Media Chapter News State Issues Press Releases BHA Condemns Senate Proposal to Sell Off Up to 3 Million Acres of Public Lands 6/11/2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 11, 2025 Contact: media@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont. — Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) is rebuking a sweeping new proposal released by the Senate... Tags: Colorado News, Colorado Issues, Washington News, idaho news, Utah Issues, Utah News, Idaho Issues, policy blog, the campfire, featured, press releases, Alaska issues, New Mexico news, Alaska news, Arizona news, Arizona issues, California issues, California news, Nevada issues, Nevada News, New Mexico issues, Oregon Issues, oregon news, washington issues, Wyoming Issues, wyoming news Download
Media Chapter News Arizona BHA Helps Maintain Access on Perrin Ranch 1/15/2025 The Arizona Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) have come together for a handful of rewarding days of volunteer work on Perrin Ranch in Unit 10, Arizona. This effort was part of the... Tags: Arizona news Download
Media Chapter News A Tribute to Arizona BHA Founding Member Kurt Bahti 10/22/2024 The Arizona Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers is saddened to hear of the passing of founding member Kurt Bahti. Kurt's dedication to protecting the earth’s most valuable resources and... Tags: Arizona news, Arizona Chapter Download
Media Chapter News State Issues AZ Public Lands Bill Watch 3/11/2024 HB 2021 This bill would require the holder of a conservation easement to make an annual payment in place of taxes on the reduction of value of the original parcel caused by the placement of the... Tags: Arizona news, Arizona issues, Arizona Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Tucson Hunting for Sustainability Recap 12/6/2023 The fourth Annual Arizona Hunting for Sustainability (H4S) camp brought together new hunters, past participants, and mentors to chase quail, dove, and rabbits North of Tucson. Many of the new... Tags: Arizona news, Arizona Chapter, Hunting for Sustainability Download
Media Chapter News 7th Annual Family Squirrel Camp Recap 10/16/2023 The 7th Annual 2023 Family Squirrel Camp hosted by the Arizona Backcountry Hunters and Anglers and the Arizona Wildlife Federation is in the books! This event just keeps getting better and... Tags: Arizona news Download
Media Chapter News Operation Javelina 10/2/2023 I received word in 2019 that the military was sending me to Fort Huachuca, Arizona. To save time among ourselves, my wife and I named the move “Operation Javelina.” Javelina - more properly... Tags: AFI Featured Stories, AFI Comms Channel, Arizona news, Arizona Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Press Releases Administration Designates Grand Canyon Monument 8/8/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseAug. 8, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Close to 1 million acres of public lands in Arizona permanently conserved via Antiquities... Tags: the campfire, press releases, Arizona news Download
Media Chapter News AZ BHA Supports Adopt-A-Ranch Program with Cleanup 6/26/2023 Last month The Arizona Chapter gathered volunteers for a clean up on the Perrin Ranch in Northern Arizona. The 2 day project had volunteers spread out across the ranch to clean up campgrounds,... Tags: stewardship blog, Arizona news, stewardship, Arizona Chapter Download
Media Chapter News State Issues AZ BHA First Half Legislative Summary - June 2023 6/26/2023 We are halfway through the legislative year with our representatives back in session since June 12. As usual, many measures were introduced, but very few impactful items related to public-land... Tags: Arizona news, Arizona issues, Arizona Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Press Releases House Bills Would Weaken, Strip Funding from Land and Water Conservation Fund 4/28/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseApril 28, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org BHA roundly condemns suite of House bills that would undermine America’s most... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases, Arizona news Download
Media Chapter News Chasing Quail in Southern Arizona with New Hunters 12/19/2022 Bella, my German wiredhaired pointer, rounded the prickly pear cactus and jammed onto a staunch point. I quietly motioned Tyrell and Harrison towards either side of her quivering body. As they... Tags: Arizona news, Arizona Chapter, r3, Collegiate Program Download
