Media Chapter News State Issues Roadless Rule Rollback 7/14/2025 Roadless Rule Rollback On June 24 Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) posted a statement (“USDA Rescinds Near Quarter Century Old Protections for 58.5 Million Acres of National Forest Lands”)... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Colorado BHA Chapter Rallies Conservationists From Across the State (& Nation) for Flood the Lines Day 7/10/2025 Colorado BHA Chapter Rallies Conservationists From Across the State (& Nation) for Flood the Lines Day “This is why BHA was built. For this opportunity. For this fight!”[1] Months before the June... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Public lands are not to be gifted to foreign mining billionaires. 7/7/2025 “Public lands are not to be gifted to foreign mining billionaires.” Duluth News Tribune: 6/29/25. On May 29 in Colorado, I met Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) advocate and Ely... Tags: Minnesota Chapter Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Colorado Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Appoint Steev Wilson To Roaring Fork Valley Group Regional Director Position 5/7/2025 The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) appointed Steev Wilson to serve as Regional Director for the Roaring Fork Valley Group. Steev was raised on the east coast fishing with... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Public Lands Mountain Merriam’s Hunt 4/25/2025 Access And Opportunity Are On The Chopping Block Public lands, and hence hunting, are under threat like never before. From states like Utah (and 14 others) laying claim to Bureau of Land... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Colorado Chapter of BHA Appoint Aidan McCormick To Routt County Assistant Regional Director Position 4/22/2025 The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) appointed Aidan McCormick to serve as Assistant Regional Director for the Routt County Group. Aidan started hunting and fishing as an... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Colorado Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers - 16th Annual Rendezvous 4/22/2025 August 8-10, 2025 The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) 16th annual Rendezvous is scheduled for August 8-10, 2025. We’ll set up camp in the Gunnison National Forest south of... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Selling Off Public Lands Is Not An Affordable Housing Fix 4/8/2025 Spring is here and soon turkey hunting will be too.[1] Like many Colorado turkey (and other) hunters, I depend on public lands for hunting, hiking, camping, canoeing, and outdoor recreation in... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News National Monuments At Risk (Veterans Defend Camp Hale) 4/8/2025 During early April members of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) and other conservation groups converged in Washington, D.C. to advocate for keeping public lands in public hands. I had the... Tags: Colorado Chapter, CO AFI Download
Media Chapter News Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Appoint Ben Johnson To Central Rockies Group Assistant Regional Director Position 3/31/2025 The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) appointed Ben Johnson to serve as Assistant Regional Director for the Central Rockies Group. Ben is a lifelong hunter-angler who grew... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Appoint Damon DeGraw To Routt National Forest Habitat Watch Volunteer Position 3/18/2025 The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) appointed Damon DeGraw to serve as a Routt National Forest Habitat Watch Volunteer. Damon grew up in a town of 500 people in northeast... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Appoint Sid White To Northern Front Range Assistant Regional Director Position 3/17/2025 The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) appointed Sid White to serve as an Assistant Regional Director for the Northern Front Range Group/region. Sid started fishing at 4... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Appoint Jason Judge To Southeast Group Assistant Regional Director Position 3/17/2025 The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) appointed Jason Judge to serve as an Assistant Regional Director for the Southeast Group/region.Jason started hunting and fishing in... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Appoint Ben Monarch To Arkansas River Valley Group Regional Director Position 3/17/2025 The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) appointed Ben Monarch to serve as Regional Director for the Arkansas River Valley Group. Ben was born and raised in Kentucky. He started... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Appoint Cade Kloberdanz To Northwest Group Assistant Regional Director Position 3/17/2025 The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) recently appointed Cade Kloberdanz to serve as an Assistant Regional Director for the Northwest Group/region. Cade has been fly-fishing... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Appoint Jacob Kinnard To Northern Front Range Assistant Regional Director Position 3/17/2025 The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) appointed Jacob Kinnard to serve as an Assistant Regional Director for the Northern Front Range Group/region. Jacob has been fishing... