On Saturday April 13th the Western Colorado University collegiate chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers hosted a range day clean up at Gold Basin shooting range. This range is located about 15 miles outside of Gunnison, Colorado. Cody Chandler, a member of the club, arranged the event with the local BLM office. We had a total of five volunteers show up to help with the cleanup. Three members from the Western collegiate chapter came as well as two people from the community. After a ...

Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Appoint Habitat Watch Volunteers The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers recently appointed two Habitat Watch Volunteers (HWVs): Justin Armstrong (Arapahoe-Roosevelt National Forest) and Nick Arndt (White River National Forest). Justin was born and raised in Falmouth, Maine. He comes from an avid hunting and fishing family—both his father and grandfather hunted and fished—and grew up fishing the Atlantic Ocean and Maine’s many inland ...

Above: In 2016 the BHA North American board passed a policy statement in support of policies which aim to prohibit new captive cervid canned hunting operations. As concerns around the spread of CWD from captive cervid operations mount throughout the country, BHA chapters are drawing on this statement to advance policies that put meaningful limits on such operations. Photo by Lynn Bystrom   by Jan Dizard   Orion and BHA share a commitment to face clearly the many ethical and related ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. – PA BHA Officers and board members joined leaders from many of Pennsylvania’s major hunting, fishing and wildlife organizations – groups representing tens of thousands of Keystone State outdoorsmen and women – at the state Capitol today to hear from lawmakers and discuss conservation priorities. In attendance on behalf of BHA were Chairman Nate Fronk, Secretary Don Rank, Treasurer Josh Stewart, board member Matt Nabhan and BHA Regional Manager Chris Hennessey. Begun in early ...

Alberta’s hunters and anglers are concerned with a number of wildlife and land-use issues that are addressed at the provincial level including: habitat loss and fragmentation, public access, and public land sales. The outcome of the 2019 provincial election will impact the future management of these issues. Alberta BHA wanted to help inform voters about hunting and angling issues not normally discussed in provincial campaigns. We sent the major political parties a series of questions and ...