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 ...

Map reading and general land navigation skills are essential tools in the outdoorsman’s tool kit. Those tools are doubly important when you are a public lands and waters user because it is important to know the boundaries between public and private and to respect the rights of both public and private landowners. One of our longtime members, put those skills to use and then contacted the chapter on January 28th saying, “I believe the Mullins Wildlife Management Area is up for sale or trade.” ...

Protect the Nolichucky River: Stop CSX’s Destructive Construction Activities In the aftermath of Hurricane Helene’s devastating floods and landslides across Southern Appalachia, a Herculean effort is needed to restore vital infrastructure. However, we cannot let these recovery efforts come at the cost of our cherished public lands and waters. The Nolichucky River, a vital natural treasure flowing from Western North Carolina into Tennessee, has become the site of egregious environmental ...

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America is exceptional in many regards. One of the most notable of our ideals encompasses 640 million acres: our system of public lands and waters, equally owned by every citizen. “We the people own these mountains and forests, rivers, and plains. Nothing could be more American,” former Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) North America Board Chair Ryan Busse said.[1] As with our freedoms and government, the concept of public lands was born of a desire to remove the shackles of a stifling ...