Politically Diverse, Active: BHA 2020 Member Survey Results 9/16/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 16, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org BHA members span political spectrum but unite around public lands and waters MISSOULA,... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases Administration Acts to Slow Development of Pebble Mine in Alaska, BHA Responds 8/24/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseAug. 24, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Army Corps of Engineers requires Pebble Partnership to develop plan for mitigating... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases BHA Responds to Administration Withdrawal of BLM Director Nomination 8/17/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseAug. 15, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org William Perry Pendley, a well-known opponent of public lands, had been officially... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases Sportsmen and Women Unite to Keep Arkansas Public Lands Publicly Accessible 8/10/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseAug. 6, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Backcountry Hunters & Anglers’ new Arkansas chapter leads fight to keep public lands... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases Great American Outdoors Act Becomes Law 8/4/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseAug. 4, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org President signs ‘once in a generation’ conservation and access bill following strong... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases House Passes Historic Great American Outdoors Act 7/22/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseJuly 22, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Following a decisive 310-107 vote, conservation and access bill advances to president’s... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases Outdoors Businesses Unite to Urge Passage of Great American Outdoors Act; House Schedules Vote 7/15/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseJuly 14, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org In letter to House leadership, coalition of outdoors companies says bill ‘will stimulate... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases BHA Announces New Chapters, Board Leadership 7/13/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseJuly 13, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Public lands and waters continue to galvanize hunters, anglers, others across North... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases BHA Launches Armed Forces Initiative 7/6/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseJuly 6, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org New outreach program engages active duty and veteran service members in public lands... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases Inside the Summer Issue of BHA’s Backcountry Journal 7/1/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseJuly 1, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org The newest issue of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers’ magazine is available now MISSOULA,... Tags: Press Releases
Media Press Releases BHA Asks Senate to Reject William Pendley as BLM Head 7/1/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseJune 29, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Administration announces plan to formally nominate Pendley, anti-public lands zealot BLM... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases BHA Rewards Hunter who Reported Illegal Wilderness Helicopter 6/25/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseJune 25, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Public lands sportsman submitted evidence of illegal access that resulted in the pilot’s... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases Senate Passes Great American Outdoors Act 6/17/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseJune 17, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Decisive vote in support of the popular legislation is victory for public lands... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases BHA Announces 2020 Award Winners 6/12/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseJune 12, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Sportsmen and women receive organization’s top honors for their work on behalf of public... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases Great American Outdoors Act Gains Momentum in House, Senate 6/4/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseJune 4, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Public lands package introduced this morning in House, Senate expected to consider its... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases Senate to Vote on Great American Outdoors Act 5/22/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseMay 21, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Bipartisan legislation would provide full, dedicated funding to the Land and Water... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases BHA Rendezvous Goes Global in 2020 5/18/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseMay 18, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org North America’s biggest gathering of public lands hunters and anglers shifts to online... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases Administration Rule on Clean Water Act Eliminates Protections for Wildlife Habitat, Ignores the Will of the Public 4/22/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseApril 22, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Sportsmen and women remain committed to ensuring the responsible management of vital... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases Inside the Spring Issue of BHA’s Backcountry Journal 3/23/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseMarch 23, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org The newest issue of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers' magazine is available... Tags: Press Releases
Media Press Releases Senate LWCF/Backlog Funding Bill Introduced; Expands Public Lands Agencies Receiving Funds 3/10/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseMarch 9, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Bipartisan legislation represents consensus priorities of American citizens, addresses... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases Senate to Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Address Maintenance Backlogs, Fully Fund LWCF 3/5/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseMarch 5, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Legislation responds to requests by sportsmen and women, follows president’s statement... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases Interior Undercuts Push to Increase Access by Slashing Funding for Key Program 2/11/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseFeb. 11, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Days after launching effort to identify inaccessible public lands, Interior proposes... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases BHA Testifies at Congressional Hearing on Boundary Waters 2/5/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseFeb. 5, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org BHA president/CEO urges House subcommittee to advance a bill that would prevent mining... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases Bipartisan Boundary Waters Conservation Bill Commended by Sportsmen and Women 1/15/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseJan. 15, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Legislation would protect iconic wilderness area and surrounding watershed WASHINGTON –... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases Sportsmen’s Groups Praise Introduction of Bipartisan Boundary Waters Legislation 1/15/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseJan. 15, 2020Contact: Lukas Leaf, SBW, lukas@sportsmenbwca.orgKatie McKalip, BHA, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Bill would permanently protect both... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases Senate Unanimously Passes Massive Package of Conservation Bills 1/10/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseJan. 9, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org ACE Act represents consensus priorities of hunting and angling community; BHA urges House... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases BHA Reacts to Administration Decision to Keep Anti-Public Lands Activist Pendley as BLM Director 1/2/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseJan. 2, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org BHA calls for intensified review of William Pendley’s credentials via a formal nomination... