Media Chapter News Idaho Chapter Mobilized Wave of Grassroots Opposition to Public Land Sales for Flood the Lines Day 7/1/2025 Last week in response to Sen. Mike Lee’s relentless attempts to sell off our public lands, the Idaho chapter rapidly organized three pint nights across the state in concert with “Flood the Lines... Tags: idaho news, Idaho Chapter Download
Media Chapter News State Issues State Policy Spotter 7/1/2025 This is your July edition of BHA's State Policy Spotter - a high-level scan of state policy and legislation impacting our wild public lands, waters and wildlife across North America. Note - this... Tags: Montana Chapter, idaho news, Idaho Chapter, Florida Chapter, Florida Issues, Florida news, New England news, New England issues, New England Chapter, Illinois Chapter, Illinois issues, Illinois news, Montana issues, Utah Chapter, Utah Issues, Utah News, Idaho Issues, policy blog, the campfire 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 Stinking Springs Fence Pull and Wildlife Friendly Re-build 5/16/2025 On May 9-10, BHA volunteers teamed up with the BLM biology department of the Upper Snake Field office to improve fencing around riparian areas in Stinking Springs Canyon Idaho. The removal of... Tags: stewardship blog, idaho news, Idaho Chapter Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Turkey Quills & Teenagers 5/15/2025 I received a well written email from the head of student council at a local high school asking for BHA to come table an event during their Earth Week. He was put up to this task by his... Tags: idaho news, Idaho Chapter, Idaho Issues Download
Media Chapter News Senate Joint Memorial 104 Echoes “Transfer to the States” Movement 3/26/2025 Camas Creek NWF, USFWS photo by Brent Lawrence In the past week, we saw the Idaho State Legislature adopt Senate Joint Memorial 104 which requests that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service... Tags: idaho news, Idaho Chapter Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Interagency Collaboration Leads to Reward for Private Citizen 2/24/2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - February, 24th, 2025 BHA Contact: Dre Arman arman@backcountryhunters.org BLM Contact: Bruce Hallman bhallman@blm.gov Interagency Collaboration Leads to Reward for Private... Tags: idaho news, Idaho Chapter, Idaho Issues, OHV Download
Media Chapter News Agency Layoffs Jeopardize Our Public Lands 2/21/2025 Agency Layoffs Jeopardize Our Public Lands Late last week, on orders from President Trump’s Office of Personnel Management, our federal land and wildlife management agencies laid off thousands... Tags: Idaho, idaho news, Idaho Chapter Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Valley County is for Public Land Owners 12/23/2024 As the Utah lawsuit to seize our public lands rages on, some of our elected officials in Idaho are jumping on Utah’s bandwagon to destroy our public land heritage. In October we saw Idaho... Tags: idaho news, Idaho Chapter, Idaho Issues Download
Media Chapter News Field to Table Sourdough Cougar Claws 12/23/2024 By Melissa Hendrickson What better way to celebrate the rejection of Proposition 127 in Colorado, the citizen initiative that tried to ban mountain lion hunting, than baking up a delicious... Tags: idaho news, Idaho Chapter, the campfire, Field to Table Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Utah is Not For Sale, and Neither is Idaho 11/8/2024 Utah’s lawsuit to seize 18.5 million acres of public land has brought with it significant outcry from public land enthusiasts across the beehive state. It can be tempting to think the... Tags: idaho news, Idaho Chapter, Idaho Issues Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Reward Issued in Central Idaho for Successful Report of Illegal Motorized Use 10/1/2024 Backcountry Hunters & Anglers is pleased to issue a $500 reward to Ken Mason as a token of appreciation for the time and effort invested in reporting a tip that resulted in two separate... Tags: idaho news, Idaho Chapter, Idaho Issues, OHV Download
Media Chapter News The Left Flip Flop Hypothesis 9/25/2024 The Left Flip Flop Hypothesis (Recap of the Clark Fork Public Land Pack-Out) The author’s husband and son cruising the drift holding areas for trash. Words and Photos by Melissa... Tags: idaho news, Idaho Chapter Download
Media Chapter News State Issues The Public Lands Rule could be great for conservation – we should give it a chance 9/14/2024 The Public Lands Rule could be great for conservation – we should give it a chance The Bureau of Land Management Conservation and Landscape Health rule, commonly known as the Public Lands Rule,... Tags: idaho news, Idaho Chapter, Idaho Issues Download
