To the Nevada State Assembly Committee on Natural Resources, Agriculture and Mining: Assembly members Daly, Aizley, Carrillo, Cohen, Healy, Swank, Anderson, Ellison, Hansen, Livermore and WheelerRe: AB 396 (Stream/lake public recreation access)From: Karen Boeger, Board member, NV Chapter Backcountry Hunters and Anglers (BHA)March 27, 2013Dear committee members,I am writing to express my unqualified support for AB 396 because it will strengthen and clarify public trust law concerning the ...

To the Nevada State Senate Natural Resources Committee:Senators Ford, Manendo, Segerblom, Settelmeyer and GoicoecheaRe: Senate Joint Resolution #1 (wild horses)From: Karen Boeger, Backcountry Hunters and AnglersMarch 11, 2013Dear Senators,I am writing to express my concern about the Senate Joint Resolution #1 as currently written and the unintended consequences should it actually come to pass that the public land agencies cease gathers of wild horses. I assume the crafters of the resolution ...

NV BHA has been working hard to defend the hunting of bears in the state and to fight legislation which would prohibit the hunting of all bears in the state.  BHA supports wildlife management that is based on science, not emotion.  The following letter was submitted by NV BHA in opposition to SB 82, which would put an end to all bear hunting in Nevada.To the NV State Senate Natural Resources Committee:Senators Ford, Manendo, Segerblom, Settelmeyer and GoicoecheaRe: SB 82From: Karen Boeger, ...

PRESS RELEASETwo members of the Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA), Craig Grother and David Petersen, were recognized for outstanding contributions to protecting backcountry habitat and promoting the conservation efforts of BHA at the organization’s national rendezvous in Boise, Idaho, on March 23.Craig Grother, a Norwood area resident, was the recipient of Backcountry Hunters & Angler’s (BHA) Aldo Leopold Award, which recognizes significant contributions toward ...

Montana BHA Member, Kim Blakowski shot her first elk and got engaged all in the same outing. This is her story.4:30 AM....we’re up, dressed, fed, horses are saddled and we are off – chasing the elusive elk.  My boyfriend Chris and I are setting-out on horseback, rifles in hand, hoping that we’ll need the horses to pack an elk out for us. This is my second year hunting elk and so far I have been unsuccessful in prior bow and rifle seasons.As we work our way up the mountain the terrain becomes ...