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 Roadless Rule Rollback 7/14/2025 Roadless Rule Rollback On June 24 Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) posted a statement (“USDA Rescinds Near Quarter Century Old Protections for 58.5 Million Acres of National Forest Lands”)... Tags: Colorado Chapter
Media Chapter News Press Releases State Issues 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: Policy, media, Press Releases, Nevada Chapter, California Chapter, Washington Chapter, Colorado Chapter, Wyoming Chapter, Utah Chapter, New Mexico Chapter, Oregon Chapter, Idaho Chapter, Arizona Chapter, Alaska Chapter
Media State Issues Privatization of Public Lands 6/9/2025 “Privatization of Public Lands.” Colorado Springs (Colo.) Gazette: 6/5/25 Public lands, and hence hunting, are under threat like never before. From states such as Utah (and 14 others) laying... Tags: Colorado Chapter
Media Chapter News Press Releases State Issues Reintroduced Senate Bill and New House Companion Would Conserve More Than 700,000 Acres of Public Lands in Colorado 5/19/2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 19, 2025 Contact: media@backcountryhunters.org WASHINGTON, D.C. – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA), North America’s leading public lands advocacy group, is... Tags: Policy, media, Press Releases, Colorado Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Colorado Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Appoint Steev Wilson To Roaring Fork Valley Group Regional Director Position 5/7/2025 The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) appointed Steev Wilson to serve as Regional Director for the Roaring Fork Valley Group. Steev was raised on the east coast fishing with... Tags: Colorado Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Colorado Attorney General Weighs in on 10th Circuit Corner Crossing Decision 5/5/2025 The following communication is from Colorado Statewide Hunter Education Coordinator, Jordan Likes, and details the current Colorado Attorney General's position regarding corner crossing. While... Tags: Colorado Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Colorado Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Appoint Kassi Smith To San Luis Valley Public Lands & Community Liaison Position 4/25/2025 The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) appointed Kassi Smith to serve on their Chapter Leadership Team (CLT) as San Luis Valley Public Lands & Community Liaison. She... Tags: Colorado Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Public Lands Mountain Merriam’s Hunt 4/25/2025 Access And Opportunity Are On The Chopping Block Public lands, and hence hunting, are under threat like never before. From states like Utah (and 14 others) laying claim to Bureau of Land... Tags: Colorado Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Colorado Chapter of BHA Appoint Aidan McCormick To Routt County Assistant Regional Director Position 4/22/2025 The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) appointed Aidan McCormick to serve as Assistant Regional Director for the Routt County Group. Aidan started hunting and fishing as an... Tags: Colorado Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Colorado Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers - 16th Annual Rendezvous 4/22/2025 August 8-10, 2025 The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) 16th annual Rendezvous is scheduled for August 8-10, 2025. We’ll set up camp in the Gunnison National Forest south of... Tags: Colorado Chapter
Media Chapter News Press Releases State Issues 10th Circuit Court Affirms District Court Decision in Corner-Crossing Case, Upholding Public Access Rights 3/18/2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 18, 2025 CONTACT: Devin O’Dea, Western Policy & Conservation Manager, odea@backcountryhunters.org Denver, CO – In a huge victory for public land owners,... Tags: media, Press Releases, Colorado Chapter, Wyoming Chapter, Utah Chapter, New Mexico Chapter, Kansas Chapter, Oklahoma Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Colorado BHA Applauds Passage of Senate Joint Resolution 25-009 in Defense of Public Lands 3/14/2025 DENVER – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) Colorado chapter celebrates the passage of Senate Joint Resolution 25-009, "Protection of Colorado’s Public Lands," which reaffirms the state’s... Tags: Colorado Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Colorado BHA Statement on HB25-1258, Scientific Management of Wildlife 3/4/2025 Backcountry Hunters & Anglers is a member organization that seeks to ensure North America's outdoor heritage of hunting and fishing in a natural setting, through conservation education and work on... Tags: Colorado Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Western State Policy Spotter - March 3/4/2025 This is your March 4th edition of BHA's Western Policy Spotter - a high-level scan of state policy and legislation impacting wild public lands, waters and wildlife across the West. Note - this... Tags: Montana Chapter, Policy, media, Nevada Chapter, Texas Chapter, California Chapter, Washington Chapter, Colorado Chapter, Wyoming Chapter, Utah Chapter, New Mexico Chapter, Oregon Chapter, Idaho Chapter, Arizona Chapter, Alaska Chapter
