Media Chapter News State Issues Roadless Rule Rollback 7/14/2025 Roadless Rule Rollback On June 24 Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) posted a statement (“USDA Rescinds Near Quarter Century Old Protections for 58.5 Million Acres of National Forest Lands”)... Tags: Colorado News, Colorado Issues Download
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 State Issues Press Releases Reintroduced Senate Bill and New House Companion Would Conserve More Than 700,000 Acres of Public Lands in Colorado 5/19/2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 19, 2025 Contact: media@backcountryhunters.org WASHINGTON, D.C. – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA), North America’s leading public lands advocacy group, is... Tags: Colorado News, Colorado Issues, Colorado BHA, policy blog, the campfire, press releases Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Colorado Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Appoint Steev Wilson To Roaring Fork Valley Group Regional Director Position 5/7/2025 The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) appointed Steev Wilson to serve as Regional Director for the Roaring Fork Valley Group. Steev was raised on the east coast fishing with... Tags: Colorado News, Colorado Issues, Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Colorado Attorney General Weighs in on 10th Circuit Corner Crossing Decision 5/5/2025 The following communication is from Colorado Statewide Hunter Education Coordinator, Jordan Likes, and details the current Colorado Attorney General's position regarding corner crossing. While... Tags: Colorado News, Colorado Issues, Colorado BHA Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Colorado Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Appoint Kassi Smith To San Luis Valley Public Lands & Community Liaison Position 4/25/2025 The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) appointed Kassi Smith to serve on their Chapter Leadership Team (CLT) as San Luis Valley Public Lands & Community Liaison. She... Tags: Colorado News, Colorado Issues, Colorado BHA, Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Public Lands Mountain Merriam’s Hunt 4/25/2025 Access And Opportunity Are On The Chopping Block Public lands, and hence hunting, are under threat like never before. From states like Utah (and 14 others) laying claim to Bureau of Land... Tags: Colorado News, Colorado Issues, Colorado BHA, Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Colorado Chapter of BHA Appoint Aidan McCormick To Routt County Assistant Regional Director Position 4/22/2025 The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) appointed Aidan McCormick to serve as Assistant Regional Director for the Routt County Group. Aidan started hunting and fishing as an... Tags: Colorado News, Colorado Issues, Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Colorado Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers - 16th Annual Rendezvous 4/22/2025 August 8-10, 2025 The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) 16th annual Rendezvous is scheduled for August 8-10, 2025. We’ll set up camp in the Gunnison National Forest south of... Tags: Colorado News, Colorado Issues, Colorado BHA, Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Press Releases 10th Circuit Court Affirms District Court Decision in Corner-Crossing Case, Upholding Public Access Rights 3/18/2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 18, 2025 CONTACT: Devin O’Dea, Western Policy & Conservation Manager, odea@backcountryhunters.org Denver, CO – In a huge victory for public land owners,... Tags: Colorado News, Colorado Issues, Utah Chapter, Utah Issues, Utah News, the campfire, press releases, New Mexico news, Oklahoma News, New Mexico issues, Wyoming Issues, wyoming news, New Mexico Chapter, Colorado Chapter, Kansas, Kansas News, Kansas Issues, Oklahoma, Oklahoma Chapter, Oklahoma Issues, utah, wyoming, Wyoming Chapter, Kansas Chapter Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Colorado BHA Applauds Passage of Senate Joint Resolution 25-009 in Defense of Public Lands 3/14/2025 DENVER – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) Colorado chapter celebrates the passage of Senate Joint Resolution 25-009, "Protection of Colorado’s Public Lands," which reaffirms the state’s... Tags: Colorado News, Colorado Issues, Colorado BHA Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Colorado BHA Statement on HB25-1258, Scientific Management of Wildlife 3/4/2025 Backcountry Hunters & Anglers is a member organization that seeks to ensure North America's outdoor heritage of hunting and fishing in a natural setting, through conservation education and work on... Tags: Colorado News, Colorado Issues, Colorado BHA Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Western State Policy Spotter - March 3/4/2025 This is your March 4th edition of BHA's Western Policy Spotter - a high-level scan of state policy and legislation impacting wild public lands, waters and wildlife across the West. Note - this... Tags: Colorado Issues, Colorado BHA, Montana Chapter, Washington Chapter, Washington News, Idaho Chapter, Montana issues, Utah Chapter, Utah Issues, Idaho Issues, policy blog, the campfire, Alaska Chapter, Alaska issues, Arizona issues, California issues, Nevada issues, New Mexico issues, Oregon Issues, Wyoming Issues, California Chapter, Texas Issues, Texas Chapter, Nevada Chapter, New Mexico Chapter, Oregon Chapter, Wyoming Chapter, Arizona