Media Chapter News State Issues Kansas Chapter Leads Habitat Project with KDWPT 3/11/2020 On February 29, 2020, 15 volunteers from Kansas BHA and the general hunting community joined Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) at Perry Wildlife Area for the chapter’s... Tags: Kansas Chapter
Media Press Releases Senate LWCF/Backlog Funding Bill Introduced; Expands Public Lands Agencies Receiving Funds 3/10/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseMarch 9, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Bipartisan legislation represents consensus priorities of American citizens, addresses... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Chapter News 3/4/20 NMDGF Game Commission Recap 3/5/2020 There was little to note about the State Game Commission meeting this week in Albuquerque except this amazing statement from the chairwoman: The Department of Game and Fish has sued the Game... Tags: New Mexico Chapter
Media Press Releases Senate to Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Address Maintenance Backlogs, Fully Fund LWCF 3/5/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseMarch 5, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Legislation responds to requests by sportsmen and women, follows president’s statement... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Chapter News Spring 2020 Southeast Chapter News 3/1/2020 Above: SE chapter squirrel hunt With big game season wrapping up in the South, several states within the Southeast chapter have begun hosting small game hunts. These hunts took place in Florida... Tags: Southeast Chapter
Media Chapter News Spring 2020 New York Chapter News 3/1/2020 Above: BHA-NY worked with the Northeast Wilderness Trust to open up previously inaccessible land to recreation The hunting seasons and New Year have come and gone, and it’s time to get back to... Tags: New York Chapter
Media Chapter News Spring 2020 New England Chapter News 3/1/2020 In New Hampshire, the New England chapter partnered with the Monadnock Conservancy to celebrate the protection of the Cunningham Pond Conservation Area, in Peterborough. BHA members provided... Tags: New England Chapter
Media Chapter News Spring 2020 Colorado Chapter News 3/1/2020 The Colorado BHA chapter has appointed five new Chapter Leadership Team (CLT) members: Liz Rose, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) State Trust Lands Liaison;[1] Kyle Vistuba, Membership... Tags: Colorado Chapter
Media Chapter News Rhode Island BHA Weighs in on first 2020 Captive Hunting Proposals in House Committee 2/27/2020 For the second year in a row, bills intended to prohibit captive hunting in Rhode Island have been introduced in the General Assembly. H 7305, introduced by Representative McNamara and company,... Tags: New England Chapter
Media Chapter News Western Colorado University Hosts 3rd Annual Chili Cookoff 2/26/2020 Club member, Brody, serves chili samples on campus to promote their event. Western Colorado University’s collegiate chapter of BHA hosted their 3rd annual chili cookoff at Timbers Sports Bar on... Tags: Colorado Chapter, Collegiate Program
Media Chapter News The Lone Bidder: State Lands Easily Facilitate Private Transfer 2/25/2020 Freeport-McMoran, the internationally involved and Arizona-based mining company, has once again acquired tracts of Arizona State Lands as the lone bidder. This time, acquiring nearly 26 square... Tags: Arizona Chapter
Media Chapter News University of Minnesota Club President Presents at MN DNR Roundtable 2/24/2020 University of Minnesota BHA club president, Kyle Hildebrandt represented Backcountry Hunters and Anglers at the Minneosta DNR's annual roundtable in January. The Minnesota DNR Roundtable’s theme... Tags: Minnesota Chapter, Collegiate Program