Media Press Releases Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Welcomes Confirmation of Brian Nesvik as U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director 8/6/2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 6, 2025 Contact: Media@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont. —Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) today applauded the U.S. Senate’s confirmation of Brian Nesvik... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Announces Leadership Transition 7/29/2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 29, 2025 Contact: media@backcountryhunters.org Berry to step down; Board reaffirms focus on continuity, community, and long-term impact. MISSOULA, Mont.—The... Tags: the campfire, featured, press releases
Media Chapter News Press Releases State Issues Supreme Court Could Determine Access to 8 Million Acres of Public Lands 7/21/2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 21, 2025 Contact: media@backcountryhunters.org WASHINGTON, D.C.—With more than 8 million acres of public lands on the line, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases, Wyoming Issues, Colorado News, wyoming news, Colorado Issues, Utah News, Utah Issues, New Mexico news, New Mexico issues, Kansas News, Kansas Issues, Oklahoma News, Oklahoma Issues
Media Press Releases Veterans Give Back Through Chesapeake Bay Oyster Restoration 7/18/2025 For Immediate Release: July 18, 2025 For Information Contact: Valerie DiMarzio, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, vdimarzio@cbf.org Alena Billingsley, Armed Forces... Tags: stewardship blog, the campfire, AFI Featured Stories, press releases, AFI, armed forces initiative, Maryland AFI Event, Virginia event, maryland event
Media Press Releases Public Land Sell-Off in Senate Defeated After National Uprising by Hunters, Anglers, Public Land Advocates 6/28/2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 28, 2026 Contact: media@backcountryhunters.org Washington, D.C.—Today, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, North America’s leading public lands advocacy group, is... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, featured, press releases
Media Press Releases USDA Rescinds Near Quarter Century Old Protections for 58.5 Million Acres of National Forest Lands 6/24/2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 24, 2025 Contact: media@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont.—Backcountry Hunters & Anglers strongly opposes the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s recent decision... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Utah Sportsmen’s Organizations and Businesses Unite in Opposing Public Land Sales 6/23/2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 23, 2025 CONTACT: media@backcountryhunters.org SALT LAKE CITY, Utah—Twenty-one Utah-based sportsmen’s organizations and over 50 Utah-based businesses in the... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, featured, press releases
Media Press Releases BHA Unveils Map Highlighting Hunter-Angler Impacts as Senate Pushes Public Land Selloff 6/19/2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 19, 2025 CONTACT: media@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont.—Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) today released an interactive state-by-state ArcGIS Story Map... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, featured, press releases
Media Press Releases Legislative Threats to the Boundary Waters Stripped from Budget Bill 6/12/2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 12, 2025 Contact: media@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont. — Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) is celebrating a critical victory for the Boundary Waters Canoe... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases
Media Chapter News Press Releases State Issues BHA Condemns Senate Proposal to Sell Off Up to 3 Million Acres of Public Lands 6/11/2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 11, 2025 Contact: media@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont. — Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) is rebuking a sweeping new proposal released by the Senate... Tags: Colorado Chapter, Washington Chapter, Idaho Chapter, Utah Chapter, policy blog, the campfire, featured, press releases, New Mexico Chapter, Alaska Chapter, Arizona Chapter, California Chapter, Nevada Chapter, Oregon Chapter, Wyoming Chapter
Media Press Releases Iron Bar Holdings Appeals Corner Crossing Case to U.S. Supreme Court 5/22/2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 22, 2025 Contact: media@backcountryhunters.org Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Stands by its Position: Corner Crossing is NOT a Crime Iron Bar Holdings... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases, wycorner_crossing, access
Media Chapter News Press Releases State Issues Public Lands Victory: BHA Applauds Removal of Land Sale Amendment from House Budget Bill 5/21/2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 21, 2025 Contact: media@backcountryhunters.org Public Lands Victory: BHA Applauds Removal of Public Land Sale Amendment from House Budget Reconciliation... Tags: Utah Chapter, policy blog, the campfire, featured, press releases, Nevada Chapter
Media Chapter News Press Releases State Issues Reintroduced Senate Bill and New House Companion Would Conserve More Than 700,000 Acres of Public Lands in Colorado 5/19/2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 19, 2025 Contact: media@backcountryhunters.org WASHINGTON, D.C. – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA), North America’s leading public lands advocacy group, is... Tags: Colorado Chapter, policy blog, the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases BHA Sounds Alarm, Mobilizes Grassroots Network to Fight Congressional Push to Sell 500,000 Acres of Public Lands 5/12/2025 For Immediate Release: May 12, 2025 Contact: media@backcountryhunters.org Amendment bypasses public input and conservation safeguards, triggering national call to action – public lands must... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, featured, press releases
Media Press Releases Late-night Amendment to Sell Public Lands Erodes BHA’s Optimism for House Budget Package 5/7/2025 For Immediate Release: May 7, 2025 Contact: media@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont. – Less than a week after expressing cautious optimism over the exclusion of public land sales in the... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases BHA Encouraged by House Budget Package That Omits Public Land Sales 5/2/2025 For Immediate Release: May 2, 2025 Contact: media@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont. — Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA), North America’s leading public lands advocacy group, welcomes... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases In New Ads, Hunters and Anglers Thank Sens. Heinrich and Hickenlooper for Protecting Public Lands 4/30/2025 For Immediate Release: April 30, 2025 Contact: media@backcountryhunters.org In New Ads, Hunters and Anglers Thank Sens. Heinrich and Hickenlooper for Protecting Public Lands Ads in Colorado and... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Administration to Rescind Public Lands Rule, Potentially Shirking Public Engagement 4/16/2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 16, 2025 Contact: Kaden McArthur, Director of Policy & Government Relations, mcarthur@backcountryhunters.org Administration to Rescind Public Lands Rule,... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases BHA Commends Bipartisan Stand Against Public Land Sales as Senate Amendment Falls Short 4/16/2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 7, 2025 Contact: Kaden McArthur, Director of Policy & Government Relations, mcarthur@backcountryhunters.org Washington, D.C. – Over the weekend, the U.S.... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases
Media Chapter News Press Releases State Issues Hunters and Anglers Applaud the Reintroduction of the Ruby Mountains Protection Act 4/11/2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 11, 2025 Contacts: Dan Johnson, California/Nevada Public Lands Manager, Trout Unlimited, dan.johnson@tu.org Kaden McArthur, Director of Policy and Government... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases, Nevada Chapter
Media Chapter News Press Releases State Issues Hunters and Anglers Applaud Introduction of Legislation to Permanently Protect Boundary Waters 4/9/2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 9, 2025 Contacts: Kaden McArthur, Director of Policy & Government Relations, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, mcarthur@backcountryhunters.org Lukas Leaf, Executive... Tags: Minnesota Chapter, policy blog, the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Urges Congress to Abandon Proposal to Sell off Public Lands as Part of Budget Discussions 4/2/2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 2, 2025 Contact: Kaden McArthur, Director of Policy & Government Relations, mcarthur@backcountryhunters.org Washington, D.C. – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA)... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases
Media Chapter News Press Releases State Issues 10th Circuit Court Affirms District Court Decision in Corner-Crossing Case, Upholding Public Access Rights 3/18/2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 18, 2025 CONTACT: Devin O’Dea, Western Policy & Conservation Manager, odea@backcountryhunters.org Denver, CO – In a huge victory for public land owners,... Tags: Colorado Chapter, Utah Chapter, the campfire, press releases, New Mexico Chapter, Oklahoma Chapter, Wyoming Chapter, Kansas Chapter, utah
Media Chapter News Press Releases State Issues California’s National Monuments a Bullseye, 850,000 Acres of Public Lands Under Threat 3/18/2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 18, 2025 Contact: Kaden McArthur, Director of Policy & Government Relations, mcarthur@backcountryhunters.org California’s National Monuments a Bullseye, 850,000... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases, California Chapter
Media Press Releases New Legislation Would Safeguard 58,000 Acres, 74 Miles of Public Lands and Waters in Oregon 3/12/2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 12, 2025 Contact: Kaden McArthur, Director of Policy & Government Relations, mcarthur@backcountryhunters.org New Legislation Would Safeguard 58,000 Acres, 74... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases, California Chapter, Oregon Chapter
Media Press Releases Reintroduction of CORE Act Renews Hope for Conservation of Colorado Public Lands and Wildlife Habitat 2/28/2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 28, 2025 CONTACT: Kaden McArthur, Director of Policy & Government Relations, mcarthur@backcountryhunters.org Reintroduction of CORE Act Renews Hope for... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Legislation to Expand Arkansas Wilderness Would Advance Conservation for Generations to Come 2/28/2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 28, 2025 CONTACT: Kaden McArthur, Director of Policy & Government Relations, mcarthur@backcountryhunters.org Legislation to Expand Arkansas Wilderness... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases New Opportunities for Public Access, Habitat Conservation Possible with Bipartisan Reintroduction of VPA-HIP Bill 2/28/2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 28, 2025 CONTACT: Kaden McArthur, Director of Policy & Government Relations, mcarthur@backcountryhunters.org New Opportunities for Public Access, Habitat... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Senate Amendment to Reinstate Staff at DOI, Forest Service Fails 2/21/2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 21, 2025 CONTACT: Kaden McArthur, Director of Policy and Government Relations, mcarthur@backcountryhunters.org Senate Amendment to Reinstate Staff at DOI,... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Responds to Key Nominations within Interior Department 2/14/2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 14, 2025 Contact: Kaden McArthur, Government Relations Manager, mcarthur@backcountryhunters.org As the Trump administration announces new leadership for the... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Interior Secretary Burgum Issues First Orders, Conservation Doesn’t Make List 2/7/2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 7, 2025 Contact: Kaden McArthur, Director of Policy and Government Relations, mcarthur@backcountryhunters.org Interior Secretary Burgum Issues First Orders,... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Responds to Confirmation of Doug Burgum as Interior Secretary 2/3/2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Feb. 3, 2025 Contact: Kaden McArthur, Director of Policy and Government Relations, mcarthur@backcountryhunters.org Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Responds to... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Bipartisan Legislation Aims to Block Public Lands Privatization, Bolster Hunting and Fishing Access 1/23/2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jan. 23, 2025 Contact: Kaden McArthur, Government Relations Manager, mcarthur@backcountryhunters.org Bipartisan Legislation Aims to Block Public Lands Privatization,... Tags: the campfire, featured, press releases
