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Colorado Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Appoint Kassi Smith To San Luis Valley Public Lands & Community Liaison Position

The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) appointed Kassi Smith to serve on their Chapter Leadership Team (CLT) as San Luis Valley Public Lands & Community Liaison. She...
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Colorado BHA Spring 2025 Newsletter

“Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you.” - Pericles Standing Strong for Colorado’s Public Lands Across the nation, policies...
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Colorado BHA Statement on HB25-1258, Scientific Management of Wildlife

Backcountry Hunters & Anglers is a member organization that seeks to ensure North America's outdoor heritage of hunting and fishing in a natural setting, through conservation education and work on...
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Colorado BHA Fall 2024 Newsletter

“Deerness manifests a death.My word is grateful.”- Ursula K. Le Guin, Always Coming Home Fall is here, and hunting season is in full swing. Even as many of us turn our thoughts to filling...
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BHA Illegal Motorized Use Reward: Hunters Speak Up to Protect Habitat in the White River National Forest

Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) was recently happy to celebrate the courage and commitment of two hunters who played a crucial role in combating illegal motorized use on Colorado’s public...
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Spring 2023 CO BHA Newsletter

“Spring, in addition to many other things, is a time for renewal of memories that may have grown dim during the winter.” – Sigurd F. Olson, Wilderness Days  As the days grow longer and the weather...
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Colorado BHA Q1 2023 Update

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,...
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Colorado Get Outdoors Giveaway!

We are launching the Get Outdoors Giveaway to bring attention to the Great American Outdoors Act moving forward in Congress right now and to ask for your support. The Colorado Chapter has worked...
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Colorado BHA Tivoli Brewing Pint Night Propels Chapter To Over 1,100 Members

Denver area Colorado BHA members (and guests/friends) recently met up for a Public Lands Pint Night (on Thursday, December 7) at Tivoli Brewing Company Tap House in Denver. BHA members were...
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10+ Ways to Help the Backcountry and Get Involved with Colorado BHA

  1) We’re looking for volunteers (2-3) to help coordinate the annual Taste of Backcountry Angling Workshop hosted in partnership with Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW). If interested contact...
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Colorado BHA College Chapters: The Next Generation of Hunters/Anglers

Hunters and anglers in Colorado are taking lead in engaging the next generation of hunter-angler-conservationists thanks to the state’s two Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) college chapters:...
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Colorado State Trails Grant Program Comments Needed

The Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) Trails Program (i.e., State Trails Grant Committee) distributes millions in grants to user groups and federal agencies in Colorado for trail development each...
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Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Team-Up with Pike National Forest (USFS) to Protect Habitat & Access

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....
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Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Appoint Social Media Coordinator

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....
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Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Appoint Assistant Central West Slope Regional Director

Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers recently appointed Adam Gall as their Assistant Central West Slope Regional Director (ARD). As ARD for the Central West Slope, Adam will work directly with...