News for Immediate ReleaseFeb. 14, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org   Senate and House vote today to advance the bill, sending it on to the president’s desk   WASHINGTON – Public lands and waters are among the beneficiaries of a bipartisan spending bill passed by Congress today. Backcountry Hunters & Anglers signaled support of the legislative package, which boosts funding for the Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service and increases Land and ...

Today, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers and a coalition of conservation-based groups submitted a letter to the U.S. Forest Service summarizing the groups’ concerns over public access in the Crazy Mountains in Montana. The letter emphasizes our desire to resolve these access issues, while also notifying the agency of our intent to sue should they fail to be resolved. BHA and our coalition members contend that the public was granted permanent public access to parts of south-central Montana’s ...

The Alabama Pint Night Tour was one of the more inspiring things I have been involved in with the Southeast Chapter.  Last August we did a similar tour across the state, averaging 4 attendees for each event. This last go around I was blown away by the attendance which jumped up into the high 20’s and 30’s for all but one of the events!  The Public Land Revolution is STRONG in Alabama.  Southeast Chair and North American Board Member Jeff Jones kicked things off with a killer evening in ...

Since 1993, New York’s Environmental Protection Fund (EPF) has served as one of the most important sources of funding in the state for public land and water conservation projects that enhance public hunting and fishing access. Sportsmen and women were pleased to see Governor Cuomo request $300 million for the EPF program in his proposed budget. In recent years, the EPF has helped secure new public hunting, fishing and recreational access to tens of thousands of acres of lands and waters in ...

By Christian Appel - February 9, 2019 - Originally published in the Bozeman Daily Chronicle You have the chance to help determine the future of our wild backyard for the next 30 years. We are lucky to call the Gallatin and Madison mountains home. They provide abundant wildlife, clean drinking water, and wild trails – but for how much longer? Between skyrocketing populations and a changing landscape, these constants of mountain living are starting to look a lot less certain. Now the Custer ...