FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:   May 22, 2025     Contact:   media@backcountryhunters.org    Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Stands by its Position: Corner Crossing is NOT a Crime  Iron Bar Holdings Petitions U.S. Supreme Court to Review Corner Crossing Ruling    WASHINGTON, D.C. — Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA), North America’s leading public lands advocacy group, is responding today to news that Iron Bar Holdings, LLC will petition the U.S. Supreme Court to review the landmark corner crossing ...

On November 19, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held its final Business Meeting of the 118th Congress. The record-breaking number of bills on the docket highlights the backlog of public lands legislation and the inability of Congress to properly pass these types of bills. The committee considered six bills supported by Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, four of which would conserve a total of 2.9 million acres and 325 miles of waterways identified by BHA as high-priority ...

Right now in California, anglers, spear fishers, Tribes and other saltwater stakeholders are grappling with a series of regulatory petitions that could result in reduced fishing access along thousands of acres of coastline. Read our letter, and take action below. Last week, the California Fish & Game Commission heard and discussed multiple petitions that if enacted, would significantly reduce the fishing access in several areas along California’s coast. BHA staff recently combed through ...