Chapter News Issues State Issues Support for HB 1811: Remove the cap on PGC land acquisition $$ 9/29/2025 Tags: Access & Opportunity, Hunting, Pennsylvania Chapter
News Chapter News Federal Issues State Issues Missouri Four File Opposition Brief to Supreme Court 9/19/2025 Tags: Access & Opportunity, North American News
North American News Press Releases Federal Issues Public Hunting, Fishing Expanded on 16 National Wildlife Refuges 9/8/2025 Tags: Policy, Press Releases, Access & Opportunity, North American News
Media Chapter News Press Releases Issues State Issues Supreme Court Could Determine Access to 8 Million Acres of Public Lands 7/21/2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 21, 2025 Contact: media@backcountryhunters.org WASHINGTON, D.C.—With more than 8 million acres of public lands... Tags: Policy, Press Releases, Access & Opportunity, Colorado Chapter, Wyoming Chapter, Utah Chapter, New Mexico Chapter, Kansas Chapter, Oklahoma Chapter, North American News
Media Chapter News State Issues Sunday Hunting Coming Soon to Pennsylvania 7/10/2025 By Don Rank HARRISBURG, PA, July 9, 2025 – This morning, at a small ceremony near the state capital, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro signed into law House Bill 1431. At last the ban on... Tags: Access & Opportunity, Hunting, Pennsylvania Chapter
Media State Issues Montana HB 763 - Accessing Public Lands Through Block Management 2/27/2025 Montana is home to millions of acres of public land, yet much remains out of reach for hunters. Over 3 million acres—10% of our state and federal lands—are landlocked, surrounded by private... Tags: Montana Chapter, Access & Opportunity
Media State Issues Wyoming BHA Response to House Bill 99 1/9/2025 The Wyoming Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) has long advocated for sportsmen’s and women’s ability to access public lands via corner crossing—the act of moving between adjoining... Tags: Public Lands Access, Access & Opportunity, Wyoming Chapter
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: Montana Chapter, Policy, media, Nevada Chapter, California Chapter, Public Waters Access, Access & Opportunity, Colorado Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Local Outdoorsmen Rally to Save the Cutoff 5/22/2024 In early 2022, a private landowner illegally blocked access to a popular public hunting and fishing destination in East Texas known locally as “The Cutoff”. A group of local sportsmen who hunt and... Tags: media, Texas Chapter, Public Waters Access, Access & Opportunity
Media Chapter News State Issues BHA Opposes Sweeping Fishing Closures in California 3/7/2024 Right now in California, anglers, spear fishers, Tribes and other saltwater stakeholders are grappling with a series of regulatory petitions that could result in reduced fishing access along... Tags: California Chapter, Access & Opportunity
Media State Issues TAKE ACTION: Support the Montana Headwaters Legacy Act 12/12/2023 Tags: Montana Chapter, Access & Opportunity
Media State Issues TAKE ACTION: Oppose the North Dakota Trust Lands Completion Act 11/8/2023 Tags: North Dakota Chapter, Access & Opportunity
Media State Issues TAKE ACTION: Support the Blackfoot Clearwater Stewardship Act! 6/27/2023 Tags: Montana Chapter, Access & Opportunity
Media State Issues LETTER: Montana BHA comments in support of Marshall Mountain Community Forest and Mountain Park 5/4/2023 Kali Becher Open Lands Project ManagerMissoula County200 W. BroadwayMissoula, MT 59802 May 3rd, 2023 Re: Marshall Mountain Community Forest and Mountain Park Dear Ms. Becher: I am writing on... Tags: Montana Chapter, Habitat Stewardship, Access & Opportunity
Media State Issues TAKE ACTION: Fight Attacks on Federal Public Land & LWCF Funding! 5/1/2023 Tags: Montana Chapter, Access & Opportunity
Media Chapter News State Issues BHA Shuts Down a Petition Attempting to Close Nearshore Fishing in California 4/25/2023 Fish & Game Commission voted unanimously to reject a petition that would have closed over 250 miles of nearshore fishing access in California's Central Coast. A petition before the Fish & Game... Tags: California Chapter, Access & Opportunity
Media Chapter News State Issues BHA Defends Navigable Waters Rule and Secures Access in California 3/23/2023 Here in California we have a constitutional right to fish, and we have a right to access, hunt and fish the navigable waters of our state - for those waters are to be held in the public trust for... Tags: media, California Chapter, Public Waters Access, Access & Opportunity
