News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 18, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont. – Ryan Busse, a former member and chair of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers’ North American board of directors, recently announced a campaign for governor of Montana.    As a 501(c)(3), BHA is legally prohibited from distributing statements on or speaking out in support of (or in opposition to) candidates for public office. BHA does not take positions on or support in any ...

This summer, Northern Michigan University student Michael, participated in the Collegiate Program's first stipend-based stewardship project opportunity. Stipends were offered to students to complete stewardship projects on their local public lands and waters. This is the result of Michael's project as he represented BHA on a collaborative project to improve grouse habitat in the Upper Peninsula.  At the end of August, I had the opportunity to participate in an exciting multi-organization ...

News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 13, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org  Legislation heeds the calls of hunters, anglers for Congress to expediate cleanup of old mining sites WASHINGTON – Senate legislation introduced in the 118th Congress today, the Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act, would facilitate the cleanup and restoration of public lands and waters negatively impacted by past mining activities. Backcountry Hunters & ...

How BHA Members Are Using Dove Season to Support the Texas Voluntary Public Access Program Sitting in my chair overlooking an open area with my dad’s Browning A5 in my lap, I thought, “There is just something special about Texas dove hunting.” September 1st is the day that some Texans look forward to the most. Why? Well, it’s the start of something new; it’s the start of a new hunting season. It’s a time for friends to reunite, meet new people, and welcome the new hunters. There is more to ...

For some, keeping a constant eye on game cameras and venturing deep into the backcountry is a break from their everyday lives. For Jeff and Vicki Davis, it is their lives. The Sierra Nevada mountains are known to people for many reasons. The rugged, majestic crags of the high-country draw thousands of visitors throughout all seasons; spring and summer through hikers seeking the Pacific Crest Trail, John Muir Trail and countless trails in between, and ice climbers and backcountry winter ...