Chapter News Federal Issues State Issues The Value of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as Public Land for Hunting and Fishing 9/22/2025 Tags: Public Lands & Waters, North American News, Alaska Chapter
Chapter News State Issues Action Alerts Michigan Chapter Urges Action to Protect Lake Superior: The Threat of Copperwood Mine 9/17/2025 This is going to sound familiar and that’s because in December of 2024 we were successful in stopping the Michigan legislature from approving a $50 million dollar grant to the Copperwood... Tags: Michigan Chapter, Public Lands & Waters, Take Action, State Issues
North American News Press Releases Federal Issues Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Condemns Effort to Roll Back Public Lands Rule 9/12/2025 Tags: Policy, Press Releases, Public Lands & Waters, North American News
Media News North American News Press Releases Federal Issues Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Readies Grassroots Network for Roadless Rule Comment Period 8/27/2025 Tags: Press Releases, Public Lands & Waters, North American News
Media Press Releases State Issues Montana BHA and Partners Celebrate Bill that Defends Legal Public Access 5/19/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseMay 19, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Montana’s House Bill 486 increases the fine 10X for illegally blocking public... Tags: Montana Chapter, Policy, media, Press Releases, Public Lands & Waters
Media Press Releases State Issues Montanans Rebuke Legislation to Limit Access and Habitat Funding 2/9/2023 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - 2/9/2023 Contact: Jim Klug, Business for Montana Outdoors: 406-581-6434 Frank Szollosi, Montana Wildlife Federation: 406-417-9909 Whitney Tawney, Montana Conservation... Tags: Montana Chapter, Policy, Press Releases, Habitat Stewardship, Public Lands & Waters
Media State Issues LETTER: Montana Sporting Groups Support for Conservation Funding from HB 701 (2021) 2/2/2023 February 2, 2023 Speaker of the House Matt Regier & Senate President Jason EllsworthState Capitol1301 E. Sixth Ave.Helena, MT 59601 RE: Montana sporting groups support for conservation funding... Tags: Montana Chapter, Policy, Habitat Stewardship, Public Lands & Waters
Media Press Releases State Issues Roadless Protections for Backcountry Lands in Southeastern Alaska Restored 1/25/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseJan. 25, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Roadless Areas in the Tongass National Forest offer irreplaceable big game habitat, host... Tags: Policy, media, Press Releases, Public Lands & Waters, Alaska Chapter
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 State Issues Black River WMA: Digging Into Public Waterfowl Hunting in Arkansas 7/18/2022 Earlier this spring a concerned member contacted our board with a question about Dave Donaldson Black River Wildlife Management Area in Northeast Arkansas. With all the news and publicity... Tags: Arkansas Chapter, Public Lands & Waters
Media Chapter News State Issues Help Legalize Sunday Hunting on Public Lands in South Carolina 4/5/2022 Ask your South Carolina State Legislators to support HB 4614; Sunday Hunting on Wildlife Management Areas. While Sunday hunting is legal on private land, hunters are still prohibited from hunting... Tags: South Carolina Chapter, Southeast Chapter, Public Lands & Waters
Media Chapter News State Issues 'No Net Loss' Bill Passes in Georgia: Keeps Public Lands Open for Hunting 4/4/2022 ATLANTA — On April 4, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed the No Net Loss bill, which amended Georgia law in order to prevent any net loss of acreage available for hunting on state-owned land... Tags: Southeast Chapter, Public Lands & Waters, Georgia Chapter
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 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 Chapter News State Issues Arizona BHA Opposes Resolution That Would Put Habitat Conservation On the Back Burner 2/1/2022 Recently a proposed concurrent resolution has been introduced in Arizona (HCR 2024) that opposes a global initiative to conserve 30% of our land and water resources by the year 2030. Commonly... Tags: Public Lands & Waters, Arizona 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 Chapter News State Issues Pebble Mine: Perspective From a Lifelong Alaskan Hunter 1/3/2022 We are a family of hunters. As a child, I was taught to cherish, value and respect the animals we hunt and the environment in which they live. It was an easy lesson. My family's 40-acre homestead... Tags: media, Public Waters Access, Public Lands & Waters, Alaska 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 Chapter News Press Releases State Issues Alaska Roadless Habitat Conserved, Local Economies Boosted in USDA Plan 7/15/2021 MISSOULA, Mont. – Backcountry roadless lands in the Tongass National Forest, a public lands crown jewel in southeast Alaska, will see conservation safeguards restored and new measures put in place... Tags: media, Press Releases, Public Lands & Waters, Alaska Chapter
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 BHA's Land Tawney Speaks to the Importance of the Boundary Waters 2/27/2018 With The more than 1 million acres of Wilderness in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness at risk from large scale sulfide-ore copper mining proposals, BHA's Land Tawney Speaks about the... Tags: Armed Forces Initiative, Public Lands & Waters, Minnesota Chapter
Media State Issues Flush in the Wild Film Highlights Need to Protect the Boundary Waters 5/25/2016 Follow this story of a veteran and BHA member that found reprieve from PTSD through his time in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. This film was produced by Minnesota BHA Board Member, Mark Norquist... Tags: Armed Forces Initiative, Public Lands & Waters, Minnesota Chapter
Media State Issues Fish Out of Water Film Showcases Boundary Waters Canoe Area 5/25/2016 The following is a three-part video series produced by Minnesota BHA Board Member, Mark Norquist in collaboration with Sportsmen for the Boundary Waters. In this film, three chefs from the Twin... Tags: Armed Forces Initiative, Public Lands & Waters, Minnesota Chapter
Media State Issues MN BHA: Thank You Governor Dayton for Protecting the BWCA 4/27/2016 March 9, 2016 Governor Dayton, The MN Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers thanks you for your leadership in opposing the proposed Twin Metals sulfide-ore copper mine at the edge of the... Tags: Armed Forces Initiative, Public Lands & Waters, Minnesota Chapter
Media State Issues BHA Statement on Cancellation of Badger-Two Medicine Leases 3/17/2016 MISSOULA, Mont. – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers today praised an announcement by the U.S. Department of the Interior that one of the last remaining oil-and-gas drilling leases in the Badger-Two... Tags: Montana Chapter, Habitat Stewardship, Public Lands & Waters
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 State Issues Minnesota BHA: Thank You Governor Mark Dayton for Protecting the BWCA 3/9/2016 For years, Minnesota BHA has been working hard to protect the world-renowned fisheries and backcountry habitat from proposed mines in and around the Boundary Waters Canoe Wilderness Area. On March... Tags: Armed Forces Initiative, Public Lands & Waters, Minnesota 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 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 State Issues Proposed BWCA land exchange is a bad deal 9/4/2012 During September of 1901, Vice President Theodore Roosevelt unexpectedly (but prophetically) became America’s 26th president, and during his tenure as commander-in-chief, Roosevelt personally... Tags: Armed Forces Initiative, Public Lands & Waters, Minnesota Chapter