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases Inside the Winter Issue of BHA’s Backcountry Journal 12/13/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseDec. 13, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org The newest issue of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers’ magazine is available today MISSOULA,... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases BHA Wins Highest Ratings from NGO Watchdogs 12/11/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseDec. 11, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Charity Navigator, Great Nonprofits and GuideStar all award BHA top honors MISSOULA,... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases New National Wildlife Refuge in Kentucky Praised by BHA 12/2/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseDec. 2, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org HENDERSON, Kentucky – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers commended an Interior Department... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases New Mexico Hunters and Anglers Celebrate Access Win 11/25/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseNov. 22, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org State game commission overturns unpopular rule limiting public access to streams and... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases BHA Responds to Daines Support of Anti-Public Lands Activist as BLM Head 11/12/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseNov. 10, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont. – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers today responded to a statement made by... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases State Issues Alaska Roadless Habitat Opened to Logging, Development 10/16/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseOct. 16, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Prime big game habitat and fisheries left vulnerable as administration exempts Tongass... Tags: media, Press Releases, Alaska Chapter
Media Press Releases Backcountry Journal Inside the Fall 2019 Issue of BHA's Backcountry Journal 10/7/2019 Full digital issues of the Backcountry Journal are available to BHA members. Check out a preview below, or click here to join BHA. Already a member? Click here to log in.... Tags: media, Press Releases, Backcountry Journal
Media Press Releases BHA Members Reject Political Labels, Unite Around Conservation 10/3/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseOct. 3, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org BHA membership is young, politically diverse, active public lands users, new demographic... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases Public Lands Critic William Pendley to Remain BLM Head 10/1/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 30, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Interior Secretary David Bernhardt extends Pendley’s appointment to 2020 WASHINGTON –... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases Senate Advances FY2020 Interior Spending Bill 9/27/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 26, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Natural resources funding increased, but lack of dedicated, full funding for LWCF a... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases Administration Directive Allowing E-bikes on Public Lands Criticized by Sportsmen and Women 9/5/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 5, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Groups unite to condemn move to exempt motorized bikes from motorized travel management... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases September Is Public Lands Month; BHA Members Unite to Clean up Our Lands and Waters 9/3/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 3, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Public Land Pack Out challenges BHA members and supporters to clean up our public lands... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases Public Land Owner Pale Ale Premieres in Montana 8/20/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseAug. 20, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Backcountry Hunters & Anglers partners with Highlander Beer in support of North American... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases Ted Koch, Career Federal Resource Manager, Joins BHA Board 8/13/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseAug. 13, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Koch follows a decades-long career in public lands resource management by joining BHA's... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases Sage Grouse Protections Reduced Under Administration Plan 8/8/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseAug. 8, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org New management plan removes protections for hundreds of thousands of acres of public... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases New BLM Leader Is Advocate for Sale of Public Lands 7/26/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseJuly 26, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org William Perry Pendley, an outspoken proponent of selling off public lands and waters,... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases Backcountry Journal Inside the Summer Issue of BHA's Backcountry Journal 7/22/2019 Full digital issues of the Backcountry Journal are available to BHA members. Check out a preview below, or click here to join BHA. Already a member? Click here to log in.... Tags: Press Releases, Backcountry Journal
Media Press Releases House Tackles Species Conservation with $1 Billion-plus Funding Bill 7/17/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseJuly 12, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Recovering America’s Wildlife Act supports state-level conservation efforts for at-risk... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases House Shows Support for Conservation in Funding Bill 6/25/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseJune 25, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Increased funding for LWCF, CWD, sage grouse conservation anchor FY 20 Interior-related... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases House Introduces Bill to Fully Fund LWCF 6/12/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseJune 12, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Following Senate introduction of similar legislation, bipartisan bill acknowledges... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases Sportsmen and Women Undertake Legal Action Against Forest Service over Public Access in Montana’s Crazy Mountains 6/10/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseJune 10, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Coalition contends that the Forest Service is abdicating its duty to uphold and defend... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases State Issues Montana BHA Takes Legal Action Against USFS over Public Access in Crazy Mountains 6/10/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseJune 10, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Coalition contends that the Forest Service is abdicating its duty to uphold and defend... Tags: Montana Chapter, media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases BHA Supports Expansion of Hunting and Fishing on National Wildlife Refuges 6/6/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseJune 6, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Interior Secretary Bernhardt proposes increased opportunities for sportsmen and women on... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases BHA Launches New Blog, ‘Field to Table’ 6/6/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseJune 6, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Wild food harvested from public lands and waters is the theme, techniques for preparing... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases BHA Adds Eight New Chapters in U.S., Canada 6/4/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseJune 4, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Sportsmen and women join the public lands revolution; BHA continues exponential growth... Tags: Press Releases
