Meanwhile, back on the home-front, a coalition of sportsmen and conservation groups scored-big by winning a lawsuit which challenged plans for irresponsible oil and gas development on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) property on the Roan Plateau in West-Central Colorado. A federal judge sided with the conservation coalition and determined that the BLM had failed to properly consider alternative oil and gas drilling techniques necessary to protect the landmark hunting and fishing ...

What do Montana’s Powder River Basin, Colorado’s Roan Plateau and New Mexico’s San Juan Mountains have in common? All three are truly wild places which offer high-quality fish and wildlife habitat and, all three habitats are in the crosshairs of energy development. To ensure energy development on these lands occurs responsibly, it is imperative that sportsmen have a voice!Unfortunately, three bills recently introduced in the House of Representatives threaten to strip sportsmen of their voice ...

6-22-2012 Dear Utah BHA members. There has been a proposed rule change submitted to the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. The proposed rule change would cap the amount of funds a conservation organization can keep at 10%. This rule change would bring the convention tags sold at the Outdoor Expo under a similar set of rules and accounting procedures as currently exist for the conservation tag program. Utah Backcountry Hunters and Anglers support this rule change. Proper accounting and ...

Watch the video links below of MN BHA members speaking out against HR 1505:-Erik Jensen-Bob & Pat TammenBy giving the Department of Homeland Security sweeping control of all federal lands within 100 miles of a federal border, the Border Bill would exclude sportsmen’s input from projects affecting the border lands upon which many of us depend. Some of the more problematic provisions within HR 1505 include: Section 2(b) - (b) Would give The Secretary of Homeland Security immediate access to ...

Hunting the urban backcountry wilderness: a misnomer? Perhaps in most cases it is. However, I recently stumbled across an area that challenges this notion.Located on the urban-rural fringe of Southwest Denver the 8,200 acre Highlands Ranch “Backcountry Wilderness Area” hosts a herd of 300 elk, 400-class bulls, and provides both limited hunting opportunities and critical over-wintering habitat for elk and deer. The Backcountry Wilderness Area is formerly private land now conserved through a ...