Media Chapter News Press Releases State Issues President Trump’s Day One Actions Include Assault on Alaska Public Lands 1/21/2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jan. 21, 2025 Contact: Kaden McArthur, Director of Policy and Government Relations, mcarthur@backcountryhunters.org President Trump’s Day One Actions Include Assault on... Tags: the campfire, featured, press releases, Alaska Chapter
Media Press Releases Legislation Introduced to Repeal President’s National Monument Authority, Undermining Bedrock Conservation Law 1/16/2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Jan. 16, 2025 Contact: Kaden McArthur, Director of Policy and Government Relations, mcarthur@backcountryhunters.org Proposed Legislation Targets Century-Old... Tags: the campfire, featured, press releases
Media Chapter News Press Releases Supreme Court Rejects Utah’s Land Grab Lawsuit: A Victory for Public Land Owners 1/13/2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Jan. 13, 2025 Contacts: Kaden McArthur, Director of Policy and Government Relations, mcarthur@backcountryhunters.org Devin O’Dea, Western Policy & Conservation Manager,... Tags: Utah Chapter, the campfire, featured, press releases
Media Chapter News Press Releases BHA Applauds Chuckwalla Designation Conserving 624,000 Acres of Public Lands 1/7/2025 For Immediate Release: January 7, 2025 Contacts: Nadia Marji, Vice President of Marketing & Communications, nadia@backcountryhunters.org Kaden McArthur, Director of Policy & Government... Tags: the campfire, press releases, California Chapter
Media Chapter News Press Releases Anglers, Hunters Cheer President Biden’s Action to Designate Sáttítla Highlands National Monument 1/7/2025 For Immediate Release: January 07, 2025 Contacts:Sam Davidson, Policy Director, California Public Lands, Trout Unlimited(831) 235-2542 / sam.davidson@tu.org Kaden McArthur, Director of Policy... Tags: the campfire, press releases, California Chapter
Media Press Releases Hunters & Anglers Applaud 20 Year Mineral Withdrawal in South Dakota Black Hills National Forest 1/6/2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jan. 6, 2025 Contact: Devin O'Dea, Western Policy & Conservation Manager, odea@backcountryhunters.org Rapid City, SD — January 6, 2025 — Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA)... Tags: the campfire, press releases, South Dakota Chapter
Media Chapter News Press Releases State Issues Hunters & Anglers Celebrate Temporary Oil and Gas Withdrawal in Nevada’s Ruby Mountains 12/30/2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dec. 30, 2024 Contact: Kaden McArthur, Government Relations Manager, mcarthur@backcountryhunters.org The Sportsmen for the Rubies Coalition encourages strong collaboration... Tags: the campfire, press releases, Nevada Chapter
Media Press Releases In Final Days, Congress Sends Wildlife and Outdoor Recreation Legislation to President’s Desk 12/23/2024 For Immediate Release: Dec. 23, 2024 Contact: Nadia Marji, VP of Marketing & Communications, nadia@backcountryhunters.org In Final Days, Congress Sends Wildlife and Outdoor Recreation... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Chapter News Press Releases Sporting Businesses Rally Around Protections for the Dolores Canyons 12/18/2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dec. 18, 2024 Contact: Bryan Jones, Regional Policy Coordinator, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers – jones@backcountryhunters.org Jay Chancellor, Colorado Advocacy Campaigns... Tags: Colorado Chapter, the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Good Samaritan Abandoned Mine Remediation Bill Heads to President’s Desk 12/11/2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dec. 11, 2024 Contacts: Nadia Marji, VP of Marketing & Communications nadia@backcountryhunters.org Washington, D.C. – After decades of advocacy by conservation groups,... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Local Fishing Businesses Call on President Biden to Designate Sáttítla National Monument 12/9/2024 Contacts: Sam Davidson, Policy Director, California Public Lands, Trout Unlimitedsam.davidson@tu.org; (831) 235-2542 Redgie Collins, Director of Law and Policy, California... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases, California Chapter
Media Press Releases BHA Responds to Secretary of Agriculture Nomination 12/3/2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dec. 3, 2024 Contacts: Thomas Plank, Communications Manager plank@backcountryhunters.org Nadia Marji, VP of Marketing & Communications nadia@backcountryhunters.org BHA... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases BHA Welcomes Conservation Leader James Brandenburg to North American Board 11/25/2024 For Immediate Release Nov. 25, 2024 Contact: Thomas Plank, 303-720-0111, plank@backcountryhunters.org BHA Welcomes Conservation Leader James Brandenburg to North American Board MISSOULA,... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases BHA Acknowledges Secretary of Interior Announcement, Calls for Renewed Commitment to Conservation 11/15/2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 15, 2024 Contact: Thomas Plank, Communications Manager, plank@backcountryhunters.org Nadia Marji, VP of Marketing & Communications, nadia@backcountryhunters.org BHA... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Organizations Optimistic about Final Plan to Protect Sage-Grouse Habitat, Call for Work to Begin 11/8/2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 1, 2024 Contact: Thomas Plank, 303-720-0111, plank@backcountryhunters.org BLM plan aims to stanch steep decline of iconic bird (WASHINGTON, D.C.--November 8, 2024) –... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Elected Officials in 15 States Oppose Public Lands, Condemned by Grassroots Network of Hunters and Anglers 11/4/2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 1, 2024 Contact: Kaden McArthur, 435-770-3774, mcarthur@backcountryhunters.org Elected Officials in 15 States Oppose Public Lands, Condemned by Grassroots Network of... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases The U.S. House of Representatives Introduces the North American Grasslands Conservation Act 10/9/2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oct. 9, 2024 Contact: Thomas Plank, 303-720-0111, plank@backcountryhunters.org The U.S. House of Representatives Introduces the North American Grasslands Conservation... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases
Media Chapter News Press Releases New Senate Bill Would Conserve Over 700,000 Acres of Colorado Public Lands 9/26/2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sep. 26, 2024 Contact: Thomas Plank, 303-720-0111, plank@backcountryhunters.org New Senate Bill Would Conserve Over 700,000 Acres of Colorado Public Lands WASHINGTON, D.C. –... Tags: Colorado Chapter, the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases New BLM Solar Plans Seek to Balance Conservation and Renewable Energy Goals 8/30/2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Aug. 30, 2024 Contact: Thomas Plank, plank@backcountryhunters.org New BLM Solar Plans Seek to Balance Conservation and Renewable Energy Goals Hunting, fishing organizations... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases
Media Chapter News Press Releases Anglers and Hunters Applaud Introduction of Legislation to Create Sáttítla National Monument 8/30/2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Aug. 30, 2024 Contact: Joel Weltzien, (406) 925-3771, weltzien@backcountryhunters.org Anglers and Hunters Applaud Introduction of Legislation to Create Sáttítla National... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases, California Chapter
Media Chapter News Press Releases BLM to Maintain Conservation Status for 28 Million Acres in Alaska 8/29/2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Aug. 29, 2024 Contact: Mary Glaves, 415-246-5329, glaves@backcountryhunters.org BLM to Maintain Conservation Status for 28 Million Acres in Alaska Washington, D.C.... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases, Alaska Chapter
Media Chapter News Press Releases State Issues Utah Attempts to Wrest Public Lands Out of Public Hands 8/20/2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Aug. 20, 2024 Contact: Devin O’Dea, 415-246-5329 odea@backcountryhunters.org Utah Attempts to Wrest Public Lands Out of Public Hands SALT LAKE CITY, UT — Backcountry... Tags: Utah Chapter, policy blog, the campfire, featured, press releases
Media Press Releases Public Hunting and Fishing Access Expanded on National Wildlife Refuges 8/2/2024 For Immediate Release Aug. 1, 2024 Contact: Thomas Plank, 303-720-0111 plank@backcountryhunters.org Public Hunting and Fishing Access Expanded on National Wildlife Refuges WASHINGTON, D.C.... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Coalition of Hunters and Anglers Invest in Ad Campaign to Highlight Need for the Designation of the Owyhee Canyonlands National Monument 8/1/2024 For Immediate Release Aug. 1, 2024 Contact: Zoe Bommarito, Trout Unlimted, zoe.bommarito@tu.org, 517-604-1844 Mary Jo Brooks, National Wildlife Federation, BrooksM@nwf.org, 303-549-8351 Thomas... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases ‘Good Samaritan’ Legislation to Clean Up Abandoned Mines Passes the Senate 8/1/2024 For Immediate Release Aug. 1, 2024 Contact: Thomas Plank, 303-720-0111 plank@backcountryhunters.org “Good Samaritan” Legislation to Clean Up Abandoned Mines Passes the Senate WASHINGTON, D.C. –... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, featured, press releases
Media Press Releases House Appropriators Move to Slash Funding, Target Public Lands 7/9/2024 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... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, featured, press releases
Media Press Releases BLM to Halt Ambler Road Permit, Conserve 28 Million Acres of Alaska Public Lands 6/28/2024 For Immediate Release Jun. 28, 2024 Contact: Thomas Plank, 303-720-0111, plank@backcountryhunters.org BLM to Halt Ambler Road Permit, Conserve 28 Million Acres of Alaska Public... Tags: the campfire, featured, press releases
Media Press Releases Legislation Introduced to Build on Migration Corridor Conservation 6/24/2024 For Immediate Release Jun. 24, 2024 Contact: Thomas Plank, 303-720-0111 plank@backcountryhunters.org Legislation Introduced to Build on Migration Corridor Conservation WASHINGTON, D.C. – New... Tags: the campfire, featured, press releases
Media Chapter News Press Releases BHA, TU Launch Sportsmen for the Dolores 6/7/2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Jay Chancellor, Trout Unlimited, jay.chancellor@tu.org, 720-484-9247 Kaden McArthur, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, mcarthur@backcountryhunters.org,... Tags: Colorado Chapter, policy blog, the campfire, featured, press releases
Media Press Releases BHA Welcomes Peter Vandergrift to North American Board 5/31/2024 For Immediate Release May 31, 2024 Contact: Thomas Plank, 303-720-0111 plank@backcountryhunters.org BHA Welcomes Peter Vandergrift to North American Board MISSOULA, MT — Backcountry Hunters &... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases BHA Receives $313K for Virtual Fencing Stewardship Project in CO 5/24/2024 For Immediate Release May 24, 2024 Contact: Brittany Parker 863-885-1650, parker@backcountryhunters.org BHA Receives $313K for Virtual Fencing Stewardship Project in CO WALDEN, CO — Backcountry... Tags: stewardship blog, the campfire, press releases, Colorado stewardship
Media Press Releases Reauthorization of ACE Act Will Keep Important Conservation Programs Funded Until 2030 5/9/2024 For Immediate Release May 9, 2024 Contact: Thomas... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases
Media Chapter News Press Releases Legislation to Restore Hunting to California’s Castle Mountains, Improve Public Land Management 5/2/2024 For Immediate Release May 2, 2024 Contact: Thomas Plank, 303-720-0111 plank@backcountryhunters.org Legislation to Restore Hunting to California’s Castle Mountains, Improve Public Land... Tags: the campfire, press releases, California Chapter
Media Press Releases Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument Expanded Via Antiquities Act 5/2/2024 For Immediate Release May 2, 2024 Contact: Thomas Plank, 303-720-0111 plank@backcountryhunters.org Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument Expanded Via Antiquities Act WASHINGTON, D.C. – ... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, Trout Unlimited laud expansion of San Gabriel Mountains National Monument 5/2/2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 2, 2024 Contacts: Sam Davidson, Trout Unlimited, sdavidson@tu.org, 831-235-2542 Joel Weltzien, California BHA, weltzien@backcountryhunters.org,... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Welcomes New VP of Marketing and Communications 4/29/2024 For Immediate Release April 29, 2024 Contact: Thomas Plank 303-720-0111, plank@backcountryhunters.org Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Welcomes New VP of Marketing and Communications MISSOULA,... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases BHA 2024 Rendezvous Celebrates 20 Years as the Voice for Public Lands, Waters, and Wildlife 4/24/2024 For Immediate Release April 24, 2024 Contact: Thomas Plank 303-720-0111, plank@backcountryhunters.org BHA 2024 Rendezvous Celebrates 20 Years as the Voice for Public Lands, Waters, and... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Western Arctic Public Lands Receive Greater Protections 4/19/2024 For Immediate Release April 19, 2024 Contact: Thomas Plank 303-720-0111, plank@backcountryhunters.org Western Arctic Public Lands Receive Greater Protections WASHINGTON, D.C. — As a leading... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Admin Signals Intent to Deny Ambler Road Permit: BHA, Conservation Groups Approve 4/19/2024 For Immediate Release April 19, 2024 Contact: Thomas Plank, 303-720-0111 plank@backcountryhunters.org Admin Signals Intent to Deny Ambler Road Permit: BHA, Conservation Groups Approve WASHINGTON,... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Final Public Lands Rule Will Elevate Conservation on Public Lands 4/18/2024 For Immediate Release April 18, 2024 Contact: Thomas Plank, 303-720-0111 plank@backcountryhunters.org Final Public Lands Rule Will Elevate Conservation on Public Lands WASHINGTON, D.C. – As... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases
