MISSOULA, Mont. - The sportsmen's group Backcountry Hunters & Anglers urged cool, patient heads to prevail in the extremists' occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, valuable public lands fish and wildlife habitat located in Oregon. "National wildlife refuges like Malheur are a treasure shared by all Americans," stated BHA President and CEO Land Tawney. "The actions being perpetrated by extremists in Oregon are the misguided actions of a fringe element - and should be condemned ...

On Sept. 30, the sun set on the greatest conservation program this country has ever known. Congress failed to reauthorize the wildly successful Land and Water Conservation Fund after 50 years of the LWCF providing sportsmen and women with some of America’s best hunting and fishing spots on public lands. LWCF has been the principal source of federal dollars for expanding America’s parks, wildlife refuges and other heritage lands. It has done more to protect iconic landscapes, wildlife habitat ...

The following is a response from Minnesota DNR Commissioner Landwehr in regards to Minnesota BHA's letter requesting that regulations be developed to ban the use of drones for hunting and scouting. Dear Mr. Jensen and Mr. Lien: Thank you for sharing your concerns with the Department of Natural Resources regarding the use of drones in hunting and fishing activities.  We certainly appreciate the fair chase issues and share similar concerns to protect our heritage of responsible sportsmanship ...

The BLM has consistently determined that exchanging the Durfee Hills from the public domain is, "not in the best interest of the American people." Yet, the relentless push by the Wilks brothers to privatize this valuable public land continues. On April 16th, 2014, BLM State Director Jamie Connell accepted a 1600+ signature petition from Central Montana Outdoors objecting to trading away accessible lands within the Durfee Hills, from the public domain. April 28th, 2014, the Billings Gazette ...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – A donation by Backcountry Hunters & Anglers to the Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s popular “Access Yes” program will expand the acreage open to access for sportsmen who hunt and fish in the Cowboy State. Access Yes is a funding mechanism that helps pay for Wyoming’s walk-in, hunter management areas and easements. Part of the Private Lands Public Wildlife program, the walk-in and hunter management areas are partnerships between landowners and hunters and anglers. Building ...