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Appoint Steve Bridges To Northern Front Range Assistant Regional Director Position 3/17/2025 “The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) appointed Steve Bridges to serve as an Assistant Regional Director for the Northern Front Range Group/region. Steve started fishing at... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Appoint John Young To Central West Slope Assistant Regional Director Position 3/17/2025 The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) appointed John Young to serve as an Assistant Regional Director for the Central West Slope region. John grew up fishing across New... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Public Lands On The Chopping Block: It’s Now Or Never 1/24/2025 America is exceptional in many regards. One of the most notable of our ideals encompasses 640 million acres: our system of public lands and waters, equally owned by every citizen. “We the people... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Colorado BHA Appoints David Gallegos as Habitat Watch Volunteer 1/15/2025 Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Appoint David Gallegos To San Luis Valley Habitat Watch Volunteer Position The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) recently appointed... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Trails (Motorized & Mechanized) Impacts On Public Lands Habitat 11/25/2024 As populations and outdoor recreation grows in the west it’s imperative that trail planning and management consider the effects of roads, trails, and recreation activities on big game high... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News 6x6 Karma: The Bear Facts 11/12/2024 During the late summer/early fall I spend several days in the San Juan Mountains of southwest Colorado scouting rifle season elk hunting locales. I’m not looking for elk, specifically, but for... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Hunters And Anglers Support Dolores River Canyons National Monument Designation 10/29/2024 A growing chorus of hunters, anglers, and other public lands advocates are encouraging President Biden to protect and Dolores River Canyons region in southwest Colorado as a national monument. A... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Appoint Aaron Lingwall To Northern Colorado Group Assistant Regional Director Position 9/24/2024 The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers appointed Aaron Lingwall to serve as an Assistant Regional Director for the Northern Colorado Group.[1] Aaron was born and raised in Wahpeton,... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Q3 CO BHA News Update 9/18/2024 “If you want to hunt, first you have to have animals to hunt. And if you want animals, first they’ve got to have habitat to live in. So, if you’re not trying to protect habitat and improve it and... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Hunters And Anglers Call For President Biden To Designate Dolores River Canyons National Monument 8/26/2024 Area faces threats from industrial scale mining, habitat fragmentation, unmanaged recreation) (Colorado Newsline: 8/21/24) In the words of former Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) Conservation... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Thompson Divide Mineral Withdrawal: A Win for All 7/22/2024 Backcountry Journal: Summer 2024 Backcountry hunters and anglers value wild country, clean water and intact habitat. It’s a founding principal of this organization, and one that remains a priority... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News CO BHA Appoint Jarret Childers to Southwest Colorado Assistant Regional Director Position 7/15/2024 The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) recently appointed Jarret Childers to serve as an Assistant Regional Director for the Southwest Colorado region. Jarret was born in... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Colorado BHA Rendezvous Roundup: San Isabel National Forest (June 21-23, 2024) 7/2/2024 The Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) chapter held their 15th Annual Rendezvous in the San Isabel National Forest west of Salida/Poncha Springs during June. A dozen hunters and anglers... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Colorado BHA Q2 2024 Update 6/21/2024 “The natural world sustains us with clean air, unpolluted water, recreation, and natural resources. If we destroy nature, we destroy ourselves.” –Jim Posewitz, Beyond Fair Chase[1] Backcountry... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Hunting Colorado’s Mountain Merriam’s (with The Colonel & The Fox) and Struttin’ & Cluckin’ at Rendezvous 5/28/2024 Among hunter-conservationists the story of the decimation of wildlands and wildlife during the 1700s-1800s followed by a remarkable recovery during the 1900s-2000s is well known. However, a week... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers 15th Annual Rendezvous (June 21-23, 2024) 5/14/2024 The Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) 15th annual Rendezvous is scheduled for June 21-23, 2024. We will set up camp in the San Isabel National Forest-Salida Ranger District west of... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Board Member Dan Parkinson Receives Aldo Leopold Award 4/29/2024 Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) Board/Executive Leadership Team (ELT) member Dan Parkinson received the BHA Aldo Leopold Award for outstanding effort conserving terrestrial wildlife... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Support Dolores River Canyons National Monument Proposal 4/5/2024 In the words of former Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) Conservation Director John Gale, “Conserving large tracts of undeveloped public lands as national monuments is essential to America’s... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Hunting For Experience: Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Oral History Project 3/28/2024 During December 2023 I was contacted by a University of Montana student about taking part in a Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) Oral History Project. “I am a student enrolled at the University... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News The Patron Saints of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers 3/12/2024 Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) started around a campfire during March 2004, thanks to seven hunters and anglers, men and women, the “Gang of Seven.”[1] They were inspired by the political... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Local View: Mining-threatened Boundary Waters remains a top priority 3/8/2024 From the column: "In the water world that is northern Minnesota, one thing you can count on is that any sulfide-mine proposal is also a watershed-ruining disaster in waiting." David A. Lien In... Tags: Colorado Chapter, boundary waters Download
Media Chapter News Colorado Habitat Stewardship Coordinator (Briant Wiles) Joins Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Team 2/22/2024 Briant Wiles recently joined the Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) team as Colorado Habitat Stewardship Coordinator. Briant was born and raised in Lander, Wyoming, and grew up hunting and... Tags: Colorado Chapter, Colorado stewardship Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Colorado BHA Q1 2024 Update 2/16/2024 Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) mission is to ensure North America’s outdoor heritage of hunting and fishing in a natural setting, through education and work on behalf of wild public lands,... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Stalking Wildness: BHA’s Wilderness Warriors 2/13/2024 Stalking Wildness: BHA’s Wilderness Warriors The title caught my attention: “Wilderness Warriors: Tales of Backcountry Hunting and Veteran Camaraderie.” It was for a Backcountry Hunters & Anglers... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Legislative Liaison Ivan James Appointed to Habitat Stamp Committee 1/10/2024 Colorado Gov. Jared Polis recently appointed Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Legislative Liaison Ivan James to the Colorado Wildlife Habitat Stamp Committee.[1] The Habitat Stamp Committee... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Public Lands (& Freedom) Unite Our Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Tribe 1/5/2024 From the Stone Age to the Digital Age two things that set humans apart from most other species were our combination of superb hunting skills and large brain. Our brain evolved into its present... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Appoint Steve Witte To Indemnity Land Liaison Position 12/8/2023 Steve Witte was recently appointed to serve as the Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers chapter Indemnity Lands Liaison. Steve was born in Wray, Colorado, and raised on a farm near Vernon until... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Northern Minnesota Deer Hunting: Hard Winters and Sage Advice 12/4/2023 “If there was any sage advice to offer Minnesota deer hunters these days it would be simple: Go south,” Duluth News Tribune outdoors reporter John Myers said in the Oct. 27 issue.[1] After fifteen... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Elk Hunting: A State of Mind (& Body) 11/21/2023 “Elk hunting is a physically and mentally grueling endeavor, but is also worth every second for nothing other than the clarity it can provide in your life.” –Tony J. Peterson[1] During... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Policy & Government Relations VP John Gale Transitions To Bureau of Land Management 11/6/2023 Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) Vice President of Policy & Government Relations John Gale transitioned to a Senior Executive Service position with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Appoint Jim McGannon To Colorado Wildlife & Transportation Alliance Liaison Position 10/20/2023 The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers recently appointed Jim McGannon to serve as their Colorado Wildlife & Transportation Alliance Liaison. Jim was born in North Dakota and... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Colorado Over-The-Counter (OTC) Unit Elk Hunting: Hope Is Not A Strategy 8/29/2023 During my sixteen years or so of over-the-counter (OTC) unit elk hunting in southwest Colorado’s San Juan Mountains a few telltale observations come to mind: 1.) Be prepared to see more hunters... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Colorado BHA Q3 2023 Update 8/3/2023 Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) mission is to ensure North America’s outdoor heritage of hunting and fishing in a natural setting, through education and work on behalf of wild public lands,... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Appoint Habitat Watch Volunteer (Janet George) for the Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forest 7/31/2023 Janet George volunteered as a Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Habitat Watch Volunteer for the Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forest. She was born and raised in southwestern Michigan. More... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Welcome BHA Colorado/Wyoming Coordinator Bryan Jones 7/17/2023 Bryan was born and raised in Colorado, growing up in Littleton on the south end of the Denver metro area. “Thanks to my dad, I started out with trout fishing in the lakes and ponds near Evergreen... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Support Colorado Outdoor Recreation & Economy (CORE) Act & Dolores River National Conservation Area and Special Management Area Act 7/12/2023 The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers encourages the U.S. Senate (and then the U.S. House) to pass both S. 1634 (the CORE Act) and S. 636 (the Dolores River National Conservation... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Colorado BHA Volunteer of the Month 7/7/2023 Alex Krebs BHA Member of the Month: June 2023 (Colorado BHA Southwest Group Assistant Regional Director) During the spring of 2022 Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Southwest Group Assistant... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Backcountry Hunters & Anglers State Policy Director Tim Brass Transitions To Colorado Department of Natural Resources 7/5/2023 Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) State Policy and Stewardship Director Tim Brass was hired as BHA’s third full-time employee during 2012 and has been in the front lines of countless... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Colorado BHA Hosts Its 14th Annual Rendezvous 6/16/2023 Colorado BHA 14th Annual Rendezvous Report: Gunnison National Forest (June 9-11, 2023) The Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers 14th Annual Rendezvous was held in Gunnison National Forest south... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Collin Hildebrand Appointed Northwest/Grand Valley Assistant Regional Director 6/15/2023 Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Appoint Collin Hildebrand Northwest/Grand Valley Group Assistant Regional Director The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers recently... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Proposed Jackson Mountain (CO) Mountain Bike Trail System Withdrawn 6/12/2023 (Hunters/Wildlife Advocates Applaud Decision) During the spring of 2022 Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Southwest Group Assistant Regional Director Alex Krebs got wind of a proposed... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Mountain Merriam’s (Snow Toms) Hunt 5/16/2023 The winter of 2022/2023 produced epic snow totals in Southwest Colorado. As Durango resident Dave Marston (publisher of Writers on the Range) pointed out, it was “obvious this winter as roofs... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News You're Invited to the 14th Annual Colorado BHA Rendezvous 5/11/2023 The Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) 14th annual Rendezvous is scheduled for June 9-11, 2023 (Friday, June 9 thru Sunday, June 11). We’ll set up camp in the Gunnison National Forest... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Colorado BHA Q2 2023 Update 4/24/2023 Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) mission is to ensure North America’s outdoor heritage of hunting and fishing in a natural setting, through education and work on behalf of wild public lands,... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Increase Reward For Illegal Trail Construction (Help Stop Trail Building “Free-For-All”) 4/10/2023 In support of our state’s elk, mule deer, trout and a myriad of other species that rely on public lands habitat for survival, the Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) is... Tags: Colorado Chapter, OHV Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Co-Chair Receives Sigurd F. Olson Award 3/21/2023 The Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Sigurd F. Olson Award recognizes outstanding effort conserving rivers, lakes or wetland habitat. Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) Co-Chair Don... Tags: Colorado Chapter, policy blog Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Minnesota BHA North Country Icebreaker (“Stoke The Fire,” But Don’t Burn Out!) 3/11/2023 While growing up in northern Minnesota we spent a lot of time at our grandparent’s house on Mille Lacs Lake, where (as you might expect) fishing was the primary pastime.[1] I was pleased to be... Tags: Minnesota Chapter, Minnesota events Download