Media Press Releases BHA’s ‘Hike to Hunt’ Kicks off on June 1 5/28/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseMay 28, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Annual fitness competition gets bigger and better with $30K in prizes for miles covered,... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases BHA Bestows Top Honors at Rendezvous 5/21/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseMay 21, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Hunters, anglers recognized for contributions to North America’s public lands, waters,... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases Administration Advances Industrial Mining in Boundary Waters Watershed 5/20/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseMay 15, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Controversial leases renewed upstream of Minnesota wilderness boundary, jeopardizing... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases ‘Public Lands Revolution’ Grows Hotter at BHA Rendezvous 5/13/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseMay 13, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org 8th annual North American Rendezvous brings record-breaking numbers of sportsmen and... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases Idaho Governor Proclaims May 2 Public Lands Day at BHA North American Rendezvous 5/3/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseMay 3, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Governor Little’s announcement underscores the cultural, recreational and economic... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases BHA Rendezvous Draws Strong Sponsor Support 4/24/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseApril 24, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Diverse roster of industry leaders, influencers testifies to economic power of outdoor... Tags: Press Releases
Media Press Releases Backcountry Journal Inside the Spring Issue of BHA’s Backcountry Journal 4/10/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseApril 16, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org The newest issue of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers’ magazine is available... Tags: Press Releases, Backcountry Journal
Media Press Releases New Senate Bill Would Fully Fund LWCF 4/9/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseApril 9, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Bipartisan bill would secure funding for popular access and conservation program,... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases BHA Pans Administration Plan for Sage Grouse Management 3/15/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseMarch 15, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org New plans for sage grouse habitat allow potentially harmful industrial development,... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases BHA Rendezvous Returns to Idaho in 2019 3/14/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseMarch 14, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org May 1-4 will bring thousands of public lands sportsmen and womento Boise for... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases BHA Celebrates Public Lands Bill’s Passage into Law 3/12/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseMarch 12, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org President signs S. 47, most significant conservation legislation in a decade,... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases BHA Inks National Agreement with Forest Service to Acknowledge, Advance Collaborative Partnerships 3/6/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseMarch 6, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Shared values are celebrated in signing ceremony DENVER – Backcountry Hunters &... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Chapter News Press Releases BHA Officially Launches Iowa Chapter 3/1/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseMarch 1, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Public lands sportsmen and women in the Hawkeye State unite in support of... Tags: Press Releases, Iowa Chapter
Media Press Releases House Sends Bipartisan Public Lands Package to President’s Desk 2/26/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseFeb. 26, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Most significant conservation legislation passed by Congress in a decade includes... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases Filson-BHA Partnership Advances in 2019 2/21/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseFeb. 21, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Renowned gear and apparel company partners with public lands group on expanded... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases Public Lands Get Some Love in Bipartisan Spending Package 2/14/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseFeb. 14, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Senate and House vote today to advance the bill, sending it on to the president’s... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases BHA Fights for Public Access in Montana’s Crazy Mountains 2/13/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseFeb. 13, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Matthew Bishop, 406-324-8011, bishop@westernlaw.org Sportsmen and... Tags: Press Releases
Media Press Releases Senate Votes to Advance Public Lands Package; BHA Urges House to Follow Suit 2/12/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseFeb. 12, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Land and Water Conservation Fund reauthorization, other conservation priorities... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases Chronic Wasting Disease Transmission, Spread Addressed in Bipartisan Senate Bill 2/8/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseFeb. 8, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Senate bill follows introduction of House legislation, considers impacts of CWD on... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases BHA Responds to Bernhardt's Nomination as Interior Secretary 2/4/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseFeb. 4, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, BHA, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont. – Following today’s announcement by President Trump that he has... Tags: Press Releases
Media Chapter News Press Releases State Issues Sportsmen and Women Unite in Court Case Challenging State Ownership of Louisiana Lake 2/1/2019 News for Immediate Release Feb. 1, 2019 Contact: Katie McKalip, BHA, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Rebecca Triche, LWF, 225-362-9007, rebecca@lawildlifefed.org John Devney, Delta,... Tags: Press Releases, Southeast Chapter
Media Press Releases Senate to Consider Public Lands Package Reviving LWCF 1/10/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseJan. 10, 2018Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Package of bills faces a challenging path forward, although the Senate’s use of a... Tags: Press Releases
Media Press Releases Presidential Order Could Open Millions of Acres of Public Lands to Disruptive Management Practices 1/7/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseJan. 7, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Increased logging and fuels reduction prescribed in executive order could reduce... Tags: Press Releases
Media Press Releases Backcountry Journal Backcountry Journal Winter 19' Teaser 1/1/2019 News for Immediate Release Jan. 28, 2019 Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Inside the Winter Issue of BHA’s Backcountry Journal The newest issue of Backcountry... Tags: Press Releases, Backcountry Journal
Media Press Releases BHA Responds to Federal Government Shutdown 12/21/2018 News for Immediate ReleaseDec. 21, 2018Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont. – Following today’s breakdown of congressional budget negotiations... Tags: Press Releases
Media Chapter News Press Releases State Issues Industrial Mining Advances in Boundary Waters Watershed 12/21/2018 News for Immediate ReleaseDec. 20, 2018Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Interior Department moves ahead with renewal of controversial mining leases upstream... Tags: Press Releases, Minnesota Chapter
Media Press Releases BHA Responds to Resignation of Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke 12/15/2018 News for Immediate ReleaseDec. 15, 2018Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Missoula, Mont. - Following an announcement by the Trump administration of Interior... Tags: Press Releases
Media Press Releases BLM Erodes Habitat Protections for Greater Sage Grouse Populations 12/6/2018 News for Immediate ReleaseDec. 6, 2018Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Sportsmen and women criticize weakened conservation policies in administration plan for... Tags: Press Releases
Media Press Releases Congress Lets Land and Water Conservation Fund Sunset, BHA Redoubles Push for Action 10/1/2018 News for Immediate ReleaseOct. 1, 2018Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Local conservation and public access projects across the country could languish as a... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases ‘Vote Public Lands and Waters,’ Urges BHA 9/25/2018 News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 25, 2018Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org On National Voter Registration Day, BHA calls on hunters and anglers to vote their... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases Inside the Fall Issue of BHA’s Backcountry Journal 9/18/2018 News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 18, 2018Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org The newest issue of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers’ magazine is available... Tags: Press Releases
