The Archery Deer Hunting Season Extension: Massachusetts BHA's Call for Change In the heart of Massachusetts, an important discussion has emerged surrounding the proposed extension of the archery deer hunting season in Wildlife Management Zones 1–9. The Massachusetts Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) have been at the forefront of this conversation, advocating for this change as a step towards conservation and streamlined regulation. At the recent Public Hearing to Extend Archery Deer ...

For nearly twenty years, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers has sought to ensure North America's outdoor heritage of hunting and fishing in a natural setting. A vision for backcountry conservation and a hunt for wild lands has guided our work across North America. Here in the Northeast, few places embody these values more than the High Peaks Region of Maine. The High Peaks region encompasses nearly 400,000 acres of outstanding fish and wildlife habitat and it represents one of the state’s largest ...

Eleven conservation organizations vied for the privilege to auction off five Montana hunting licenses on Thursday, the most applications ever received by the Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks for the tags. “Typically in the past it’s one organization, or one or two,” said Sarah Clerget, chief legal counsel for the department. “We’ve never seen this many proposals to choose from before.” When awarded, the tags are auctioned off at events, helping to increase interest in participation for ...

Word has been spreading like wildfire about a sweetheart land deal being pushed by out-of-state billionaire landowner Stan Kroenke, a 3:1 land transfer that could result in public lands hunters losing access permanently to some of the best mule deer hunting – and best wildlife habitat – in northeastern Nevada. The Winecup Gamble Ranch, owned by Kroenke Ranches, is proposing to trade 235,000 acres of Bureau of Land Management lands in exchange for 85,000 of Kroenke’s private acres – a ...

During May 2023 I crossed paths with Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) founder Mike Beagle in Denver, nearly four years after we last got together at a watering hole not far from Mike’s home in southern Oregon. Catching up with Mike or any other BHA members always reminds me of the three things you can count on at any BHA gathering: good people, good food, and good times. Mike recruited me into BHA during March 2005. “Consider our organization, there are none like it anywhere,” he ...