Media Chapter News Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Appoint Lew French Central West Slope Assistant Regional Director 3/10/2023 The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers recently appointed Lewis French as an Assistant Regional Director for the Central West Slope Group. Lew was born in Long Island, New York, and... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News The Ghost Bulls of Colorado 1/18/2023 “Taking the life of such a large, magnificent animal can change you. Looking into its lifeless eyes sticks with you.” It’s early Wednesday morning (September 21, 2022) and nearly pitch black on... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Hunting Educated Mountain Merriam’s And Elk Herd/Hunting Trends (& Cinco de Mayo) 5/5/2022 I generally hunt turkeys the first week of Colorado’s spring season (mid-April) and then return two weeks later (the first week of May) to “hunt” with a camera. As a bonus, because the habitat of... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Appoint Assistant Legislative Liaison 4/29/2022 The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) recently appointed Bryan Gwinn to serve on their Chapter Leadership Team (CLT) as Assistant Legislative Liaison. Bryan was born in... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Appoint Southwest Colorado Assistant Regional Director 4/25/2022 The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) recently appointed Blake Mamich to serve an Assistant Regional Director for their Southwest Colorado Group. Blake was born and raised in... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Hunting Mountain Merriam’s (& Gettin’ Schooled) 4/22/2022 More often than not encounters with mountain Merriam’s end with hunters getting schooled by wary toms or watching them from afar. After getting busted by a tom not long after sunup, we encountered... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Colorado BHA Q2 2022 Update 4/1/2022 Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) was born around a campfire in March 2004 thanks to seven hunters and anglers, men and women, taking the initiative.[1] That’s how all battles are begun and won!... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News The ABCs of LTEs: Writing Letters to the Editor 2/5/2021 “Brave words are brave acts.” –David “Elkheart” Petersen[1] Renowned trad bow elk hunter David Petersen (a former U.S. Marine Corps helicopter pilot) founded the Colorado Backcountry Hunters &... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Winter 2021 Colorado Chapter News 1/28/2021 Colorado recently lost a strong voice for wildlands and wildlife when BHA member Kent Ingram passed away (on Aug. 28). Kent was a consummate hunter-angler-conservationist and his lifetime of... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News State Issues E-Bikes & Elk: A Bad Combination 5/21/2020 A recent story in The Aspen Times (“Traditional cyclists, e-bikers clash over new trail rules across Colorado,” 5/17/20) included some observations from Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) State... Tags: Colorado Chapter, OHV Download
Media Chapter News Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Appoint New Chapter Treasurer 4/13/2020 The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers recently appointed Nathan Kettner to serve on their Executive Leadership Team (ELT) as treasurer. Nathan grew up in a small town in southern... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Colorado BHA Habitat Watch Volunteer Program History & Training 4/6/2020 David Petersen, a resident of Durango, has been a U.S. Marine Corps helicopter pilot, a college writing instructor and a magazine editor.[1] He’s one of the nation’s most renowned trad bow elk... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Appoint Habitat Watch Volunteer 3/23/2020 The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers recently appointed Robert Harned to serve as a Habitat Watch Volunteer (HWV) for the Gunnison National Forest. Robert was born in Oyster Bay,... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Mountain Merriam’s Chess Match 3/16/2020 During April 1905, President Theodore Roosevelt embarked on a month-long hunting trip up Divide Creek near Silt.[1] TR described the region as “a great, wild country … where the mountains crowded... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Set Up Camp At International Sportsmen’s Expo 1/17/2020 The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) started off 2020 with a bang, if not shotgun blast volley, by setting up camp at the International Sportsmen’s Expo (ISE) in Denver... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers End of Year Report 1/15/2020 The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) had another great year! For starters, we significantly increased our boots-on-the-ground presence, adding hundreds of dedicated hunters... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Appoint Mesa County Assistant Regional Director 1/13/2020 The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers recently appointed Eric Moyer to serve as an Assistant Regional Director for the Mesa County-Grand Valley Area. Eric was born and raised in... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Appoint Southeast Group Leaders 10/30/2019 The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers recently appointed Kyle Vistuba to serve as Membership Recruitment Coordinator for their Southeast Group and Drew Trujillo to serve as the... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Appoint CPW State Trust Lands Liaison 10/8/2019 The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers recently appointed Liz Rose to serve as Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) State Trust Lands Liaison. Liz was born and raised in the California... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Regional Director Recognized as BHA’s Member of the Month 9/3/2019 Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) Southeast Regional Director, Ty Woodward, was recognized as BHA’s Member of the Month for August 2019. BHA’s Backcountry Beat newsletter detailed some... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Appoint Denver Metro Area Assistant Regional Director and Southwest Colorado Habitat Watch Volunteer 8/29/2019 The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers recently appointed Kassi Smith to serve as Assistant Regional Director for the Denver Metro Area and Jonny Cordes to serve as a Habitat Watch... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Colorado BHA Chapter Leaders Serving On Sportsmen’s Roundtable 8/23/2019 The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) has three Chapter Leadership Team (CLT) members, along with two additional Colorado BHA members, serving as Statewide Delegates on the... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Appoint Mesa County Assistant Regional Director and Southeast Colorado Events Director/Coordinator 8/15/2019 The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers recently appointed Becca Fowler to serve as Assistant Regional Director for the Mesa County-Grand Valley Area and Brad Athmer to serve as... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Team Up With Veterans For Campfire Stories 8/13/2019 Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers held a “Campfire Stores: A Public Lands & Military Event” in Colorado Springs on Thursday, August 1 (at Stargazers Theater), featuring the stories of six... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Recognized as BHA’s Chapter of the Month 8/5/2019 The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) was named BHA’s Chapter of the Month for July 2019. For years, the Colorado chapter has been a leading voice advocating for improved... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Appoint Southwest Colorado Assistant Regional Director 7/23/2019 The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers recently appointed Chris Jones to serve as an Assistant Regional Director for southwest Colorado. Chris was born in southern California but... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Mid-Year Report/Update: June 2019 7/1/2019 The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) has been adding boots-on-the-ground members, holding events and leading activities, growing its Habitat Watch Volunteer (HWV) program... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers 11th Annual Rendezvous Recap 6/17/2019 The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) held their 11th Annual Rendezvous (May 31 – June 2, 2019) in the midst of the Pike-San Isabel National Forest south of Leadville near... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Appoint Northern Colorado Assistant Regional Director 6/17/2019 The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers recently appointed Lora Heckman to serve as Assistant Regional Director for Northern Colorado. Lora was born and raised in central Indiana.... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Appoint Habitat Watch Volunteer 6/3/2019 The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers recently appointed John Pezzin to serve as a Habitat Watch Volunteer for the Arapahoe-Roosevelt National Forest. John was born and raised in... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Colorado BHA Southwest Regional Director Promotes/Defends Bighorn Sheep & Wilderness 5/28/2019 The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers has an extraordinary group of hunter-angler-conservationists on its rapidly growing Chapter Leadership Team (CLT), including Southwest... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Appoint Gunnison Valley Regional Director 5/28/2019 The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers recently appointed Gabriela Zaldumbide to serve as Regional Director for the Gunnison Valley region of Colorado. Gabriela was born in... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Appoint Northern CO Group Leader 5/22/2019 The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) recently appointed Sam Williamson to serve as Assistant Regional Director for their Northern Colorado Group. Sam was born and raised on... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Holding Pint Nights/Events Across The State 5/20/2019 The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) has been holding Pint Nights and other events and activities across the state. For example, on March 30 we held our first “Kids on Ice”... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers To Gather at 11th Annual Chapter Rendezvous 5/7/2019 The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers will hold their 11th annual Rendezvous during May 31 – June 2, 2019, at the Lakeview Campground in the Pike-San Isabel National Forest north... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Your Backcountry: San Juan Wilderness 4/22/2019 Renowned elk hunter (and Colorado BHA founder) David Petersen describes, in his book A Man Made of Elk, a bugling bull as “an otherworldly music … like a calamitous crescendo of bluesy high notes... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Appoint Southeast and Central Rockies Group Leaders 4/18/2019 The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers recently appointed John Barkowski to serve as an Assistant Regional Director for the Southeast Colorado Group and Michael Kozer to serve as an... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Colorado BHA Annual Chapter Rendezvous (May 31 – June 2, 2019) 3/20/2019 The Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers 11th annual Rendezvous is scheduled for May 31 – June 2, 2019 (nights of Friday, May 31 & Saturday, June 1). We will be setting up camp at the Lakeview... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Colorado BHA Holds First Formal Strategic Planning Meeting 3/19/2019 The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) met in Gunnison (and nearby Almont) for their chapter’s first formal Strategic Planning Meeting (SPM) during the weekend of March 8-10,... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Colorado BHA Regional Director Leading Chapter “Women in the Woods” R3 Efforts 2/20/2019 The Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) have a Chapter Leadership Team (CLT) that includes 27 dedicated hunter-angler-conservationists and six Groups (i.e., sub-chapters), including our... Tags: Colorado Chapter, r3 Download
