Media Chapter News Public lands are not to be gifted to foreign mining billionaires. 7/7/2025 “Public lands are not to be gifted to foreign mining billionaires.” Duluth News Tribune: 6/29/25. On May 29 in Colorado, I met Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) advocate and Ely... Tags: Minnesota Chapter, Minnesota news Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Minnesota Heritage Forest Protects Over 8,000 Acres of Public Land and Access 5/30/2025 MINNESOTA HERITAGE FOREST PROJECT ENSURES PUBLIC ACCESS AND HEALTHY ECOSYSYTEMS, BOTH LOCALLY AND DOWNSTREAM The Conservation Fund and Northern Waters Land Trust announced on May 1, 2025 that... Tags: Minnesota Chapter, Minnesota news, Minnesota Issues Download
Media Chapter News Minnesotans Rally to Protect Public Lands and the Boundary Waters 5/13/2025 Minnesotans from across the political spectrum gathered on May 8th at the Minnesota State Capitol Rotunda to voice their support for our public lands, waters and the iconic Boundary Waters Canoe... Tags: Minnesota Chapter, Minnesota news, the campfire Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Press Releases Hunters and Anglers Applaud Introduction of Legislation to Permanently Protect Boundary Waters 4/9/2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 9, 2025 Contacts: Kaden McArthur, Director of Policy & Government Relations, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, mcarthur@backcountryhunters.org Lukas Leaf, Executive... Tags: Minnesota Chapter, Minnesota news, policy blog, the campfire, press releases, Minnesota Issues Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Minnesota BHA Emphasizes Importance of BWCAW Protections 2/26/2025 Minnesota Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers' Position Statement on Protecting the Boundary Waters Watershed As the voice for wild public lands, waters, and wildlife, the Minnesota... Tags: Minnesota Chapter, Minnesota news, Minnesota Issues Download
Media Chapter News EVENT RECAP: 2025 North Country Icebreaker 2/4/2025 The North Country Icebreaker: A Gathering for Outdoor Enthusiasts and Public Lands Supporters A rendezvous is traditionally a meeting between two or more people at a pre-arranged location. The BHA... Tags: Minnesota Chapter, Minnesota news Download
Media Chapter News State Issues MINNESOTANS: Vote "YES" To Renew Lottery Funding to Natural Resources 10/18/2024 Minnesotans will see a proposed constitutional amendment on the ballot as they head to the polls for the general election. It is called “Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund... Tags: Minnesota Chapter, Minnesota news, Minnesota Issues Download
Media Chapter News EVENT RECAP: USACE Waterfowl Work Day Brings Immediate Results For Minnesota BHA Members 10/2/2024 Public Lands Month is not only a chance for BHA members to celebrate our wild places and be thankful for the opportunities they have given us, but it is also our chance to give back to... Tags: Minnesota Chapter, Minnesota news, stewardship Download
Media Chapter News U.S. Forest Service Clarifies Dog Leash Rule for BWCA 7/15/2024 If you are a Boundary Waters visitor, and enjoy having your four-legged friends along on your hunting, camping, or fishing trip, you might have noticed a change to one of the rules listed on the... Tags: Minnesota Chapter, Minnesota news Download
Media Chapter News Event Recap: Restoring Hunter Walking Trails in Superior National Forest 7/12/2024 Minnesota BHA volunteers gathered on June 29th in the Superior National Forest in Northeast Minnesota to improve access of hunter walking trails that had become nearly inaccessible for... Tags: Minnesota Chapter, Minnesota news, stewardship Download
Media Chapter News RECAP: Turkey Learn-to-Hunt with MN BHA and The Trust For Public Lands 5/9/2024 Forging New Traditions Through Unified Hunting Legacies Who will safeguard our public lands, waters, and wildlife if they remain unknown? The Minnesota Chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers... Tags: Minnesota Chapter, Minnesota news, R3 Event Download
Media Chapter News House of Representatives to Vote on Attacks to Public Lands and Waters 4/25/2024 Update 5/1/2024: On April 30, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the WEST Act with a vote of 211-202. The Superior National Forest Restoration Act was passed with a vote of 212-203. On May... Tags: Minnesota news, Utah News, policy blog, the campfire, Alaska news, Nevada Chapter Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Minnesota BHA Position on State Land Transfers 4/2/2024 BHA MN Position on Ownership Transfer of Public Lands As the voice for public lands, waters, and wildlife, the Minnesota Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA MN) believes our shared... Tags: Minnesota Chapter, Minnesota news, Minnesota Issues, container Download
