Welcome to Nebraska Backcountry Hunters & Anglers July newsletter! Latest: Based on member and supporter questions, here is a bit of history on the establishment of your Nebraska Chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers. Nebraska became an official chapter in January 2020. However, the interesting backstory to its establishment is that most of chapter founders (Kyle Broadfoot, Bill Grossniclaus, Mike Storrs, Adam Leitschuh, Erik Dippold, Casey Hunter, Ryan Sewell, James Eaves) recall ...

Welcome to Nebraska Backcountry Hunters & Anglers May update!   Latest:   The Nebraska Chapter of BHA held their annual Trashy Cat event May 2-4th at Two Rivers State Rec Area near Yutan, NE. Several Board members and several guests joined us for a weekend of camping, fishing, and trash cleanup. We were able to fill numerous trash bags with fishing line, bottles, cans, fishhooks, styrofoam, and plastic from the river banks and shorelines of this beautiful park. When we weren't picking up ...

Welcome to Nebraska Backcountry Hunters & Anglers March update! This month, two BHA Nebraska board members Kyle Broadfoot and Bill Grossnicklaus set up a BHA booth at the Nebraska Bowhunters Association annual meeting in Kearney. They visited with numerous attendees and informed visitors of our mission to protect and enhance public access to Nebraska’s public Lands and Waters. The meeting and booth were a great success.     Other News: Nebraska BHA sent out a response email to the BLM ...

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is revising its land use plan in Nebraska, potentially opening nearly all of its 5,100 acres for sale. These parcels, primarily 40 to 80 acres each, are scattered across the western two-thirds of the state and have been federally owned since the Homestead era. BLM Field Manager Chad Krause noted that many of the parcels are not easily accessible to the public without permission from adjacent landowners, reducing its public value. The Nebraska BHA chapter ...