March 18, 2024 Tom PerdueChairmanGrand Forks County Water Board151 South 4th StreetGrand Forks, ND 58201 Chairman Perdue and Members of the Grand Forks County Water Board, On behalf of the North Dakota Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers and our dues paying members in the state, we respectfully request that the Grand Forks County Water Board lands be kept open for public hunting. Access to hunting land is a significant barrier to new and experienced hunters alike. It is imperative that ...

July 21, 2023 The Honorable Joe Manchin ChairmanSenate Energy and Natural Resources Committee 306 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable John Barrasso Ranking Member Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee 307 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510   Dear Chairman Manchin and Ranking Member Barrasso: On behalf of the North Dakota Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA), the voice for our wild public lands, waters and wildlife, I write to ...

UPDATE: 4/4/23- House Bill 1151 failed to pass with a Senate vote of 26 opposed, 21 in favor.  Likely the most contentious bill of the legislative session for ND BHA, the bill passed the house but was fortunately killed in the senate. The chapter opposed this bill mainly upon the premise that it would have stripped the ND Game & Fish Department of their authority to implement their game management plans. Thank you to our partner organizations and everyone that contacted their Representatives ...

North Dakota Representatives have introduced a bill (HB 1428) that could jeopardize traditional public hunting, fishing, camping and hiking access on over 400,000 acres of public land, including Army Corps of Engineers-held shorelines on Lake Sakakawea and Lake Oahe. For decades, the shorelines of these lakes have been open for public recreation. The representatives who introduced this bill are seeking to transfer this land to the state, to the detriment of sportsmen and women. The diverse ...