FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 11, 2025  Contact: media@backcountryhunters.org    MISSOULA, Mont. — Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) is rebuking a sweeping new proposal released by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee that would force the sale of up to 3 million acres of public lands under the guise of a solution to the housing crisis. This proposal—led by committee chair Senator Mike Lee (R-UT)—would apply to public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest ...

Spring is here, which means the big game tag application season is upon us. NDOW has set May 7th as the application deadline and results will be released on or before May 23rd. NDOW will be hosting tag seminars in Southern Nevada (March 26th) and Northern Nevada (April 2nd). You can register and get more details HERE. This also means that it is time for all new hunters to take their hunter safety course so they can apply. Be sure to sign up now before classes fill up. Nevada BHA members ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 7, 2025   CONTACT:  Russell Kuhlman, executive director, Nevada Wildlife Federation: Kuhlman@nvwf.org  Devin O’Dea, western policy & conservation manager, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers: odea@backcountryhunters.org    Ruby Mountains Administrative Mineral Withdrawal Cancelled   ELKO, NEVADA - The Ruby Mountains Mineral Withdrawal announced by the Department of Interior at the end of last year has been cancelled by the United States Department of Agriculture ...

It’s that time of year when the final seasons have come to an end, and we start planning for the fall. That is of course, unless you’re one of the lucky few who were awarded a spring turkey tag. If you are, good luck to you and feel free to share your success with BHA, as for the rest of us, the wait continues. The Nevada Legislative Session opened this month, and there are several bills that impact conservation. Below we have overviews of the bills that we are tracking and why we think they ...

Welcome to your first glimpse of BHA's Western Policy Spotter - a high-level scan of state policy and legislation impacting wild public lands, waters and wildlife across the West. Much like wading through the marsh wearing heavy waders and a bag overloaded with decoys, BHA’s chapter leaders are trudging through a few bills this legislative session that will require careful footwork and dogged persistence. While there are many mission critical bills currently in front of BHA's chapters, one ...