News for Immediate ReleaseFeb. 11, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Days after launching effort to identify inaccessible public lands, Interior proposes reducing LWCF funding by 97 percent WASHINGTON – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers today pointedly criticized an Interior Department budget proposal for fiscal year 2021 that reduces funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund by 97 percent, a move that comes only days after the department issued a ...

Anyone who has spent time in the vast expanses of public land in Northern California can attest to the richness of the landscape. From the ancient redwoods of the coasts to the sprawling ecosystems of the Mendocino, Six Rivers, Shasta-Trinity, and Klamath national forests, outdoor enthusiasts in the Golden State are privileged with easy access to hundreds of thousands of acres on which to hunt, fish or simply get outside and enjoy nature. This tremendous gift comes with the responsibility to ...

Hal meets with his old friend (and sometimes editor) Matt Miller in Matt’s hometown of Boise, Idaho, to talk about life and Matt’s new book Fishing Through the Apocalypse: An Angler’s Adventures in the 21st Century. Matt and Hal have known each other since they both started out writing for Bugle magazine before the dawn of the present century, and Matt – an obsessed fisherman, elk and deer hunter and mentor to a nascent fishing and hunting son – has traveled the world as the longtime ...

On Saturday, January 18th over thirty sportsmen and women gathered at the Seminole Forest Wildlife Management Area for a small game hunt in celebration of public land and public water.  Participants gathered at the check station in the pre-dawn darkness for a breakfast of coffee and fried honey buns prepared by BHA member Tom Brown followed by a prayer by new BHA member Joshua Locke. Several attendees were first time hunters who paired with veteran sportsmen for conversations about basic ...

February 10, 2020     The Montana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & AnglersPO Box 9257 Missoula, MT 59807     Carol Hatfield, District Ranger Belt Creek- White Sulphur Springs Ranger District 204 West Folsom P.O. Box A White Sulphur Springs, MT 59645   Subject: Horsefly Vegetation Project     Dear Ranger Hatfield,     The Montana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers (MT BHA) welcomes the opportunity to comment on the Horsefly Project. Our 3,250 Montana members rely heavily on public ...