Media Chapter News Learn to Hunt North Idaho Class 8/9/2024 By Rome Fiore My hunting journey started all the way in California when I was a kid. My father and grandfather taught me the necessary skills to harvest upland game birds and fish. These lessons... Tags: idaho news, Idaho Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Stewardship Recap - 6th Annual Salmon River Clean-up Float 7/29/2024 The Idaho Chapter recently hosted the 6th annual Salmon River Cleanup Float near Challis, Idaho. This fun summer event brings volunteers together to float the famous Salmon River to pick up trash... Tags: stewardship blog, idaho news, Idaho Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Foraging, (Forest) Health, and Fishing 7/19/2024 A different kind of FHF adventure Words and Photos by Melissa Hendrickson One of the lessons I’ve learned over the many years of doing field work and hunting is having several backup plans can... Tags: idaho news, Idaho Chapter, container Download
Media Chapter News Grouse Creek Pack Out Recap 6/17/2024 Grouse Creek Pack Out Recap Words and Photos by Melissa Hendrickson How much trash can 12 adults, 3 pre-teens, and 3 toddlers pick up in 3 hours? Apparently the answer is 2 overfull dump... Tags: idaho news, Idaho Chapter, stewardship Download
Media Chapter News The Long Road to Rendezvous 5/29/2024 The Long Road to Rendezvous Words and Photos by Melissa Hendrickson As far as driving directions go, it’s a pretty easy route from our hometown to Rendezvous in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It... Tags: idaho news, Idaho Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Habitat Stewardship in Idaho's Swan Valley 5/14/2024 Look Near Before You Look Far One of the lessons I have learned over and over while elk hunting is ‘look near before you look far.’ In other words, make sure there are no animals right in front of... Tags: stewardship blog, idaho news, Idaho Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Jacob Young Emerging Leader Spotlight 4/22/2024 After joining the Idaho State Chapter Board, I’ve been lucky enough to get acquainted with the University of Idaho (U of I) Collegiate Chapter and their powerhouse of a President Jacob Young. We... Tags: idaho news, Idaho Chapter Download
Media Chapter News State Issues ID BHA Opposes SB 1340 2/15/2024 February 15, 2024 Senator Van T. Burtenshaw Chair, Senate Resources & Environment Committee P.O. Box 83720 Boise, ID 83720-0081 Chairman Burtenshaw: The Idaho Chapter of Backcountry Hunters... Tags: idaho news, Idaho Chapter, Idaho Issues Download
Media Chapter News A Goose Hunt with a Conservation Twist 2/13/2024 The alarm went off way too many hours before sunrise. The air was crisp with indecision on layers to wear. How many decoys to bring, what snacks to pack. Did the dog’s vest make it in? Should we... Tags: idaho news, Idaho Chapter Download
Media Chapter News State Issues ID BHA Opposes HB 469 2/6/2024 February 6, 2024 Representative Ron Mendive Chair, House Resources & Conservation Committee P.O. Box 83720 Boise, ID 83720-0038 Chairman Mendive: The Idaho Chapter of Backcountry Hunters &... Tags: idaho news, Idaho Chapter, Idaho Issues Download
Media Chapter News State Issues ID BHA Supports HB 404 1/29/2024 Representative Ron Mendive Chair, House Resources & Conservation Committee P.O. Box 83720 Boise, ID 83720-0038 Wednesday, January 24th, 2024 Chairman Mendive: The Idaho Chapter of Backcountry... Tags: idaho news, Idaho Chapter, Idaho Issues Download
Media Chapter News Calls, Quacks, and Barbed Wire Hacks 11/27/2023 Shining headlamps over the lake, the beams are refracted in a million different directions in the dense fog. The marsh bottom isn't as boot sucking mud as it has been in the past years, so decoy... Tags: stewardship blog, idaho news, Idaho Chapter Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Idaho BHA Supports Next Phase of Sawmill Canyon Project 9/29/2023 On Saturday, September 23rd, 16 volunteers gathered in the Pahsimeroi Valley to complete a phase of the Sawmill Canyon project for National Public Lands Day. The volunteers represented Idaho BHA,... Tags: stewardship blog, idaho news, Idaho Chapter, Idaho Issues Download
Media Chapter News State Issues ID BHA Requests Update on Elkhorn Riparian Exclosure Fences Project (Challis BLM Office) 8/15/2023 In December of 2021, a scoping letter was sent from the BLM Challis Field Office (CFO) to BHA, Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, Idaho Wildlife Federation, Idaho Department of Fish and... Tags: idaho news, Idaho Chapter, Idaho Issues Download
Media Chapter News State Issues ID SH-21 Cervidae Peak Wildlife Overpass Project 7/20/2023 Idaho BHA is excited to see construction begin on the wildlife overpass across State Highway 21 near Lucky Peak. This project is a win for wildlife in Idaho, especially along a critical... Tags: idaho news, Idaho Chapter, Idaho Issues Download