Media Chapter News What is SCORP? 5/19/2022 What is SCORP? Per federal regulations, each state must complete a statewide comprehensive outdoor recreation plan every five years to receive resource appropriations from the National Land and... Tags: Arkansas Chapter
Media Chapter News Press Releases BHA Bestows Top Honors at North American Rendezvous 5/17/2022 News for Immediate ReleaseMay 17, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont. – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers bestowed its top honors on a suite of... Tags: North Carolina Chapter, the campfire, AFI Comms Channel, Montana Chapter, press releases, Wyoming Chapter, Arkansas Chapter, Collegiate Program, Rhode Island BHA
Media Chapter News Striped Bass Amendment 7: ASMFC Spring Meeting Recap 5/8/2022 This is one of those times where we can look back and realize in very specific terms that we CAN make a difference for the resources we care so much about when we engage in the processes that... Tags: New England Chapter, New York Chapter
Media Chapter News Hunting Educated Mountain Merriam’s And Elk Herd/Hunting Trends (& Cinco de Mayo) 5/5/2022 I generally hunt turkeys the first week of Colorado’s spring season (mid-April) and then return two weeks later (the first week of May) to “hunt” with a camera. As a bonus, because the habitat of... Tags: Colorado Chapter
Media Chapter News Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Appoint Assistant Legislative Liaison 4/29/2022 The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) recently appointed Bryan Gwinn to serve on their Chapter Leadership Team (CLT) as Assistant Legislative Liaison. Bryan was born in... Tags: Colorado Chapter
Media Press Releases CWD Research, Management Bill Introduced in Senate 4/28/2022 News for Immediate ReleaseApril 28, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Legislation widely supported by hunting interests, Senate action follows House move to... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases, public lands
Media Press Releases Congress Launches Bicameral Effort to Reform 1872 Mining Law 4/27/2022 News for Immediate ReleaseApril 27, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org The Clean Energy Minerals Reform Act would institute royalties and fees on industry,... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases, public lands
Media Chapter News Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Appoint Southwest Colorado Assistant Regional Director 4/25/2022 The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) recently appointed Blake Mamich to serve an Assistant Regional Director for their Southwest Colorado Group. Blake was born and raised in... Tags: Colorado Chapter
Media Chapter News Hunting Mountain Merriam’s (& Gettin’ Schooled) 4/22/2022 More often than not encounters with mountain Merriam’s end with hunters getting schooled by wary toms or watching them from afar. After getting busted by a tom not long after sunup, we encountered... Tags: Colorado Chapter
Media Chapter News Senate Bill Would Greenlight Sale of Public Lands Out of Public Hands 4/13/2022 Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), joined by his colleagues Sens. Mitt Romney (R-UT) and John Barrasso (R-WY), announced in early April the introduction of the HOUSES Act (S. 4062), legislation that would... Tags: Utah Chapter, the campfire, public lands
Media Chapter News State Issues March/April 2022 Wisconsin BHA Newsletter 4/13/2022 Tags: Wisconsin Chapter
Media Chapter News 4/11/22 NMDGF Game Commission Recap 4/12/2022 New Mexico elk hunters could see big changes including unlimited OTC private land hunts in GMU 34 and a prohibition on muzzleloader sights, while turkey hunters could get a longer season plus a... Tags: New Mexico Chapter