From the Chair Hello everyone and happy Public Lands Month!  As the fronts push through and the nights are getting cooler, autumn is creeping in. Early goose, squirrel and early archery deer seasons have opened here in New York and I hope you are getting ready as the rest of hunting seasons will be open before you know it. Do not forget about fishing. The salmon are working out of Lake Ontario into the Salmon River in Pulaski and the steelhead will be in soon. When it comes to trout fishing, ...

#whyBHA This month’s #whyBHA is from  Gary Stefani (@ggstef11): I have been hunting and fishing since I was a youngster, but I’m relatively new to the BHA community. I joined @backcountryhunters in 2020, at the excellent #publicgrouse film showing in Syracuse, and volunteered for the New York BHA chapter on the communications team. I was fortunate to grow up in a rural village in eastern MA. I could go hunting and fishing out my parent’s back door, with access to thousands of acres of ...

March 25, 2014   Dear Representative:   Backcountry Hunters & Anglers has members in all 50 states and is committed to protecting wild public lands, water and wildlife. Stripping the Antiquities Act of its historical authority to safeguard special public lands, means less opportunity for hunters and anglers. BHA supports boots-on-the-ground knowledge of local places, conservation of critical wildlife habitat and the ability of citizens to educate our elected officials on the importance of ...