Media Press Releases Tongass National Forest, Other Alaska Roadless Lands Could Be Developed Under State-Federal Plan 9/17/2018 News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 17, 2018Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Healthy salmon fisheries, remote big game habitat at risk of industrial development;... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases Congress Votes to Advance LWCF Reauthorization, BHA Responds 9/13/2018 News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 13, 2018Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org WASHINGTON – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers today welcomed a unanimous vote by a U.S.... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases Victory Archery Joins BHA as Corporate Partner 9/12/2018 News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 12, 2018Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org With bowhunting season underway, industry leader takes a stand for public... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases BHA Members Unite During Public Lands Month 9/4/2018 News for Immediate Release Sept. 1, 2018 Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org BHA Members Unite During Public Lands Month Work days, policy forums and... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases Land and Water Conservation Fund Is Key to Public Lands Traditions, Says New BHA Report 8/23/2018 News for Immediate Release Aug. 23, 2018 Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262,mckalip@backcountryhunters.org As clock ticks down to LWCF expiration, sportsmenand women urge Congress to take... Tags: Press Releases
Media Press Releases BHA Membership Is Young, Active, Nonpartisan, Demographic Survey Shows 8/7/2018 News for Immediate ReleaseAug. 7, 2018Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Two-thirds of members are 45 or younger, identify as Republican or Independent... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases BHA CEO Receives Fly Fishing Industry Leadership Award 8/7/2018 News for Immediate ReleaseJuly 31, 2018Contact: Katie McKalip, BHA, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Matt Smythe, AFFTA, 585-406-5525, matt.smythe@affta.org BHA... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases BHA Joins Wild Harvest Initiative 8/6/2018 News for Immediate ReleaseAug. 1, 2018Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org BHA Joins Wild Harvest Initiative Initiative is the first program to evaluate... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases Billion-dollar Conservation Plan Introduced in Senate 7/17/2018 News for Immediate ReleaseJuly 17, 2018Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Billion-dollar Conservation Plan Introduced in Senate Recovering America’s... Tags: Press Releases
Media Press Releases BHA Responds to White House Pardon of Oregon Ranchers Dwight Hammond and Steven Hammond 7/10/2018 News for Immediate ReleaseJuly 10, 2018Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont. – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers today responded to President Trump’s... Tags: Press Releases, Access & Opportunity
Media Press Releases Sportsmen Access Could Increase at National Wildlife Refuges 5/22/2018 News for Immediate ReleaseMay 22, 2018Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Interior Department proposal could open close to quarter-million acres to new or... Tags: Press Releases
Media Press Releases Candidates’ Views on Public Lands Revealed in BHA Forum 5/10/2018 News for Immediate ReleaseMay 9, 2018Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org New Mexico BHA chapter questions candidates for federal and state office on a range of... Tags: Press Releases
Media Chapter News Press Releases BHA Adds Four New U.S. Chapters 5/10/2018 News for Immediate ReleaseMay 9, 2018Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Public lands sportsmen and women in Missouri, North Carolina, North Dakota and Ohio... Tags: Press Releases, Ohio Chapter, Missouri Chapter, North Carolina Chapter
Media Press Releases Public Lands Hunters, Anglers Receive BHA Top Honors 5/1/2018 News for Immediate ReleaseMay 1, 2018Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Outstanding sportsmen and women recognized for conservation leadership at BHA North... Tags: Press Releases
Media Press Releases Interior Proposes Conserving Bighorn Habitat in Wyoming 5/1/2018 News for Immediate ReleaseMay 1, 2018Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org BHA commends proposal to withdraw important winter range from minerals... Tags: Press Releases
Media Chapter News Press Releases Minnesota Sportsmen-Conservationists Unite at Capitol on Public Lands Day 4/24/2018 News for Immediate Release April 24, 2018 Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Backcountry Hunters & Anglers gather to celebrate public lands and 10th anniversary... Tags: Press Releases, Minnesota Chapter
Media Chapter News Press Releases State Issues Public Waters Access Bill Fails in the State Legislature 4/20/2018 News for Immediate Release April 18, 2018 Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Legislation would have guaranteed public access to some tidal waters located above... Tags: Press Releases, Southeast Chapter
Media Press Releases BHA Rendezvous ‘The Start of a Revolution’ 4/19/2018 News for Immediate ReleaseApril 19, 2018Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org 7th annual BHA gathering draws public lands sportsmen and women from across North... Tags: Press Releases
Media Press Releases Louisiana Legislature to Weigh Public Waters Access Bill 4/10/2018 News for Immediate ReleaseMarch 22, 2018Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Louisiana Legislature to Weigh Public Waters Access Bill Legislation could guarantee... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases House Casts a Vote for Conservation in Advancing Budget Bill 3/22/2018 News for Immediate ReleaseMarch 22, 2018Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org House Casts a Vote for Conservation in Advancing Budget Bill Massive spending... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases Inside the Spring Issue of BHA’s Backcountry Journal 3/22/2018 News for Immediate ReleaseMarch 7, 2018Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Inside the Spring Issue of BHA’s Backcountry Journal The newest issue of Backcountry... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases BHA Applauds Advancement of Public Lands Bill 3/7/2018 News for Immediate ReleaseMarch 7, 2018Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Introduced by Chairman Rob Bishop, the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation... Tags: Press Releases
Media Press Releases Filson Partners with BHA on Storytelling Events 2/27/2018 News for Immediate ReleaseFeb. 27, 2018Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Renowned gear and apparel company to host BHA series of ‘Campfire Stories’ at locations... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases Administration Budget, Infrastructure Package Slashes Agency Funding, Eviscerates Access Programs 2/14/2018 News for Immediate ReleaseFeb. 13, 2018Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Land and Water Conservation Fund loses funding; sportsmen call on Congress to change... Tags: Press Releases
Media Press Releases BHA North American Rendezvous Sets Sights on Idaho 2/14/2018 News for Immediate ReleaseFeb. 14, 2018Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Largest gathering of public lands hunters and anglers in the continent heads to Boise... Tags: Press Releases
Media Press Releases Big-Game Migration Corridors Receive Special Consideration Under Interior Plan 2/10/2018 News for Immediate ReleaseFeb. 9, 2018Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Western big-game species stand to gain under conservation measures announced by Interior... Tags: Press Releases, Habitat Stewardship
