News for Immediate ReleaseJan. 15, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Legislation would protect iconic wilderness area and surrounding watershed WASHINGTON – Public lands sportsmen and women united in commending introduction of bipartisan legislation, the Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection and Pollution Prevention Act, which would ensure the permanent protection of 234,328 acres of public land upstream of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and ...

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 wilderness area and its watershed WASHINGTON – Leaders in the conservation community commended the introduction of the Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection and Pollution Prevention Act, bipartisan legislation that would provide for the protection, for current and future generations, of the Boundary Waters ...

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 to advance to president’s desk WASHINGTON – Earlier today the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a diverse package of conservation measures, the America’s Conservation Enhancement Act, or ACE Act (S. 3051). The bipartisan bill represents a number of consensus priorities for hunters and anglers, ...

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 process MISSOULA, Mont. – Following an order by Interior Secretary David Bernhardt extending once again the temporary appointment of anti-public lands activist William Perry Pendley as head of the Bureau of Land Management, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers president and CEO Land Tawney reignited a ...

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, Mont. – The winter issue of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers’ quarterly magazine, Backcountry Journal, hit mailboxes across the continent last week. This issue is the perfect complement to a warm fire in the fireplace this winter. Here’s a highlight reel: Alaska Roadless Clash Continues: Alaska BHA ...

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, Mont. – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers attained three top nonprofit certifications in 2019 from three leading NGO watchdog groups: GuideStar, Charity Navigator and Great Nonprofits, confirming its financial trustworthiness as individuals weigh end-of-year donations. Established in 2004 by a group of ...

News for Immediate ReleaseDec. 2, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org   HENDERSON, Kentucky – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers commended an Interior Department announcement in late November that establishes the Green River National Wildlife Refuge in western Kentucky.   BHA Kentucky chapter chair Stefan Flagg, of Versailles, offered the following reaction: “The Kentucky Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers is proud to report that on Nov. 22, the nation’s ...

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 waterways ALBUQUERQUE – Sportsmen and women are commending a decision yesterday by the New Mexico Game Commission to support public access to the state’s streams and waterways. The commission’s action on Thursday addresses a rule dating from 2017 that allows landowners to petition the New Mexico ...

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 Sen. Steve Daines confirming his support of William Perry Pendley, an outspoken proponent of selling public lands and waters, as director of the Bureau of Land Management. Last week, Daines sent a letter to President Trump urging him to “nominate qualified individuals” to key positions within the ...

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 National Forest from management under National Roadless Rule MISSOULA, Mont. – Fish and wildlife-rich backcountry areas in the Tongass National Forest, America’s largest, will be opened to logging, road construction and industrial development under a proposal being advanced by the U.S. Department of ...