Media State Issues OPINION: Ask your senator to support SB 406 2/26/2023 Montanans can’t get to 3.1 million acres of our public lands. If a neighbor wants to let us walk across their land to access public lands, they should be able to do so, encouraged to do so, and... Tags: Montana Chapter, Access & Opportunity
Media State Issues Bill awards large nonresident landowners with big game combination hunting licenses 2/24/2023 Fifteen percent of the available big game combination licenses would be set aside for nonresidents owning a minimum of 2,500 acres under a bill designed to spread out hunting pressure and reward... Tags: Montana Chapter, Policy, Access & Opportunity
Media State Issues Reducing acreage requirement for landowners proposed in elk hunting bill 2/24/2023 For two years without success, Rep. Marty Malone, R-Pray, has attempted to draw a landowner preference tag to shoot cow elk on his property in the Paradise Valley. In the Montana Legislature on... Tags: Montana Chapter, Policy, Access & Opportunity
Media State Issues Public Lands Rally Draws Hundreds to Protect Popular Fund 2/24/2023 Few things can motivate Montanans to stand outside for close to an hour in below-zero temperatures like rallying to protect public lands. That’s what more than 200 people from around Montana did... Tags: Montana Chapter, Habitat Stewardship, Access & Opportunity
Media State Issues Hundreds "Rally for Public Lands" at Montana State Capitol 2/23/2023 On Thursday in Helena, hundreds of people braved below-zero temperatures and snow showers to “Rally for Public Lands” at the State Capitol. This was the fifth legislative session that conservation... Tags: Montana Chapter, Habitat Stewardship, Access & Opportunity
Media State Issues Public lands advocates rally, testify for outdoor access funding 2/23/2023 Nearly 500 public land advocates rallied in sub-zero temperatures on the steps of the Capitol Thursday to voice support for conservation funding and Montana’s constitutional guarantee of a clean... Tags: Montana Chapter, Habitat Stewardship, Access & Opportunity
Media State Issues Forever no more? Bill seeks to restrict state’s access to perpetual conservation easements 2/22/2023 A broad assortment of industry groups, conservation nonprofits, ranching families and hunting and fishing access advocates on Tuesday testified in opposition to a bill that would impose term... Tags: Montana Chapter, Habitat Stewardship, Access & Opportunity
Media State Issues Bill seeks landowner preference for bison tags as big hunting season continues outside Yellowstone 2/22/2023 Montana lawmakers on Tuesday afternoon heard testimony in favor of and against a bill that would allocate 15% of the state’s special bison hunting licenses to private landowners near Yellowstone... Tags: Montana Chapter, Access & Opportunity, Fair Chase
Media State Issues OPINION: Public property rights deserve protection 2/19/2023 The Hughes Creek Road in Ravalli County was illegally gated for decades. Landowners blocked the road with gates, threatening signs, and even machinery, essentially giving themselves exclusive... Tags: Montana Chapter, Access & Opportunity
Media State Issues Lawmakers hear bill to increase fines for illegally blocking roads 2/17/2023 An effort long championed by access groups to increase fines for illegally blocking public roads made its return to the Legislature on Friday with a bill that could raise fines to up to $500 per... Tags: Montana Chapter, Access & Opportunity
Media State Issues OPINION: Reject East Crazy Mountains land swap proposal 12/18/2022 Just like Holland Lake, the U.S. Forest Service is at it again — trying to pull a fast one on the public by putting forward a significant proposal that would negatively impact our public lands,... Tags: Montana Chapter, Habitat Stewardship, Access & Opportunity
Media State Issues Public Land Hunters Object to Land Swap in Montana’s Crazy Mountains 12/13/2022 A local conservation group and the U.S. Forest Service have proposed a land exchange that would put an end to decades of confusion over where the public can access the Custer-Gallatin... Tags: Montana Chapter, Access & Opportunity
Media State Issues Opposing the East Crazies Land Swap: What You Need To Know 12/7/2022 We encourage you to comment on this proposal here by the December 23rd deadline. Only those who comment on this now will be allowed to comment further as the process proceeds. The USFS will... Tags: Montana Chapter, Access & Opportunity
