The Missouri Court of Appeals has rendered its verdict on the appeal of the decision in favor of public access to the Finley River at Lindenlure. In a unanimous ruling by all three judges, the August 2022 ruling in favor of public access was affirmed on every single point! PERMANENT PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE FINLEY RIVER AT LINDENLURE IS NOW SECURED! Lindenlure Gate Closure Missouri BHA first joined the fight by supporting the River Access Coalition (RAC), spearheaded by David Romano, in January ...

As hunters and anglers, we invest significant time, money, and care into the management of our state's wildlife and habitats. It's our right to protect these investments and ensure that our hard-earned license fees are used wisely, not to fund a damages program that incentivizes wildlife to consolidate on private lands in potential "wildlife refuges"—something our new Director of Game & Fish is aiming to address. However, this is precisely the incentive that will be created if the proposed ...

News for Immediate Release July 9, 2024 Contact: Kaden McArthur, 435-770-3774, mcarthur@backcountryhunters.org  Washington, D.C. — Today, the House Appropriations Committee voted on party lines to advance an Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act that would slash funding for federal land management agencies for Fiscal Year 2025, reducing funding levels for the second year in a row. As one of the nation’s leading grassroots advocacy groups aimed at conserving North ...

  Besides turkey and bear hunting, fishing, and camping, we've had a busy spring here in Montana. Take a look at what we’ve been up to the last three months at the Montana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers: Montana BHA’s statewide mule deer raffle raised a record amount for mule deer conservation - collectively, you all helped raise the most money this Montana tag has ever generated: $56,620! This exceeded the previous Montana mule deer auction record ($41,000) by 38 percent. Thank ...

Summer is officially here! Besides camping, fishing, and soaking up all the time outdoors that we can - here's what we've been up to the past three months at the South Dakota chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers: Policy Help us protect Pactola Reservoir from future gold mining! Why is Pactola Reservoir - one of western South Dakota’s most popular waters for recreation and the entire water supply for the Rapid City area - under threat of gold mining? Back in the day, long before Pactola ...