News for Immediate ReleaseMarch 1, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org   Public lands sportsmen and women in the Hawkeye State unite in support of conservation, public access, fair chase   MISSOULA, Mont. – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers has welcomed its first chapter in Iowa, continuing the rapid growth of BHA across North America and establishing a strong presence of public lands sportsmen and women in the Hawkeye State. Founded in 2004 around a campfire ...

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 permanent reauthorization of the Land and Water Conservation Fund   WASHINGTON – A massive package of public lands bills awaits the president’s signature following a vote today by the U.S. House of Representatives, making reauthorization of the Land and Water Conservation Fund and other key measures ...

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 ‘Campfire Stories’ series, limited edition BHA logo apparel   MISSOULA, Mont. – Filson and Backcountry Hunters & Anglers will be accelerating their successful partnership in 2019, today announcing the continuation of the popular Campfire Stories, a public lands-focused storytelling event series launched in ...

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 desk   WASHINGTON – Public lands and waters are among the beneficiaries of a bipartisan spending bill passed by Congress today. Backcountry Hunters & Anglers signaled support of the legislative package, which boosts funding for the Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service and increases Land and ...

News for Immediate ReleaseFeb. 13, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org                     Matthew Bishop, 406-324-8011, bishop@westernlaw.org   Sportsmen and women contend Forest Service is not doing its job by failing to protect and defend public access to public lands on historic trails   MISSOULA, Mont. – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers and a coalition of concerned conservation-based groups have submitted a letter to the U.S. Forest Service summarizing ...

News for Immediate ReleaseFeb. 12, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org   Land and Water Conservation Fund reauthorization, other conservation priorities included in broad-based package of bills   WASHINGTON – A vote by the U.S. Senate today supported a massive package of conservation and public access bills that permanently reauthorizes the Land and Water Conservation Fund and advances other key measures, edging hunters, anglers and other outdoor ...

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 big-game populations   WASHINGTON – Public lands sportsmen and women welcomed the introduction this week of Senate legislation that addresses the growing threat chronic wasting disease poses to big game populations across North America.   Sens. John Barrasso (R-WY), Doug Jones (D-AL) and Michael Bennet ...

News for Immediate ReleaseFeb. 4, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, BHA, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org   MISSOULA, Mont. – Following today’s announcement by President Trump that he has nominated acting Interior Secretary David Bernhardt as head of the Interior Department, BHA President and CEO Land Tawney offered this response: "David Bernhardt has been part of the Trump administration and consequently has played a key role in actions undertaken by the Interior Department over the ...

News for Immediate Release Feb. 1, 2019 Contact: Katie McKalip, BHA, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Rebecca Triche, LWF, 225-362-9007, rebecca@lawildlifefed.org John Devney, Delta, 701-471-4235, jdevney@deltawaterfowl.org            Beaux Jones, Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer, LLC, 504-569-2900, bjones@bhbmlaw.com   Groups jointly file amicus brief in appeal of case that would affect managementof wildlife habitat, reduce public access at Catahoula Lake   BATON ROUGE, La. – ...

News for Immediate ReleaseJan. 10, 2018Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org   Package of bills faces a challenging path forward, although the Senate’s use of a seldom-employed rule when introducing it could fast-track its advance   WASHINGTON – In defiance of the government shutdown that continues to impact federal workers and public lands, a broad-based package of public lands bills, including a measure that would revive the Land and Water Conservation Fund, ...