News for Immediate ReleaseJan. 15, 2020Contact: Lukas Leaf, SBW, lukas@sportsmenbwca.orgKatie McKalip, BHA, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Bill would permanently protect both wilderness area and its watershed WASHINGTON – Leaders in the conservation community commended the introduction of the Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection and Pollution Prevention Act, bipartisan legislation that would provide for the protection, for current and future generations, of the Boundary Waters ...

State officials detected chronic wasting disease in a free-ranging, 5 1/2 -year-old whitetail doe last month between Del Rio and Amistad Reservoir, making it the first confirmed case of the disease in Val Verde County. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) and Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) have designated roughly 250 sq. miles of land around Lake Amistad National Recreation Area and Del Rio as a CWD Surveillance Zone, according to a TPWD news release. About 3,500 acres of ...

The Montana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers is deeply concerned about the manner in which Elk Shoulder Seasons (ESSs) are being used to manage elk in Montana. The Shoulder Seasons were created as an emergency tool in response to legislative pressure to meet population objectives set in Montana’s 2004 Elk Management Plan. The ESS was meant to be temporary, used only on private land, and used only when and where effective. Image courtesy of Erik Petersen Photography However, ...

The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers recently appointed Eric Moyer to serve as an Assistant Regional Director for the Mesa County-Grand Valley Area. Eric was born and raised in Zanesville, Ohio. Family camping and fishing trips monopolized his free time until he started whitetail hunting. “In 1995, I found bow hunting and whitetails in the same year. I was just out of college and could barely afford the gear,” he says. “I was surrounded by great mentors that got me set up ...

News for Immediate ReleaseJan. 9, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org ACE Act represents consensus priorities of hunting and angling community; BHA urges House to advance to president’s desk WASHINGTON – Earlier today the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a diverse package of conservation measures, the America’s Conservation Enhancement Act, or ACE Act (S. 3051). The bipartisan bill represents a number of consensus priorities for hunters and anglers, ...