Media Press Releases Legislative Threats to the Boundary Waters Stripped from Budget Bill 6/12/2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 12, 2025 Contact: media@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont. — Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) is celebrating a critical victory for the Boundary Waters Canoe... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases
Media Chapter News Press Releases State Issues BHA Condemns Senate Proposal to Sell Off Up to 3 Million Acres of Public Lands 6/11/2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 11, 2025 Contact: media@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont. — Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) is rebuking a sweeping new proposal released by the Senate... Tags: Colorado Chapter, Washington Chapter, Idaho Chapter, Utah Chapter, policy blog, the campfire, featured, press releases, New Mexico Chapter, Alaska Chapter, Arizona Chapter, California Chapter, Nevada Chapter, Oregon Chapter, Wyoming Chapter
Media Chapter News Alaska BHA Kenai Refuge Canoe Route Clearing Recap 6/5/2025 Alaska BHA Kenai Refuge Canoe Route Clearing Recap By Neal Koeneman, Jeff Knisley, & Mary Glaves Clearing the Canoe Portages on the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge with Paddling-ton Bear &... Tags: stewardship blog, Alaska Chapter, stewardship
Media Chapter News State Issues CA BHA 2025 Desert Bighorn Survey Recap 6/5/2025 At sunset on Saturday, a small and enthusiastic group of BHA volunteers joined up with CDFW's Region 6 sheep biologists at the foot of the Marble Mountains in the Mojave for the annual desert... Tags: California Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues End of Session Texas Legislative Update 2025 6/4/2025 Texas conservationists welcomed the end of the 89th Legislature on Monday, celebrating a handful of wins and dodging a long list of bad bills that would have undermined the state’s ability to... Tags: Texas Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues NC Chapter Advocates for the Removal of Part III, Section 3.1(a) from HB1012 "The Disaster Recovery Act of 2025 6/3/2025 North Carolina House Bill 1012 provides 500 million dollars of funding to state agencies and grants to local governments for Hurricane Helene disaster recovery. While we applaud the additional... Tags: North Carolina Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Minnesota Heritage Forest Protects Over 8,000 Acres of Public Land and Access 5/30/2025 MINNESOTA HERITAGE FOREST PROJECT ENSURES PUBLIC ACCESS AND HEALTHY ECOSYSYTEMS, BOTH LOCALLY AND DOWNSTREAM The Conservation Fund and Northern Waters Land Trust announced on May 1, 2025 that... Tags: Minnesota Chapter
Media Press Releases Iron Bar Holdings Appeals Corner Crossing Case to U.S. Supreme Court 5/22/2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 22, 2025 Contact: media@backcountryhunters.org Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Stands by its Position: Corner Crossing is NOT a Crime Iron Bar Holdings... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases, wycorner_crossing, access
Media Chapter News Press Releases State Issues Public Lands Victory: BHA Applauds Removal of Land Sale Amendment from House Budget Bill 5/21/2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 21, 2025 Contact: media@backcountryhunters.org Public Lands Victory: BHA Applauds Removal of Public Land Sale Amendment from House Budget Reconciliation... Tags: Utah Chapter, policy blog, the campfire, featured, press releases, Nevada Chapter
Media Chapter News Trek For Trout in the Adirondacks 5/21/2025 Trek for Trout: A cooperative effort to help brook trout in New York On Saturday, May 17, 2025, members of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers from NY, Vermont, and New Hampshire joined a one-day... Tags: New York Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Iowa BHA Chapter Hosts Auction for 2025 Statewide Nonresident Deer Tag! 5/20/2025 The Iowa chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers is proud to offer a highly-coveted Statewide Special Non-Resident Deer Tag! This will be the second year in a row that the Iowa BHA chapter has... Tags: Iowa Chapter
Media Chapter News Michigan BHA Goes to Washington DC 5/20/2025 Michigan BHA goes to Washington DC In early April, Mike Donovan, Chapter Board member, participated in a “DC Fly-In” to talk to our Legislators about the importance of the Land and Water... Tags: Michigan Chapter