In January Rhode Island’s General Assembly convened to begin their 2025 legislative session. BHA’s Rhode Island team has moved the needle on our top policy priorities in recent years – we worked to enact legislation protecting shoreline access in 2023 and prohibiting captive hunting & wildlife importation in 2024 - and we have consistently advocated for Rhode Island’s public lands, waters and wildlife in RI’s legislative and regulatory arenas. Below you will find the Rhode Island team’s top ...

The North Country Icebreaker: A Gathering for Outdoor Enthusiasts and Public Lands Supporters A rendezvous is traditionally a meeting between two or more people at a pre-arranged location. The BHA North American Rendezvous draws people from across North America for an unforgettable weekend filled with seminars, food, drinks, and passionate support for public lands. Three years ago, the Minnesota Chapter of BHA set out to create something similar—an event that would unite the northern ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  Feb. 3, 2025    Contact:  Kaden McArthur, Director of Policy and Government Relations, mcarthur@backcountryhunters.org    Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Responds to Confirmation of Doug Burgum as Interior Secretary    BHA pledges to work with the new Secretary to safeguard America’s public lands and waters    Washington, D.C. – Following a strong bipartisan vote of 79-18 on the Senate floor last week, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has been confirmed as Secretary of ...

Recently, I attended the 2025 Virginia Fly Fishing & Wine Festival at the Meadows Event Park in Doswell, VA. I was representing the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, manning the booth we run every year at this event. It is always such a great opportunity for the Chapter to kick off the new year, and this year did not disappoint—even though we had some winter weather to contend with. Leading up to any event, there is always a little bit of anxiety. I ask myself if I got ...

 Mountain Lion Processing with Washington BHA   Thanks to collaboration with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), and the generosity of a local archery range, the WA Chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers (BHA) had the unique opportunity to host a Mountain Lion Skinning and Processing Event at KBH Archers in Belfair WA. The WA Chapter worked with WDFW to coordinate receiving game animals that were removed due to conflict, either from depredation or public safety ...