Media Press Releases Great American Outdoors Act Gains Momentum in House, Senate 6/4/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseJune 4, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Public lands package introduced this morning in House, Senate expected to consider its... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Chapter News NM BHA Supports the M.H. Dutch Salmon Greater Gila Wild and Scenic River Act 5/28/2020 On behalf of the New Mexico chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, the voice for our wild public lands, waters and wildlife, we thank you for introducing the M.H. Dutch Salmon Greater Gila Wild... Tags: New Mexico Chapter
Media Chapter News R3: Revelations, Relationships, and Reciprocity 5/27/2020 "Make no mistake, you cannot do nothing. Hunting participation rates are falling, and hunters are a long way from representing the changing demographics of the U.S. population." The southern... Tags: Colorado Chapter, r3, Hunting for Sustainability
Media Chapter News California Big Game Drawing Overview - Deer 5/26/2020 I can still remember the first time I tried to understand the process of applying for deer tags in California’s Big Game Drawing. Not coming from a hunting family I had no idea what preference... Tags: California Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Expanding Public Land Hunting Access in the Hoosier State 5/26/2020 Expanding Public Land Hunting Access in the Hoosier State By Rob Seilheimer Photo by Adam Perrry The Department of the Interior looks to keep its promise to expand hunting and fishing access on... Tags: Indiana Chapter
Media Press Releases Senate to Vote on Great American Outdoors Act 5/22/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseMay 21, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Bipartisan legislation would provide full, dedicated funding to the Land and Water... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Chapter News State Issues E-Bikes & Elk: A Bad Combination 5/21/2020 A recent story in The Aspen Times (“Traditional cyclists, e-bikers clash over new trail rules across Colorado,” 5/17/20) included some observations from Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) State... Tags: Colorado Chapter, OHV
Media Chapter News Utah Legislative Action Committee Recap 5/20/2020 In an effort to more directly engage in bill tracking and direct lobbying efforts during the Legislative Session, BHA Utah created a Legislative Action Committee to make a more concerted and... Tags: Utah Chapter
Media Press Releases BHA Rendezvous Goes Global in 2020 5/18/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseMay 18, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org North America’s biggest gathering of public lands hunters and anglers shifts to online... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Chapter News Ohio BHA Comments on HB 553 5/18/2020 Restricting the Ohio Division of Wildlife as the state agency to manage the very resources it is charged with managing is a misstep. Singling out the Chief of the Division of Wildlife and removing... Tags: Ohio Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Help expand hunting on National Wildlife Refuges in New York 5/13/2020 Expand Access on Federal Lands in NYLast month, Interior Secretary David Bernhardt proposed expanding hunting and fishing opportunities across more than 2.3 million acres at 97 national wildlife... Tags: New York Chapter