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: Illegal Motorized Use, Idaho Chapter
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: Illegal Motorized Use, Idaho Chapter
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: Illegal Motorized Use, Colorado Chapter
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: Illegal Motorized Use, Colorado Chapter
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: Illegal Motorized Use, Colorado Chapter
Media Chapter News Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Increase Reward For Illegal Trail Construction (Help Stop Trail Building “Free-For-All”) 4/10/2023 In support of our state’s elk, mule deer, trout and a myriad of other species that rely on public lands habitat for survival, the Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) is... Tags: Illegal Motorized Use, Colorado 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 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: media, Illegal Motorized Use, Colorado 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 BHA Member Reports Illegal E-bike Hunters 10/26/2021 All Americans have a right to enjoy our public lands and waters – but no small minority has a right to damage those public treasures or ruin the experience of others enjoying the Great Outdoors.... Tags: Illegal Motorized Use, Fair Chase, Idaho Chapter
Media State Issues MT BHA member tip leads to illegal OHV use citation 7/29/2021 During the spring of 2020, Montana BHA life member Hannah Nikonow was hiking in an area she hunts quite a bit in the fall. She was surprised (and upset) to hear the whine of engines getting... Tags: Montana Chapter, Illegal Motorized Use
Media State Issues Alaska BHA Helps Repair Pinnell Mountain Trail After Illegal Vehicle Use 6/24/2021 During the 2020 hunting season, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game increased the bag limit of caribou for the Fortymile caribou hunt to meet their harvest objectives. Possibly spurred by an... Tags: Illegal Motorized Use, Alaska Chapter
Media State Issues Colorado Hunter Reports Illegal OHV Use, Forgoes Reward 11/23/2020 Troy Shenk and son with a dandy Colorado timber buck In late October, Colorado BHA member Troy Shenk took his 15-year-old son out for mule deer in the mountains outside Paonia. En route, Shenk... Tags: Illegal Motorized Use, Colorado Chapter
Media State Issues Idaho BHA helps Payette NF construct barriers on illegal motorized routes 8/27/2020 The Idaho Chapter of the Backcountry Hunters and Anglers partnered with the Payette National Forest on August 14 & 15 to construct a dozen barriers on West Mountain northwest of No Business... Tags: Illegal Motorized Use, Idaho Chapter
Media State Issues BHA Rewards Hunter who Reported Illegal Wilderness Helicopter 6/25/2020 Public lands sportsman submitted evidence of illegal access that resulted in the pilot’s conviction Backcountry Hunters & Anglers has issued a reward to John Morris, the Montana hunter who... Tags: Montana Chapter, Illegal Motorized Use
Media State Issues Montana BHA comments on BLM E-Bikes Proposal 6/9/2020 June 9, 2020 The Montana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers PO Box 9257 Missoula, MT 59807 Andy Tenney, Division Chief, Division of Recreation and Visitor Services Bureau of Land... Tags: Montana Chapter, Illegal Motorized Use
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: Illegal Motorized Use, Colorado Chapter
Media State Issues PA BHA: E-bikes appropriate for motorized routes only on public land 5/19/2020 The increased popularity of e-bikes has created new demand for areas to ride on public lands in Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Chapter acknowledges that e-bikes, like other forms of motorized... Tags: Illegal Motorized Use, news, Pennsylvania Chapter
Media State Issues Fish, Wildlife and Parks commission rejects hovercraft on Bitterroot River 1/6/2020 By Laura Lundquist - January 6, 2020 - Originally published in the Missoula Current Locals on fishing rafts, kayaks and inner tubes won’t have to dodge hovercraft on the Bitterroot River and a... Tags: Montana Chapter, Illegal Motorized Use
Media State Issues CO BHA Member Reports Illegal OHV Use 10/10/2019 On September 14th, a BHA member and Denver resident was preparing for the opening day of Colorado’s muzzleloader season by scouting one of his most reliable spots when he witnessed a truck parked... Tags: Illegal Motorized Use, Colorado Chapter