Media Chapter News This Season is Not About Red or Blue. It is About Orange. - Minnesota BHA Hosts Governor's Deer Opener 11/28/2023 We sit in a time where we can share our opinion so freely through social media, that it is impossible to wade through all the divisive and oppositional rhetoric. When it comes to the complexity... Tags: Minnesota Chapter, Minnesota news Download
Media Chapter News Minnesota BHA to host Governor's Deer Hunting Opener 10/20/2023 October 19, 2023 [ST. PAUL, MN] – Governor Tim Walz today announced that the 2023 Governor’s Deer Hunting Opener will take place in southeast Minnesota at the Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning... Tags: Minnesota Chapter, Minnesota news Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Minnesota BHA North Country Icebreaker (“Stoke The Fire,” But Don’t Burn Out!) 3/11/2023 While growing up in northern Minnesota we spent a lot of time at our grandparent’s house on Mille Lacs Lake, where (as you might expect) fishing was the primary pastime.[1] I was pleased to be... Tags: Minnesota Chapter, Minnesota news, Minnesota Issues, Minnesota events Download
Media Chapter News Press Releases Reintroduction of Bill for Permanent Protection of Boundary Waters Met With Support from Sportsmen’s Organizations 1/31/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseJan. 31, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection and Pollution Prevention Act Would Ensure Public... Tags: Minnesota Chapter, Minnesota news, the campfire, press releases Download
Media Chapter News Press Releases Milestone Decision Reached on Boundary Waters, Most Visited Wilderness Area in United States 1/26/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseJan. 26, 2023Contact: Thomas Plank, 303-720-0111, plank@backcountryhunters.org Protections will Keep Pristine Wilderness Untouched for 20 Years WASHINGTON, D.C.—... Tags: Minnesota Chapter, Minnesota news, policy blog, the campfire, press releases, public lands Download
Media Chapter News Minnesota BHA Chapter Newsletter July 2022 7/29/2022 Tags: Minnesota Chapter, Minnesota news, container Download
Media Chapter News AFI Podcast appearance 6/14/2022 AFI Leader Trevor Hubbs and Chapter Coordinator Aaron Hebeisen were able to sit down with Amaazen Outdoors and record a podcast while turkey hunting in Northern Wisconsin. Have a listen... Tags: Minnesota news, AFI Comms Channel, Wisconsin news Download
Media Chapter News Catch up with Minnesota BHA in Debut Newsletter 12/17/2021 Minnesota BHA has been hard at work on conservation policy, events and education, but we’ve also been busy chronicling those efforts and activities in our first ever newsletter. We have an active... Tags: Minnesota Chapter, Minnesota news Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Great news! Lac Qui Parle Land Sale Approved! 12/1/2021 The Minnesota state land exchange board just approved the sale of 80 acres of land owned by Jo’s Family Farm, LLC to the DNR today. This ends an over two year battle by the landowner to sell his... Tags: Minnesota Chapter, Minnesota news, Minnesota Issues Download
Media Chapter News Minnesota BHA works to cleanup the Blackhoof River WMA 9/15/2021 The Minnesota Chapter of BHA had a successful clearing of the Blackhoof River WMA! BHA successfully worked with the DNR to clear up existing trails throughout the 4,000-acre Blackhoof River WMA,... Tags: Minnesota Chapter, Minnesota news, Minnesota Download
Media Chapter News Minnesota Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Helps Create New Public Land! 8/11/2021 Thanks to Mark Norquist and Greg Kvale for representing the Minnesota BHA Chapter at the Dedication for the new Cupido Wildlife Management Area near Syre, MN. The Minnesota Chapter of Backcountry... Tags: Minnesota Chapter, Minnesota news Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Minnesota BHA thanks Govenor Walz for Speaking-up for the BWCA 3/24/2020 On March 10th Minnesota DNR Commissioner Sarah Strommen submitted a letter to the U.S. Forest Service requesting a completed mineral withdrawal study regarding the impacts fish and wildlife if a... Tags: Minnesota news, Minnesota Issues Download
Media Chapter News University of Minnesota Club President Presents at MN DNR Roundtable 2/24/2020 University of Minnesota BHA club president, Kyle Hildebrandt represented Backcountry Hunters and Anglers at the Minneosta DNR's annual roundtable in January. The Minnesota DNR Roundtable’s theme... Tags: Minnesota news, Collegiate Program Download
Media Chapter News College Club Leaders Taking the Lead on Recruitment Efforts 12/12/2019 Our collegiate program boasts some hard-working and dedicated emerging leaders in the conservation, hunting, and angling communities. Club leaders, many of which didn't grow up hunting or fishing... Tags: Colorado News, Colorado BHA, Minnesota Chapter, Minnesota news, North Carolina News, r3, Collegiate Program Download
