BHA has begun placing a series of ads around the state urging Senator Wyden to “keep public lands in public hands” as our Congressional delegation proposes to increase logging on 2.4 million acres of federal land.  Copies of the BHA ads that are appearing in the Eugene Register Guard, The Corvallis Gazette, the Albany Democrat Herald, the Coos Bay World, the Medford Tribune, the Klamath Falls Herald, and the Roseburg Gazette.  BHA wants to protect our traditional hunting & fishing habitat as ...

(LARAMIE, Wyo.) July 12, 2013 – The Wyoming Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers has partnered with the Medicine Bow National Forest to restore habitat degraded by illegal Off Highway Vehicle (OHV) use on Pole Mountain. On Saturday, July 27, members of WY Backcountry Hunters & Anglers will gather to curb resource damage by installing buck and rail fencing, signage and barricades along motorized routes. Pole Mountain has long been recognized for its high quality habitat for elk, mule deer ...

“Challenge by Choice” by MN BHA Co-Chair David Lien.  Legendary Whitetails Blog: 7/11/13 http://community.deergear.com/Article/ChallengebyChoice A Letter to the Editor from MN BHA Co-Chair, Erik Jensen in the 7/5/13 Outdoor News, p. 3 More metro target ranges: good idea for shooting sports “Ryan Bronson has raised a very important issue to the future of hunting and shooting sports in MN (6/21/13). We absolutely need public shooting ranges near the Twin Cities. In addition to the ...

July 7, 2013                                                       TO: International Joint CommissionFROM: Minnesota Backcountry Hunters & AnglersSUBJ: Northern Minnesota Sulfide Mining ProposalsDear Commissioners: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, forests, mountains, prairies, streams, and lakes that support our hunting and angling traditions.Nationally we seek to ...

The following LTE was written by BHA Life Member, Bill Sustrich as a follow-up to an open house that Senator Udall and Congressman Lamborn held on the draft Bown's Canyon Wilderness/Monument legislation.Wildlife Travel Management Plan for Browns CanyonDear Editor:There were no real surprises emerging from the public meeting at Noah’s Ark on 4-13-13 relating to the future of Browns Canyon. A large majority of the audience comments were centered around the age-old axiom, “What’s in it for me?” ...