Media Chapter News Hunting for Sustainability Continues in Colorado, Montana, and Arizona 12/7/2022 We owe tremendous thanks to our partners who made these workshops possible: Timber to Table, G&H Decoys, Boss Shotshells, OnX Maps, Teller Wildlife Refuge, Arizona Wildlife Federation, and... Tags: Colorado BHA, Montana Chapter, the campfire, Arizona news, r3, Collegiate Program Download
Media Chapter News Slate of Public Lands Bills and Nominee Considered in Senate Committee 7/22/2022 A long-awaited markup of public lands legislation by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee was held on Thursday, July 21. Among a total of more than three dozen bills were eight pieces... Tags: Colorado BHA, Montana Chapter, policy blog, New Mexico news, Arizona news, California Chapter, public lands, Oregon Chapter Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Arizona BHA Opposes Resolution That Would Put Habitat Conservation On the Back Burner 2/1/2022 Recently a proposed concurrent resolution has been introduced in Arizona (HCR 2024) that opposes a global initiative to conserve 30% of our land and water resources by the year 2030. Commonly... Tags: Arizona news, Arizona issues, public lands Download
Media Chapter News Support Science-Based Wildlife Management in Arizona 1/19/2022 The Arizona Chapter has recently been working to gather information regarding the Arizona Game & Fish Department’s Proposed Hunt Guidelines. This comment period and process has been making the... Tags: Fair Chase, the campfire, Arizona news Download
Media Chapter News NAU Club Hosts Hunting for Sustainability Workshop 11/19/2020 Is sustainability an overused word? Maybe; but it is a critical concept in the hunting and fishing world. From November 6th to November 8th BHA’s Arizona Chapter and the Northern Arizona... Tags: Arizona news, Collegiate Program Download
Media Chapter News July 2020 AZ BHA Newsletter 7/6/2020 Download Newsletter PDF Here Tags: Arizona news, Arizona Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Social Distancing on Arizona Public Lands 4/6/2020 Bella the Public Land Bird Dog and I headed up the trail in Oak Creek Canyon into the designated wilderness. We went solo as we usually do and especially now with the need to reduce our contact... Tags: Arizona news, Arizona Chapter Download
Media Chapter News The Lone Bidder: State Lands Easily Facilitate Private Transfer 2/25/2020 Freeport-McMoran, the internationally involved and Arizona-based mining company, has once again acquired tracts of Arizona State Lands as the lone bidder. This time, acquiring nearly 26 square... Tags: Arizona news Download
Media Chapter News February 2020 AZ Newsletter 2/19/2020 Tags: Arizona news, Arizona Chapter Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Opinion: AZ BHA Thanks Sen. McSally for Supporting LWCF 12/16/2019 Some of my favorite traditions involve spending time outside with my family in the great outdoors. We make annual trips to places all over the state. We love to chase elusive trout in pristine... Tags: Arizona news, Arizona issues, Arizona Chapter Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Understanding Access on Arizona's State Trust Lands 12/9/2019 Bella, my German Wirehair Pointer, and I quartered through the thick grass cover, prickly pear cactus, yucca, and a few pinon and juniper in search of Arizona’s renowned Gambel's quail. We were... Tags: Arizona news, Arizona issues, Arizona Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Winter 2020 Arizona Chapter News 12/1/2019 This past summer we spent time with the University of Arizona on their Santa Rita Experimental Range continuing the placement of our OHV “Ride Legally” signs across the state. The Santa Rita is... Tags: Arizona news, Arizona Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Backcountry Journal Arizona Chapter Defeats Public Land Transfer Attempts 11/5/2019 This article originally appeared in the Fall 2019 issue of Backcountry Journal. By Justin Nelson Earlier this year, Arizona BHA heavily engaged in a fight against two bills that had the... Tags: backcountry journal, Arizona news, Arizona Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Field to Table Fried Dove with Mesquite Pancakes and Smoked Prickly Pear Syrup 10/10/2019 In September our Arizona chapter held its 1st annual Dove Cook-off and Pint Night to celebrate the opening of dove season. Held in Yuma, the event brought together BHA members and supporters from... Tags: the campfire, Field to Table, Arizona news, Arizona Chapter Download