Media State Issues OPINION: It's up to us to defend our hunting traditions 11/4/2022 Hunting season is here. Many hunters— including me — will head out this weekend in search of good times and a chance at harvesting Montana’s publicly owned game. While afield I’m often reminded... Tags: Montana Chapter, Policy, Access & Opportunity, Fair Chase
Media State Issues Montana Land Board Approves Purchase of Thousands of Acres of Prime Deer and Elk Habitat 11/1/2022 A recent vote by the Montana Department of Natural Resources & Conservation Land Board will set aside 5,700 acres of state-managed public land in the Big Sky State. The new public land will... Tags: Montana Chapter, Access & Opportunity
Media State Issues MT Land Board Acquires Large Property for Public Use 10/26/2022 The Montana Land Board has approved acquiring a new piece of land to become a Wildlife Management Area. In a four-to-one vote, the board acquired more than 5,000 acres, at the base of the Big... Tags: Montana Chapter, Access & Opportunity
Media State Issues Land Board approves purchase of Big Snowy Mountains Wildlife Management Area 10/17/2022 The Montana Land Board on Monday approved the state’s purchase of a nearly 5,700-acre property in the Big Snowy Mountains north of Ryegate for a new wildlife management area. The board, made up... Tags: Montana Chapter, Access & Opportunity
Media State Issues LETTER: MT BHA Comments on 2022 Elk Management Scoping 10/14/2022 October 14, 2022 Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Attn: Wildlife P.O. Box 200701 Helena, MT 59620-0701 Re: 2022 Elk Management Scoping Comments Director Worsech: The Montana Chapter of... Tags: Montana Chapter, Habitat Stewardship, Access & Opportunity
Media State Issues LETTER: MT BHA Comments on Proposed Holland Lake Expansion 10/8/2022 October 7, 2022 Chris Dowling District Ranger Flathead National Forest All Units 650 Wolfpack Way Kalispell, MT, 59901 christopher.dowling@usda.gov Re: Proposed Holland Lake Expansion... Tags: Montana Chapter, Habitat Stewardship, Access & Opportunity
Media State Issues Outdoor groups get stake in elk management lawsuit 9/15/2022 Last week District Court Judge Heather Perry granted a motion from a coalition of outdoor groups allowing them to intervene in a lawsuit filed by a property rights group charging Fish, Wildlife... Tags: Montana Chapter, Access & Opportunity
Media State Issues Land deal will increase public access and benefit Shodair 9/12/2022 A plan that's over two years in the making is in its final step. Shodair Children's Hospital was given an almost 6,000-acre plot of land in the Snowy Mountains several years ago. They were given... Tags: Montana Chapter, Habitat Stewardship, Access & Opportunity
Media State Issues Fish and Wildlife Commission approves Big Snowy Mountain land purchase 8/25/2022 In a unanimous vote, the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission on Thursday approved the purchase of 5,677 acres in the foothills of the Big Snowy Mountains, north of Ryegate. The measure must... Tags: Montana Chapter, Habitat Stewardship, Access & Opportunity
Media State Issues LETTER: MT BHA Comments in Support of Upper Thompson Conservation Easement 8/17/2022 August 17, 2022 Rick Northrup Wildlife Habitat Bureau Chief FLP Program Mgr. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks 1420 East 6th Avenue PO Box 200701 Helena, MT 59620 Re: Upper Thompson Conservation... Tags: Montana Chapter, Habitat Stewardship, Access & Opportunity
Media State Issues LETTER: MT BHA Supports Point of Rocks Acquisition 8/16/2022 August 16, 2022 Lisa Timchak - Forest Supervisor420 Barrett StreetDillon, MT 59725Lisa.timchak@usda.gov RE: Point of Rocks Acquisition On behalf of our roughly 3,000-dues paying members in the Big... Tags: Montana Chapter, Access & Opportunity
Media Chapter News State Issues BHA Highlights Thomas Creek Parcels for LWCF Acquisition to the Sanhedrin Wilderness 7/26/2022 Benefits to anadromous fish like steelhead trout, game species and species of special concern make the Thomas Creek parcels a valuable candidate for addition to the Mendocino National Forest's... Tags: California Chapter, Access & Opportunity, Public Lands & Waters
Media Chapter News State Issues Nation's Largest Private Landowner Closes Public Access due to Wildfire Risk 6/28/2022 Sierra Pacific Industries (SPI) is a forest products company that owns 2.3 million acres of land across California, Oregon and Washington. They are the largest private land owner in California... Tags: California Chapter, Access & Opportunity
