The smell of fall is in the air, and we at Backcountry Hunters & Anglers hope you're getting ready for a big trip or two to chase game on our public lands in North America. These lucky winners of our Suns Out Guns Out Sweepstakes will be taking new guns in their quests afield. Congrats to our big winners, and thanks to everyone who supports BHA, the voice for your wild public lands, waters and wildlife. WINNERS: Tyler F. Savage 110 Lightweight Storm 6.5 Creedmoor Cam H. Savage B22 ...

WASHINGTON – The fish- and wildlife-rich region of Bristol Bay, Alaska, could receive long-term protection from industrial mining in the wake of a decision made public today by the Biden administration. The Environmental Protection Agency has announced that it is reinitiating the process of utilizing the Clean Water Act to protect specific areas in Bristol Bay, home to the world’s largest remaining wild salmon fishery. For over a decade, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers has been working to ...

By Sam Lungren, Backcountry Journal editor This piece was published in the Fall 2018 issue of Backcountry Journal. Since this article was published, the Biden administration has begun their reconsideration of the previous administration’s decision to extend leases for copper mining in the Superior National Forest upstream of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. In August 2021, President Biden's Secretary of Agriculture told the public that he was waiting for a legal opinion from ...

National Policy Updates - July 2018 Backcountry Beat Land and Water Conservation Fund and Maintenance Backlogs  We continue to push for permanent reauthorization and dedicated funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund during committee hearings and by supporting Rep. Lee Zeldin’s (R-NY) attempt to offer amendments to moving legislation. We submitted testimony to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee in response to a subcommittee hearing on legislation to address the ...

Some misguided members of Congress have wasted no time post-election in pushing bad public land seizure legislation. These bills are aimed at transferring ownership and selling off the lands and waters that American sportsmen and our families have been enjoying this fall. Today the House Natural Resources Sub-committee on Energy and Mineral Resources held a hearing on legislation that would seize our public lands, waters, and natural resources. H.R. 866 and H.R. 1484 would deliver blatant ...