Media State Issues Colorado BHA Statement of SN25-053, Protect Wild Bison 2/14/2025 Backcountry Hunters & Anglers is a member organization that seeks to ensure North America's outdoor heritage of hunting and fishing in a natural setting, through education and work on behalf of... Tags: Colorado Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Western State Policy Spotter - First Look 2/7/2025 Welcome to your first glimpse of BHA's Western Policy Spotter - a high-level scan of state policy and legislation impacting wild public lands, waters and wildlife across the West. Much like... Tags: Montana Chapter, Policy, media, Nevada Chapter, Texas Chapter, California Chapter, Washington Chapter, Colorado Chapter, Wyoming Chapter, Utah Chapter, New Mexico Chapter, Oregon Chapter, Idaho Chapter, Arizona Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Trails (Motorized & Mechanized) Impacts On Public Lands Habitat 11/25/2024 As populations and outdoor recreation grows in the west it’s imperative that trail planning and management consider the effects of roads, trails, and recreation activities on big game high... Tags: Colorado 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 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 The Fight for Stream Access: Hunters, Anglers, and Boaters Unite for Colorado’s Waters 9/6/2024 “Colorado’s magnificent rivers and streams are a public trust to be enjoyed by all. Our message to state officials: let our people float and fish.” - Colorado Chapter Co-Chair, Don... Tags: Public Waters Access, Colorado Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Hunters And Anglers Call For President Biden To Designate Dolores River Canyons National Monument 8/26/2024 Area faces threats from industrial scale mining, habitat fragmentation, unmanaged recreation) (Colorado Newsline: 8/21/24) In the words of former Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) Conservation... Tags: Colorado Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Welcomes Murphy Robinson to Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission 8/23/2024 Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers is glad to welcome Murphy Robinson as the newly appointed sportsmen’s representative to the Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) Commission. Appointed by... Tags: Colorado Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) Statement on Colorado Ballot Proposition 127 8/6/2024 Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) is disappointed that Proposition 127, which proposes a hunting ban for Mountain Lion, Bobcat, and Lynx, has garnered enough signatures to appear on the Colorado... Tags: Colorado Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Thompson Divide Mineral Withdrawal: A Win for All 7/22/2024 Backcountry Journal: Summer 2024 Backcountry hunters and anglers value wild country, clean water and intact habitat. It’s a founding principal of this organization, and one that remains a priority... Tags: 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 Colorado BHA Rendezvous Roundup: San Isabel National Forest (June 21-23, 2024) 7/2/2024 The Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) chapter held their 15th Annual Rendezvous in the San Isabel National Forest west of Salida/Poncha Springs during June. A dozen hunters and anglers... Tags: Colorado Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Colorado BHA Chapter Newsletter, Summer 2024 6/26/2024 “The solution to any problem–work, love, money, whatever–is to go fishing, and the worse the problem, the longer the trip should be.” John Gierach, Standing in a River Waving a Stick Welcome to... Tags: Colorado Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Colorado BHA Q2 2024 Update 6/21/2024 “The natural world sustains us with clean air, unpolluted water, recreation, and natural resources. If we destroy nature, we destroy ourselves.” –Jim Posewitz, Beyond Fair Chase[1] Backcountry... Tags: Colorado Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Hunting Colorado’s Mountain Merriam’s (with The Colonel & The Fox) and Struttin’ & Cluckin’ at Rendezvous 5/28/2024 Among hunter-conservationists the story of the decimation of wildlands and wildlife during the 1700s-1800s followed by a remarkable recovery during the 1900s-2000s is well known. However, a week... Tags: Colorado Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues CO BHA Chapter Newsletter Spring 2024 5/8/2024 “One swallow does not make a summer, but one skein of geese, cleaving the murk of March thaw, is the spring.” -Aldo Leopold, A Sand County Almanac There’s no other organization like Backcountry... Tags: Colorado Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Board Member Dan Parkinson Receives Aldo Leopold Award 4/29/2024 Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) Board/Executive Leadership Team (ELT) member Dan Parkinson received the BHA Aldo Leopold Award for outstanding effort conserving terrestrial wildlife... Tags: Colorado Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Support