Media Chapter News State Issues BHA Endorses Petition to Restore Historic Fishing Access to Surf Beach 6/10/2022 The California Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers urges the California Fish & Game Commission to adopt the regulation change proposed by the city of Lompoc to modify the Vandenberg State... Tags: California Chapter, Armed Forces Initiative, Public Waters Access, Access & Opportunity
Federal Issues State Issues Issue 4 4/4/2022 Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Aenean euismod bibendum laoreet. Proin gravida dolor sit amet lacus accumsan et viverra justo commodo. Proin sodales pulvinar sic tempor.... Tags: Access & Opportunity, Public Lands & Waters, Fair Chase
Media State Issues New Pine Tree agreement benefits public and wildlife 3/18/2022 We didn’t really need a reason to celebrate on St. Patrick’s Day, but public land hunters in Arkansas can raise a toast to a long-term management agreement for the Pine Tree Research Station... Tags: media, Arkansas Chapter, Access & Opportunity
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 Chapter News State Issues Protect the Yanahli WMA 2/7/2022 Public wildlife management areas (WMAs) managed by the state agency are a valuable asset to Tennesseans and Tennessee’s rural economies, and Yanahli is one of the state’s most popular. Hunters... Tags: Tennessee Chapter, Access & Opportunity, Public Lands & Waters
Media State Issues Help Repeal Ban on Sunday Hunting on Public Lands in SC 2/7/2022 Tags: South Carolina Chapter, Access & Opportunity, Public Lands & Waters
Media State Issues Arkansas' Pine Tree Research Station Will Stay Open to Public Hunting 2/7/2022 A major victory for public lands hunting access was notched last week in the Arkansas Capitol as the attempted sale of the Pine Tree Research Station was closed down. "To put it succinctly,... Tags: media, Arkansas Chapter, Access & Opportunity
Federal Issues State Issues Issue 1 4/1/2021 Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Aenean euismod bibendum laoreet. Proin gravida dolor sit amet lacus accumsan et viverra justo commodo. Proin sodales pulvinar sic tempor.... Tags: Access & Opportunity, Public Lands & Waters, Fair Chase
Media State Issues Oklahoma BHA Applauds Acquisition of 7,602 Acre San Bois Wildlife Management Area 6/13/2019 Oklahoma is over 96% privately owned land, ranking 45th out of the 50 states for the smallest percent of land mass dedicated as public land. The challenges hunters and anglers face here go well... Tags: Access & Opportunity, Oklahoma Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues New York BHA speaks up for LWCF 9/14/2018 On Sunday, September 30th the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), one of our country’s most successful outdoor conservation tools, is set to expire and BHA needs you to take action to prevent... Tags: New York Chapter, news, Access & Opportunity
Media State Issues LWCF Project at Risk: Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest and the Ice Age Trail, Wisconsin 8/21/2018 Wisconsin is one of America’s great outdoor states, with one of the nation’s highest rates of participation in hunting, fishing, wildlife watching and outdoor sports. The state abounds in outdoor... Tags: Wisconsin Chapter, Access & Opportunity
Media State Issues LWCF Success Story: Koochiching-Washington National Forest Legacy Conservation Area, Minnesota 8/21/2018 Almost equidistant between International Falls, Hibbing and Grand Rapids lies a wide expanse of privately owned working forestland within a patchwork of state and other public lands. The area –... Tags: Access & Opportunity, Minnesota Chapter
Media State Issues LWCF Success Story: John Day River, Oregon 8/21/2018 The John Day River is born of the snows in the high Blue Mountains in northeastern Oregon and flows northwest to the Columbia River through some of America’s most isolated and intact sagebrush... Tags: Access & Opportunity, Oregon Chapter
Media State Issues LWCF Success Story: Whitewater Bay, Alaska 8/21/2018 Many people call the Tongass National Forest “America’s Salmon Forest” because so much of the pristine freshwater that feeds the vast salmon spawning grounds of Southeast Alaska originates in the... Tags: Access & Opportunity, Alaska Chapter
Media State Issues LWCF Project at Risk: Admiralty Island National Monument lands 8/21/2018 While the acquisition of the 160 acres at Whitewater Bay on Admiralty Island was a tremendous win for public access and public land management, crucial gaps remain in the Admiralty Island National... Tags: Access & Opportunity, Alaska Chapter