Chapter Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Western State Policy Spotter - First Look 2/7/2025 Welcome to your first glimpse of BHA's Western Policy Spotter - a high-level scan of state policy and legislation impacting wild public lands, waters and wildlife across the West. Much like... Tags: Colorado Issues, Colorado BHA, Montana Chapter, Washington Chapter, Washington News, Idaho Chapter, Montana issues, Utah Chapter, Utah Issues, Idaho Issues, policy blog, the campfire, Arizona issues, California issues, Nevada issues, New Mexico issues, Oregon Issues, Wyoming Issues, California Chapter, Texas Issues, Texas Chapter, Nevada Chapter, New Mexico Chapter, Oregon Chapter, Wyoming Chapter, Arizona Chapter Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Trails (Motorized & Mechanized) Impacts On Public Lands Habitat 11/25/2024 As populations and outdoor recreation grows in the west it’s imperative that trail planning and management consider the effects of roads, trails, and recreation activities on big game high... Tags: Colorado News, Colorado Issues, Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Senate Committee Advances Final Public Lands and Waters Legislation for the 118th Congress 11/20/2024 On November 19, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held its final Business Meeting of the 118th Congress. The record-breaking number of bills on the docket highlights the backlog of... Tags: Colorado News, Colorado Issues, Colorado BHA, policy blog, the campfire, California issues, California news, Nevada issues, access, Nevada Chapter, Public Waters Access, montana issues; montana bha Download
Media Chapter News State Issues BHA Illegal Motorized Use Reward: Hunters Speak Up to Protect Habitat in the White River National Forest 9/17/2024 Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) was recently happy to celebrate the courage and commitment of two hunters who played a crucial role in combating illegal motorized use on Colorado’s public... Tags: Colorado News, Colorado Issues, Colorado BHA, Colorado Chapter, OHV Download
Media Chapter News State Issues The Fight for Stream Access: Hunters, Anglers, and Boaters Unite for Colorado’s Waters 9/6/2024 “Colorado’s magnificent rivers and streams are a public trust to be enjoyed by all. Our message to state officials: let our people float and fish.” - Colorado Chapter Co-Chair, Don... Tags: Colorado News, Colorado Issues, Colorado BHA, Colorado Chapter, Public Waters Access, stream access Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Hunters And Anglers Call For President Biden To Designate Dolores River Canyons National Monument 8/26/2024 Area faces threats from industrial scale mining, habitat fragmentation, unmanaged recreation) (Colorado Newsline: 8/21/24) In the words of former Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) Conservation... Tags: Colorado News, Colorado Issues, Colorado BHA Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Welcomes Murphy Robinson to Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission 8/23/2024 Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers is glad to welcome Murphy Robinson as the newly appointed sportsmen’s representative to the Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) Commission. Appointed by... Tags: Colorado News, Colorado Issues, Colorado BHA, Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) Statement on Colorado Ballot Proposition 127 8/6/2024 Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) is disappointed that Proposition 127, which proposes a hunting ban for Mountain Lion, Bobcat, and Lynx, has garnered enough signatures to appear on the Colorado... Tags: Colorado News, Colorado Issues, Colorado BHA, Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Thompson Divide Mineral Withdrawal: A Win for All 7/22/2024 Backcountry Journal: Summer 2024 Backcountry hunters and anglers value wild country, clean water and intact habitat. It’s a founding principal of this organization, and one that remains a priority... Tags: Colorado News, Colorado Issues, Colorado BHA, Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News State Issues BHA Illegal Motorized Use Reward: Gunnison Area Hunter Speaks Up to Protect Habitat 7/2/2024 Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) was recently happy to celebrate the courage and commitment of a local Gunnison hunter (name withheld at his request) who played a crucial role in combating... Tags: Colorado News, Colorado Issues, Colorado BHA, Colorado Chapter, OHV Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Colorado BHA Rendezvous Roundup: San Isabel National Forest (June 21-23, 2024) 7/2/2024 The Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) chapter held their 15th Annual Rendezvous in the San Isabel National Forest west of Salida/Poncha Springs during June. A dozen hunters and anglers... Tags: Colorado News, Colorado Issues, Colorado BHA, Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Colorado BHA Chapter Newsletter, Summer 2024 6/26/2024 “The solution to any problem–work, love, money, whatever–is to go fishing, and the worse the problem, the longer the trip should be.” John Gierach, Standing in a River Waving a Stick Welcome to... Tags: Colorado News, Colorado Issues, Colorado BHA, Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Colorado BHA Q2 2024 Update 6/21/2024 “The natural world sustains us with clean air, unpolluted water, recreation, and natural resources. If we destroy