Media News Chapter News Public Lands Pale Ale 2025 9/15/2025 Tags: Kentucky Chapter, Michigan Chapter, Tennessee Chapter, New York Chapter, Arkansas Chapter, Washington Chapter, West Virginia Chapter, Georgia Chapter, Colorado Chapter, Wyoming Chapter, Idaho Chapter, Pennsylvania Chapter, Alaska Chapter
Media Chapter News West Virginia BHA Organizes and Collaborates on the state's First Sportsman's Day at the Capital 3/20/2025 Politics has a negative connotation that makes most folks recoil at the thought of spending their free time engaged in it. Yet as hunters and anglers who care about conservation it is our... Tags: West Virginia Chapter
Media State Issues West Virginia BHA 2024 Legislative Update 2/23/2024 WVBHA 2024 State Legislature Update The 2024 West Virginia state legislative session is about two-thirds done. Your local chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers has been monitoring the session... Tags: West Virginia Chapter
Media Chapter News West Virginia BHA Chapter Leads Habitat Stewardship Work 9/5/2023 Like-minded people working toward a goal is an amazing thing to witness! To see individuals take ownership of their public lands and genuinely care about solid conservation work is awesome! ... Tags: Habitat Stewardship, West Virginia Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Acreage Added to Preserve portion of New River Gorge National Park 4/19/2023 When the New River Gorge National Park & Preserve redesignation went into effect hunters were left holding the short straw as we were now permanently excluded from 4,385 acres of what was once... Tags: West Virginia Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues The Case of Mark Maynard vs. Sportsmen and Women Continues 2/2/2023 West Virginia sportsmen and women stand to lose more ground as the State Legislature moves forward. Senator Mark Maynard's new Outdoor Recreation Committee seems to have a singular mission in... Tags: Illegal Motorized Use, West Virginia Chapter
Media Chapter News 2022 West Virginia Chapter Highlights 12/14/2022 2022 was a good year for the West Virginia BHA Chapter. Policy and legislative issues were the primary focus rolling into the year and the chapter did an excellent job keeping members privy... Tags: West Virginia Chapter
Media Chapter News 2022 Muster in the Mountains 8/3/2022 BHA leaders, members and friends joined together for the third Muster in the Mountains July 22 and 23 in Roseland, Virginia. Held at the beautiful Devils Backbone Brewing Basecamp and Meadows,... Tags: media, Mid-Atlantic Chapter, New England Chapter, West Virginia Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues W.VA. Monongahela National Forest Receives Funding 6/27/2022 West Virginia is beginning to feel the effects of the Great American Outdoors act with $6Million dollars going to help with deferred maintenance at the Monongahela National Forest! The money... Tags: Policy, West Virginia Chapter
Media State Issues Help Stop Legislation to Expand OHV Use on State Lands 2/17/2022 West Virginia Backcountry Hunters and Anglers needs you to stand up for our public lands! A series of bills have been introduced for a comprehensive motorized recreation program on our public... Tags: Illegal Motorized Use, Access & Opportunity, West Virginia Chapter
Media State Issues 2022 West Virginia Legislative Session Update 2/15/2022 The 2022 West Virginia legislative session is at the halfway mark. We’ve been following the action to ensure that we can speak up for our chapter’s interests where needed. We have identified a... Tags: West Virginia Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues 11 Ways BHA Chapters Are Working on Public Access to Your Public Lands & Waters Right Now 1/26/2022 Quality public hunting and fishing access consistently tops the list of issues outdoorsmen and women expect Backcountry Hunters & Anglers to help tackle. The need for recreational access only... Tags: Montana Chapter, media, California Chapter, Tennessee Chapter, Mid-Atlantic Chapter, New England Chapter, West Virginia Chapter, Southeast Chapter, Public Lands & Waters, Wyoming Chapter, New Mexico Chapter, Oregon Chapter, Pennsylvania Chapter
Media State Issues Time to Stand up for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge 11/17/2021 A great opportunity to stand up for one of our nation’s outdoor treasures could face West Virginia’s Senator Manchin soon. No one can dispute the beauty of West Virginia’s mountains, rivers, and... Tags: media, West Virginia Chapter, Public Lands & Waters
Media State Issues What's Next for the New River Gorge? 1/14/2021 Despite our efforts to educate lawmakers about the importance of the New River Gorge National River to hunters, we were unable to guarantee permanent protection for hunting access. As of last... Tags: West Virginia Chapter
Media State Issues New River Gorge National Park & Preserve Designation Change 9/4/2020 The New River Gorge is unique among our nation’s wild places in that it has seen every facet of man. Native Americans travelled through its corridors and, legend has it, nicknamed it the “river of... Tags: West Virginia Chapter