Dolores River Canyons National Monument Proposal 4/5/2024 In the words of former Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) Conservation Director John Gale, “Conserving large tracts of undeveloped public lands as national monuments is essential to America’s... Tags: Colorado Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Hunting For Experience: Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Oral History Project 3/28/2024 During December 2023 I was contacted by a University of Montana student about taking part in a Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) Oral History Project. “I am a student enrolled at the University... Tags: Colorado Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Colorado BHA Q1 2024 Update 2/16/2024 Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) mission is to ensure North America’s outdoor heritage of hunting and fishing in a natural setting, through education and work on behalf of wild public lands,... Tags: Colorado Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Stalking Wildness: BHA’s Wilderness Warriors 2/13/2024 Stalking Wildness: BHA’s Wilderness Warriors The title caught my attention: “Wilderness Warriors: Tales of Backcountry Hunting and Veteran Camaraderie.” It was for a Backcountry Hunters & Anglers... Tags: 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 State Issues Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Legislative Liaison Ivan James Appointed to Habitat Stamp Committee 1/10/2024 Colorado Gov. Jared Polis recently appointed Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Legislative Liaison Ivan James to the Colorado Wildlife Habitat Stamp Committee.[1] The Habitat Stamp Committee... Tags: Colorado Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues CO BHA Leads the Effort on Public Hunting and Fishing Access to Indemnity Lands 11/27/2023 Thanks to BHA member Steve Witte and his research and draft letter, the Colorado Chapter of BHA was able to lead the effort to encourage the State Land Board to provide CPW an exclusive initial... Tags: Colorado Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Elk Hunting: A State of Mind (& Body) 11/21/2023 “Elk hunting is a physically and mentally grueling endeavor, but is also worth every second for nothing other than the clarity it can provide in your life.” –Tony J. Peterson[1] During... Tags: Colorado Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Policy & Government Relations VP John Gale Transitions To Bureau of Land Management 11/6/2023 Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) Vice President of Policy & Government Relations John Gale transitioned to a Senior Executive Service position with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on... Tags: Colorado Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Colorado BHA Q4 2023 Update 10/27/2023 Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) mission is to ensure North America’s outdoor heritage of hunting and fishing in a natural setting, through education and work on behalf of wild public lands,... Tags: Colorado Chapter
Media State Issues A Hunter-Angler (Hell-Raisin’ & Habitat Savin’) Guide to Winning: Colorado BHA Examples (Browns Canyon & Camp Hale) 10/23/2023 From 2007-2015 I was privileged to serve on the Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) North American Board alongside some of the most dedicated hunter-angler-conservationists I’ve known, including... Tags: Colorado Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues CO BHA Letter Supporting the Vail Bighorn Sheep Initiative 9/30/2023 Please read the attached Colorado Chapter Letter in Support of the Vail Bighorn Initiative. To learn more about this vital Rocky Mountain Bighorn Herd and to support the Initiative please visit... Tags: Colorado Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) Joins Colorado Wildlife Conservation Project (CWCP) Objection to Proposed Mad Rabbit Trails Project 9/26/2023 See the Colorado Chapter supported letter objecting to the Mad Rabbit Trails Project: Tags: Colorado Chapter
Media State Issues Backcountry Hunters & Anglers: Mission, Issues & Actions (Triads) 8/17/2023 During May 2023 I crossed paths with Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) founder Mike Beagle in Denver, nearly four years after we last got together at a watering hole not far from Mike’s home in... Tags: Colorado Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Support Colorado Outdoor Recreation & Economy (CORE) Act & Dolores River National Conservation Area and Special Management Area Act 7/12/2023 The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers encourages the U.S. Senate (and then the U.S. House) to pass both S. 1634 (the CORE Act) and S. 636 (the Dolores River National Conservation... Tags: Colorado Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Colorado Chapter Newsletter Summer 2023 7/8/2023 “What if I made a bunch of money and die before I can spend it to buy the free time to fish?” – Jim Harrison, Field & Stream, February 2003 Hopefully you’re taking Mr. Harrison’s warning to heart,... Tags: Colorado Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Proposed Jackson Mountain (CO) Mountain Bike Trail System Withdrawn 6/12/2023 (Hunters/Wildlife Advocates Applaud Decision) During the spring of 2022 Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Southwest Group Assistant Regional Director Alex Krebs got wind of a proposed... Tags: Colorado Chapter
