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Interagency Collaboration Leads to Reward for Private Citizen

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - February, 24th, 2025 BHA Contact: Dre Arman arman@backcountryhunters.org BLM Contact: Bruce Hallman bhallman@blm.gov Interagency Collaboration Leads to Reward for Private...
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Reward Issued in Central Idaho for Successful Report of Illegal Motorized Use

Backcountry Hunters & Anglers is pleased to issue a $500 reward to Ken Mason as a token of appreciation for the time and effort invested in reporting a tip that resulted in two separate...
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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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BHA Illegal Motorized Use Reward: Gunnison Area Hunter Speaks Up to Protect Habitat

Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) was recently happy to celebrate the courage and commitment of a local Gunnison hunter (name withheld at his request) who played a crucial role in combating...
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BHA Illegal OHV Use Reward: How Two Brothers Helped Protect Colorado's Public Lands

Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) was recently happy to celebrate the courage and commitment of two brothers, Brad and Brian Phillips, who played a crucial role in combating illegal off-highway...
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Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Increase Reward For Illegal Trail Construction (Help Stop Trail Building “Free-For-All”)

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...
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The Case of Mark Maynard vs. Sportsmen and Women Continues

West Virginia sportsmen and women stand to lose more ground as the State Legislature moves forward. Senator Mark Maynard's new Outdoor Recreation Committee seems to have a singular mission in...
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Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Rewards OHV Enforcement in Hesperus, CO

HESPERUS, CO — Backcountry Hunters & Anglers recently issued a reward to a citizen who reported illegal OHV use on Colorado’s public lands. Law enforcement officers from the U.S. Forest Service...
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E-Bikes & Elk: A Bad Combination

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...
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Arizona's OHV Signage Install Protects National Monument

Members of the Arizona chapter came from all over the state and braved the scorching desert heat to meet up in the town of Gila Bend and work alongside Bureau of Land Management employees to...
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Colorado Hunter Rewarded for Reporting Illegal OHV Use on Public Lands

On the opening day of Colorado 3rd rifle season, a Centennial State resident and his family took a stand for secure wildlife habitat and fair chase and reported two vehicles illegally parked in an...
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Coloradans rewarded for reporting illegal off road travel on public lands

Recently two concerned Coloradans documented violations by off road vehicle users that helped law enforcement officers uphold laws intended to promote solitude, conserve public lands and waters,...
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Arizona BHA Leads OHV Signage Project to Protect Habitat & Access

The Arizona BHA Chapter received a grant from the Arizona Sportsmen for Wildlife Conservation (AZSFWC) to help fund production of 200 aluminum trailhead signs, a full page ad in next season’s Elk...
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Arizona BHA Comments on Tonto Travel Management Plan

September 4, 2014   RE: Comments from Arizona Backcountry Hunters & Anglers on Tonto National Forest Travel Management Plan   Neil Bosworth, Forest Supervisor,   Please consider the following...
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Resolving Public Land Disputes: There is a Better Way

By BHA Board Member, Jay Banta of Torrey, Utah The flaring disputes in southern Utah about the appropriate uses of public land highlights one of the very reasons Backcountry Hunters & Anglers was...
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Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Condemns Illegal ATV Protest in Utah

PRESS STATEMENT Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, Utah Chapter Friday, May 9, 2014 Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, including its Utah Chapter, condemns the illegal ATV protest ride at Recapture...
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SUCCESS: Washington BHA Helps Pass ATV Identification & Enforcement Legislation

As you know, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers continues to lead the call for better safeguards against illegal motorized habitat abuse. Whether members are helping to educate motorized users,...