Media Press Releases Senate Weighs Public Lands, Wilderness Bills 2/7/2018 News for Immediate ReleaseFeb. 7, 2018Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Backcountry Hunters & Anglers members speak up for conservation of, access to backcountry... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases Savage Arms and BHA Launch Corporate Partnership 2/2/2018 News for Immediate ReleaseFeb. 2, 2018Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Public lands hunting traditions underlie new alliance with longtime industry... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases Backcountry Hunters & Anglers’ National Board Adds New Members 1/31/2018 News for Immediate ReleaseJan. 31, 2018Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Ryan Callaghan of First Lite, fly fishing guide/businesswoman Hilary Hutcheson and trial... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases State Issues Public Lands Sportsmen Rally Against Bundy Event 1/21/2018 Montana members of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers attend anti-public lands conclave featuring lawbreaking Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy PARADISE, Mont. – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers members from... Tags: Montana Chapter, media, Press Releases, Access & Opportunity
Media Chapter News Press Releases Alaska Wilderness to Be Developed Following Covert Land Exchange 1/10/2018 News for Immediate ReleaseJan. 9, 2018Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org A road through key migratory waterfowl habitat would be developed under... Tags: media, Press Releases, Alaska Chapter
Media Press Releases State Issues Hunting for Sustainability: BHA’s Collegiate Program Creates New Hunters 1/10/2018 News for Immediate ReleaseJan. 9, 2018Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org BHA and partner Boone and Crockett Club give students knowledge and skills to start... Tags: Montana Chapter, Press Releases, Collegiate Clubs, Mentorship
Media Press Releases BHA Responds to Dismissal of Charges Against Bundys in Nevada Standoff 1/8/2018 News for Immediate ReleaseJan. 8, 2018Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont. – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers strongly criticized the dismissal of... Tags: Press Releases
Media Chapter News Press Releases Administration Reverses Boundary Waters Mining Ban; Minnesota BHA Pushes Back 12/27/2017 News for Immediate ReleaseJan. 9, 2018Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.orgPublic lands sportsmen unite to oppose development within wilderness area watershedELY,... Tags: Press Releases, Minnesota Chapter
Media Press Releases BHA Responds to Mistrial Declaration in Bundy Case 12/21/2017 News for Immediate ReleaseDec. 20, 2017Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont. – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers stated that “justice must be served” in... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases Backcountry Journal Inside the Winter Issue of BHA’s Backcountry Journal 12/19/2017 MISSOULA, Mont. – The winter 2018 issue of Backcountry Journal is arriving in BHA members’ mailboxes in time for the holidays. Here are some highlights from this issue: Required Reading: We asked... Tags: Press Releases, Backcountry Journal
Media Press Releases Administration Chops National Monuments, Panders to Energy Industry, Ignores Will of American People 12/4/2017 News for Immediate ReleaseDec. 4, 2017Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org ‘Today is a dark day’ for America’s conservation legacy, says Backcountry Hunters &... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases BHA Wades into Legal Fight over Access to Famed Louisiana Lake 11/30/2017 Public lands sportsmen’s group files amicus brief in Crooks vs. State, which challenges traditional waterfowling opportunities at Catahoula Lake CENLA, La. – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers has... Tags: Press Releases
Media Press Releases BHA Maps Hunting Opportunity in At-Risk National Monuments 11/16/2017 News for Immediate ReleaseNov. 16, 2017Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Interactive habitat maps reveal what’s at stake in administration's national monument... Tags: Press Releases
Media Chapter News Press Releases State Issues Sportsmen Urge Senate to Reject Plan to Drill Arctic Refuge 11/14/2017 News for Immediate ReleaseNov. 14, 2017Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Sportsmen Urge Senate to Reject Plan to Drill Arctic Refuge As Senate considers opening... Tags: media, Press Releases, Alaska Chapter
Media Press Releases State Issues Public Access to Sabinoso Wilderness Achieved 11/10/2017 News for Immediate ReleaseNov. 10, 2017Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Public Access to Sabinoso Wilderness Achieved Public lands sportsmen among loudest... Tags: media, Press Releases, news, Access & Opportunity, New Mexico Chapter
Media Press Releases What Would Theodore Roosevelt Do? One Year after Election, BHA Measures Trump Administration 11/8/2017 News for Immediate ReleaseNov. 8, 2017Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org New website gauges administration’s track record in light of Trump’s promise to honor... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases Rendezvous 2018 11/7/2017 News for Immediate ReleaseNov. 7, 2017Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org BHA 2018 North American Rendezvous Heads to Idaho Public lands hunters and anglers to... Tags: Press Releases, news
Media Press Releases Backcountry Journal Inside The 2017 Fall Journal 10/27/2017 News for Immediate ReleaseOct. 27, 2017Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Inside the Fall Issue of BHA’s Backcountry Journal The newest issue of Backcountry... Tags: media, Press Releases, Backcountry Journal
Media Press Releases Senate Votes to Allow Arctic Refuge Drilling Despite Pushback from Sportsmen 10/20/2017 News for Immediate ReleaseOct. 19, 2017Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Senate Votes to Allow Arctic Refuge Drilling Despite Pushback from Sportsmen Surveys in... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases BHA Builds Eastern Muscle through Key Staff Additions 10/13/2017 News for Immediate ReleaseOct. 13, 2017Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org BHA Builds Eastern Muscle through Key Staff Additions New BHA hires in Northeast and... Tags: Press Releases
Media Press Releases Sportsmen and Outdoors Leaders Denounce Antiquities Act Takedown 10/11/2017 News for Immediate ReleaseOct. 11, 2017Contact: Katie McKalip, BHA, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.orgCorley Kenna, Patagonia, 202-320-3921, Corley.Kenna@patagonia.com Ryan Callaghan,... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases Interior Announces Changes in Sage Grouse Management; BHA Responds 10/6/2017 News for Immediate ReleaseOct. 11, 2017Contact: Katie McKalip, BHA, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.orgCorley Kenna, Patagonia, 202-320-3921, Corley.Kenna@patagonia.com Ryan Callaghan,... Tags: Press Releases, Fish & Wildlife Management
Media Press Releases Interior Plans to Overhaul Sage Grouse Plans; BHA Responds 9/28/2017 News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 28, 2017Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Interior Plans to Overhaul Sage Grouse Plans; BHA Responds MISSOULA, Mont. – In... Tags: Press Releases
Media Press Releases BHA Responds to Zinke Accusations of Disloyalty Within Interior Staff 9/27/2017 News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 26, 2017Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org BHA Responds to Zinke Accusations of Disloyalty Within Interior Staff MISSOULA, Mont.... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases BHA Responds to Leaked Interior Report on National Monuments 9/18/2017 News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 17, 2017Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org The Upper Missouri Breaks National Monument, Photo: Bob Wick BLM MISSOULA, Mont. – In... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases BHA Commends Interior Commitment to Public Access 9/15/2017 Rio Grande Del Norte National Monument, Photo: Bob Wick, BLM MISSOULA, Mont. – Following today’s announcement by the Interior Department of a secretarial order that focuses on expanding public... Tags: Press Releases
Media Press Releases BHA Defends Public Waterfowl Hunting and Fishing Access at Famed Louisiana Lake 9/11/2017 News for Immediate Release Sept. 8, 2017 Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262,mckalip@backcountryhunters.org BHA Defends Public Waterfowl Hunting and Fishing Access at Famed Louisiana... Tags: media, Press Releases, Southeast Chapter
Media Press Releases Idaho Hunter Gets $500 Reward for Busting Motorized Gate Crashers 9/7/2017 News for Immediate Release Sept. 6, 2017 Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262,mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Idaho Hunter Gets $500 Reward for Busting Motorized Gate Crashers BHA OHV Reward... Tags: media, Press Releases, Illegal Motorized Use
Media Press Releases Próis and BHA Launch Corporate Partnership 9/5/2017 News for Immediate Release Sept. 5, 2017 Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262,mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Próis and BHA Launch Corporate Partnership Public lands conservation and access are... Tags: Press Releases
