The following op-ed by MN BHA Board Member, David Lien was originally published in the Duluth News Tribune, February 1, 2014.PolyMet is one of several companies considering mining operations in Northeastern Minnesota to extract sulfide metals from the so-calledDuluth Complex of rock. During a recent public meeting in Duluth on the NorthMet/PolyMet Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement, an estimated 1,300 people packed the room.Although pro-sulfide-mining interests reportedly sent ...

January 27, 2014                                               TO: Lisa Fay, Minnesota DNR SDEIS ManagerFROM: Minnesota Backcountry Hunters & AnglersSUBJ: PolyMet Mining’s NorthMet Project Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS)/Northern Minnesota Sulfide Mining ProposalsDear Federal and State Agency Leaders:Minnesota Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) are a grassroots group of sportsmen and women who are united by a passion to protect and conserve the public lands, ...

Sage Grouse Conservation Objectives Team (COT) ReportGreater Sage Grouse Resource Management Plan (Oregon Sub-Region)

We asked our Facebook fans “When it comes to finding elk on public land, what is one tip that you would give to a new elk hunter?” Overall, the top 3 public land elk hunting tips were: Locate and hunt backcountry areas far from roads, trails and hunting pressure.  Scout.  Be patient, be persistent and be willing to work for it. Here’s what we heard from fellow boots-on-the-ground, public land elk hunters on our Facebook Page. Have a public land elk hunting tip that you would like to share? ...

Idaho BHA Co-Chair Bruce Smithhammer shares his experience at the Eastern Idaho Fly Tying Expo, April 19-20 in Idaho Falls. As Idaho BHA membership continues to grow, we are taking our message to new venues and reaching out to more and more hunters and anglers about the backcountry we care about. With this in mind, BHA recently had a booth for two days at the Eastern Idaho Fly Tying Expo in Idaho Falls. The event draws fly tying talent and many interested anglers from the broader region - ...