Hannah Nikonow is a BHA Life Member and past board member for the Montana Chapter. She works for the Intermountain West Joint Venture’s sagebrush program called Partnering to Conserve Sagebrush Rangelands. Invasive annual grasses, like cheatgrass, are extra nasty weeds creeping into sagebrush country all across the West. Sportsmen and public landowners need to know about this invader that's degrading habitat and our hunting opportunities. Here are five things to know with tips on what you ...

This article originally appeared in the Spring 2020 issue of the Backcountry Journal Take action on the BLM e-bike rule here   I’m not one to pass up a shot on an elk. My hunting buddies all give me a hard time about “ruining a great bow hunt” prematurely, as I tend shoot the first legal elk within comfortable range. I would argue my approach has been dictated by the fact that I’ve largely been limited to hunting Colorado’s increasingly crowded over-the-counter archery units ...

In March of 2019, BHA and public land owners everywhere celebrated the passage of S.47, a legislative package of more than 100 bills called the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management and Recreation Act. Today, the Bureau of Land Management is taking a major step forward in its implementation of the Dingell Act by addressing landlocked public lands across the West. We applaud U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary David Bernhardt for prioritizing this important issue and encouraging ...

2019 marked Backcountry Hunters & Anglers' busiest and most successful year yet. From Washington, D.C., to the Yukon, we came out swinging on all fronts and secured a number of important wins for our public lands, waters and wildlife. Find out more below. Visit www.backcountryhunters.org/donate. BHA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, and your donation is tax deductible. FEDERAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS The John D. Dingell Jr. Conservation, Management and Recreation Act (S. 47) was BHA’s most ...

  The Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act (H.R. 3794, S. 2666), introduced by Reps. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) and Mike Levin (D-CA) and Sens. Martha McSally (R-AZ) and Martin Heinrich (D-NM), proactively seeks to responsibly site solar, wind and geothermal energy development on our public lands and prioritize considerations for fish and wildlife habitat that avoid and mitigate impacts upfront. Renewable energy development is a growing presence on our public lands, and market conditions ...