Media Press Releases BHA Launches ‘Public Lands Month’ to Celebrate Great Places to Hunt and Fish 9/1/2017 News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 1, 2017Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org BHA Launches ‘Public Lands Month’ to Celebrate Great Places to Hunt and Fish National... Tags: Press Releases, Access & Opportunity
Media Press Releases Interior Recommends Altering National Monuments Prized by Sportsmen and Women 8/24/2017 News for Immediate ReleaseAug. 24, 2017Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Secretary Zinke proposes ‘boundary changes’ to specific monuments, acknowledges broad... Tags: Press Releases, Access & Opportunity
Media Press Releases It’s Official: Oregon’s Elliott State Forest to Remain Publicly Accessible 8/18/2017 News for Immediate ReleaseAug. 18, 2017Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org It’s Official: Oregon’s Elliott State Forest to Remain Publicly Accessible Gov. Kate... Tags: Press Releases, Access & Opportunity, Oregon Chapter
Press Releases State Issues Public Access to Sabinoso Wilderness Achieved 8/10/2017 LAS VEGAS, N.M. – Public lands sportsmen and women are celebrating as a deal is inked that will open the Sabinoso Wilderness in northeastern New Mexico to the public for the first... Tags:
Media Press Releases BHA Poll: Western Voters Support Sage Grouse Conservation 8/4/2017 News for Immediate ReleaseAug. 4, 2017Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org BHA Poll: Western Voters Support Sage Grouse Conservation Poll of voters exclusively in... Tags: Press Releases, Fish & Wildlife Management
Media Press Releases ‘What Happened to Ryan Zinke?’ BHA Launches Ad Campaign 8/2/2017 News for Immediate ReleaseAug. 2, 2017Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org ‘What Happened to Ryan Zinke?’ BHA Launches Ad Campaign Public lands sportsmen and women... Tags: Press Releases, Access & Opportunity
Media Press Releases Podcasts BHA Launches ‘BHA’s Podcast & Blast’ with Hal Herring 7/25/2017 News for Immediate ReleaseJuly 25, 2017Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org BHA Launches ‘BHA’s Podcast & Blast’ with Hal Herring Backcountry Hunters & Anglers... Tags: Press Releases, Podcast
Media Press Releases Reports BHA Poll Shows Strong Public Opposition to Drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge 7/20/2017 News for Immediate ReleaseJuly 20, 2017Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Sizable majorities in two key states – Arizona and Colorado – oppose drilling in fish... Tags: Press Releases, Access & Opportunity, Reports
Media Press Releases BHA Launches Hike to Hunt Challenge 7/19/2017 News for Immediate ReleaseJuly 20, 2017Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org ‘Get fit, win prizes, support public lands’ MISSOULA, Mont. – Backcountry Hunters &... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases As Public Comment Period Ends, Sportsmen Speak up for National Monuments 7/11/2017 Valuable fish and wildlife habitat, unique hunting and fishing opportunities at stake as administration deliberates the future of 27 monuments MISSOULA, Mont. – As the Trump administration... Tags: Press Releases
Media Press Releases BHA Report Finds Sage Grouse, Energy Development Can Coexist 6/13/2017 New analysis shows minimal overlap of sage grouse habitat with areas suited to energy development, confirms impact of sage grouse conservation plans on energy industry is negligible WASHINGTON –... Tags: Press Releases
Media Press Releases BHA Responds to Interior Attempt to Unravel National Monuments 6/12/2017 WASHINGTON – Following Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s announcement today of recommendations that would undermine Bears Ears National Monument in Utah – reducing the size of the monument and... Tags: Press Releases, Access & Opportunity
Media Press Releases Zinke Pushes Continued Collaboration on Sage Grouse Work; Sportsmen Urge Interior to Stay the Course 6/9/2017 Secretarial order announced today triggers 60-day review of current conservation efforts WASHINGTON – Following the announcement this afternoon by Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke of a secretarial... Tags: Press Releases
Media Press Releases White House Budget Strongly Condemned by Public Lands Sportsmen 5/23/2017 News for Immediate ReleaseMay 23, 2017Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org White House Budget Strongly Condemned by Public Lands Sportsmen Administration budget... Tags: Press Releases, news
Media Press Releases State Issues Alaska Sportsmen Criticize Public Lands Seizure Bill 5/19/2017 ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers’ Alaska chapter is levying criticism against a bill being considered by the state legislature that would enable the state’s seizure of all... Tags: Press Releases, Alaska Chapter
Media Press Releases House Public Lands Transfer Bill Abandoned 5/17/2017 MISSOULA, Mont. – Following comments by Rep. Mark Amodei that he won’t be reviving a controversial bill that would have transferred public lands in Nevada to state ownership, Backcountry Hunters &... Tags: Press Releases, Access & Opportunity
Media Press Releases Boundary Waters Wilderness Faces New Threats with Renewed Attempts to Develop Mines 5/15/2017 ELY, Minn. – Public lands sportsmen today strongly criticized efforts by a Minnesota lawmaker to reignite a controversial proposal by an international mining company to develop large-scale copper... Tags: Press Releases, Minnesota Chapter
Media Press Releases Elliott State Forest to Remain Publicly Accessible 5/9/2017 SALEM, Ore. – A victory for public access and hunting and fishing opportunity was achieved this afternoon when the Oregon state land board voted unanimously to keep the Elliott State Forest under... Tags: Press Releases, Access & Opportunity, Mentorship
Media Press Releases Hunting, Fishing Businesses Unite in Support of National Monuments 5/9/2017 WASHINGTON – More than 100 hunting and fishing business owners and sporting organizations sent a letter today to Congress to show their support for national monuments and the responsible use of... Tags: Press Releases, Access & Opportunity
Media Press Releases Sportsmen Slam House Bill Limiting Public Lands Acquisitions 5/1/2017 WASHINGTON – A bill that would inhibit the strategic acquisition of public lands and waters for access, recreation and fish and wildlife habitat is drawing strong criticism from Backcountry... Tags: Press Releases
Media Press Releases YETI’s O’Brien Joins BHA National Board 4/27/2017 MISSOULA, Mont. – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers continues to strengthen and diversify its leadership with the election of Ben O’Brien to BHA’s national board of directors. O’Brien is currently the... Tags: Press Releases
Media Press Releases Sportsmen Prepare to Defend Hunting and Fishing Opportunities from Sweeping National Monuments Review 4/26/2017 WASHINGTON – National fishing and hunting groups today expressed concern about an administration decision to review recent use of the Antiquities Act to conserve public lands and waters, warning... Tags: Press Releases
Media Press Releases Backcountry Journal Inside the Spring Issue of BHA’s Backcountry Journal 4/19/2017 MISSOULA, Mont. – The spring 2017 issue of Backcountry Journal is arriving in BHA members’ mailboxes this week. Here’s a taste of what you'll find inside: Missouri River on the Fly: Renowned... Tags: Press Releases, Backcountry Journal
Media Press Releases BHA Launches Four New Chapters in U.S., Canada 4/19/2017 MISSOULA, Mont. – Sportsmen and women across North America are rising up in support of public lands and the outdoor opportunities they represent, founding new chapters of Backcountry Hunters &... Tags: Press Releases
Media Press Releases Public Lands Sportsmen Honored at BHA Rendezvous 4/14/2017 MISSOULA, Mont. – At Backcountry Hunters & Anglers’ 6th annual North American Rendezvous, seven sportsman-conservation leaders were awarded BHA’s highest honors, recognizing exceptional efforts in... Tags: Press Releases
Media Press Releases Public Lands Hunters and Anglers Mobilize at BHA Rendezvous 4/12/2017 MISSOULA, Mont. – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers’ 2017 North American Rendezvous showcased the growing grassroots presence that is BHA and public lands sportsmen and women, drawing unprecedented... Tags: Press Releases, Access & Opportunity
Media Press Releases State Issues Oregonians Applaud as Frank and Jeanne Moore Wild Steelhead Bill Advances in U.S. Senate 3/30/2017 PORTLAND, Ore. – A bill that would conserve more than 100,000 acres in Douglas County, Oregon, took another step forward today as it passed out of the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural... Tags: Press Releases, Oregon Chapter
