Media Chapter News State Issues Massachusetts Hunting Regulatory Amendments - Hunting Hours on WMAs & Small Game 6/14/2022 Take Action Now! For the past few months, we have been excited to share that MassWildlife will be moving forward on several of our regulatory priorities. These include ending hunting hour... Tags: New England Chapter, policy blog
Media Chapter News CO BHA Summer Newsletter 6/13/2022 Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Colorado Chapter Newsletter Summer 2022 “What I stand for is what I stand on.” – Wendell Berry Welcome to the first edition of our Colorado Backcountry Hunters &... Tags: Colorado Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues BHA Endorses Petition to Restore Historic Fishing Access to Surf Beach 6/10/2022 The California Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers urges the California Fish & Game Commission to adopt the regulation change proposed by the city of Lompoc to modify the Vandenberg State... Tags: AFI Comms Channel, California Chapter, access, Public Waters Access
Media Press Releases New Hunting and Angling Opportunities Proposed for National Wildlife Refuges 6/9/2022 News for Immediate ReleaseJune 9, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org USFWS requests public input on expanded opportunities on 19 refuges, affecting 54,000... Tags: the campfire, press releases, public access
Media Chapter News Just Keep On Flyin' 6/7/2022 “Just keep on flyin’ over!” We all began laughing out loud and repeating the phrase over and over. We were loading up tools and feeling good after completing a project in a beautiful spot in our... Tags: public lands, Kansas Chapter
Media Chapter News CO BHA Chapter Leaders Spearhead Fence Removal Efforts in Gunnison 6/3/2022 On June 1st Colorado Chapter Leader John Chandler organized a fence removal project that included 25 volunteers, local staff from Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW), and members of Backcountry... Tags: Colorado Chapter
Media Press Releases Montanans Intervene in Lawsuit Attacking State Management of Elk 6/1/2022 News for Immediate ReleaseJune 1, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, BHA, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Sonya Smith, MWF, 406-417-9909, sonya@mtwf.org The... Tags: the campfire, Montana Chapter, press releases
Media Chapter News CO BHA Comments On State Trails Policy 6/1/2022 Public Comment - State Trails Program Policy and Grants May 27, 2022 Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission Members of our organizations have been actively engaged with the State trails program... Tags: Colorado Chapter, policy blog
Media Chapter News Texas BHA Funds TPWD Scholarship with $8,000 Donation 5/26/2022 On May 26,2022 the Texas Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (TXBHA) provided an $8,000.00 direct donation to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) in support of public land and... Tags: Texas Chapter, action map
Media Chapter News Oklahoma Wildgame Cook-Off at G&H Decoys 5/25/2022 The Oklahoma chapter hosted its first wild game cook-off at G&H Decoys in Henryetta. The contest featured three categories of dishes, It Walks, It Flies, It Swims. Cooler temps, wind, and a... Tags: Oklahoma Chapter, Oklahoma Events
Media Chapter News BHA Partners with BLM to Improve Riverine Habitat & Fisheries in CA 5/25/2022 Volunteers from all over California convened last weekend to work on wildlife-friendly fencing along the South Fork of the Kern River in order to improve riverine habitat for deer, turkey and... Tags: stewardship blog, California Chapter, stewardship, habitat
Media Chapter News California Chapter May 2022 Update 5/23/2022 The California Chapter of BHA is firing on all cylinders this Spring and is thrilled to have defeated the HSUS petition to ban bear hunting in CA in addition to receiving over $165,000 in funding... Tags: California Chapter, habitat