Late last week, news broke that the final remaining oil and gas lease in the Badger-Two Medicine was to be permanently retired! This area, US Forest Service lands adjacent to the Bob Marshall Wilderness, Glacier National Park, and the Blackfeet Reservation, is home to some of the wildest country in Montana and provides valuable habitat for game species such as mule deer, elk, black bears, Westslope cutthroats, and more. It's also held sacred by the Blackfeet and is the place of many of their ...

Welcome! Hey everyone,  And just like that, it is September!  Rendezvous is this weekend and it’s not too late to join in! Information about registration is below. Do not miss this great event!  Although the last few days seem more like July than hunting season, it is time to dust off your gear and get out there. Goose and squirrel seasons are now open across most of the state, however it seems like the geese around here have disappeared before the opener. Grouse opens in the Northern Zone ...

Backcountry Hunters & Anglers recently helped score a big win for hunter access and opportunity in Missouri that will keep hunting open during the upcoming waterfowl season at Swan Lake National Wildlife Refuge near Sumner, Missouri. In collaboration with stakeholders including Delta Waterfowl, Ducks Unlimited, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Missouri Department of Conservation, BHA ensured the reopening of this critical piece of the national refuge system for the ...

Recently, MI BHA sent a letter to the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund (MNRTF) Board and the DNR’s Wildlife Division supporting Wildlife Division’s application for 4.8 million dollars to fund the acquisition of 4 parcels of land in southern Michigan. In another communication, MI BHA received an email from a member expressing concern about the DNR’s auction of public land parcels, especially a parcel with public access that he recently hunted. These communications are both linked to ...

  Like-minded people working toward a goal is an amazing thing to witness!  To see individuals take ownership of their public lands and genuinely care about solid conservation work is awesome!  Led by members of the West Virginia Chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers, on August 12th WVBHA was joined by Justin Phillips of the West Virginia DNR and members of the West Virginia Chapter of Turkeys for Tomorrow to improve turkey brood and deer habitat on ~12 acres of Stonewall Jackson ...