Media Chapter News OHV Signage Protects Santa Rita Experimental Range 10/9/2019 September 28, 2019 was National Public Lands Day and was celebrated by members of the Arizona chapter of BHA by assisting the University of Arizona’s Santa Rita Experimental Range (SRER) with the... Tags: Arizona news, Arizona Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Arizona's OHV Signage Install Protects National Monument 8/22/2019 Members of the Arizona chapter came from all over the state and braved the scorching desert heat to meet up in the town of Gila Bend and work alongside Bureau of Land Management employees to... Tags: Arizona news, Arizona Chapter, OHV Download
Media Chapter News Summer 2019 Arizona Chapter News 7/1/2019 We have been watching a handful of legislative bills that could impact public land access since the beginning of the year. HB2557 was amended to include the previously introduced HB2056 and HB2547... Tags: Arizona news, Arizona Chapter Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Arizona BHA Policy Recap 6/24/2019 The 54th session of the Arizona legislature concluded this May, and, thanks to the engagement and perseverance of hunters, anglers and other outdoor enthusiasts across the state, our voices were... Tags: Arizona news, Arizona issues, Arizona Chapter Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Letter: Let’s Celebrate Public Lands Day in Arizona 3/22/2019 It is not often that a bill moves through the legislature with such widespread and bipartisan support as HB 2271, which would establish the first Saturday in April as Public Lands Day throughout... Tags: Arizona news, Arizona issues, Arizona Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Arizona Chapter Volunteers Pack Gila Trout into Backcountry 1/14/2019 Most trout stockings involve hard-working hatchery personnel, a hatchery truck, and an exciting ride down a stocking pipe for those trout! However, sometimes native trout need to get into remote... Tags: Arizona news, Arizona Chapter Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Arizona BHA Leads OHV Signage Project to Protect Habitat & Access 8/11/2016 The Arizona BHA Chapter received a grant from the Arizona Sportsmen for Wildlife Conservation (AZSFWC) to help fund production of 200 aluminum trailhead signs, a full page ad in next season’s Elk... Tags: Arizona news, Arizona issues, Arizona Chapter, OHV, issues Download
Media Chapter News Arizona BHA Spring 2016 Update 4/22/2016 AZ BHA has joined Arizona Sportsmen for Wildlife Conservation. We attended our first meeting in February. This organization unites the most important conservation organizations in Arizona and... Tags: Arizona news, Arizona Chapter Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Publications Conserving Greater Sage Grouse: A Sportsmen's Priority 3/4/2016 Tags: Arizona news, Arizona issues, habitat, publications, media, sage grouse Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Hunters Don't Need Exceptions to the Rules 9/5/2014 Research clearly shows that off-trail motorized use can have significant impacts on fish and wildlife habitat. Thus I am struck by the fact that the Arizona Game & Fish continue to advocate for... Tags: Arizona news, Arizona issues, Arizona Chapter Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Arizona BHA Comments on Tonto Travel Management Plan 9/4/2014 September 4, 2014 RE: Comments from Arizona Backcountry Hunters & Anglers on Tonto National Forest Travel Management Plan Neil Bosworth, Forest Supervisor, Please consider the following... Tags: Arizona news, Arizona issues, Arizona Chapter, OHV Download
Media Chapter News Arizona BHA - Our Newest Chapter! 10/23/2013 Backcountry Hunters and Anglers (BHA) is proud to announce the formation of a new chapter in Arizona. The official BHA roster lists only 20 members for Arizona. Twelve of these members... Tags: Arizona news, Arizona Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Arizona BHA Members Meet to Form State Chapter 7/1/2013 In Arizona, Phoenix area BHA members escaped the heat this past weekend (6/29) for a meeting at Bass Pro Shops in Mesa, AZ. In recognition of a growing need for a voice that better reflects... Tags: Arizona news, Arizona Chapter Download