Media Chapter News Press Releases Chuckwalla National Monument Would Conserve, Connect Public Lands 4/16/2024 For Immediate Release April 16, 2024 Contact: Thomas Plank, 303-720-0111 plank@backcountryhunters.org Chuckwalla National Monument Would Conserve, Connect Public Lands WASHINGTON, D.C.— As... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases, California Chapter
Media Press Releases BHA, Advocates for Grassland Act Welcome New Conservation Tool 4/11/2024 Advocates for Grassland Act Welcome New Conservation Tool Science-based project demonstrates the need for legislation aimed at conserving America’s prairies, savannas, glades, and... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases U.S. House Passes Comprehensive Outdoor Legislation 4/9/2024 For Immediate Release Apr. 9, 2024 Contact: Thomas Plank, 303-720-0111 plank@backcountryhunters.org U.S. House... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Thompson Divide Mineral Withdrawal Benefits Public Lands, Waters, Wildlife 4/3/2024 For Immediate Release April 3, 2024 Contact: Thomas Plank,303-720-0111 plank@backcountryhunters.org Thompson... Tags: Colorado Chapter, the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases BHA Supports Legislation to Extend, Increase Funding for Wetland Conservation 3/27/2024 For Immediate Release Mar. 27, 2024 Contact: Thomas Plank, 303-720-0111 plank@backcountryhunters.org Legislation to Extend, Increase Funding for Wetland Conservation WASHINGTON,... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases BHA Supports Hardrock Mine ‘Good Samaritan’ Legislation 3/22/2024 For Immediate Release Mar. 22, 2024 Contact: Thomas Plank 303-720-0111, plank@backcountryhunters.org BHA Supports Hardrock Mine ‘Good Samaritan’ Legislation WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases BHA, Coalition Express Support for New Sage Grouse Plans, Sagebrush Habitat Improvement 3/15/2024 For Immediate Release Mar. 14, 2024 Contact: Thomas Plank, 303-720-0111 plank@backcountryhunters.org BHA, Coalition Express Support for New Sage Grouse Plans, Sagebrush... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Administration Budget Proposal Would Increase Investments in Public Lands 3/11/2024 For Immediate Release Mar. 11, 2024 Contact: Thomas Plank, 303-720-0111 plank@backcountryhunters.org Administration Budget Proposal Would Increase Investments in Public... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases New Federal Legislation to Benefit Habitat, Falls Short of RAWA 2/29/2024 For Immediate Release Feb. 29, 2024 Contact: Thomas Plank 303-720-0111, plank@backcountryhunters.org Kaden McArthur 435-770-3774,... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases BHA Applauds Legislative Effort to Stop Public Land Transfers 2/19/2024 For Immediate Release Feb. 19, 2024 Contact: Thomas Plank, 303-720-0111 plank@backcountryhunters.org BHA Applauds Legislative Effort to Stop Public Land Transfers WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Senate Legislation Introduced to Reauthorize Popular Conservation Programs 2/9/2024 For Immediate Release Feb. 9, 2024 Contact: Thomas Plank, 303-720-0111 plank@backcountryhunters.org Senate... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Department of Interior’s Long-term Commitment to Sagebrush Health Wins Praise from Sportsmen & Conservation Groups 2/8/2024 Restoration to conserve “best of the best” remaining sagebrush habitat Denver, CO.—A coalition of national sportsmen and conservation organizations today praised an announcement by the Department... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases BHA Continues Push for Permanent Protection of the Owyhee Canyonlands 2/2/2024 For Immediate Release Feb. 2, 2024 Contact: Thomas Plank, 303-720-0111 plank@backcountryhunters.org BHA Continues Push for Permanent Protection of the Owyhee Canyonlands WASHINGTON, D.C. –... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases BHA’s North American Rendezvous 2024 Moves to Minneapolis Convention Center: Tickets Now Live 2/1/2024 For Immediate Release Feb. 1, 2024 Contact: Thomas Plank, 303-720-0111, plank@backcountryhunters.org BHA’s North American Rendezvous 2024 Moves to Minneapolis Convention Center: Tickets Now... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases BHA Ramps up Defense of Public Access in “Corner Crossing” Case 1/18/2024 For Immediate Release January 17, 2024 Contact: Devin O'Dea, 415-246-5329, odea@backcountryhunters.org Thomas... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases BHA Announces Patrick Berry as New CEO 12/6/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseDecember 6, 2023Contact: Thomas Plank, 303-720-0111, plank@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont. – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA), a trailblazing public lands and... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Three elevated to key front line roles at BHA 11/15/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseNovember 15, 2023Contact: Thomas Plank, 303-720-0111, plank@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont. – Three BHA staff members have been chosen to fill newly-created... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases BHA, Coalition of Other Hunting and Angling Groups Stand for Protection of AK's Brooks Range 11/3/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseNov. 3, 2023Contact: Thomas Plank, 303-720-0111, plank@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, MT.— Backcountry Hunters & Anglers and 34 other conservation organizations are... Tags: the campfire, press releases, Alaska Chapter
Media Press Releases Conservation coalition urges Congress to pass bipartisan bill to clean up abandoned mines 10/25/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseOct. 23, 2023Contact: Thomas Plank, 303-720-0111, plank@backcountryhunters.org WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 25, 2023) – A coalition of 41 conservation groups, including... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Longtime Policy Expert John Gale to Leave Backcountry Hunters & Anglers for Senior Position with the Bureau of Land Management 10/23/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseOct. 23, 2023Contact: Thomas Plank, 303-720-0111, plank@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont. – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers is proud to announce that John Gale, the... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases California Public Lands Targeted for National Monument Designation 9/26/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 25, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Chuckwalla National Monument would span 660,000 acres of desert habitat with movement... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Blackfoot Clearwater Stewardship Act Advances in U.S. Senate 9/21/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 21, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Made-in-Montana bill would protect important headwaters, facilitate timber harvests in... Tags: the campfire, Montana Chapter, press releases
Media Press Releases Backcountry Journal Inside the Fall Issue of BHA’s Backcountry Journal 9/21/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 21, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org The newest edition of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers’ magazine is available... Tags: the campfire, Backcountry Journal, press releases
Media Chapter News Press Releases BHA Enters into New Partnership with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 9/20/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 20, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org USFWS will invest in restoration and fence removal, inventory and modification work in... Tags: stewardship blog, Colorado Chapter, the campfire, press releases, habitat
Media Press Releases ‘Good Samaritan’ Senate Bill Would Enable Remediation of Abandoned Mines 9/13/2023 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... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Alaska Public Lands, Habitat Conserved Following Administration Action 9/6/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 6, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Oil and gas leases cancelled in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, conservation activities... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases, Alaska Chapter
Media Press Releases BHA Formalizes $2.5 Million Partnership Agreement with BLM to Elevate Habitat Stewardship 9/6/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 6, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Partnership invests Inflation Reduction Act dollars in projects across Western states... Tags: stewardship blog, Colorado Chapter, the campfire, press releases, habitat
Media Press Releases Nevada Senators Urge Administrative Action to Conserve 350,000 Acres of Habitat in Ruby Mountains 8/25/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseAug. 25, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org WASHINGTON – A critical migration corridor for Nevada’s largest mule deer herd,... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Chapter News Press Releases State Issues I-8 Peninsular Bighorn Sheep Crossing Project 8/24/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseAug. 24, 2023Contact: Devin O'Dea, 415-246-5329, odea@backcountryhunters.org Wildlife Conservation Board Awards Multi-Million Dollar Grant to U.C. Davis for the... Tags: the campfire, press releases, California Chapter, habitat
Media Press Releases New House Bill Would Triple Investment in Successful Public Access Program 8/15/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseAug. 15, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org The Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act would increase funding for VPA-HIP to $150... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases
Media Chapter News Press Releases Administration Designates Grand Canyon Monument 8/8/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseAug. 8, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Close to 1 million acres of public lands in Arizona permanently conserved via Antiquities... Tags: the campfire, press releases, Arizona Chapter
Media Press Releases National Monuments, A Net Gain for Hunters and Anglers 7/27/2023 News for Immediate Release July 27, 2023 Contact: Drew YoungeDyke, TU, 734-280-8909, drew.youngedyke@tu.org Katie McKalip, BHA, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Noah Davis, TRCP,... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases House Appropriations Makes Drastic, Reckless Funding Cuts to Public Lands Management 7/20/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseJuly 20, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Fiscal Year 2024 appropriations bill advances House committee, fails to consider... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Land Tawney, Longtime BHA President and CEO, Announces Departure 7/19/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseJuly 19, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Under Tawney’s leadership, BHA grew from a small, volunteer-based organization to the... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Chapter News Press Releases Arkansas BHA Brokers Access Agreement to Thousands of Acres 7/13/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseJuly 13, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Volunteer-driven partnership with private landowner and Game and Fish Commission... Tags: the campfire, press releases, public access, public lands, Arkansas Chapter
Media Press Releases $500 Million to Be Invested in Wildlife Habitat and Lands Conservation 6/30/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseJune 30, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org USDA’s Working Lands for Wildlife program is the beneficiary, key big game and upland... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Southern California Hunting, Fishing, Habitat Would Benefit Under Expansion of San Gabriel Mountains National Monument 6/29/2023 LOS ANGELES – Conservation of critical fish and wildlife habitat in southern California could advance through President Biden’s use of the Antiquities Act to expand the San Gabriel Mountains... Tags: the campfire, press releases, California Chapter, public lands
