News for Immediate ReleaseMay 9, 2018Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org   Public lands sportsmen and women in Missouri, North Carolina, North Dakota and Ohio launch chapters as young group continues unprecedented growth   MISSOULA, Mont. –Backcountry Hunters & Anglers members demonstrated again their passion and commitment to public lands and waters and to North America’s fastest-growing sportsmen’s group, forming four new BHA chapters and further ...

    News for Immediate ReleaseMay 1, 2018Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org   Outstanding sportsmen and women recognized for conservation leadership at BHA North American Rendezvous   MISSOULA, Mont. – At Backcountry Hunters & Anglers’ 7th annual North American Rendezvous, public lands sportsmen and women were awarded BHA’s greatest honors, recognizing above-and-beyond efforts to conserve important fish and wildlife habitat, support public access ...

News for Immediate ReleaseMay 1, 2018Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org   BHA commends proposal to withdraw important winter range from minerals development   WASHINGTON – Public lands sportsmen welcomed an announcement by the Department of the Interior today that will support Western big game populations and habitat. Backcountry Hunters & Anglers commended the Interior proposal, which would renew for 20 years a minerals withdrawal on public lands in Wyoming ...

News for Immediate Release April 24, 2018 Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org   Backcountry Hunters & Anglers gather to celebrate public lands and 10th anniversary of MN Legacy Amendment PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers is hosting Minnesota Public Lands Day at the capitol tomorrow to celebrate public lands and waters and the 10th anniversary of Minnesota’s Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment. Sportsmen and women will be ...

News for Immediate Release April 18, 2018 Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Legislation would have guaranteed public access to some tidal waters located above private water bottoms; sportsmen vow to press on  BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana House of Representatives has rejected a bill that would have codified the public’s ability to access certain waters in the state for fishing, hunting and other recreational uses. Overall the bill, which failed to ...

News for Immediate ReleaseApril 19, 2018Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org 7th annual BHA gathering draws public lands sportsmen and women from across North America MISSOULA, Mont. – Public lands sportsmen and women proved that their voices cannot be denied – and are getting louder – at Backcountry Hunters & Anglers’ 2018 North American Rendezvous, which drew thousands to Boise, Idaho, last weekend. Passion for the backcountry, commitment to public lands ...

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 public access to some tidal waters located above private water bottoms  BATON ROUGE, La. – Tomorrow morning, the Louisiana legislature will take up consideration of a bill that could codify the public’s ability to access certain waters in the state for fishing, hunting and other recreational ...

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 package includes gains for key resource agencies, programs of critical importance to fish and wildlife, hunters and anglers, U.S. lands and waters WASHINGTON – Public lands sportsmen and women offered measured praise for a $1.3 trillion omnibus spending bill for fiscal year 2018 that increases funding of ...

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 Hunters & Anglers’ magazine is available now MISSOULA, Mont. – The spring 2018 issue of Backcountry Journal, newly expanded to 68 pages, is arriving in Backcountry Hunters & Anglers members’ mailboxes now. From North Carolina and Maine to Alaska and Iraq, our members share stories of hunting and ...

News for Immediate ReleaseMarch 7, 2018Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org   Introduced by Chairman Rob Bishop, the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization would permanently reauthorize FLTFA, a proven conservation and public access program WASHINGTON – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers commended action in the House Committee on Natural Resources today to unanimously advance legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives that would ...