News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 17, 2018Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Healthy salmon fisheries, remote big game habitat at risk of industrial development; other roadless backcountry in Alaska threatened MISSOULA, Mont. – Remote fish and wildlife habitat in America’s largest national forest, the Tongass in Alaska, soon could be crisscrossed by a network of roads and other inventoried roadless areas left vulnerable to similar development under a proposal ...

Join the New England Chapter September 20 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the new C.C. Filson store in Seaport for a live storytelling event.  BHA's Campfire Stories presented by C.C. Filson is guaranteed to entertain and inspire! We’ll have a killer lineup of veterans and pros of the woods and waters of North America spinning their best yarns in Filson’s brand new Boston store. This event includes a 1-year membership to BHA for you or a friend, dinner, drinks, free reign of the brand new Filson store ...

Recently, the Wyoming Chapter of BHA made a donation of $1,500 to Access Yes, a significant show of support for a very important program. Access to hunting and fishing grounds is a critical issue for all sportsmen and women. The Wyoming Chapter is proud to support this program, Wyoming Game and Fish, and the hunters and anglers who depend on Access Yes. "In a state that is roughly 50% deeded private acres, it is crucial that the hunting public have avenues to gain access for hunting and ...

News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 13, 2018Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org WASHINGTON – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers today welcomed a unanimous vote by a U.S. House of Representatives committee to advance a measure that would permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund at $900 million annually. The House Natural Resources Committee passed a modified version of a bill, H.R. 502, in a voice vote today. Committee Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) and ...

Idaho BHA is looking for volunteers for a stewardship project at Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge on Saturday, September 22. Volunteers will replace bark on one of the refuges environmental education/public use trails using wheelbarrows, rakes and shovels. Volunteers should plan to meet at the Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge headquarters at 9:00AM. The project should take 3-4 hours and volunteers are welcome to leave early if needed. Work pants and shirts, sturdy footwear and gloves are ...