Media Press Releases BHA Responds to Senate Advance of Perdue as Agriculture Secretary 3/23/2017 WASHINGTON – Following a hearing today by the Senate Agriculture Committee to advance the nomination of former Georgia governor Sonny Perdue as Agriculture secretary, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers... Tags: Press Releases
Media Press Releases State Issues BHA Commends Effort to Keep Elliott State Forest Publicly Accessible 3/20/2017 SALEM, Ore. – The Oregon chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers is commending a decision by the Oregon state legislature to consider a bill that could keep the Elliott State Forest under state... Tags: Press Releases, Access & Opportunity, Oregon Chapter
Media Press Releases Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Addresses Cuts to Public Lands, Access in President’s Budget 3/16/2017 TODAY: BHA President and CEO to answer questions from media, grassroots on budget proposal, negative repercussions for wildlife, public lands, hunting and fishing MISSOULA, Mont. – Following the... Tags: Press Releases
Media Press Releases BHA's North American Rendezvous Returns to Montana 3/15/2017 MISSOULA, Mont. – As the days lengthen and temperatures warm in western Montana, sportsmen from across the continent will be traveling to Missoula in support of our public lands and the outdoor... Tags: Press Releases
Media Press Releases Sportsmen Celebrate 114th Anniversary of Refuge System 3/14/2017 Pictured: Pronghorn at rest, Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge. Tom Koerner, USFWS MISSOULA, Mont. – America’s national wildlife refuges have provided generations of sportsmen with equal... Tags: Press Releases
Media Press Releases BHA Responds to Senate Vote Scuttling Public Lands Planning Rule 3/7/2017 WASHINGTON – Following today’s vote by the U.S. Senate to withdraw Planning 2.0, updated Bureau of Land Management planning policies affecting 245 million acres of public lands, Backcountry... Tags: Press Releases
Media Press Releases BHA Responds to Zinke's Public Land Order 3/3/2017 WASHINGTON – Following Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s signing late yesterday of a secretarial order expanding public access and hunting and fishing opportunities on U.S. public lands,... Tags: Press Releases
Media Press Releases Idaho Sportsmen Unite in Response to Public Lands Attacks 3/3/2017 BOISE, Idaho – Sportsmen and other public landowners in Idaho are uniting in support of public lands, joining together to rally at the Idaho Capitol this Saturday and send a clear message about... Tags: Press Releases, Idaho Chapter
Media Press Releases State Issues Iconic Oregon Public Lands Would be Conserved in New Legislation 3/1/2017 WASHINGTON – Approximately 100,000 acres of Oregon public lands backcountry – including riparian wildlife habitat and a unique steelhead fishery – will be permanently conserved if legislation... Tags: Press Releases, Oregon Chapter
Media Press Releases Kelly, Young Join Backcountry Hunters & Anglers’ National Board 3/1/2017 MISSOULA, Mont. – Heather Kelly and J.R. Young have joined the national board of directors of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, bringing passion and expertise in backcountry nutrition, adventure and... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Chapter News Press Releases Sportsmen Welcome Move to Conserve Colorado’s Thompson Divide 3/1/2017 WASHINGTON – Acknowledging years of collaborative, community-driven efforts to permanently conserve valuable backcountry habitat in Colorado’s Thompson Divide, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers... Tags: Press Releases, Armed Forces Initiative, Habitat Stewardship, Colorado Chapter
Media Press Releases Statement of sportsmen and women who support an effective Clean Water Act regarding today’s Trump Administration Executive Order on the Clean Water Rule. 2/28/2017 The Trump Administration is undermining the Clean Water Act. American sportsmen and women call on the Administration to protect headwater streams and valuable wetlands, keystones of America’s... Tags: Press Releases, Habitat Stewardship
Media Press Releases Utah Backpedals on Lawsuit Seeking Control of Public Lands 2/24/2017 Following increasing pressure by sportsmen and others to keep public lands under public ownership, state legislators announce decision to amend suit, which would have cost Utah taxpayers $14... Tags: media, Press Releases, Access & Opportunity
Media Press Releases BHA Responds to House Public Lands Resolution 2/17/2017 WASHINGTON – Following today’s introduction in the U.S. House of Representatives of a bipartisan resolution affirming the value of America’s public lands, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers President... Tags: media, Press Releases, Access & Opportunity
Media Press Releases State Issues Oregon State Land Board Votes to Sell Elliott State Forest 2/15/2017 82,000-plus acres of prized fish and wildlife habitat to be privatized; public access a question mark under future ownership SALEM, Ore. – Despite widespread support from sportsmen,... Tags: Press Releases, Access & Opportunity, Oregon Chapter
Media Press Releases Recording of BHA Press Event on HR 622 2/8/2017 On Jan. 24, Rep. Jason Chaffetz of Utah introduced the Local Enforcement for Local Lands Act (H.R. 622) in the U.S. House of Representatives. H.R. 622 would eliminate federal law enforcement... Tags: Press Releases, Illegal Motorized Use, Access & Opportunity
Media Press Releases Following Pressure from Sportsmen, Bad Public Lands Bill Abandoned 2/2/2017 Rep. Jason Chaffetz announced decision to abandon H.R. 621, which would have seized millions of acres of public lands and waters WASHINGTON - Following pressure from Backcountry Hunters & Anglers... Tags: media, Press Releases, Access & Opportunity
Media Press Releases BHA Statement on Zinke Hearing 1/17/2017 WASHINGTON – As members of the Senate meet this afternoon to hold a hearing on Rep. Ryan Zinke, nominated as secretary of the Interior by the Trump administration, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers... Tags: media, Press Releases, Access & Opportunity
Media Press Releases Stream Access Weighed by Utah Supreme Court 1/13/2017 Public opportunities to legally fish, hunt or float Utah waterways could be decided this week SALT LAKE CITY – Years of legal uncertainty surrounding public access of Utah streams and... Tags: media, Press Releases, Public Waters Access, news, Access & Opportunity
Media Press Releases State Issues U.S. House Reignites Effort to Save LWCF 1/12/2017 Bill introduced today would permanently reauthorize popular, effective conservation program WASHINGTON – Bipartisan legislation introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives this morning would... Tags: Press Releases, Access & Opportunity, Pennsylvania Chapter, Arizona Chapter
Media Press Releases Backcountry Journal Inside the Winter Issue of BHA’s Backcountry Journal 1/10/2017 The newest issue of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers magazine is available today MISSOULA, Mont. – The winter issue of Backcountry Journal is arriving in BHA members’ mailboxes now. Here’s a... Tags: media, Press Releases, Backcountry Journal
Media Press Releases Sportsmen Celebrate Landmark Badger-Two Medicine Protection 1/10/2017 Final lease retirements safeguard critical fish and wildlife habitat, culminate decades-long effort by hunters, anglers, others HELENA, Mont. – Montana hunters and anglers are celebrating... Tags: media, Press Releases, Habitat Stewardship, news
Media Press Releases House of Representatives Passes Public Lands Transfer Provision; Sportsmen Push Back 1/4/2017 Measure recalculates costs of public lands transfers, facilitating giveaways WASHINGTON — The 115th Congress capped its first day late Tuesday with a vote to give away America’s public lands and... Tags: media, Press Releases, Access & Opportunity
Media Press Releases Weatherby and BHA Announce Corporate Partnership 12/21/2016 Public land traditions, opportunities and access form the center point of a new alliance MISSOULA, Mont. — Weatherby and Backcountry Hunters & Anglers today announce the launch of a corporate... Tags: media, Press Releases, news
Media Press Releases State Issues BHA Urges Innovation to Keep Elliott State Forest Publicly Accessible 12/20/2016 Following state land board decision to postpone the Elliott’s sale, sportsmen speak up on behalf of Oregon’s oldest state forest KEIZER, Ore. – Oregon hunters and anglers are commending a decision... Tags: Press Releases, Access & Opportunity, Oregon Chapter
Media Chapter News Press Releases State Issues Boundary Waters Mining Leases Denied, Sportsmen Celebrate 12/15/2016 Massive sulfide-ore copper mine would have jeopardized the region’s fish and wildlife, outdoor opportunities; leases were strongly opposed by sportsmen ELY, Minn. – Public lands sportsmen today... Tags: Press Releases, Minnesota Chapter