Media Press Releases Inside the Summer Issue of BHA’s Backcountry Journal 6/28/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseJune 28, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont. – The summer issue of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers’ quarterly magazine,... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases New Hunting Access Proposed on National Wildlife Refuges 6/23/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseJune 23, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Public input is requested on 48 expanded opportunities on three refuges, as well as... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Colorado Supreme Court Rules Against Public Water Access 6/6/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseJune 5, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Court ruled against plaintiff Roger Hill, reversing progress in the fight for legal... Tags: Colorado Chapter, policy blog, the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Supreme Court Rules Against Clean Water, Wetlands 5/26/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseMay 26, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org BHA maintains that wetlands and other waters with a significant connection to traditional... Tags: Idaho Chapter, policy blog, the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases 1872 Mining Law Reform Legislation Launched in 118th Congress 5/19/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseMay 19, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org The bicameral Clean Energy Minerals Reform Act would impose industry royalties and fees,... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases State Issues Montana BHA and Partners Celebrate Bill that Defends Legal Public Access 5/19/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseMay 19, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Montana’s House Bill 486 increases the fine 10X for illegally blocking public... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, Montana Chapter, press releases, public lands
Media Chapter News Press Releases Colorado Supreme Court Considers Stream Access 5/3/2023 News for Immediate Release May 3, 2023 Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org BHA continues fight for public waters access in the Centennial State DENVER, Colo. –... Tags: Colorado Chapter, the campfire, press releases
Media Chapter News Press Releases House Bills Would Weaken, Strip Funding from Land and Water Conservation Fund 4/28/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseApril 28, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org BHA roundly condemns suite of House bills that would undermine America’s most... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases, Arizona Chapter
Media Press Releases Proposed ‘Public Lands Rule’ Defines Interior’s Conservation Strategy 3/31/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseMarch 30, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org BHA commends administration’s ‘forward-looking, comprehensive’ management approach to... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Recovering America’s Wildlife Act Introduced in 118th Congress 3/31/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseMarch 31, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org U.S. Senate reinvigorates bipartisan push for state and Tribal conservation of at-risk... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases BHA Bestows Top Honors at North American Rendezvous 3/30/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseMarch 30, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org An impressive slate of honorees receives BHA’s 2023 awards MISSOULA, Mont. – At the... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases State Issues Southwest Public Lands Permanently Conserved Via Antiquities Act 3/21/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseMarch 21, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org President Biden designates Avi Kwa Ame National Monument and Castner Range National... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases, Nevada Chapter
Media Press Releases Administration Budget Invests in Programs, Jobs that Would Advance Public Lands Conservation 3/10/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseMarch 10, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org $6.8 trillion proposal for FY24 would increase public lands management funding by... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Senate Bill Would Conserve Corridors, Habitat in Nevada’s Ruby Mountains 3/8/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseMarch 8, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Ruby Mountains Protection Act would conserve 340,000-plus acres home to mule deer, sage... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases, Nevada Chapter
Media Press Releases Bison Reintroduction Prioritized in Admin Plan for Public Lands Resiliency 3/3/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseMarch 3, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Interior Department’s Restoration and Resilience Framework identifies strategic... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases
Media Chapter News Press Releases New Mexico Public Lands, Habitat Would be Conserved in New Wilderness Bill 3/2/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseMarch 2, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Bicameral introduction of Cerro de la Olla Wilderness Establishment Act commended by... Tags: the campfire, press releases, New Mexico Chapter
Media Chapter News Press Releases U.S. Supreme Court Decision Upholds New Mexico Public Access Law 2/27/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseFeb. 27, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org The court declined to hear arguments from landowners challenging the public’s right to... Tags: the campfire, press releases, New Mexico Chapter
Media Chapter News Press Releases Reintroduction of Bill for Permanent Protection of Boundary Waters Met With Support from Sportsmen’s Organizations 1/31/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseJan. 31, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection and Pollution Prevention Act Would Ensure Public... Tags: Minnesota Chapter, the campfire, press releases
Media Chapter News Press Releases Alaska’s Bristol Bay Region Receives Critical Protections 1/31/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseJan. 31, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org EPA Final Determination preemptively revokes Pebble Mine permit under Section 404(c) of... Tags: the campfire, press releases, Alaska Chapter, public lands
Media Chapter News Press Releases Milestone Decision Reached on Boundary Waters, Most Visited Wilderness Area in United States 1/26/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseJan. 26, 2023Contact: Thomas Plank, 303-720-0111, plank@backcountryhunters.org Protections will Keep Pristine Wilderness Untouched for 20 Years WASHINGTON, D.C.—... Tags: Minnesota Chapter, policy blog, the campfire, press releases, public lands
Media Press Releases State Issues Roadless Protections for Backcountry Lands in Southeastern Alaska Restored 1/25/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseJan. 25, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Roadless Areas in the Tongass National Forest offer irreplaceable big game habitat, host... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases, Alaska Chapter, public lands
Media Press Releases EPA Takes Action to Conserve Clean Water, Wetlands, Healthy Habitat 1/5/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseJan. 5, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Final ‘Waters of the U.S.’ rule integrates best available science, public input,... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Congressional Budget Bill Increases Funding for Public Lands Management, Addresses Threat of Chronic Wasting Disease 12/20/2022 News for Immediate ReleaseDec. 20, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org $1.7 trillion omnibus bill would fund federal government through end of fiscal year... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Backcountry Journal Inside the Winter Issue of BHA’s Backcountry Journal 12/19/2022 News for Immediate ReleaseDec. 19, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org The newest issue of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers’ magazine is available today MISSOULA,... Tags: the campfire, Backcountry Journal, press releases
Media Press Releases State Issues BHA Files Legal Brief in Federal Court Supporting ‘Corner Crossing’ 12/7/2022 News for Immediate ReleaseDec. 7, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Public access to adjoining public lands via corner crossing is demonstrably legal, BHA... Tags: the campfire, press releases, Wyoming Chapter
Media Press Releases Administration Pledges to Conserve Nevada Public Lands Via Antiquities Act 11/30/2022 News for Immediate ReleaseNov. 30, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org President promises action to protect Avi Kwa Ame and surrounding region, which comprise... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Nevada Public Lands Could Receive National Monument Designation 11/18/2022 News for Immediate ReleaseNov. 17, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Avi Kwa Ame National Monument, spanning ancestral lands of 12 Indigenous tribes, would... Tags: the campfire, press releases, Nevada Chapter
Media Press Releases BLM Formalizes Approach to Conserving Wildlife Migration Corridors, Supporting Habitat Connectivity 11/15/2022 News for Immediate ReleaseNov. 15, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org BHA applauds administration policy intended to protect important habitat, facilitate... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases
Media Chapter News Press Releases BHA Commends Administration Designation of National Monument in Colorado 10/12/2022 News for Immediate ReleaseOct. 12, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Camp Hale-Continental Divide National Monument conserves valuable fish and wildlife... Tags: Colorado Chapter, the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Applications Sought for BHA’s 2023 Outdoors for All Scholarship 10/4/2022 News for Immediate Release Oct. 4, 2022 Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Scholarship awards help young people with disabilities get outdoors by providing... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Backcountry Journal Inside the Fall Issue of BHA’s Backcountry Journal 9/27/2022 News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 27, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org The newest issue of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers’ magazine is available... Tags: the campfire, Backcountry Journal, press releases
Media Press Releases BHA CEO Appointed to Federal Committee to Advance Hunting, Conservation 9/23/2022 News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 23, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org The Hunting and Wildlife Conservation Council advises the Interior and Agriculture... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases What Motivates BHA’s Members? Conservation, Ethics, Tradition, Health 9/22/2022 News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 22, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org BHA’s annual member survey highlights membership’s youth, political diversity,... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Chapter News Press Releases New Mexico Supreme Court Rules in Support of Public Access to Public Waters 9/2/2022 News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 2, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Decision confirms the public’s right to walk or wade streambeds that cross privately... Tags: the campfire, featured, press releases, New Mexico Chapter, stream access
Media Press Releases State Issues Montana Hunting and Conservation Groups Solidify Court Standing in Legal Defense of Elk Management 9/1/2022 News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 1, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, BHA, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Sonya Smith, MWF, 406-417-9909, sonya@mtwf.org District court judge... Tags: the campfire, Montana Chapter, press releases
Media Press Releases Grasslands and Sagebrush Conservation Is Focus of New Senate Legislation 7/27/2022 News for Immediate ReleaseJuly 27, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org The North American Grasslands Conservation Act, introduced today, would support the... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases State Issues Montana BHA Cheers USFWS Establishment of Lost Trail Conservation Area 7/13/2022 News for Immediate Release July 13, 2022 Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Multi-use nature of Lost Trail property will conserve wildlife habitat and... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, Montana Chapter, press releases
Media Press Releases HuntStand and BHA Launch Corporate Partnership 7/12/2022 News for Immediate ReleaseJuly 5, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org HuntStand offers indispensable toolset for hunting, habitat management and land... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases BHA Opposes House Bill That Would Strip Pittman-Robertson Funding 7/2/2022 News for Immediate ReleaseJuly 1, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org The shortsighted legislation is drawing widespread condemnation from hunting industry... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Boundary Waters Conservation Advanced by Administration Action 6/24/2022 News for Immediate ReleaseJune 24, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Lukas Leaf, SFBW, 612-270-6805, lukas@sportsmenbwca.org U.S. Forest Service... Tags: Minnesota Chapter, policy blog, the campfire, press releases, public lands, Public Waters Access
