News for Immediate ReleaseJune 4, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Public lands package introduced this morning in House, Senate expected to consider its version of the bill soon WASHINGTON – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers commended bipartisan legislation introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives this morning that would ensure full, dedicated funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund at $900 million annually and fund maintenance backlogs on ...

In a recent interview with Filson, Minnesota-born and bred photographer Lee Kjos was asked to describe his work in five words or less. Kjos replied: “Original. Authentic. Genuine. Unique, and bad-ass.” For anyone who has marveled at the understated power of Kjos’  hunting and fishing photography, those five words – each of them earned the hard way – sum it up. Although Kjos’ upbringing in the deep woods of Minnesota precludes him from ever saying it, those same five words could be used to ...

By Laura Lundquist - May 29, 2020 - Originally published in the Missoula Current  An emergency kill order and some new Fish, Wildlife & Parks property and easements could benefit local fish populations and increase access to some special places. Thursday’s FWP Commission meeting generated a number of good easement possibilities, a few of which have been years in the making. But first, commissioners approved a emergency change to Placid Lake’s fishing regulations to allow anglers to catch, ...

Pictured: Maurice Rodgers, BHA Scholar It is no secret that BHA is dedicated to cultivating the next generation of conservation leaders, including through our Collegiate Program. But thanks to a passionate board leader in Kentucky, we are taking that dedication one step further. Retired Col. Mike Abell serves on the Kentucky BHA board and is the brains and brawn behind BHA’s new scholarship at the University of Louisville. The scholarship is intended to be awarded to a political science ...