Media Chapter News Kansas Volunteers Create Habitat for Lake Olathe 2/29/2024 The Kansas Chapter of BHA teamed up with the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, the Bishop Miege Fishing Club, a local Boy Scout Troop, and other individuals February 22, 2024 to build new... Tags: stewardship blog, Kansas Chapter, habitat
Media Chapter News State Issues Kansas BHA encourages action on three bad House bills 2/22/2024 Kansans are facing a rash of bills in the state legislature that will greatly affect hunters and anglers. It should be noted that all these bills originated from the House Committee on Agriculture... Tags: policy blog, Kansas Chapter
Media Chapter News Colorado Habitat Stewardship Coordinator (Briant Wiles) Joins Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Team 2/22/2024 Briant Wiles recently joined the Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) team as Colorado Habitat Stewardship Coordinator. Briant was born and raised in Lander, Wyoming, and grew up hunting and... Tags: Colorado Chapter, Colorado stewardship
Media Chapter News State Issues Vermont BHA Opposes Legislative Bill to Eliminate the Fish and Wildlife Board 2/20/2024 2/17/2024 The Vermont Legislative session is in full swing and bills that will have a major impact on our ability to hunt, fish, and trap are up for discussion. The Senate Committee on Natural... Tags: New England Chapter
Media Press Releases BHA Applauds Legislative Effort to Stop Public Land Transfers 2/19/2024 For Immediate Release Feb. 19, 2024 Contact: Thomas Plank, 303-720-0111 plank@backcountryhunters.org BHA Applauds Legislative Effort to Stop Public Land Transfers WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Chapter News State Issues Colorado BHA Q1 2024 Update 2/16/2024 Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) mission is to ensure North America’s outdoor heritage of hunting and fishing in a natural setting, through education and work on behalf of wild public lands,... Tags: Colorado Chapter
Media Chapter News Rhode Island BHA Duck Banding with RI Fish & Wildlife 2/16/2024 There’s no way around it – as hunting seasons wind down in the Northeast we tend to hang on to the fleeting opportunities that remain to pursue wildlife on our public lands & waters, before we... Tags: New England Chapter
Media Chapter News EVENT RECAP: Massachusetts BHA Awards the Second Crystal Squirrel 2/16/2024 On Saturday February 10th, and on the heels of the Small Game Hunting Course the New England Chapter partnered with MassWildlife to present, as part of their Learn to Hunt Program, over a dozen... Tags: New England Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues ID BHA Opposes SB 1340 2/15/2024 February 15, 2024 Senator Van T. Burtenshaw Chair, Senate Resources & Environment Committee P.O. Box 83720 Boise, ID 83720-0081 Chairman Burtenshaw: The Idaho Chapter of Backcountry Hunters... Tags: Idaho Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues VT Chapter Wants Hunters, Anglers and Trappers to Weigh-in on Survey 2/15/2024 The Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation (FPR) and the Vermont Outdoor Recreation Economic Collaborative (VOREC) are leading Move Forward Together Vermont a large-scale planning... Tags: New England Chapter
Media Chapter News Late Season Grouse on NY Public Land 2/14/2024 My wife and I were enjoying a cross-country ski in a New York State Forest. There was a foot of fresh powder snow and the skiing conditions were perfect. We had stopped at a trail junction to... Tags: New York Chapter
Media Chapter News Maine is Looking for Members to be on the State Leadership Team 2/14/2024 The New England Chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers is looking for a few Maine members with energy and a commitment to the future of hunting and fishing. Are you willing to donate some... Tags: New England Chapter