Chapter News Issues State Issues Support for HB 1811: Remove the cap on PGC land acquisition $$ 9/29/2025 Tags: Access & Opportunity, Hunting, Pennsylvania Chapter
Chapter News Issues State Issues Public Lands for Sale? Why HB 4851 Puts Michigan’s Outdoors at Risk 9/22/2025 At Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, we believe public lands are the cornerstone of our outdoor way of life. They belong to all of us, no matter where we live or what we earn. That is why we are... Tags: Michigan Chapter
News Chapter News Issues State Issues Atlantic Striped Bass Draft Addendum III 9/16/2025 The Atlantic striped bass was declared overfished in 2019, prompting the implementation of a rebuilding plan aimed at restoring the stock to its target spawning stock biomass by 2029. Tags: New Jersey Chapter, New York Chapter, Mid-Atlantic Chapter, New England Chapter, North Carolina Chapter, Pennsylvania Chapter
Media Chapter News Press Releases Issues 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... Tags: Policy, Press Releases, Access & Opportunity, Colorado Chapter, Wyoming Chapter, Utah Chapter, New Mexico Chapter, Kansas Chapter, Oklahoma Chapter, North American News
Media News Chapter News Issues Federal Issues These Woods Saved Me. Now I’m Fighting to Save Them for My Sons 5/20/2025 By Hunter Owen I’ve spent most of my adult life in uniform. As a dad I’ve done my best to balance fatherhood and life in uniform. But the truth is, I’ve been in and out of... Tags: media, Armed Forces Initiative
Media Issues State Issues Oppose HB 1236 and Unnecessary Safety Zone Expansion 2/19/2025 UPDATED 2/28/25: HB1236 Failed to Pass as a full Senate Floor Vote. the vote was 5 Yes, 29 No. Thank you to everyone who contacted their elected officials and to the legislators who stood for... Tags: South Dakota Chapter
Media Issues State Issues SD BHA Comments on Pactola-Rapid Creek Watershed Mineral Withdrawal 10/29/2024 USDA Forest ServiceMystic Ranger District8221 Mount Rushmore RoadRapid City, SD 57702 Re: Pactola-Rapid Creek Watershed Mineral Withdrawal October 25, 2024 On behalf of the South Dakota... Tags: South Dakota Chapter
Media Issues State Issues LETTER: South Dakota BHA Opposes Golden Crest Exploration Drilling Project 1/5/2024 December 21, 2023 Steve Kozel, District RangerAttn: Objection Review OfficerBlack Hills National Forest Supervisor’s Office, 1019 North 5th StreetCuster, SD 57730 Re: OBJECTION: Golden Crest... Tags: South Dakota Chapter
Media Issues State Issues LETTER: SD BHA Prioritizes Public Access, Conservation Funding in 2023 Farm Bill 6/16/2023 June 16, 2023 Representative Dusty Johnson1717 Longworth House Office BuildingWashington, DC 20515 Dear Representative Johnson, The South Dakota Chapter of Backcountry Hunters &... Tags: South Dakota Chapter
Media Issues State Issues South Dakota BHA Comments in Support of Black Hills Mineral Withdrawal 6/13/2023 BHA members enjoy world-class hunting and fishing and year-round recreational opportunities in South Dakota’s Black Hills National Forest. This area is home to robust populations of elk,... Tags: South Dakota Chapter
Media Issues State Issues CO BHA Comments on Uinta Basin Railway Project 2/18/2022 Date: 14 February 2022 RE: Uinta Basin Railway Project To Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) is the voice for our public lands, waters and... Tags: Colorado Chapter