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: Illegal Motorized Use, Arizona Chapter
Media State Issues Idaho Couple Defends Road Closure, Reports Illegal Use 2/5/2019 On the morning of Oct. 19, 2018, Crystal and Justin Sandy were following a herd of elk in a large basin near the Salmon-Challis region of Idaho when they witnessed a white Toyota pickup operating... Tags: Illegal Motorized Use, Idaho Chapter
Media State Issues Idaho Sportsman Does the Right Thing for Wildlife and Habitat 12/7/2018 Earlier this fall, an Idaho hunter pursuing antelope in a coveted special draw unit took a stand in support of fair chase and legal access of our public lands. Josh S. was chasing pronghorn with... Tags: Illegal Motorized Use, Idaho Chapter
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: Illegal Motorized Use, Colorado Chapter
Media State Issues Idaho BHA submits comments to BLM regarding motorized use in Owyhees 6/16/2018 Idaho BHA Habitat Watch coordinator Dan Herrig and Habitat Watch volunteer Larry Callister worked together to submit comments to the Owyhee Field Office of the BLM regarding the Silver City Travel... Tags: Illegal Motorized Use, Habitat Stewardship, news, Idaho Chapter
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: Illegal Motorized Use, Colorado Chapter
Media Press Releases Idaho Hunter Gets $500 Reward for Busting Motorized Gate Crashers 9/7/2017 News for Immediate Release Sept. 6, 2017 Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262,mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Idaho Hunter Gets $500 Reward for Busting Motorized Gate Crashers BHA OHV Reward... Tags: media, Press Releases, Illegal Motorized Use
Media Press Releases Recording of BHA Press Event on HR 622 2/8/2017 On Jan. 24, Rep. Jason Chaffetz of Utah introduced the Local Enforcement for Local Lands Act (H.R. 622) in the U.S. House of Representatives. H.R. 622 would eliminate federal law enforcement... Tags: Press Releases, Illegal Motorized Use, Access & Opportunity
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: Illegal Motorized Use, Arizona Chapter
Media Reports BHA White Paper: Impacts of ATVs on the Landscape and Wildlife 2/19/2016 The following BHA white paper provides a synthesis of research on the impacts that motorized use has on the landscape and wildlife. The white paper is broken up into three sections: 1) soils,... Tags: Illegal Motorized Use, Reports, Alaska Chapter
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: Illegal Motorized Use, Arizona Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Resolving Public Land Disputes: There is a Better Way 5/12/2014 By BHA Board Member, Jay Banta of Torrey, Utah The flaring disputes in southern Utah about the appropriate uses of public land highlights one of the very reasons Backcountry Hunters & Anglers was... Tags: Illegal Motorized Use, Utah Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Condemns Illegal ATV Protest in Utah 5/10/2014 PRESS STATEMENT Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, Utah Chapter Friday, May 9, 2014 Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, including its Utah Chapter, condemns the illegal ATV protest ride at Recapture... Tags: Illegal Motorized Use, Utah Chapter
Media Chapter News SUCCESS: Washington BHA Helps Pass ATV Identification & Enforcement Legislation 8/20/2013 As you know, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers continues to lead the call for better safeguards against illegal motorized habitat abuse. Whether members are helping to educate motorized users,... Tags: Illegal Motorized Use, Washington Chapter
Media State Issues Wyoming BHA Partners with Forest Service to Curb Illegal Motorized Use 7/12/2013 (LARAMIE, Wyo.) July 12, 2013 – The Wyoming Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers has partnered with the Medicine Bow National Forest to restore habitat degraded by illegal Off Highway Vehicle... Tags: Illegal Motorized Use, Habitat Stewardship, Wyoming Chapter
Media State Issues Coalition supports DNR's OHV plans 5/5/2011 A coalition of Duluth-based hunting, angling and outdoor groups has formally endorsed the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources' plans to manage off-highway vehicle use on public lands by... Tags: Illegal Motorized Use, Minnesota Chapter