Media Chapter News Minnesota BHA named sole partner for Orvis, Saint Louis Park Giveback Days 9/5/2019 The Minnesota Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers has been selected by Orvis, Saint Louis Park for Orvis Giveback Days! If you donate $10 to Minnesota Chapter of Backcountry Hunters &... Tags: Minnesota Chapter, Minnesota news Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Minnesota Lac qui Parle County Commissioners reject DNR land purchase 2/20/2019 On Feb. 19, the Lac qui Parle County Board of Commissioners voted to reject the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources’ proposed acquisitions of 2 parcels totaling 240 acres. These... Tags: Minnesota Chapter, Minnesota news, Minnesota Issues Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Press Releases Industrial Mining Advances in Boundary Waters Watershed 12/21/2018 News for Immediate ReleaseDec. 20, 2018Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Interior Department moves ahead with renewal of controversial mining leases upstream... Tags: Minnesota news, press releases, Minnesota Issues Download
Media Chapter News Press Releases Minnesota Sportsmen-Conservationists Unite at Capitol on Public Lands Day 4/24/2018 News for Immediate Release April 24, 2018 Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Backcountry Hunters & Anglers gather to celebrate public lands and 10th anniversary... Tags: Minnesota Chapter, Minnesota news, press releases Download
Media Chapter News Minnesota Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Appoint Two New Board Members 1/22/2018 Minnesota Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Appoint Two New Board Members The Minnesota chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) recently appointed two new board members. Jamie Carlson and Dan... Tags: Minnesota Chapter, Minnesota news Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Top 10 Reasons To Stop Twin Metal’s Sulfide Mining Proposal (Help Protect Northern Minnesota’s Waterways, Watersheds and Wildlife From Twin Metal’s Proposed Sulfide-Ore Mine) 1/18/2018 Backcountry Hunters & Anglers is the sportsmen’s voice for our wild public lands, waters and wildlife. And the Minnesota chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) has been fighting to... Tags: Minnesota Chapter, Minnesota news, Minnesota Issues Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Minnesota Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Public Lands Pint Night Draws Record Crowd 1/17/2018 The Minnesota chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) hosted BHA CEO/president, Land Tawney, for a public lands Pint Night at Unmapped Brewing Co. in Minnetonka on Thursday, January 4.... Tags: Minnesota Chapter, Minnesota news, Minnesota Issues Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Ten-Plus Things YOU Can Do To Help The Backcountry (Ways to Get Involved with Minnesota BHA) 1/17/2018 1) Volunteer to assist with the Minnesota DNR’s Adult Learn-to-Hunt program—contact Minnesota BHA Hunting/Fishing Mentorship Coordinator, Ben Peña (68wmedicbp@gmail.com), for additional... Tags: Minnesota news, Minnesota Issues Download
Media Chapter News Press Releases Administration Reverses Boundary Waters Mining Ban; Minnesota BHA Pushes Back 12/27/2017 News for Immediate ReleaseJan. 9, 2018Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.orgPublic lands sportsmen unite to oppose development within wilderness area watershedELY,... Tags: Minnesota news, press releases Download
Media Chapter News Will Jenkins, BHA's New Upper Great Lakes Coordinator 10/12/2016 Minnesota BHA board member, Will Jenkins, is BHA’s new Upper Great Lakes Outreach Coordinator. Born and raised in Central Virginia, Will now resides in Hudson, Wisconsin with his wife and 3 kids.... Tags: Minnesota Chapter, Minnesota news, Michigan news, Michigan Chapter, Wisconsin Chapter, Wisconsin news Download
Media Chapter News Minnesota BHA Rendezvous Report 9/8/2016 Minnesota BHA Rendezvous Report (2016): Wild River State Park Minnesota BHA held its fourth annual chapter Rendezvous during the weekend of August 19-21, 2016. We set up camp in Minnesota’s... Tags: Minnesota Chapter, Minnesota news Download
Media Chapter News Minnesota BHA Summer 2016 Update 7/22/2016 Minnesota BHA board member and filmmaker Mark Norquist was the recipient of BHA’s Sigurd Olson Award at the North American Rendezvous in Missoula. Mark’s award-winning film “Fish Out of Water”... Tags: Minnesota Chapter, Minnesota news Download
Media Chapter News Minnesota Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Chapter Recognized 5/9/2016 The Minnesota Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) chapter was recognized as BHA’s Chapter of the Month for April 2016. A recent surge of BHA energy is resulting in an influx of members stepping up... Tags: Minnesota Chapter, Minnesota news Download
Media Chapter News Minnesota BHA Spring 2016 Update 4/22/2016 Minnesota BHA was recognized as BHA’s Chapter of the Month for November 2015 and has built on that momentum going into 2016. We started the year by submitting comments on the Department of Natural... Tags: Minnesota Chapter, Minnesota news Download