Media Press Releases BHA Response to Zinke Selection as Interior Secretary 12/13/2016 MISSOULA, Mont. – In response to President-elect Donald Trump’s selection of Rep. Ryan Zinke as U.S. Secretary of the Interior, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers President and CEO Land Tawney issued... Tags: Press Releases, news
Media Press Releases BHA Response to McMorris Rodgers’ Nomination as Interior Secretary 12/9/2016 MISSOULA, Mont. – In response to President-elect Donald Trump’s expected nomination of Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers as U.S. Secretary of the Interior, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers President and... Tags: Press Releases, news
Media Press Releases Wyoming Rejects Land Trade; Sportsmen Claim Victory 12/1/2016 News for Immediate ReleaseDec. 1, 2016Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org State land board unanimously votes to scuttle proposal, which would have eliminated... Tags: Press Releases, news
Media Press Releases BHA Statement on Cancellation of Additional Badger-Two Medicine Leases 11/16/2016 News for Immediate ReleaseNov. 16, 2016Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org BHA Statement on Cancellation of Badger-Two Medicine Leases MISSOULA, Mont. –... Tags: Press Releases, news
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 Backcountry Hunters & Anglers’ Statement on the U.S. Presidential Election Results 11/9/2016 News for Immediate ReleaseNov. 9, 2016Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Backcountry Hunters & Anglers’ Statement on the U.S. Presidential Election... Tags: Press Releases, news
Media Press Releases BHA Wins Leadership Award at National Outdoors Conference 10/24/2016 Backcountry Hunters & Anglers’ growing influence is winning recognition from both within the sportsmen’s community and outside it. On Friday, Oct. 14, BHA was presented with the 2016 Nonprofit... Tags: Press Releases, news
Media Press Releases National Wildlife Refuge Week Starts with Gift to Sportsmen: Expanded Hunting and Fishing on Refuges from Coast to Coast 10/11/2016 News for Immediate ReleaseOct. 11, 2016Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org National Wildlife Refuge Week Starts with Gift to Sportsmen: Expanded Hunting and... Tags: Press Releases, news
Media Press Releases Public Lands Sportsmen Welcome BLM Sage Grouse Guidance 9/1/2016 News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 1, 2016Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org BLM plans offer instructions for implementing sage grouse management plans; BHA... Tags: Press Releases, news
Media Press Releases BHA's 2017 Rendezvous Returns to Montana 8/30/2016 News for Immediate ReleaseAugust 30, 2016Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org 6th annual BHA North American Rendezvous to return to Missoula, Montana, the heart... Tags: Press Releases, news
Media Press Releases Public Lands Sportsmen Commend Decision to Conserve Maine Backcountry Lands 8/24/2016 News for Immediate ReleaseAug. 24, 2016Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org BHA stresses need for sportsmen to help develop management plan that includes hunting... Tags: Press Releases, news
Media Press Releases BHA Rallies Lone Star Sportsmen, Launches Texas Chapter 8/18/2016 News for Immediate ReleaseAug. 18, 2016Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Texas hunters and anglers unite in support of backcountry conservation, public access,... Tags: Press Releases, news
Media Press Releases Wilderness Athlete Partners with BHA to Advance Health, Fitness Benefits of Hunting and Fishing the Backcountry 7/25/2016 News for Immediate ReleaseJuly 25, 2016Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Public lands conservation a key component of the physical backcountry... Tags: Press Releases, news
Media Press Releases USFWS Plan to Expand Hunting, Fishing on Wildlife Refuges Provides Important Access 7/22/2016 News for Immediate ReleaseJuly 22, 2016Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Enhanced access would benefit public lands sportsmen on 13 refuges in nine states,... 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 Bad Public Lands Bills Advance in House; Sportsmen Strongly Critical 6/21/2016 Bills would legislate seizure of millions of acres of public lands, threaten fish and wildlife habitat, public access opportunities WASHINGTON - A vote today by House of Representatives members to... Tags: Press Releases, news
Media Press Releases Bulis, Koch Join National Board of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers 5/31/2016 Close ties to fly fishing industry, expertise in wildlife biology and public lands management define two new BHA board members MISSOULA, Mont. - Ben Bulis and Ted Koch have joined the national... Tags: Press Releases, news
Media Press Releases Hunt To Eat-BHA Partnership Gains Momentum 5/24/2016 Popular merchandise line celebrates outdoor lifestyle, raises funds for backcountry conservation MISSOULA, Mont. — Demand for the newest t-shirt design by Hunt To Eat, the hunter-branded clothing... Tags: Press Releases, news
Media Press Releases BHA Statement on Cancellation of Badger-Two Medicine Leases 4/27/2016 MISSOULA, Mont. – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers today praised an announcement by the U.S. Department of the Interior that one of the last remaining oil-and-gas drilling leases in the Badger-Two... Tags: Montana Chapter, Press Releases
Media Press Releases BHA Rendezvous Smashes Attendance Numbers, Breaks Fundraising Records 4/27/2016 MISSOULA, Mont. - Backcountry Hunters & Anglers' 2016 North American Rendezvous was one for the record books, shattering records for attendance, funds raised for conservation and positive energy... Tags: Montana Chapter, Press Releases
Media Chapter News Press Releases State Issues Colorado BHA Op-Ed: Transferring Federal Public Lands to States Bad for Hunters and Anglers 3/11/2016 As a big game hunter who (like over 90% of Colorado sportsmen) hunts public lands, the recent push by some elected officials and big-industry groups to transfer our federal public lands to state... Tags: media, Press Releases, Access & Opportunity, Public Lands & Waters, Colorado Chapter
Media Press Releases State Issues BHA Statement on Arrest of Cliven Bundy 2/11/2016 MISSOULA, Mont. - In the wake of the arrest in Oregon of Cliven Bundy, a Nevada scofflaw and leader of a movement to seize public lands from the American people, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers... Tags: media, Press Releases, Access & Opportunity, Public Lands & Waters, Oregon Chapter
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
Media Press Releases Sportsmen Call for Patience, Law and Order on Pubic Lands in Oregon 1/4/2016 MISSOULA, Mont. - The sportsmen's group Backcountry Hunters & Anglers urged cool, patient heads to prevail in the extremists' occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, valuable public... Tags: media, Press Releases, Access & Opportunity, Public Lands & Waters, Oregon Chapter
Media Press Releases Dismantling of Land & Water Conservation Fund Strongly Criticized by Sportsmen 11/5/2015 BHA rejects proposal from congressional fringe that would gut 50-year-old conservation, access program WASHINGTON - Legislation introduced this morning would dismantle the Land and Water... Tags: media, Press Releases, Access & Opportunity, Public Lands & Waters
Media Press Releases State Issues Oregon BHA Spearheads Efforts to Ban Drones for Hunting 5/1/2015 SALEM, Ore. – Proponents of fair chase hunting are celebrating a success in the Beaver State as the Oregon Senate advances legislation that would ban the use of drones for hunting and... Tags: media, Press Releases, Fair Chase, Oregon Chapter
Media Press Releases State Issues BHA Advances Wyoming Effort to Ban Drones, Aircraft in Hunting 3/31/2015 Wyoming Game & Fish Department considering new rule to prohibit both manned and unmanned aircraft for scouting and hunting A sportsmen-led campaign to uphold fair chase hunting in Wyoming is... Tags: Press Releases, Fair Chase, Wyoming Chapter
Media Press Releases Will Congress Show Respect for Hunters and Anglers in Third Attempt at Sportsmen’s Act? 3/12/2015 by Bob Marshall The Senate this month has been considering the Bipartisan Sportsmen’s Act of 2015. So sportsmen have cause to wonder which of these two clichés will apply: A) The third... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases State Issues Letter: OHV Commission Ethics Issues 2/18/2014 February 15, 2014 Dear Governor Sandoval, I am writing on behalf of the Nevada Chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers (BHA) concerning a current ethics issue related to the OHV Commission... Tags: Press Releases, Nevada Chapter