Media Chapter News State Issues Ohio BHA weighs in on Wayne National Forest comment period 3/23/2020 The Wayne National Forest is currently in the process of revising its Forest Plan that has been in place since 2006. Now in the assessment phase, the Forest Service is soliciting input from... Tags: Ohio Chapter
Media Chapter News Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Appoint Habitat Watch Volunteer 3/23/2020 The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers recently appointed Robert Harned to serve as a Habitat Watch Volunteer (HWV) for the Gunnison National Forest. Robert was born in Oyster Bay,... Tags: Colorado Chapter
Media Chapter News Mountain Merriam’s Chess Match 3/16/2020 During April 1905, President Theodore Roosevelt embarked on a month-long hunting trip up Divide Creek near Silt.[1] TR described the region as “a great, wild country … where the mountains crowded... Tags: Colorado Chapter
Media Publications State Issues Colorado State Trust Land Access Report and Access Guide 3/12/2020 Last fall, Colorado state agencies opened 100,000 acres of Colorado state trust land to hunters and anglers to kick off the 2019 hunting season. In 2020 we are looking forward to gaining public... Tags: Colorado Chapter, publications
Media Chapter News State Issues Kansas Chapter Leads Habitat Project with KDWPT 3/11/2020 On February 29, 2020, 15 volunteers from Kansas BHA and the general hunting community joined Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) at Perry Wildlife Area for the chapter’s... Tags: Kansas Chapter
Media Press Releases Senate LWCF/Backlog Funding Bill Introduced; Expands Public Lands Agencies Receiving Funds 3/10/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseMarch 9, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Bipartisan legislation represents consensus priorities of American citizens, addresses... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Chapter News 3/4/20 NMDGF Game Commission Recap 3/5/2020 There was little to note about the State Game Commission meeting this week in Albuquerque except this amazing statement from the chairwoman: The Department of Game and Fish has sued the Game... Tags: New Mexico Chapter
Media Press Releases Senate to Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Address Maintenance Backlogs, Fully Fund LWCF 3/5/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseMarch 5, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Legislation responds to requests by sportsmen and women, follows president’s statement... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Chapter News Spring 2020 Southeast Chapter News 3/1/2020 Above: SE chapter squirrel hunt With big game season wrapping up in the South, several states within the Southeast chapter have begun hosting small game hunts. These hunts took place in Florida... Tags: Southeast Chapter
Media Chapter News Spring 2020 New York Chapter News 3/1/2020 Above: BHA-NY worked with the Northeast Wilderness Trust to open up previously inaccessible land to recreation The hunting seasons and New Year have come and gone, and it’s time to get back to... Tags: New York Chapter
Media Chapter News Spring 2020 New England Chapter News 3/1/2020 In New Hampshire, the New England chapter partnered with the Monadnock Conservancy to celebrate the protection of the Cunningham Pond Conservation Area, in Peterborough. BHA members provided... Tags: New England Chapter
Media Chapter News Spring 2020 Colorado Chapter News 3/1/2020 The Colorado BHA chapter has appointed five new Chapter Leadership Team (CLT) members: Liz Rose, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) State Trust Lands Liaison;[1] Kyle Vistuba, Membership... Tags: Colorado Chapter