Media Press Releases BHA Awards Scholarships to Three Deserving Recipients 6/22/2022 News for Immediate ReleaseJune 22, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org BHA’s Outdoors for All scholarship helps young people with disabilities get... Tags: the campfire, featured, press releases
Media Press Releases Inside the Summer Issue of BHA’s Backcountry Journal 6/15/2022 News for Immediate ReleaseJune 15, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org The newest issue of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers’ magazine is available today MISSOULA,... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases House of Representatives Advances 'Unprecedented' Wildlife Conservation Bill 6/14/2022 News for Immediate ReleaseJune 14, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Recovering America’s Wildlife Act would annually invest $1.4 billion in state/tribal... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases New Hunting and Angling Opportunities Proposed for National Wildlife Refuges 6/9/2022 News for Immediate ReleaseJune 9, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org USFWS requests public input on expanded opportunities on 19 refuges, affecting 54,000... Tags: the campfire, press releases, public access
Media Press Releases Montanans Intervene in Lawsuit Attacking State Management of Elk 6/1/2022 News for Immediate ReleaseJune 1, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, BHA, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Sonya Smith, MWF, 406-417-9909, sonya@mtwf.org The... Tags: the campfire, Montana Chapter, press releases
Media Chapter News Press Releases BHA Bestows Top Honors at North American Rendezvous 5/17/2022 News for Immediate ReleaseMay 17, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont. – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers bestowed its top honors on a suite of... Tags: North Carolina Chapter, the campfire, AFI Comms Channel, Montana Chapter, press releases, Wyoming Chapter, Arkansas Chapter, Collegiate Program, Rhode Island BHA
Media Press Releases CWD Research, Management Bill Introduced in Senate 4/28/2022 News for Immediate ReleaseApril 28, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Legislation widely supported by hunting interests, Senate action follows House move to... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases, public lands
Media Press Releases Congress Launches Bicameral Effort to Reform 1872 Mining Law 4/27/2022 News for Immediate ReleaseApril 27, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org The Clean Energy Minerals Reform Act would institute royalties and fees on industry,... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases, public lands
Media Press Releases MAPLand Act Passes Senate, Heads to President’s Desk 4/7/2022 News for Immediate ReleaseApril 7, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org WASHINGTON – The Modernizing Access to Our Public Land Act, or MAPLand Act, which would... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Backcountry Journal Inside the Spring Issue of BHA’s Backcountry Journal 3/18/2022 News for Immediate ReleaseMarch 18, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org The newest issue of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers’ magazine is available... Tags: the campfire, Backcountry Journal, press releases
Media Press Releases House Passes MAPLand Act with Overwhelming Bipartisan Support 3/15/2022 News for Immediate ReleaseMarch 15, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org MAPLand Act would modernize, digitize map records, increasing access opportunities for... Tags: the campfire, press releases, public access
Media Chapter News Press Releases New Mexico Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Public Access to State Waters 3/1/2022 News for Immediate ReleaseMarch 1, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Court rules unanimously that ‘non-navigable regulation’ is unconstitutional, voids... Tags: the campfire, press releases, New Mexico Chapter, public lands, stream access, keepitpublic
Media Press Releases BHA Welcomes Williams Confirmation as USFWS Director 2/18/2022 News for Immediate ReleaseFeb. 18, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont. – Following a Senate voice vote last night confirming the nomination of... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases BHA Invites Applicants for Outdoors for All Scholarship 2/18/2022 Backcountry Hunters & Anglers is proud to announce the Aidan Long Outdoors for All Scholarship, a fund dedicated to help young people with disabilities get outdoors by providing access to adaptive... Tags: the campfire, press releases, access
Media Press Releases Senate ‘Good Samaritan’ Bill Would Facilitate Cleanup of Abandoned Mines 2/3/2022 News for Immediate ReleaseFeb. 3, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act was long requested by hunters... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases, public lands
Media Press Releases Administration Move to Conserve Arctic Reserve Draws Praise from BHA 1/12/2022 News for Immediate ReleaseJan. 11, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont. – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers today commended a move by the Biden... Tags: the campfire, press releases, Alaska Chapter
Media Press Releases Veterans Gain Access to Public Lands Via Measure in Defense Bill 12/15/2021 News for Immediate ReleaseDec. 15, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org WASHINGTON – Military veterans and Gold Star families will gain lifetime access to... Tags: the campfire, AFI Comms Channel, press releases
Media Press Releases CWD Research, Management Bill Advanced by House of Representatives 12/8/2021 News for Immediate ReleaseDec. 8, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org WASHINGTON – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers commended a vote by House of Representatives... Tags: the campfire, press releases, public lands
Media Press Releases House Votes to Advance $1.7 Trillion Spending Bill with Broad Implications for Public Lands and Waters 11/19/2021 News for Immediate ReleaseNov. 19, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org WASHINGTON – Following months of negotiations, the U.S. House of Representatives today... Tags: the campfire, press releases, public lands
Media Press Releases Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Advanced by House, Heads to President’s Desk 11/8/2021 News for Immediate ReleaseNov. 6, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org WASHINGTON – A massive legislative package focused on improving U.S. infrastructure and... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases BHA Responds to Nomination of Williams as USFWS Director 10/22/2021 News for Immediate ReleaseOct. 22, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.orgMISSOULA, Mont. – Following notice from the White House that Martha Williams has been... Tags: the campfire, press releases, public lands, boundary waters
Media Press Releases Administration Takes Action to Conserve Boundary Waters Wilderness Watershed, Sportsmen and Women Commend Decision 10/20/2021 News for Immediate ReleaseOct. 20, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Lukas Leaf, SFBW, 612-270-6805, lukas@sportsmenbwca.org WASHINGTON –... Tags: the campfire, press releases, public lands, boundary waters
Media Press Releases BHA Responds to Administration Decision to Reestablish National Monuments, Restore Integrity to Antiquities Act 10/8/2021 News for Immediate ReleaseOct. 8, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont. – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers today commended a decision by the Biden... Tags: the campfire, press releases, public lands
Media Press Releases Backcountry Journal Inside the Fall Issue of BHA’s Backcountry Journal 10/5/2021 News for Immediate ReleaseOct. 5, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont. – The fall issue of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers’ quarterly magazine,... Tags: the campfire, Backcountry Journal, press releases
Media Press Releases BHA Responds to Appointment of Stone-Manning as BLM Director 9/30/2021 News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 30, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont. – Responding to this evening’s Senate vote confirming Tracy... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Bristol Bay, Alaska, Home to World’s Largest Wild Salmon Fishery, Could Be Permanently Protected 9/9/2021 WASHINGTON – The fish- and wildlife-rich region of Bristol Bay, Alaska, could receive long-term protection from industrial mining in the wake of a decision made public today by the Biden... Tags: the campfire, press releases, media
Media Press Releases BHA Applauds Senate's Passage of Major Infrastructure Bill 8/10/2021 News for Immediate ReleaseAug. 10, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org WASHINGTON, D.C. — Backcountry Hunters & Anglers applauds the Senate for passing a... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Senate to Consider Recovering America’s Wildlife Act 7/20/2021 WASHINGTON – Targeted species conservation would receive a major annual funding boost via the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act, bipartisan legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate by Sens.... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Backcountry Journal Inside the Summer Issue of BHA’s Backcountry Journal 7/16/2021 MISSOULA, Mont. – The summer issue of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers’ quarterly magazine, Backcountry Journal, is landing in mailboxes across North America. Venture out on summer adventures on our... Tags: the campfire, Backcountry Journal, press releases, bison
Media Chapter News Press Releases State Issues Alaska Roadless Habitat Conserved, Local Economies Boosted in USDA Plan 7/15/2021 MISSOULA, Mont. – Backcountry roadless lands in the Tongass National Forest, a public lands crown jewel in southeast Alaska, will see conservation safeguards restored and new measures put in place... Tags: the campfire, press releases, Alaska Chapter, public lands
Media Press Releases BHA Responds to Appointment of Moore as Forest Service Chief 6/30/2021 News for Immediate ReleaseJune 30, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont. – Following an announcement by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack of... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases CVA and BHA Forge Corporate Partnership in Support of Public Lands and Hunting Traditions 6/24/2021 News for Immediate ReleaseJune 24, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont. – CVA and Backcountry Hunters & Anglers have formed a new partnership... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases BHA Honors Conservation Warriors with Annual Awards 6/22/2021 News for Immediate ReleaseJune 22, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Standout sportsmen and women recognized at BHA Rendezvous for commitment to North... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases BHA Responds to Nomination of Daniel-Davis to Interior Department Leadership Post 6/18/2021 News for Immediate ReleaseJune 18, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont. – Reacting the nomination of Laura Daniel-Davis as Interior Assistant... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Sale of Arkansas Public Lands Cancelled Following BHA Pushback 6/15/2021 News for Immediate ReleaseJune 15, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org BHA Arkansas chapter led opposition by sportsmen and women to sale of Pine Tree WDA,... Tags: the campfire, press releases, access
