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 administration. The Environmental Protection Agency has announced that it is reinitiating the process of utilizing the Clean Water Act to protect specific areas in Bristol Bay, home to the world’s largest remaining wild salmon fishery. For over a decade, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers has been working to ...

Push play. Tuesday evening. I took the opportunity to lie down, put on my headphones (for the record I could listen to Jason Isbell 24/7), and relax after my 9-to-5 before the evening’s BHA work began. My wife was outside entertaining our grandchildren while our daughter was at work thereby giving me the opportunity for some quiet. The monthly North Carolina BHA Board of Directors meeting would kick off shortly at 8:15 sharp over Zoom. My role on the board? NC BHA Armed Forces Initiative ...

Ed Arnett is the hunting-est, bird-doggingest biologist in America, chief scientist for the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership as well as host of the national conservation TV series This American Land. Hal and Ed have been friends and hunted together for more than a decade. In this interview they sit down to talk sage grouse, fire, public lands and the future of sagebrush ecosystems, which also means the future of the myriad species – from pronghorn and mule deer to pygmy rabbits ...

Earlier this year the Backcountry Hunters and Anglers New York and New England Chapters submitted comments on the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Public Information Document for Amendment 7 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Striped Bass. Many of our members echoed those comments through BHA’s Action Alert, and we thank you for your advocacy. It was a successful effort!  Our comments mark the first time that BHA stepped in to the arena of Atlantic Striped ...

The California Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, the voice for our wild public lands, waters, and wildlife in the Golden State, is closely monitoring the Forest Service District 5 decision to close all 18 National Forests in California due to the numerous, devastating fires tearing through the state. We have been in contact with USFS representatives at the highest levels regarding this issue since last year when we began closely monitoring public land closures relating to fire danger ...