Media State Issues Hunting Ethically Is Good, Hard Work 5/1/2023 While hunting Rocky Mountain elk or mountain Merriam’s turkeys or any other wild game in southwest Colorado’s San Juan Mountains I generally endeavor to meet up with Colorado Backcountry Hunters &... Tags: media, Colorado Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Co-Chair Receives Sigurd F. Olson Award 3/21/2023 The Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Sigurd F. Olson Award recognizes outstanding effort conserving rivers, lakes or wetland habitat. Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) Co-Chair Don... Tags: Policy, Colorado 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 CO BHA Comments on Hidden Lakes Trail Proposal 5/27/2022 The attached letter authored by Colorado Chapter Leader Craig Grother and Policy and Government Relations Director John Gale was sent to the Telluride Mountain Club regarding mountain biking trail... Tags: Colorado Chapter
Media State Issues Colorado Chapter Engages on GPS Points Bill 5/6/2022 Senate Bill 22-169, "Sensitive Species Data And Public Records: Concerning the nondisclosure of sensitive species information under the "Colorado Open Records Act" is an important bill that will... Tags: Fair Chase, Colorado Chapter
Media Issues State Issues CO BHA Comments on Uinta Basin Railway Project 2/18/2022 Date: 14 February 2022 RE: Uinta Basin Railway Project To Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) is the voice for our public lands, waters and... Tags: Colorado Chapter
Media State Issues CO BHA Public Comment – Jumbo Mountain Trail Management 8/24/2021 Public Comment – Jumbo Mountain Trail Management August 7, 2021 Thank you for this opportunity to provide comment on the Jumbo Mountain Trail plan. I’m submitting written comments on behalf of... Tags: Colorado Chapter
Media State Issues Colorado Wolf Statement 2/4/2021 The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation and the Public Trust Doctrine define fish and wildlife resources as the property of the people and managed by the state and federal agencies... Tags: Colorado 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 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 Colorado State Trust Land Access Report and Access Guide 3/12/2020 Last fall, Colorado state agencies opened 100,000 acres of Colorado state trust land to hunters and anglers to kick off the 2019 hunting season. In 2020 we are looking forward to gaining... Tags: Reports, Colorado Chapter
Media State Issues Appeals Court Decision Advances Stream Access Case in Colorado 1/31/2020 On January 23rd, Colorado river users received welcome news from 10thCircuit Court of Appeals by allowing a lawsuit to proceed between fisherman Roger Hill, landowner Mark Warsewa and the State of... Tags: Colorado Chapter
Media State Issues Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Rewards Off-Road Vehicle Enforcement in Colorado 10/31/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseOct. 31, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org The Colorado Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers recently issued two rewards to... Tags: Colorado Chapter
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 State Issues Colorado Governor Issues Executive Order to Protect Migration Corridors 8/21/2019 Photo Credits: Good Bull Outdoors In August, Gov. Jared Polis gave sportsmen and women a tool to protect migration corridors in Colorado. BHA welcomes this executive order (EO), and we thank the... Tags: Colorado Chapter
Media State Issues Colorado Parks & Wildlife Votes to Expand Public Access to 500,000 Acres of State Trust Land 7/18/2019 Last Thursday afternoon in Walden, Colorado the Colorado Board of Land Commissioners unanimously approved a motion to allow seasonal hunting access to an additional 500,000 acres of Colorado state... Tags: Colorado Chapter
Media State Issues Colorado Sportsmen Back Conservation Easement Program (HB 1264) 4/26/2019 A much needed piece of bipartisan legislation (HB 1264) which would reauthorize Colorado conservation easement tax credit and improve transparency of the program is currently making it's way... Tags: Habitat Stewardship, Colorado 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 Chapter News State Issues Colorado 2018 Midterm Election Candidate Questionnaire 9/25/2018 Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers members will vote in several crucial elections in 2018 that will affect hunting, fishing, and the management of wildlife and public lands. One of the most... Tags: Colorado Chapter
Media State Issues CO Chapter Comments on Trail Development Plan in Western CO 9/24/2018 Colorado Parks and Wildlife September 19, 2018 State Trails Program 13787 US... Tags: Colorado Chapter
