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2014

BHA Opposes, HR4272: Forest Access in Rural Communities Act

A letter expressing our concerns...Backcountry Hunters & Anglers is a national conservation organization that was founded around a campfire in Oregon by a group of passionate sportsmen who saw a need to address the threats to our wild public lands from an increasingly mechanized society.Since its founding ten years ago, BHA has grown to seventeen state chapters and one in British Columbia. Its rapid growth attests to the value sportsmen place on the wild character of those lands. It is ...
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May

2014

Putting Things into Perspective in Africa

By BHA Member Grant Gladson.    Ever since I started watching hunting shows during my sick days from school, I day dreamed about hunting Africa.  How could I not? A foreign land with species upon species of beautifully colored and unique animals made my Mule Deer and Elk seem almost bland.  A year ago all this fantasizing about foreign hunting finally got to me.  My father and I put our down payments in to secure a spot in April 2014 for a hunting/ traveling trip in the Eastern Cape of South ...
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May

2014

Minnesota BHA Op-Ed: Sulfide Mining Bad For Watersheds and Local Economies

The following is an Op-Ed that was originally published in the Grand Rapids Herald-Review on 5/13/14.In 1909 President Theodore Roosevelt established the Superior National Forest, which today encompasses some 3 million acres including 445,000 acres of surface water.[1] In total, Minnesota claims 10,000—some even say 14,000—lakes. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reports that anglers spent $2.4 billion in Minnesota in 2011 supporting 35,000 state jobs.[2] Water, wetlands, rivers, lakes and ...
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May

2014

Episode #7 of the Backcountry College: Survival Gear

Many of us spend considerable time in the backcountry alone. So we need to be able to face whatever challenges might arise. This episode covers the essential survival items to bring into the field, as well as a discussion on the versatility of each of these items.//www.youtube.com/embed/76Krs_uDFQY?rel=0&wmode=opaqueThe Backcountry College is produced by Twisted Stave Media.
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May

2014

Colorado BHA to Host 2nd Annual Angling Workshop: Volunteers Needed!

The Colorado Chapter of BHA is seeking volunteers to assist in the second annual Taste of Backcountry Angling Workshop to be held on August 23 near Georgetown on the I-70 corridor. This day-long clinic is designed for intermediate anglers ages 14 to 18 and a parent or mentor and will offer presentations on safe backcountry travel and camping, tips on catching trout in lakes and streams, and hands-on instruction in spin- and fly fishing. Participants will also have an opportunity to fish ...
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May

2014

Montana BHA Advocates for Science-Based Sage Grouse Management & Hunting

Dan Vermillion, ChairmanFish, Wildlife and Parks CommissionP.O. Box 200701Helena, MT 59620-0701Dear Chairman Vermillion and Members of the Commission:As you may be aware, Montana Backcountry Hunters and Anglers has strongly advocated for sage grouse and their habitat in both the Montana Sage Grouse Conservation Plan, as well as in all the major BLM Resource Management Plans currently being revised across Montana.    We are committed to preservation of sage grouse populations and their ...
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May

2014

New Mexico Sportsmen Applaud Protection of Habitat in Newly Designated Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Monument

For Immediate ReleaseWednesday, May 21, 2014Today, President Obama made a presidential declaration under the Antiquities Act to designate 496,000 acres as part of the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument in Southern New Mexico.The monument designation is the result of years of work by sportsmen, community members and businesses to provide protection of this iconic landscape – known by sportsmen for its quail, mule deer, antelope and javelina hunting.  The monument designation ...
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May

2014

Faces of BHA: Christopher Sheets

Christopher Sheets, Age 31   Hometown: Buffalo, WY   What’s your favorite style of hunting or fishing?   Archery, Fly fishing    What do you do for a living, or what did you do, if you’re retired?   I am a Wildlife Biologist for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)   Why did you join BHA?       I wanted to give something back to the wild areas that have given so much to me over the years.  I realized that these areas need a sportsman’s and a local’s voice.  BHA fills that need and so joined ...
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May

2014

Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Monument: Why Big Wild Areas are so Important

By New Mexico BHA Board Member and retired biologist, Randy Gray.   As we celebrate the establishment of the new 496,000 acre Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument in southern New Mexico some may wonder why this is important to wildlife.  The most obvious reason is that some species need large areas to obtain the necessary food, water and cover.  Examples are deer, antelope and mountain lions. Rainfall is not consistent across arid lands; you can be standing in a spot with blue sky ...
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May

2014

Raffle for Montana BHA

We need some Dough, Moolah, Smackers,  Bones, Scratch... Yep, no matter what you call it, MT BHA can only continue the fight for Montana's Backcountry and Sportsman as our funding allows, and there are a lot of new threats on the horizon.   While all the labor at MT BHA is done by volunteers, expenses just add up, and we’re running out of funding.To raise the much needed funds we have been given donation items by local businesses to auction off and give our members a chance to win terrific ...
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