Media State Issues LWCF Project at risk: “B2B,” Montana 8/21/2018 In the mountains just east of Missoula, Montana, in and around the Lolo National Forest, lie 6,140 acres of private lands owned by a timber company that has allowed public access for hunting,... Tags: Montana Chapter, Access & Opportunity
Media State Issues LWCF Success Story: Tenderfoot Creek, Montana 8/21/2018 If there is one single project in the Rocky Mountain West that achieves every possible goal of the Land and Water Conservation Fund, it must be the acquisition of lands that guarantee access to... Tags: Montana Chapter, Access & Opportunity
Media State Issues LWCF Success Story: Black Canyon of Gunnison Gorge, Colorado 8/21/2018 The Land and Water Conservation Fund is crucial to the future of public lands, public access and the booming recreational economy of Colorado. Near the community of Montrose, a seemingly minor... Tags: Access & Opportunity, Colorado Chapter
Media State Issues LWCF Success Story, Valles Caldera National Preserve, New Mexico 8/21/2018 If a single landscape can embody the true wonder of the Land of Enchantment, it is the Valles Caldera National Preserve, in the Jemez Mountains of north-central New Mexico. The caldera is the... Tags: Access & Opportunity, New Mexico Chapter
Media State Issues LWCF Success Story: Brule-St. Croix Legacy Forest, Wisconsin 8/21/2018 The Brule-St. Croix Legacy Forest is a working landscape of the American heartland, 67,205 acres of forest and water with a long history of logging, snowmobiling, hunting and fishing, far from... Tags: Wisconsin Chapter, Access & Opportunity
Media State Issues LWCF Success Story: Rensselaer Plateau, New York 8/21/2018 The Rensselaer Plateau in eastern New York state holds the state’s fifth largest stretch of forestland, surprising in its vastness of more than 100,000 acres. Wildlife abounds, with game species... Tags: New York Chapter, Access & Opportunity
Media State Issues LWCF Project at Risk: Hood River Forest and Fish Conservation Plan, Oregon 8/21/2018 The Hood River Forest and Fish Conservation Project is a plan to conserve 19,772 acres of working forestlands in Hood River County, Oregon, one of the fastest growing counties in the state. The... Tags: Access & Opportunity, Oregon Chapter
Media State Issues Idaho BHA submits comments to USFS supporting re-opening of access point for hunters 7/28/2018 Idaho BHA co-signed a letter to the North Fork Ranger District of the Salmon-Challis National Forest (SCNF) regarding the Hoodoo Airstrip Maintenance Project. The Hoodoo airstrip is an existing... Tags: news, Access & Opportunity, Idaho Chapter
Media State Issues Pennsylvania BHA Statement on Sunday Hunting 3/8/2018 The Pennsylvania Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers is a nonprofit group that seeks to ensure preservation of Pennsylvania’s outdoor heritage of hunting and fishing in a natural setting,... Tags: Access & Opportunity, Pennsylvania Chapter
Media Press Releases State Issues Public Lands Sportsmen Rally Against Bundy Event 1/21/2018 Montana members of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers attend anti-public lands conclave featuring lawbreaking Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy PARADISE, Mont. – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers members from... Tags: Montana Chapter, media, Press Releases, Access & Opportunity
Media Press Releases State Issues Public Access to Sabinoso Wilderness Achieved 11/10/2017 News for Immediate ReleaseNov. 10, 2017Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Public Access to Sabinoso Wilderness Achieved Public lands sportsmen among loudest... Tags: media, Press Releases, news, Access & Opportunity, New Mexico Chapter
Media Press Releases State Issues BHA Commends Effort to Keep Elliott State Forest Publicly Accessible 3/20/2017 SALEM, Ore. – The Oregon chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers is commending a decision by the Oregon state legislature to consider a bill that could keep the Elliott State Forest under state... Tags: Press Releases, Access & Opportunity, Oregon Chapter
Media Press Releases State Issues Oregon State Land Board Votes to Sell Elliott State Forest 2/15/2017 82,000-plus acres of prized fish and wildlife habitat to be privatized; public access a question mark under future ownership SALEM, Ore. – Despite widespread support from sportsmen,... Tags: Press Releases, Access & Opportunity, Oregon Chapter