Media State Issues GMUG Wilderness Evaluation Comment Period 8/22/2018 Right now the Forest Service is evaluating backcountry landscapes within the Grand Mesa Uncompahgre and Gunnision National Forests (GMUG) for wilderness suitability - to determine which... Tags: Colorado Chapter
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 Chapter News State Issues Bighorn Observation Volunteers Needed Colorado BHA 6/19/2018 Project Lead: SW Colorado BHA Regional Director Dan Parkinson DVM docdanp@gmail.com 970-759-0545 Why? Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep, the highly valued and... Tags: Colorado Chapter
Media State Issues Colorado BHA Report: Impacts of Off-Road Recreation on Public Lands Habitat 5/21/2018 The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) has been hearing from an increasing number of hunters, anglers, public land managers and others about the detrimental impacts of... Tags: Colorado Chapter
Media State Issues Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Volunteer Signage and Bighorn Observation Program 1/10/2018 Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) members are privileged to hunt, fish and otherwise recreate on public lands in southwest Colorado’s San Juan Mountains, often in the Weminuche... Tags: Colorado Chapter
Media State Issues Comments on CPW Non-Motorized Recreational Trail Grant Application Process 1/10/2018 Comments on CPW Non-Motorized Recreational Trail Grant Application Process State Trails Committee State Trails Program 13787... Tags: Colorado Chapter
Media State Issues THE RIO GRANDE NATIONAL FOREST NEEDS TO HEAR FROM YOU! (Comments are Due December 29) 12/9/2017 Comments for wildlife and habitat protection on the Rio Grande National Forest The Rio Grande National Forest is remote, wild, and largely undeveloped. In 2015, monitoring found that hunting and... Tags: Colorado 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 Chapter News State Issues Colorado State Trails Grant Program Comments Needed 12/5/2017 The Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) Trails Program (i.e., State Trails Grant Committee) distributes millions in grants to user groups and federal agencies in Colorado for trail development each... Tags: Colorado Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Team-Up with Pike National Forest (USFS) to Protect Habitat & Access 12/5/2017 In Colorado, and on public lands nationwide, ATV/OHV overuse and abuse is increasingly impacting big game (and other wildlife) habitat and related watersheds for trout and other aquatic species.... Tags: media, Colorado Chapter
Media State Issues Sportsmen Welcome Movement to Conserve Colorado's Thompson Divide 11/17/2016 Backcountry Hunters & Anglers commends the recent decision by the Bureau of Land Management to safeguard high quality undeveloped habitat in Colorado's Thompson Divide by cancelling controversial... Tags: Armed Forces Initiative, Habitat Stewardship, Colorado Chapter
Media State Issues Colorado BHA Comments on White River Field Office TMP 9/28/2016 Re: Comments on Travel and Transportation Management RMP Amendment for WRFO Bureau of Land ManagementWhite River Field Office220 East Market StreetMeeker, CO 81641 Dear Sir/Ma’am: Below you will... Tags: Habitat Stewardship, Colorado Chapter
Media State Issues Sportsmen Agree Mountain Bikes Don't Belong in Wilderness 8/31/2016 In the U.S. we are blessed with a wide variety of public lands. We can hunt elk and bighorns in the high Rockies, antelope and muleys on the Great Plains, and whitetails in the Eastern woodlands,... Tags: Habitat Stewardship, Colorado Chapter
Media State Issues Colorado BHA Comments on CO Parks & Wildlife Trails Strategic Plan 7/13/2016 July 13, 2016 To Whom It May Concern: Please accept this letter as public comment pertaining to the DRAFT 2016-2026 Statewide Trails Strategic Plan on behalf of Colorado Backcountry Hunters &... Tags: Colorado Chapter
Media State Issues Maintaining Gunnison County’s Habitat and Longstanding Hunting and Fishing Traditions 6/24/2016 “Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it.”– Theodore Roosevelt The secret’s been out for quite some time, Gunnison County is a sportsmen’s paradise, boasting... Tags: Armed Forces Initiative, Habitat Stewardship, Colorado Chapter
Media State Issues Rico-West Dolores Travel Management Plan 6/7/2016 Help us protect the Rico/West Dolores region in the San Juan National Forest (SJNF) from excessive motorized trails while safeguarding these 245,000 acres of the Dolores River watershed for... Tags: Colorado 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 State Issues Sportsmen Applaud Drone Ban in Colorado 1/10/2014 DENVER, COLORADO — Sportsmen from Colorado and beyond today applauded the state of Colorado for moving to protect traditional, fair chase hunting by curbing the use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles... Tags: Colorado Chapter
Media State Issues And Now for Some Good News in Conservation… 6/28/2012 Meanwhile, back on the home-front, a coalition of sportsmen and conservation groups scored-big by winning a lawsuit which challenged plans for irresponsible oil and gas development on Bureau of... Tags: Colorado Chapter