“Privatization of Public Lands.” Colorado Springs (Colo.) Gazette: 6/5/25 Public lands, and hence hunting, are under threat like never before. From states such as Utah (and 14 others) laying claim to Bureau of Land Management lands — which was shot down by the Supreme Court — to Congress attempting to sell public lands using the budget reconciliation process to the Trump administration proposing selling public lands under the guise of promoting homebuilding to rolling back national monument ...

The following communication is from Colorado Statewide Hunter Education Coordinator, Jordan Likes, and details the current Colorado Attorney General's position regarding corner crossing. While this is a resounding win for public access to federal lands, it opens the door for future conversations and stakeholder engagement regarding access to state lands that are open to the public but that will appear to remain "corner locked" following this interpretation.  Join us at BHA's annual North ...

Access And Opportunity Are On The Chopping Block Public lands, and hence hunting, are under threat like never before. From states like Utah (and 14 others) laying claim to Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands—which was shot down by the Supreme Court—to Congress attempting to sell public lands using the budget reconciliation process to the Trump administration proposing selling public lands under the guise of promoting homebuilding to rolling back national monument protections.[1] In a ...

I recently walked into the local BLM field office and asked what BHA could do to help them with habitat improvement projects and they were ecstatic. We immediately got this project on the books.  We had 11 BHA volunteers show up at 9am, Saturday March 29th, and after a safety briefing from the BLM field officer we hiked up nearly 2 miles to the northern end of the area. There we found a number of rolls of woven wire fence, T posts, and other fencing materials, along with about 1/3 mile ...

Backcountry Hunters & Anglers is a member organization that seeks to ensure North America's outdoor heritage of hunting and fishing in a natural setting, through conservation education and work on behalf of wild public lands, waters, and wildlife. We support the North American Model of Wildlife Management (NAMWC) and hunter ethics. Backcountry Hunters & Anglers is a nonpartisan group of sportsmen and women who are standing up for wild places and for the outdoor opportunities they ...