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Dec

2024

Local Fishing Businesses Call on President Biden to Designate Sáttítla National Monument

Author: Thomas Plank
Contacts:  Sam Davidson, Policy Director, California Public Lands, Trout Unlimitedsam.davidson@tu.org; (831) 235-2542 Redgie Collins, Director of Law and Policy, California Troutrcollins@caltrout.org; (415) 748-8755 Joel Weltzien, California Chapter Coordinator, Backcountry Hunters & Anglersweltzien@backcountryhunters.org; (406) 925-3771 REDDING, Calif—Local fishing businesses announced today their support for the creation of a new national monument in northern California to permanently ...
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Dec

2024

WA Chapter Supports Commissioner Linville Reappointment

Author: Chris Hager
To: The Office of Governor Jay Inslee Cc: Ruth Musgrave, Senior Policy Advisor for Natural Resources Subject: Fish and Wildlife Commission Reappointment- Molly Linville Dear Governor Inslee, On behalf of the Washington Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, an organization representing thousands of dedicated members and supporters across the state, we write to express our strong support for the reappointment of Commissioner Molly Linville to the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission. ...
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Dec

2024

WHY BHA?

Author: Mary Glaves
  WHY BHA? Mary Glaves, AK Chapter Coordinator It’s #GivingTuesday 2024. The onslaught of attacks to the heritage of public lands in this country defies over a hundred year value system to conserve natural resources. We are nothing without these resources.   “The conservation of natural resources is the fundamental problem. Unless we solve that problem it will avail us little to solve all others.” - Theodore Roosevelt, 1907. If you know me well, you know I enjoy hunting, fishing, and the ...
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3

Dec

2024

Trapping Heritage and Education with Alaska Board Member, Ryan Bandy

Author: Ryan Bandy
  Trapping Heritage and Education with Alaska BHA Board Member, Ryan Bandy  Greetings from the Interior, BHA members! As we arrive in December, trapping along the Yukon and Koyukuk Rivers is in full swing. Most species such as Marten and Lynx opened November 1st around the Interior of Alaska. With a couple recent cold snaps of -30 and below, many of the creeks and rivers are finally starting to freeze and animals are traveling more and further, looking for a food source or bait pile to ...
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3

Dec

2024

BHA Responds to Secretary of Agriculture Nomination

Author: Thomas Plank
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dec. 3, 2024 Contacts: Thomas Plank, Communications Manager plank@backcountryhunters.org Nadia Marji, VP of Marketing & Communications nadia@backcountryhunters.org BHA Responds to Secretary of Agriculture Nomination Washington, D.C. – President-elect Trump has nominated Brooke Rollins to serve as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, signaling a pivotal moment for hunters, anglers, and conservationists nationwide. Backcountry Hunters & Anglers President and ...
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Nov

2024

Thankful for YOU, Alaska BHA

Author: Mary Glaves
There is a new threat to Alaska's Brooks Range.  Veterans Against the Ambler Road: A Call for Responsible Stewardship of Public Lands "As a veteran who has dedicated my life to serving this country, I am deeply troubled by an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would revive the Ambler Road project. This proposal, which seeks to expedite the construction of a private 211-mile road in Alaska for mining purposes, raises serious ethical and conservation ...
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Nov

2024

REBOOT: Ron Mills, Legendary Montana Outfitter (Ep. 44)

We're spending Thanksgiving week with our families and bringing you one of our favorite podcast episodes from the archives: Ron Mills, an outfitter, hunting guide and packer in the Bob Marshall Wilderness since 1959! Ron has authored a new book called Under the Biggest Sky of All, 75 Years on Montana’s Rocky Mountain Front, a raucous and astoundingly funny account of his adventures as a guide, horseman and packer, farrier and ranch hand in some of the wildest country left on the planet. ...
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Nov

2024

Trails (Motorized & Mechanized) Impacts On Public Lands Habitat

Author: David Lien
As populations and outdoor recreation grows in the west it’s imperative that trail planning and management consider the effects of roads, trails, and recreation activities on big game high priority (and other) habitats. Although the detrimental impacts of motorized/mechanized roads and trails on big game have been extensively studied and well documented since the 1970s, during recent years some elk herds in Colorado, for example, are dying off as a result. Multiple studies have clearly ...
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25

Nov

2024

BHA Welcomes Conservation Leader James Brandenburg to North American Board

Author: Thomas Plank
For Immediate Release  Nov. 25, 2024   Contact: Thomas Plank, 303-720-0111, plank@backcountryhunters.org   BHA Welcomes Conservation Leader James Brandenburg to North American Board  MISSOULA, MT — Backcountry Hunters & Anglers proudly announces James Brandenburg, an accomplished grassroots leader and passionate outdoorsman, as the newest member of its North American Board.  As North America’s leading public lands advocacy group, BHA aims to ensure our outdoor heritage of hunting and ...
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Nov

2024

PA Chapter Welcomes Steve Bousum to board

Steve Bousum of Chester Springs, Chester County was recently named to the board of the Pennsylvania Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers. Steve is a life-long Pennsylvania hunter and fisherman.  He and his brothers were raised with a conservation mindset instilled by their parents and grandparents, learning to hunt and fish on public land at home in Chester County and at the family camp in Tiadaghton State Forest.    Steve appreciates the wealth of public land opportunities across our ...
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