Media Chapter News Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Appoints West Slope Leaders 1/26/2019 The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers recently appointed Cody Jones and Jesse Dudley to serve as Southwest Colorado Assistant Regional Director and Central West Slope... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Appoint Habitat Watch Volunteer 10/9/2018 The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) recently appointed James Liden to serve as the chapter’s newest Habitat Watch Volunteer (HWV). He will perform HWV duties for the White... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Put Boots-On-The-Ground For Public Lands Month 10/5/2018 During September (Public Lands Month), Backcountry Hunters & Anglers members across Colorado and the country united and put boots-on-the-ground to help celebrate and safeguard our great public... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Appoint Habitat Watch Volunteers 9/19/2018 The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) recently appointed Jeff Ludwig, Ryan Sheets and Alex Cohen to serve at the chapter’s newest Habitat Watch Volunteers (HWVs). Jeff and... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Colorado BHA Chapter Leaders Join CPW’s Sportsmen’s Roundtable 8/15/2018 The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) has two chapter leaders serving on the Colorado Parks & Wildlife (CPW) Sportsmen’s Roundtable. Chapter Leadership Team (CLT) members... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Colorado BHA Remembers Chapter Patriarch Bill Sustrich 8/6/2018 Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) member, William “Bill” Henry Sustrich, 91, of Salida died on July 25, 2018. He was two months shy of 92 years old. “He enjoyed BHA so we have asked for... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Ask U.S. Senator Cory Gardner to Co-Sponsor the Continental Divide Wilderness & Camp Hale Legacy Act 7/9/2018 During June the Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) held their 10th Annual Rendezvous near Leadville. Members from across the state spent the weekend camping, hiking, fishing eating wild... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Appoint Central Rockies Leaders 7/9/2018 The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) recently appointed Micah Shanser, James Donohue and Brian Busker to serve on their Chapter Leadership Team (CLT) as Central Rockies... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Appoint Chapter Vice Chair 6/28/2018 The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) recently appointed Don Holmstrom to serve as their Chapter Leadership Team (CLT) vice chair. Don was one of BHA’s early members, joining... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Colorado BHA Recognizes Vice Chair For Decade of Chapter Leadership 6/19/2018 The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) recently held their 10th Annual Rendezvous(June 1-3, 2018), where they recognized vice chair/treasurer, Matt Kenna, for over a decade of... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Join USFS For Public Lands Day Cleanup 6/19/2018 The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) recently assisted the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) with a Public Lands Day (May 19) Stewardship Project (i.e., marijuana grow site... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Appoint Northern Colorado Chapter Leaders 6/19/2018 The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) recently appointed Kylie Schumacher and Justin Cross to serve on the Chapter Leadership Team as Northern Colorado Regional Director and... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Welcome BHA’s Colorado & Wyoming Coordinator (Brien Webster Hits The Ground Running) 6/19/2018 During April 2018 the Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) welcomed BHA’s Colorado & Wyoming Coordinator, Brien Webster, to our state chapter’s growing army of... Tags: Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Trapshooting Gaining Popularity 12/5/2017 In Colorado, and on public lands nationwide, ATV/OHV overuse and abuse is increasingly impacting big game (and other wildlife) habitat and related watersheds for trout and other aquatic species.... Tags: Colorado Chapter, the campfire Download
Media Chapter News Report on Colorado BHA Rendezvous San Isabel National Forest (June 3-5, 2016) 6/14/2016 Colorado BHA held its 8th annual Rendezvous during June 3-5. A group of twenty-five hunters and anglers from around the state set up camp in the San Isabel National Forest west of Salida/Poncha... Tags: Colorado Chapter, Events Download