Good morning Idaho BHA members,I would like to take this opportunity to draw your attention to some legislation being considered by the Agricultural Affairs Committee next Tuesday (2/18) at 8:00 a.m. that if passed, could have a devastating impact on our big game herds. Currently, 100% of dead domestic elk must be tested for chronic wasting disease (CWD). House Bill 431 would remove this common sense measure. As written, House Bill 431 requires that only 10% of dead domestic elk- selected ...

Listen to this great two-part radio interview from KBND, with Oregon BHA's Sportsmen's Outreach Coordinator, Brian Jennings.  Brian discusses BHA's focus on protecting backcountry habitat and access, legislation regarding the management of O&C lands, and a public access project along the Crooked River that would benefit from LWCF.Part 1 - What BHA's all about and the Crooked River projectmedia/jce/mediaplayer/mediaplayer.swfPart 2: O&C Legislationmedia/jce/mediaplayer/mediaplayer.swf

The following Op-Ed by Brian Jennings was orginally published in the Bend Bulletin on February 2, 2014.Since 2008, the Trust for Public Land has been quietly working to transfer a privately held 101-acre parcel of land along the Crooked River Canyon to the Bureau of Land Management. The transfer, using money from the Land & Water Conservation Fund, would provide a seamless access point for outdoor enthusiasts, thus allowing greater public access to this Central Oregon treasure. For anglers, ...

The following letter was sent to the Montrose County Commission in response to a season road closure that was supported by the commission to protect wildlife habitat.2/9/14Dear Montrose County Commissioners Henderson, White and Ellis: I am writing on behalf of Colorado Backcountry Hunters and Anglers to thank you for passing Resolution 07-2014, directing a seasonal closure of Green Mt. Rd., C77, for protection of your struggling resident sage grouse population. We are in agreement with each ...

The following op-ed originaly appeared in the Grand Rapids Herald Review on February 4, 2014.PolyMet is one of several companies considering sulfide mining operations in northeastern Minnesota. During recent public meetings in Duluth, Aurora, and St. Paul on the PolyMet Mining NorthMet Project Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS), mining companies sent busloads of sulfide mining supporters to make a show of force, but most of the substantive testimony came from mine ...