nature, we destroy ourselves.” –Jim Posewitz, Beyond Fair Chase[1] Backcountry... Tags: Colorado News, Colorado Issues, Colorado BHA, Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Hunting Colorado’s Mountain Merriam’s (with The Colonel & The Fox) and Struttin’ & Cluckin’ at Rendezvous 5/28/2024 Among hunter-conservationists the story of the decimation of wildlands and wildlife during the 1700s-1800s followed by a remarkable recovery during the 1900s-2000s is well known. However, a week... Tags: Colorado News, Colorado Issues, Colorado BHA, Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News State Issues CO BHA Chapter Newsletter Spring 2024 5/8/2024 “One swallow does not make a summer, but one skein of geese, cleaving the murk of March thaw, is the spring.” -Aldo Leopold, A Sand County Almanac There’s no other organization like Backcountry... Tags: Colorado News, Colorado Issues, Colorado BHA, Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Board Member Dan Parkinson Receives Aldo Leopold Award 4/29/2024 Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) Board/Executive Leadership Team (ELT) member Dan Parkinson received the BHA Aldo Leopold Award for outstanding effort conserving terrestrial wildlife... Tags: Colorado News, Colorado Issues, Colorado BHA, Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Support Dolores River Canyons National Monument Proposal 4/5/2024 In the words of former Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) Conservation Director John Gale, “Conserving large tracts of undeveloped public lands as national monuments is essential to America��s... Tags: Colorado News, Colorado Issues, Colorado BHA, Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Hunting For Experience: Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Oral History Project 3/28/2024 During December 2023 I was contacted by a University of Montana student about taking part in a Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) Oral History Project. “I am a student enrolled at the University... Tags: Colorado News, Colorado Issues, Colorado BHA Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Colorado BHA Q1 2024 Update 2/16/2024 Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) mission is to ensure North America’s outdoor heritage of hunting and fishing in a natural setting, through education and work on behalf of wild public lands,... Tags: Colorado News, Colorado Issues, Colorado BHA, Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Stalking Wildness: BHA’s Wilderness Warriors 2/13/2024 Stalking Wildness: BHA’s Wilderness Warriors The title caught my attention: “Wilderness Warriors: Tales of Backcountry Hunting and Veteran Camaraderie.” It was for a Backcountry Hunters & Anglers... Tags: Colorado News, Colorado Issues, Colorado BHA, Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News State Issues BHA Illegal OHV Use Reward: How Two Brothers Helped Protect Colorado's Public Lands 1/24/2024 Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) was recently happy to celebrate the courage and commitment of two brothers, Brad and Brian Phillips, who played a crucial role in combating illegal off-highway... Tags: Colorado News, Colorado Issues, Colorado BHA, OHV Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Legislative Liaison Ivan James Appointed to Habitat Stamp Committee 1/10/2024 Colorado Gov. Jared Polis recently appointed Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Legislative Liaison Ivan James to the Colorado Wildlife Habitat Stamp Committee.[1] The Habitat Stamp Committee... Tags: Colorado News, Colorado Issues, Colorado BHA, Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News State Issues CO BHA Leads the Effort on Public Hunting and Fishing Access to Indemnity Lands 11/27/2023 Thanks to BHA member Steve Witte and his research and draft letter, the Colorado Chapter of BHA was able to lead the effort to encourage the State Land Board to provide CPW an exclusive initial... Tags: Colorado News, Colorado Issues, Colorado BHA, Colorado Chapter, container Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Elk Hunting: A State of Mind (& Body) 11/21/2023 “Elk hunting is a physically and mentally grueling endeavor, but is also worth every second for nothing other than the clarity it can provide in your life.” –Tony J. Peterson[1] During... Tags: Colorado News, Colorado Issues, Colorado BHA, Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Policy & Government Relations VP John Gale Transitions To Bureau of Land Management 11/6/2023 Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) Vice President of Policy & Government Relations John Gale transitioned to a Senior Executive Service position with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on... Tags: Colorado News, Colorado Issues, Colorado BHA, Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Colorado BHA Q4 2023 Update 10/27/2023 Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) mission is to ensure North America’s outdoor heritage of hunting and fishing in a natural setting, through education and work on behalf of wild public lands,... Tags: Colorado News, Colorado Issues, Colorado BHA, Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News State Issues CO BHA Letter Supporting the Vail Bighorn Sheep Initiative 9/30/2023 Please read the attached Colorado Chapter Letter in Support of the Vail Bighorn Initiative. To learn more about this vital Rocky Mountain Bighorn Herd and to support the