Media Chapter News Jackson Fence Pull Event Recap 6/30/2025 On a ridgeline at 8,000 feet in the west Pioneer mountains outside of Jackson, Montana, 13 volunteers from Montana BHA spent their summer solstice rolling up barbed wire and hauling it out of the... Tags: stewardship blog, Montana Chapter, montana news Download
Media Chapter News VT Team, Meet to Strategize Policy and Events 6/30/2025 On the morning of June 15th, members of the VT BHA leadership team met at Green River Reservoir. After a brief parking lot link up, we paddled to a day use site. Important issues were tackled, and... Tags: New England news, New England Chapter Download
Media Chapter News 6/12/2025 NM State Game Commission Recap 6/24/2025 Beginning at 9 a.m., the Commission met in the Red River Convention Center in Red River, New Mexico. All seven Commission members were present, including Chair Richard Stump, Vice-Chair Sharon... Tags: New Mexico news Download
Media Chapter News Nebraska Chapter June 2025 Update 6/23/2025 Welcome to Nebraska Backcountry Hunters & Anglers June newsletter! Latest: Your Nebraska Chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers hosted a volunteer event at East Willow Island Wildlife... Tags: Nebraska news, Nebraska Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Utah BHA Volunteers Show Their Grit in Paunsaugunt Fence Pull 6/23/2025 If you haven’t had the opportunity to drive north to south following the geological shift from the alpine zones of the Panguitch area down along Highway 89 to the red rock desert of Kanab, Utah,... Tags: stewardship blog, Utah Chapter, Utah News Download
Media Chapter News State Issues NC Chapter Urges Members to Take Action During Small Legislative Window to End Inshore Bottom Trawling In State 6/18/2025 TAKE ACTION NOW! A rare opportunity has presented itself during this legislative session for recreational anglers in North Carolina to support a ban on inshore, bottom-disturbing trawlers from... Tags: North Carolina News, North Carolina Chapter, North Carolina Issues Download
Media Chapter News State Issues New England Chapter Opposes Watered-Down CRMC Reform Bills in Rhode Island 6/18/2025 For the last several years the New England Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers has advocated to reform Rhode Island’s Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC). After first weighing in in... Tags: New England news, New England issues, New England Chapter Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Press Releases BHA Condemns Senate Proposal to Sell Off Up to 3 Million Acres of Public Lands 6/11/2025 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... Tags: Colorado News, Colorado Issues, Washington News, idaho news, Utah Issues, Utah News, Idaho Issues, policy blog, the campfire, featured, press releases, Alaska issues, New Mexico news, Alaska news, Arizona news, Arizona issues, California issues, California news, Nevada issues, Nevada News, New Mexico issues, Oregon Issues, oregon news, washington issues, Wyoming Issues, wyoming news Download
Media Chapter News Alaska BHA Kenai Refuge Canoe Route Clearing Recap 6/5/2025 Alaska BHA Kenai Refuge Canoe Route Clearing Recap By Neal Koeneman, Jeff Knisley, & Mary Glaves Clearing the Canoe Portages on the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge with Paddling-ton Bear &... Tags: stewardship blog, Alaska Chapter, Alaska news, stewardship Download
Media Chapter News State Issues CA BHA 2025 Desert Bighorn Survey Recap 6/5/2025 At sunset on Saturday, a small and enthusiastic group of BHA volunteers joined up with CDFW's Region 6 sheep biologists at the foot of the Marble Mountains in the Mojave for the annual desert... Tags: California issues, California news, California Chapter Download
Media Chapter News State Issues End of Session Texas Legislative Update 2025 6/4/2025 Texas conservationists welcomed the end of the 89th Legislature on Monday, celebrating a handful of wins and dodging a long list of bad bills that would have undermined the state’s ability to... Tags: Texas Issues, Texas Chapter, Texas News Download
Media Chapter News State Issues NC Chapter Advocates for the Removal of Part III, Section 3.1(a) from HB1012 "The Disaster Recovery Act of 2025 6/3/2025 North Carolina House Bill 1012 provides 500 million dollars of funding to state agencies and grants to local governments for Hurricane Helene disaster recovery. While we applaud the additional... Tags: North Carolina News, North Carolina Chapter, North Carolina Issues Download