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 departments on wildlife and habitat conservation, preserving the nation’s hunting heritage WASHINGTON – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers President and CEO Land Tawney has been appointed to serve on a federal advisory committee to advance wildlife and habitat conservation and preserve America’s hunting ...

News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 22, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org          Kevin Doherty, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, kevin_doherty@fws.gov           Lief Wiechman, U.S. Geological Survey, wiechman@usgs.gov  Report details state of sagebrush management – and how to address losses – across 13 Western states MISSOULA, Mont. – This week the U.S. Geological Survey and other federal agencies released a report showing a staggering 1.3 million acres ...

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, identifies shared values of public lands hunters and anglers MISSOULA, Mont. – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers released the results of its 2022 Membership Survey today, depicting a membership that trends young, is politically diverse, and is motivated by a set of core values: conservation ethics, tradition ...

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 owned lands SANTA FE, N.M. – The New Mexico Supreme Court has ruled again in support of public access to public waters in a Thursday decision that confirms the public’s right to walk or wade streambeds crossing privately owned lands. The opinion ruling by the court follows its unanimous decision in ...

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 grants coalition’s motion to intervene by demonstrating a ‘direct, substantial, legally protectable interest’ in suit brought by United Property Owners of Montana MISSOULA, Mont. – A District Court judge has ruled that a coalition of Montana hunting and conservation groups can intervene in a lawsuit ...

News for Immediate ReleaseJuly 27, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Skwala and BHA Launch Corporate Partnership  Skwala designs and produces technical apparel for the fly angler – and believes in fighting for conservation and public access  MISSOULA, Mont. — Skwala and Backcountry Hunters & Anglers announced a corporate partnership that will move both Skwala’s and BHA’s shared goals of conserving public lands and waters, sustaining and growing public ...

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 voluntary conservation and restoration of grasslands and sagebrush ecosystems WASHINGTON – Legislation introduced in the Senate this morning by Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR), the North American Grasslands Conservation Act, would authorize the investment of $290 million annually in grants to incentivize the ...

News for Immediate ReleaseJuly 21, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org  Coalition of sportsmen-conservationists maintains the Forest Service is abdicating its duty to uphold and defend public access to historical trails, asks the Ninth Circuit to help HELENA, Mont. – A coalition of conservation and sportsmen’s groups, including Friends of the Crazy Mountains, the Montana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, Skyline Sportsmen, and Enhancing Montana’s ...

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 migration corridors, provide hunter and angler access, and continue sustainable timber harvest   MISSOULA, Mont. – The Montana chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers applauded an announcement from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today that formally established the 38,000-plus acre Lost Trail ...

News for Immediate ReleaseJuly 5, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org  HuntStand offers indispensable toolset for hunting, habitat management and land ownership MISSOULA, Mont. – HuntStand and Backcountry Hunters & Anglers have launched a corporate partnership focused on advancing both HuntStand’s and BHA’s work on behalf of wildlife, public access and conservation. HuntStand has spent a more than a decade developing an indispensable toolset for hunting, ...