Media Press Releases BHA's 10th Annual Rendezvous Breaks Down a Bison and Brings Out a Party 6/15/2021 News for Immediate ReleaseJune 14, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Attendees share stories, gain skills, rally for public lands and waters at a massive... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases U.S. Wetlands and Waterways to Gain Additional Protections 6/10/2021 News for Immediate ReleaseJune 10, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Biden administration takes action to boost conservation of small streams and... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Oil Leases Suspended 6/8/2021 News for Immediate ReleaseJune 2, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Backcountry Hunters & Anglers commends Biden administration decision to support... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Administration’s ‘America the Beautiful’ Plan Focuses on Collaboration, Transparency, Backcountry 5/6/2021 News for Immediate ReleaseMay 6, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Ambitious conservation plan commits to active efforts to engage a range of stakeholders... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases BHA Cheers New Hunting and Fishing Opportunities Proposed for National Wildlife Refuges 5/5/2021 News for Immediate ReleaseMay 4, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Increased opportunities for hunting, angling could become available on 90 refuges, one... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases BHA Responds to Nomination of Stone-Manning as BLM Director 4/23/2021 News for Immediate ReleaseApril 22, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont. – Reacting to President Joe Biden’s nomination of Tracy Stone-Manning... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Recovering America’s Wildlife Act Introduced in 117th Congress 4/22/2021 News for Immediate ReleaseApril 22, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org House of Representatives advances state and tribal conservation of at-risk species... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Administration’s New Infrastructure Plan Supports Conservation, Economy 4/5/2021 News for Immediate ReleaseMarch 31, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org President Biden unveils multi-trillion-dollar roadmap for investing in natural... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Inside the Spring Issue of BHA’s Backcountry Journal 3/31/2021 News for Immediate ReleaseMarch 30, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org The newest issue of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers’ magazine is available... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Fleet Farm and BHA Launch Corporate Partnership 3/24/2021 News for Immediate ReleaseMarch 24, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Fleet Farm has deep roots in Midwestern hunting and fishing and has served hardworking... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases North Carolina to Allow Some Public Land Hunting on Sundays 3/12/2021 News for Immediate ReleaseMarch 12, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Backcountry Hunters & Anglers members advocated for increased hunter opportunity,... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Adams and Jenkins Join BHA North American Board 3/10/2021 News for Immediate ReleaseMarch 10, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Careers in public lands management, conservation leadership define new board members of... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases BHA Hires Schmidt to Lead Development Program 3/10/2021 News for Immediate ReleaseMarch 9, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org With a diverse background including firearms manufacturing and government policy, Rachel... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases House Votes to Advance Package of Public Lands Bills 3/1/2021 News for Immediate ReleaseFeb. 26, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Protecting America’s Wilderness and Public Lands Act includes longstanding hunter/angler... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Interior Department Announces Plans to Strengthen LWCF Implementation, BHA Commends Decision 2/11/2021 News for Immediate ReleaseFeb. 11, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Interior order reverses restrictions, restores funding for public access programs,... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Snake River Salmon, Steelhead Conservation Plan Unveiled by Idaho Congressman 2/9/2021 News for Immediate ReleaseFeb. 9, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Rep. Mike Simpson of Idaho offers long-term strategy for conserving fish populations,... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Public Lands Oil and Gas Leasing Paused by Biden Administration 1/28/2021 News for Immediate ReleaseJan. 28, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Existing operations can proceed under administration plan, which continues rollback of... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Administration Pledges to Conserve Public Lands and Waters, Heed Stakeholder Input 1/27/2021 News for Immediate ReleaseJan. 27, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Biden executive order prioritizes engagement by the public, including hunters and... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases National Monuments Changes Could be Reversed by Biden Administration 1/22/2021 News for Immediate ReleaseJan. 22, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Executive order initiates boundary reviews of downsized monuments in Utah, moves to... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases State Issues Arctic Refuge Development Delayed Under Administration Order 1/22/2021 News for Immediate ReleaseJan. 21, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Biden administration orders temporary moratorium on oil and gas development in the... Tags: the campfire, press releases, Alaska Chapter
Media Press Releases BHA Reacts to Regan’s Selection as EPA Head 12/18/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseDec. 18, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont. – In response to President-elect Joe Biden’s planned nomination of... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases BHA Reacts to Haaland’s Selection as Interior Secretary 12/17/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseDec. 17, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont. – Reacting to President-elect Joe Biden’s planned nomination of Rep. Deb... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases State Issues U.S. Forest Service Drops Controversial Sections from Crazy Mountains Land Swap 12/11/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseDec. 11, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org USFS cited input from sportsmen and women as reason for change in course MISSOULA,... Tags: the campfire, Montana Chapter, press releases
Media Press Releases BHA Reacts to Selection of Vilsack as Agriculture Secretary 12/10/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseDec. 9, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont. – In response to President-elect Joe Biden’s planned nomination of... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases President Signs into Law Accelerating Veterans Recovery Outdoors Act 12/7/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseDec. 7, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org AVROA will establish a task force to ensure public lands and waters can be a therapeutic... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases State Issues Businesses and Groups Unite to Advocate for Alaska’s Far North 12/7/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseDec. 7, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org The entities sent a letter to leaders in Congress and the administration urging them to... Tags: the campfire, press releases, Alaska Chapter
Media Press Releases Trump Administration Denies Permit for Alaska’s Pebble Mine 11/25/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseNov. 25, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Army Corps of Engineers rejects industrial mining proposal, citing impacts to clean... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Trump Administration Announces Restrictions on LWCF Implementation 11/16/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseNov. 13, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Interior Department order implements litany of requirements outside of DOI’s scope,... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Senate Advances Legislation to Help Military Veterans Access Public Lands and Waters 11/12/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseNov. 12, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org The bipartisan Accelerating Veterans Recovery Outdoors Act now heads to the president’s... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases BHA Officially Launches Florida Chapter 11/12/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseNov. 10, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Sunshine State sportsmen and women unite in support of public access, critical... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Critical Montana Rivers Protection Bill Introduced in Senate 10/28/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseOct. 27, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Montana Headwaters Legacy Act would permanently conserve 336 miles of rivers in the... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Senate Bill Would Permanently Remove William Pendley’s Authority to Act as Director of BLM 10/22/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseOct. 21, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Pendley, a notorious anti-public lands activist, was stripped of delegated authority... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases House Passes Package of Conservation, Access Bills 10/2/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseOct. 1, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org America’s Conservation Enhancement Act, or ACE Act, would expand public access, restore... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Boundary Waters Bill Clears Critical Hurdle in House 10/1/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 30, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org House Natural Resources Committee advances bill that would conserve Boundary Waters... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases State Issues Forest Service Moves to Open Development in Alaska Roadless Area 9/30/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 28, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Despite overwhelming public opposition, Tongass National Forest’s salmon fisheries, big... Tags: the campfire, press releases, Alaska issues
Media Press Releases Acting BLM Director Pendley Removed Following Lawsuit, BHA Responds 9/28/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 25, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont. – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers today responded to a ruling by a... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Young, Politically Diverse, Active: BHA 2020 Member Survey Results 9/16/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 16, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org BHA members span political spectrum but unite around public lands and waters MISSOULA,... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Administration Acts to Slow Development of Pebble Mine in Alaska, BHA Responds 8/24/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseAug. 24, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Army Corps of Engineers requires Pebble Partnership to develop plan for mitigating... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases BHA Responds to Administration Withdrawal of BLM Director Nomination 8/17/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseAug. 15, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org William Perry Pendley, a well-known opponent of public lands, had been officially... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Sportsmen and Women Unite to Keep Arkansas Public Lands Publicly Accessible 8/10/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseAug. 6, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Backcountry Hunters & Anglers’ new Arkansas chapter leads fight to keep public lands... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Great American Outdoors Act Becomes Law 8/4/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseAug. 4, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org President signs ‘once in a generation’ conservation and access bill following strong... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases House Passes Historic Great American Outdoors Act 7/22/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseJuly 22, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Following a decisive 310-107 vote, conservation and access bill advances to president’s... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Outdoors Businesses Unite to Urge Passage of Great American Outdoors Act; House Schedules Vote 7/15/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseJuly 14, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org In letter to House leadership, coalition of outdoors companies says bill ‘will stimulate... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases BHA Announces New Chapters, Board Leadership 7/13/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseJuly 13, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Public lands and waters continue to galvanize hunters, anglers, others across North... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases BHA Launches Armed Forces Initiative 7/6/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseJuly 6, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org New outreach program engages active duty and veteran service members in public lands... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases BHA Asks Senate to Reject William Pendley as BLM Head 7/1/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseJune 29, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Administration announces plan to formally nominate Pendley, anti-public lands zealot BLM... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases BHA Rewards Hunter who Reported Illegal Wilderness Helicopter 6/25/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseJune 25, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Public lands sportsman submitted evidence of illegal access that resulted in the pilot’s... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Senate Passes Great American Outdoors Act 6/17/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseJune 17, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Decisive vote in support of the popular legislation is victory for public lands... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases BHA Announces 2020 Award Winners 6/12/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseJune 12, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Sportsmen and women receive organization’s top honors for their work on behalf of public... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Great American Outdoors Act Gains Momentum in House, Senate 6/4/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseJune 4, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Public lands package introduced this morning in House, Senate expected to consider its... