University of Minnesota BHA club president, Kyle Hildebrandt represented Backcountry Hunters and Anglers at the Minneosta DNR's annual roundtable in January. The Minnesota DNR Roundtable’s theme this year was “Connecting to the Outdoors”. Kyle was invited to be part of a panel of speakers for the breakout session titled “Young Voices: Connecting with the Outdoors”. He sat among other panel members including a conservation program manager & three high school workers from Urban Roots, a Saint ...

A small group of hunters, public land enthusiasts, and BHA members gathered at Granger Lake on Feb. 1, to experience the small-game hunting opportunities offered on public land at the Willis Creek Unit. There were six hunters from the Austin, Houston, and San Antonio areas. The event was organized as an informal meetup and an opportunity to gain experience in often-overlooked small game hunting. The weather could not have been more beautiful. It was a clear, crisp morning that eventually ...

February 15, 2020, Brandon, VT- Vermont members of BHA, along with a few new friends, met to celebrate public lands at Red Clover Ale Co. There were tales of turkeys, tracking bucks, big brown trout and snowshoe hares along with toasts to our Green Mountain National Forest, VT F&W WMAs and local town forests. With one of these local town forests on the line on Town Meeting Day, local BHAers were there to get the word out to vote ‘No’ to the sale of land owned by the people of the Town of ...

The California policy committee recently submitted a letter of support for the legislative bill Protecting Unique and Beautiful Landscapes by Investing in California (PUBLIC) Lands Act (S. 3288). This bill by Sens. Kamala Harris (D-CA) and Dianne Feinstein’s (D-CA) will provide increased public access for recreational opportunities including hunting, fishing and hiking.   Feb. 18, 2020 The Honorable Lisa Murkowski                                         The Honorable Joe Manchin Chairwoman ...

Our NV state Chapter is actively engaged with the Truckee Meadows Land Management Act (https://www.landsbill.org/). This Act includes proposals for both public land disposal and protection in Washoe County that is meant to guide future growth as well as make conservation set-asides that could benefit our public lands. As with past Nevada lands bills, this one has the potential to result in positive benefits for a variety of interests as long as stakeholders are given real opportunities for ...