Initiative please visit... Tags: Colorado News, Colorado Issues, Colorado BHA, container Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) Joins Colorado Wildlife Conservation Project (CWCP) Objection to Proposed Mad Rabbit Trails Project 9/26/2023 See the Colorado Chapter supported letter objecting to the Mad Rabbit Trails Project: Tags: Colorado News, Colorado Issues, Colorado BHA, container Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Support Colorado Outdoor Recreation & Economy (CORE) Act & Dolores River National Conservation Area and Special Management Area Act 7/12/2023 The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers encourages the U.S. Senate (and then the U.S. House) to pass both S. 1634 (the CORE Act) and S. 636 (the Dolores River National Conservation... Tags: Colorado News, Colorado Issues, Colorado BHA, Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Colorado Chapter Newsletter Summer 2023 7/8/2023 “What if I made a bunch of money and die before I can spend it to buy the free time to fish?” – Jim Harrison, Field & Stream, February 2003 Hopefully you’re taking Mr. Harrison’s warning to heart,... Tags: Colorado News, Colorado Issues, Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Proposed Jackson Mountain (CO) Mountain Bike Trail System Withdrawn 6/12/2023 (Hunters/Wildlife Advocates Applaud Decision) During the spring of 2022 Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Southwest Group Assistant Regional Director Alex Krebs got wind of a proposed... Tags: Colorado News, Colorado Issues, Colorado BHA, Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Co-Chair Receives Sigurd F. Olson Award 3/21/2023 The Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Sigurd F. Olson Award recognizes outstanding effort conserving rivers, lakes or wetland habitat. Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) Co-Chair Don... Tags: Colorado News, Colorado Issues, Colorado BHA, policy blog, Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Rewards OHV Enforcement in Hesperus, CO 9/16/2022 HESPERUS, CO — Backcountry Hunters & Anglers recently issued a reward to a citizen who reported illegal OHV use on Colorado’s public lands. Law enforcement officers from the U.S. Forest Service... Tags: Colorado News, Colorado Issues, the campfire, OHV Download
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 News, Colorado Issues, Colorado BHA, OHV Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Colorado Governor Issues Executive Order to Protect Migration Corridors 8/21/2019 Photo Credits: Good Bull Outdoors In August, Gov. Jared Polis gave sportsmen and women a tool to protect migration corridors in Colorado. BHA welcomes this executive order (EO), and we thank the... Tags: Colorado News, Colorado Issues, Colorado BHA Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Colorado Hunter Rewarded for Reporting Illegal OHV Use on Public Lands 12/5/2018 On the opening day of Colorado 3rd rifle season, a Centennial State resident and his family took a stand for secure wildlife habitat and fair chase and reported two vehicles illegally parked in an... Tags: Colorado News, Colorado Issues, Colorado BHA, OHV Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Colorado 2018 Midterm Election Candidate Questionnaire 9/25/2018 Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers members will vote in several crucial elections in 2018 that will affect hunting, fishing, and the management of wildlife and public lands. One of the most... Tags: Colorado News, Colorado Issues, featured Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Bighorn Observation Volunteers Needed Colorado BHA 6/19/2018 Project Lead: SW Colorado BHA Regional Director Dan Parkinson DVM docdanp@gmail.com 970-759-0545 Why? Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep, the highly valued and... Tags: Colorado News, Colorado Issues, Colorado BHA Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Coloradans rewarded for reporting illegal off road travel on public lands 12/6/2017 Recently two concerned Coloradans documented violations by off road vehicle users that helped law enforcement officers uphold laws intended to promote solitude, conserve public lands and waters,... Tags: Colorado News, Colorado Issues, OHV Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Colorado State Trails Grant Program Comments Needed 12/5/2017 The Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) Trails Program (i.e., State Trails Grant Committee) distributes millions in grants to user groups and federal agencies in Colorado for trail development each... Tags: Colorado News, Colorado Issues, Colorado BHA Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Team-Up with Pike National Forest (USFS) to Protect Habitat & Access 12/5/2017 In Colorado, and on public lands nationwide, ATV/OHV overuse and abuse is increasingly impacting big game (and other wildlife) habitat and related watersheds for trout and other aquatic species.... Tags: Colorado News, Colorado Issues, the campfire Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Press Releases Colorado BHA Op-Ed: Transferring Federal Public Lands to States Bad for Hunters and Anglers 3/11/2016 As a big game hunter who (like over 90% of Colorado sportsmen) hunts public lands, the recent push by some elected officials and big-industry groups to transfer our federal public lands to state... Tags: Colorado News, Colorado Issues, press releases, public lands, issues, keepitpublic, media Download