Media Press Releases State Issues U.S. House Reignites Effort to Save LWCF 1/12/2017 Bill introduced today would permanently reauthorize popular, effective conservation program WASHINGTON – Bipartisan legislation introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives this morning would... Tags: Press Releases, Access & Opportunity, Pennsylvania Chapter, Arizona Chapter
Media Press Releases State Issues BHA Urges Innovation to Keep Elliott State Forest Publicly Accessible 12/20/2016 Following state land board decision to postpone the Elliott’s sale, sportsmen speak up on behalf of Oregon’s oldest state forest KEIZER, Ore. – Oregon hunters and anglers are commending a decision... Tags: Press Releases, Access & Opportunity, Oregon Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Wisconsin BHA's Position on State Land Sale 10/12/2016 The Issue:The latest phase of state lands proposed for sale by the state of Wisconsin would result in the direct loss of 1,344 acres of high quality public hunting, fishing and recreational... Tags: Wisconsin Chapter, Access & Opportunity
Media State Issues Help Wyoming BHA Stop the Proposed Bonander State Land Exchange 9/6/2016 Sign the petition to stop the Bonander Land Exchange. Details: 1,040.67 acres of state land in the Cow Creek drainage of the Laramie Range are proposed to be traded for 295 acres in the Black... Tags: Access & Opportunity, Wyoming Chapter
Media State Issues An Open Letter to the Staff, Board, Members, and Supporters of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers 4/27/2016 By BHA's 2016 Aldo Leopold Award Winner, Mark Heckert I am humbled and deeply appreciative of the honor of the Aldo Leopold Award you have given me for my actions in defense of our public... Tags: Access & Opportunity, Oregon Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Unlocking Landlocked Public Lands 3/14/2016 Each year, America’s 40 million hunters and anglers contribute $200 billion to the national economy, and support millions of American jobs. Hunting and fishing aren’t mere pastimes, they are... Tags: media, Michigan Chapter, Access & Opportunity, Public Lands & Waters, Alaska Chapter
Media State Issues Expanding Public Access on Colorado's State Trust Lands 3/14/2016 The state of Colorado currently provides public hunting and fishing access on a mere 20 percent of its state trust lands, or approximately 480,000 of 3 million acres. This represents the lowest... Tags: media, Access & Opportunity, Public Lands & Waters, Colorado Chapter
Media Chapter News Press Releases State Issues 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: media, Press Releases, Access & Opportunity, Public Lands & Waters, Colorado Chapter
Media Reports State Issues The Elliot State Forest: Keep it Public! 3/4/2016 Oregon’s 82,500-acre Elliott State Forest is well known by sportsmen and women for the coveted public access it provides to high quality hunting and fishing. Roosevelt elk, blacktail deer and... Tags: Access & Opportunity, Reports, Oregon Chapter
Media Press Releases State Issues BHA Statement on Arrest of Cliven Bundy 2/11/2016 MISSOULA, Mont. - In the wake of the arrest in Oregon of Cliven Bundy, a Nevada scofflaw and leader of a movement to seize public lands from the American people, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers... Tags: media, Press Releases, Access & Opportunity, Public Lands & Waters, Oregon Chapter
Media State Issues Background on the Durfee Hills Land Exchange 7/2/2015 The BLM has consistently determined that exchanging the Durfee Hills from the public domain is, "not in the best interest of the American people." Yet, the relentless push by the Wilks brothers to... Tags: Montana Chapter, Access & Opportunity
Media State Issues Protecting Our Public Lands 10/15/2014 The following article, by Tim Brass, was originally published in the October/November issue of the Outdoor Writers Association of America's Outdoors Unlimited Magazine. "We have fallen heirs to... Tags: media, Wisconsin Chapter, Access & Opportunity, Public Lands & Waters
Media Chapter News State Issues Standing with BHA & The Sportsman's Pledge 10/28/2013 Several months ago it came to light that traditional bow hunters are the fastest growing segment of BHA’s membership. My own interest in shooting my long-neglected recurve bow had been... Tags: Access & Opportunity, Utah Chapter
Media State Issues Idaho BHA goes to Washington DC to Fight for Habitat and Public Access Funding 6/21/2013 This week, Idaho BHA member Derek Farr (pictured) will be traveling to Washington DC to express support for the Land & Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). LWCF is a critical source of funding for... Tags: Access & Opportunity, Idaho Chapter