Media Press Releases BHA Rallies Lone Star Sportsmen, Launches Texas Chapter 8/18/2016 News for Immediate ReleaseAug. 18, 2016Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Texas hunters and anglers unite in support of backcountry conservation, public access,... Tags: press releases, news
Media Chapter News Colorado BHA Award Winner Experiences “Monumental Fishing” In Browns Canyon 8/13/2016 Scott Willoughby Scott Willoughby is an award-winning journalist and communications expert from Denver, Colorado. Scott was also the 2014 recipient of BHA’s Ted Trueblood Award. This award... Tags: Colorado Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Arizona BHA Leads OHV Signage Project to Protect Habitat & Access 8/11/2016 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... Tags: Arizona Chapter, OHV, issues
Media Press Releases Wilderness Athlete Partners with BHA to Advance Health, Fitness Benefits of Hunting and Fishing the Backcountry 7/25/2016 News for Immediate ReleaseJuly 25, 2016Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Public lands conservation a key component of the physical backcountry... Tags: press releases, news
Media Chapter News "On The Wild Edge" DVD Trailer 7/25/2016 David Petersen DVD Documentary (“On The Wild Edge”) Released David “Elkheart” Petersen, of Durango, founder of the Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (the first BHA state chapter), recently... Tags: Colorado Chapter, the campfire, video, Backcountry Stories
Media Chapter News New York BHA Summer 2016 Update 7/22/2016 Member Todd Waldron has been keeping us up to date on the recent NYS DEC acquisition of the 20,758-acre Boreas Pond Tract purchase in the Adirondacks. Later this year NYS’s land classification... Tags: New York Chapter
Media Chapter News New England BHA Summer 2016 Update 7/22/2016 Connecticut: A number of inquiries about membership came from Connecticut this spring. Board member Matthew McKenzie has met with one individual, Andy Billip, and together they are planning a... Tags: New England Chapter
Media Chapter News Minnesota BHA Summer 2016 Update 7/22/2016 Minnesota BHA board member and filmmaker Mark Norquist was the recipient of BHA’s Sigurd Olson Award at the North American Rendezvous in Missoula. Mark’s award-winning film “Fish Out of Water”... Tags: Minnesota Chapter
Media Chapter News Colorado BHA Summer 2016 Update 7/22/2016 Colorado BHA held its 8th annual rendezvous during early June in the San Isabel National Forest west of Salida. During the weekend we recognized BHA Life Member Steven Choromanski for spearheading... Tags: Colorado Chapter
Media Chapter News California BHA Summer 2016 Update 7/22/2016 The California Chapter will have a table at the North American Longbow Safari, July 2 and 3, hosted by Traditional Archers of California, in Petaluma. We are looking for members to help man our... Tags: California Chapter
Media Chapter News Alaska BHA Summer 2016 Update 7/22/2016 Summer has come to Alaska, snow and ice are giving way to green tundra and flowing rivers. Salmon are steadily making their way upriver and AK BHA members are already into the frantic pace of... Tags: Alaska Chapter
Media Press Releases USFWS Plan to Expand Hunting, Fishing on Wildlife Refuges Provides Important Access 7/22/2016 News for Immediate ReleaseJuly 22, 2016Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Enhanced access would benefit public lands sportsmen on 13 refuges in nine states,... Tags: press releases, news