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 the Clean Water Act WASHINGTON – A massive industrial mine proposed for the fish- and wildlife-region of Bristol Bay, Alaska, has been blocked by the Environmental Protection Agency, which today announced it is proactively rescinding an industry fill and dredge permit under Section 404(c) of the ...

On August 25, 2004, the Wyoming Attorney General’s office issued an opinion that corner crossing does not violate the state’s “hunter trespass” law. On April 29, 2022, after less than two hours of deliberation, a Carbon County jury found four Missouri hunters not guilty of Wyoming’s criminal trespass law for corner crossing to access public land to harvest elk. The reality is: in Wyoming, no hunter has ever been found guilty of criminal trespass by a jury of their peers for corner ...

Next week ASMFC Commissioners from up and down the east coast will convene in Arlington, VA for the Commission’s Winter Meeting. As part of this meeting, ASMFC’s Striped Bass Board is scheduled to meet on Tuesday, January 31st at 3:30 PM to discuss Addendum 1 to Amendment 7 – which could bring the first substantial management changes since the enactment of Amendment 7 earlier this year Addendum I seeks to address some Board members’ concerns related to how commercial Striped Bass quotas are ...

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.— Backcountry Hunters & Anglers commends the decision to advance long-term protections for the Rainy River watershed and the pristine waters of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, a crown jewel of public lands and waters in northeast Minnesota and America’s most visited wilderness area.  An ...

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 valuable salmon fisheries WASHINGTON – Unique backcountry fish and wildlife habitat in America’s largest national forest, the Tongass in Alaska, will once again be conserved under a rule finalized today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. This afternoon’s announcement by the USDA is the latest ...