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Senate to Vote on Great American Outdoors Act 5/22/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseMay 21, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Bipartisan legislation would provide full, dedicated funding to the Land and Water... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases BHA Rendezvous Goes Global in 2020 5/18/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseMay 18, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org North America’s biggest gathering of public lands hunters and anglers shifts to online... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Administration Rule on Clean Water Act Eliminates Protections for Wildlife Habitat, Ignores the Will of the Public 4/22/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseApril 22, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Sportsmen and women remain committed to ensuring the responsible management of vital... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Senate LWCF/Backlog Funding Bill Introduced; Expands Public Lands Agencies Receiving Funds 3/10/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseMarch 9, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Bipartisan legislation represents consensus priorities of American citizens, addresses... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Senate to Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Address Maintenance Backlogs, Fully Fund LWCF 3/5/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseMarch 5, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Legislation responds to requests by sportsmen and women, follows president’s statement... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Interior Undercuts Push to Increase Access by Slashing Funding for Key Program 2/11/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseFeb. 11, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Days after launching effort to identify inaccessible public lands, Interior proposes... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases BHA Testifies at Congressional Hearing on Boundary Waters 2/5/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseFeb. 5, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org BHA president/CEO urges House subcommittee to advance a bill that would prevent mining... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Bipartisan Boundary Waters Conservation Bill Commended by Sportsmen and Women 1/15/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseJan. 15, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Legislation would protect iconic wilderness area and surrounding watershed WASHINGTON –... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Sportsmen’s Groups Praise Introduction of Bipartisan Boundary Waters Legislation 1/15/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseJan. 15, 2020Contact: Lukas Leaf, SBW, lukas@sportsmenbwca.orgKatie McKalip, BHA, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Bill would permanently protect both... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Senate Unanimously Passes Massive Package of Conservation Bills 1/10/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseJan. 9, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org ACE Act represents consensus priorities of hunting and angling community; BHA urges House... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases BHA Reacts to Administration Decision to Keep Anti-Public Lands Activist Pendley as BLM Director 1/2/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseJan. 2, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org BHA calls for intensified review of William Pendley’s credentials via a formal nomination... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Inside the Winter Issue of BHA’s Backcountry Journal 12/13/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseDec. 13, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org The newest issue of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers’ magazine is available today MISSOULA,... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases BHA Wins Highest Ratings from NGO Watchdogs 12/11/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseDec. 11, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Charity Navigator, Great Nonprofits and GuideStar all award BHA top honors MISSOULA,... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases New National Wildlife Refuge in Kentucky Praised by BHA 12/2/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseDec. 2, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org HENDERSON, Kentucky – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers commended an Interior Department... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases New Mexico Hunters and Anglers Celebrate Access Win 11/25/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseNov. 22, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org State game commission overturns unpopular rule limiting public access to streams and... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases BHA Responds to Daines Support of Anti-Public Lands Activist as BLM Head 11/12/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseNov. 10, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont. – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers today responded to a statement made by... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases State Issues Alaska Roadless Habitat Opened to Logging, Development 10/16/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseOct. 16, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Prime big game habitat and fisheries left vulnerable as administration exempts Tongass... Tags: the campfire, press releases, Alaska Chapter
Media Press Releases Backcountry Journal Inside the Fall 2019 Issue of BHA's Backcountry Journal 10/7/2019 Full digital issues of the Backcountry Journal are available to BHA members. Check out a preview below, or click here to join BHA. Already a member? Click here to log in.... Tags: the campfire, Backcountry Journal, press releases, Journal Issue, fall 2019
Media Press Releases BHA Members Reject Political Labels, Unite Around Conservation 10/3/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseOct. 3, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org BHA membership is young, politically diverse, active public lands users, new demographic... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Public Lands Critic William Pendley to Remain BLM Head 10/1/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 30, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Interior Secretary David Bernhardt extends Pendley’s appointment to 2020 WASHINGTON –... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Senate Advances FY2020 Interior Spending Bill 9/27/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 26, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Natural resources funding increased, but lack of dedicated, full funding for LWCF a... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Administration Directive Allowing E-bikes on Public Lands Criticized by Sportsmen and Women 9/5/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 5, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Groups unite to condemn move to exempt motorized bikes from motorized travel management... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases September Is Public Lands Month; BHA Members Unite to Clean up Our Lands and Waters 9/3/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 3, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Public Land Pack Out challenges BHA members and supporters to clean up our public lands... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Public Land Owner Pale Ale Premieres in Montana 8/20/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseAug. 20, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Backcountry Hunters & Anglers partners with Highlander Beer in support of North American... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Ted Koch, Career Federal Resource Manager, Joins BHA Board 8/13/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseAug. 13, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Koch follows a decades-long career in public lands resource management by joining BHA's... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Sage Grouse Protections Reduced Under Administration Plan 8/8/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseAug. 8, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org New management plan removes protections for hundreds of thousands of acres of public... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases New BLM Leader Is Advocate for Sale of Public Lands 7/26/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseJuly 26, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org William Perry Pendley, an outspoken proponent of selling off public lands and waters,... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases House Tackles Species Conservation with $1 Billion-plus Funding Bill 7/17/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseJuly 12, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Recovering America’s Wildlife Act supports state-level conservation efforts for at-risk... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases House Shows Support for Conservation in Funding Bill 6/25/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseJune 25, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Increased funding for LWCF, CWD, sage grouse conservation anchor FY 20 Interior-related... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases House Introduces Bill to Fully Fund LWCF 6/12/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseJune 12, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Following Senate introduction of similar legislation, bipartisan bill acknowledges... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Sportsmen and Women Undertake Legal Action Against Forest Service over Public Access in Montana’s Crazy Mountains 6/10/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseJune 10, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Coalition contends that the Forest Service is abdicating its duty to uphold and defend... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases State Issues Montana BHA Takes Legal Action Against USFS over Public Access in Crazy Mountains 6/10/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseJune 10, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Coalition contends that the Forest Service is abdicating its duty to uphold and defend... Tags: the campfire, Montana Chapter, press releases
Media Press Releases BHA Supports Expansion of Hunting and Fishing on National Wildlife Refuges 6/6/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseJune 6, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Interior Secretary Bernhardt proposes increased opportunities for sportsmen and women on... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases BHA Launches New Blog, ‘Field to Table’ 6/6/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseJune 6, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Wild food harvested from public lands and waters is the theme, techniques for preparing... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases BHA’s ‘Hike to Hunt’ Kicks off on June 1 5/28/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseMay 28, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Annual fitness competition gets bigger and better with $30K in prizes for miles covered,... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases BHA Bestows Top Honors at Rendezvous 5/21/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseMay 21, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Hunters, anglers recognized for contributions to North America’s public lands, waters,... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Administration Advances Industrial Mining in Boundary Waters Watershed 5/20/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseMay 15, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Controversial leases renewed upstream of Minnesota wilderness boundary, jeopardizing... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases ‘Public Lands Revolution’ Grows Hotter at BHA Rendezvous 5/13/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseMay 13, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org 8th annual North American Rendezvous brings record-breaking numbers of sportsmen and... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Idaho Governor Proclaims May 2 Public Lands Day at BHA North American Rendezvous 5/3/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseMay 3, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Governor Little’s announcement underscores the cultural, recreational and economic... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases New Senate Bill Would Fully Fund LWCF 4/9/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseApril 9, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Bipartisan bill would secure funding for popular access and conservation program,... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases BHA Pans Administration Plan for Sage Grouse Management 3/15/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseMarch 15, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org New plans for sage grouse habitat allow potentially harmful industrial development,... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases BHA Rendezvous Returns to Idaho in 2019 3/14/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseMarch 14, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org May 1-4 will bring thousands of public lands sportsmen and womento Boise for... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases BHA Celebrates Public Lands Bill’s Passage into Law 3/12/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseMarch 12, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org President signs S. 47, most significant conservation legislation in a decade,... Tags: the campfire, featured, press releases
