Media Chapter News NY September Newsletter 9/17/2024 Update from Chapter Chair We are only a few weeks out from big game season opener (in some places already open). I have been out a few times already chasing early geese and squirrels. I have... Tags: New York Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Hunters Cannot Dismiss the Magnitude of Utah’s Public Lands Lawsuit 9/16/2024 On August 20th, 2024, Utah’s Governor Cox announced a sweeping lawsuit that the State filed with the U.S. Supreme Court to challenge the federal government’s legal right to hold and manage 18.5... Tags: Utah Chapter, the campfire, featured
Media Chapter News Water Access Wars Seep Into Southeast 9/16/2024 As the population in North Carolina’s western mountains grows, so too does interest from private entities in laying claim to public water access. For decades, anglers have dealt increasing... Tags: North Carolina Chapter
Media Chapter News East Otto State Forest Trash Pack Out 9/16/2024 On August 18th, Western NY BHA members got together on East Otto State Forest for a public land trash pack-out. Members collected two pickup trucks worth of trash from camp sites and ditches along... Tags: New York Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues The Public Lands Rule could be great for conservation – we should give it a chance 9/14/2024 The Public Lands Rule could be great for conservation – we should give it a chance The Bureau of Land Management Conservation and Landscape Health rule, commonly known as the Public Lands Rule,... Tags: Idaho Chapter
Media Chapter News RECAP: NY Annual Saratoga Sand Plains Public Archery Range Shoot 9/13/2024 We had a great time again this year at the Saratoga Sand Plains Wildlife Management Area Public Archery Range We had a few return from last year and some new guests this year join us to shoot... Tags: New York Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Make Your Voice Heard! Travel Management Planning on the Little Missouri National Grassland 9/11/2024 The Forest Service is in the early engagement stage of their Travel Management Plan for the Little Missouri National Grasslands. They are hosting a series of Open House meetings to engage the... Tags: North Dakota Chapter
Media Chapter News Mid-Atlantic 2024 Public Lands Month Public Lands Packout 9/9/2024 Every year Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) celebrates National Public Lands Day as a month-long celebration. So, what exactly is all this about and what is National Public Land Day. In... Tags: Mid-Atlantic Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues The Fight for Stream Access: Hunters, Anglers, and Boaters Unite for Colorado’s Waters 9/6/2024 “Colorado’s magnificent rivers and streams are a public trust to be enjoyed by all. Our message to state officials: let our people float and fish.” - Colorado Chapter Co-Chair, Don... Tags: Colorado Chapter, Public Waters Access, stream access
Media Chapter News RECAP: Vermont Northwoods Story Slam at Johnson Woolen Mills 9/5/2024 Nothing defines hunting the big woods like wool pants and coats in the classic buffalo check pattern. Johnson Woolen Mills has been at it in Vermont for nearly two centuries. They hosted us for... Tags: New England Chapter
Media Chapter News Howe Ranch Fence Removal 9/5/2024 Howe Ranch Fence Removal By Briant Wiles With the elk bugling and the temps starting to come down in the mountains of central Colorado my mind drifts back to the heat of the summer and one of... Tags: stewardship blog, Colorado Chapter, stewardship, CO Fence Pull, Colorado events
Media Chapter News Keep Public Lands Out of Utah's Greedy Hands 9/4/2024 In the history of ill-advised plans and underhanded schemes to squander the public lands legacy shared by all Americans, Utah officials may have just eclipsed the rest of the bunch. In August, the... Tags: Utah Chapter, policy blog, the campfire