In Arizona, Phoenix area BHA members escaped the heat this past weekend (6/29) for a meeting at Bass Pro Shops in Mesa, AZ. In recognition of a growing need for a voice that better reflects Arizona Sportsmen’s passion for traditional backcountry hunting and fishing, a handful of passionate BHA members have embarked on a grassroots effort to form and build an Arizona BHA chapter. As attendees put it “the discussions of this inaugural meeting have gone a long way towards establishing a BHA ...

Havre Field Office3990 Highway 2 WestHavre, MT 59501BLM_MT_HiLine_RMP@blm.govThe following are Montana Chapter Backcountry Hunters and Anglers (MT BHA) comments regarding the HiLine Resource Management Plan (RMP) Revision.Montana Chapter Backcountry Hunters and Anglers are Montana sportsmen across the state who depend on management of public lands in Montana to support abundant fish and wildlife populations, as well as provide traditional, non-motorized hunting and fishing opportunities. The ...

Idaho BHA & Idaho Traditional Bowhunters are hosting a dutch oven cook-out and archery shoot July 13-14 at the Pocatello Field Archer's, Scott Mountain Archery Range.Get together with fellow BHA and ITB members for a day of shooting (fishing available below the campground on Mink Creek) followed by a potluck Dutch oven dinner around the campfire at 7 pm Saturday night.Camping is available on site in the aspens and pines. Toilets on site – no showers. Join us to discuss BHAs and ITBs ...

This week, Idaho BHA member Derek Farr (pictured) will be traveling to Washington DC to express support for the Land & Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). LWCF is a critical source of funding for providing public hunting and fishing access and protecting key fish and wildlife habitat. Over the past five decades, over $210 million in LWCF funding has gone to benefit key public hunting and fishing areas in Idaho, such as Hell’s Canyon National Recreation Area (NRA), Middle Fork Clearwater National ...

The following joint press release and advertisement was issued 6/14/13 to highlight the need for conservation of key backcountry habitat on Northwest Colorado's BLM land. Sportsmen Urge BLM to Conserve Key Habitat in ColoradoSeven prominent groups unite to advocate for backcountry lands as BLM finalizes management plan administering 1.5 million acresWASHINGTON – Seven prominent hunting and fishing organizations are speaking out in support of the responsible management of some of the most ...