Media Press Releases BHA Inks National Agreement with Forest Service to Acknowledge, Advance Collaborative Partnerships 3/6/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseMarch 6, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Shared values are celebrated in signing ceremony DENVER – Backcountry Hunters &... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases House Sends Bipartisan Public Lands Package to President’s Desk 2/26/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseFeb. 26, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Most significant conservation legislation passed by Congress in a decade includes... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Filson-BHA Partnership Advances in 2019 2/21/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseFeb. 21, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Renowned gear and apparel company partners with public lands group on expanded... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Public Lands Get Some Love in Bipartisan Spending Package 2/14/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseFeb. 14, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Senate and House vote today to advance the bill, sending it on to the president’s... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Senate Votes to Advance Public Lands Package; BHA Urges House to Follow Suit 2/12/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseFeb. 12, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Land and Water Conservation Fund reauthorization, other conservation priorities... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Chronic Wasting Disease Transmission, Spread Addressed in Bipartisan Senate Bill 2/8/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseFeb. 8, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Senate bill follows introduction of House legislation, considers impacts of CWD on... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Congress Lets Land and Water Conservation Fund Sunset, BHA Redoubles Push for Action 10/1/2018 News for Immediate ReleaseOct. 1, 2018Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Local conservation and public access projects across the country could languish as a... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases ‘Vote Public Lands and Waters,’ Urges BHA 9/25/2018 News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 25, 2018Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org On National Voter Registration Day, BHA calls on hunters and anglers to vote their... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Tongass National Forest, Other Alaska Roadless Lands Could Be Developed Under State-Federal Plan 9/17/2018 News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 17, 2018Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Healthy salmon fisheries, remote big game habitat at risk of industrial development;... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Congress Votes to Advance LWCF Reauthorization, BHA Responds 9/13/2018 News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 13, 2018Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org WASHINGTON – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers today welcomed a unanimous vote by a U.S.... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Victory Archery Joins BHA as Corporate Partner 9/12/2018 News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 12, 2018Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org With bowhunting season underway, industry leader takes a stand for public... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases BHA Members Unite During Public Lands Month 9/4/2018 News for Immediate Release Sept. 1, 2018 Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org BHA Members Unite During Public Lands Month Work days, policy forums and... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases BHA Membership Is Young, Active, Nonpartisan, Demographic Survey Shows 8/7/2018 News for Immediate ReleaseAug. 7, 2018Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Two-thirds of members are 45 or younger, identify as Republican or Independent... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases BHA CEO Receives Fly Fishing Industry Leadership Award 8/7/2018 News for Immediate ReleaseJuly 31, 2018Contact: Katie McKalip, BHA, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Matt Smythe, AFFTA, 585-406-5525, matt.smythe@affta.org BHA... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases BHA Joins Wild Harvest Initiative 8/6/2018 News for Immediate ReleaseAug. 1, 2018Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org BHA Joins Wild Harvest Initiative Initiative is the first program to evaluate... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Louisiana Legislature to Weigh Public Waters Access Bill 4/10/2018 News for Immediate ReleaseMarch 22, 2018Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Louisiana Legislature to Weigh Public Waters Access Bill Legislation could guarantee... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases House Casts a Vote for Conservation in Advancing Budget Bill 3/22/2018 News for Immediate ReleaseMarch 22, 2018Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org House Casts a Vote for Conservation in Advancing Budget Bill Massive spending... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Inside the Spring Issue of BHA’s Backcountry Journal 3/22/2018 News for Immediate ReleaseMarch 7, 2018Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Inside the Spring Issue of BHA’s Backcountry Journal The newest issue of Backcountry... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Filson Partners with BHA on Storytelling Events 2/27/2018 News for Immediate ReleaseFeb. 27, 2018Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Renowned gear and apparel company to host BHA series of ‘Campfire Stories’ at locations... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Senate Weighs Public Lands, Wilderness Bills 2/7/2018 News for Immediate ReleaseFeb. 7, 2018Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Backcountry Hunters & Anglers members speak up for conservation of, access to backcountry... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Savage Arms and BHA Launch Corporate Partnership 2/2/2018 News for Immediate ReleaseFeb. 2, 2018Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Public lands hunting traditions underlie new alliance with longtime industry... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Backcountry Hunters & Anglers’ National Board Adds New Members 1/31/2018 News for Immediate ReleaseJan. 31, 2018Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Ryan Callaghan of First Lite, fly fishing guide/businesswoman Hilary Hutcheson and trial... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases State Issues Public Lands Sportsmen Rally Against Bundy Event 1/21/2018 Montana members of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers attend anti-public lands conclave featuring lawbreaking Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy PARADISE, Mont. – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers members from... Tags: the campfire, Montana Chapter, press releases, keepitpublic
Media Chapter News Press Releases Alaska Wilderness to Be Developed Following Covert Land Exchange 1/10/2018 News for Immediate ReleaseJan. 9, 2018Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org A road through key migratory waterfowl habitat would be developed under... Tags: the campfire, press releases, Alaska Chapter
Media Press Releases BHA Responds to Mistrial Declaration in Bundy Case 12/21/2017 News for Immediate ReleaseDec. 20, 2017Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont. – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers stated that “justice must be served” in... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Administration Chops National Monuments, Panders to Energy Industry, Ignores Will of American People 12/4/2017 News for Immediate ReleaseDec. 4, 2017Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org ‘Today is a dark day’ for America’s conservation legacy, says Backcountry Hunters &... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases What Would Theodore Roosevelt Do? One Year after Election, BHA Measures Trump Administration 11/8/2017 News for Immediate ReleaseNov. 8, 2017Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org New website gauges administration’s track record in light of Trump’s promise to honor... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Senate Votes to Allow Arctic Refuge Drilling Despite Pushback from Sportsmen 10/20/2017 News for Immediate ReleaseOct. 19, 2017Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Senate Votes to Allow Arctic Refuge Drilling Despite Pushback from Sportsmen Surveys in... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Sportsmen and Outdoors Leaders Denounce Antiquities Act Takedown 10/11/2017 News for Immediate ReleaseOct. 11, 2017Contact: Katie McKalip, BHA, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.orgCorley Kenna, Patagonia, 202-320-3921, Corley.Kenna@patagonia.com Ryan Callaghan,... Tags: the campfire, featured, press releases
Media Press Releases BHA Responds to Zinke Accusations of Disloyalty Within Interior Staff 9/27/2017 News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 26, 2017Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org BHA Responds to Zinke Accusations of Disloyalty Within Interior Staff MISSOULA, Mont.... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases BHA Responds to Leaked Interior Report on National Monuments 9/18/2017 News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 17, 2017Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org The Upper Missouri Breaks National Monument, Photo: Bob Wick BLM MISSOULA, Mont. – In... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases BHA Defends Public Waterfowl Hunting and Fishing Access at Famed Louisiana Lake 9/11/2017 News for Immediate Release Sept. 8, 2017 Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262,mckalip@backcountryhunters.org BHA Defends Public Waterfowl Hunting and Fishing Access at Famed Louisiana... Tags: the campfire, press releases, Southeast BHA
Media Press Releases Idaho Hunter Gets $500 Reward for Busting Motorized Gate Crashers 9/7/2017 News for Immediate Release Sept. 6, 2017 Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262,mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Idaho Hunter Gets $500 Reward for Busting Motorized Gate Crashers BHA OHV Reward... Tags: the campfire, press releases, OHV
Media Press Releases BHA Launches Hike to Hunt Challenge 7/19/2017 News for Immediate ReleaseJuly 20, 2017Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org ‘Get fit, win prizes, support public lands’ MISSOULA, Mont. – Backcountry Hunters &... Tags: the campfire, press releases, Backcountry Stories
Media Press Releases Kelly, Young Join Backcountry Hunters & Anglers’ National Board 3/1/2017 MISSOULA, Mont. – Heather Kelly and J.R. Young have joined the national board of directors of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, bringing passion and expertise in backcountry nutrition, adventure and... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Stream Access Weighed by Utah Supreme Court 1/13/2017 Public opportunities to legally fish, hunt or float Utah waterways could be decided this week SALT LAKE CITY – Years of legal uncertainty surrounding public access of Utah streams and... Tags: the campfire, press releases, access, stream access, news
Media Press Releases Backcountry Journal Inside the Winter Issue of BHA’s Backcountry Journal 1/10/2017 The newest issue of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers magazine is available today MISSOULA, Mont. – The winter issue of Backcountry Journal is arriving in BHA members’ mailboxes now. Here’s a... Tags: the campfire, Backcountry Journal, press releases
Media Press Releases Sportsmen Celebrate Landmark Badger-Two Medicine Protection 1/10/2017 Final lease retirements safeguard critical fish and wildlife habitat, culminate decades-long effort by hunters, anglers, others HELENA, Mont. – Montana hunters and anglers are celebrating... Tags: the campfire, press releases, habitat, news
Media Press Releases Weatherby and BHA Announce Corporate Partnership 12/21/2016 Public land traditions, opportunities and access form the center point of a new alliance MISSOULA, Mont. — Weatherby and Backcountry Hunters & Anglers today announce the launch of a corporate... Tags: the campfire, press releases, news, corporate partner
Media Press Releases Will Congress Show Respect for Hunters and Anglers in Third Attempt at Sportsmen’s Act? 3/12/2015 by Bob Marshall The Senate this month has been considering the Bipartisan Sportsmen’s Act of 2015. So sportsmen have cause to wonder which of these two clichés will apply: A) The third... Tags: the campfire, press releases