News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 25, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Chuckwalla National Monument would span 660,000 acres of desert habitat with movement pathways for desert bighorn sheep, mule deer and other species COACHELLA, Calif. – Vast, intact public land expanses of Southeast California revered both by hunters and the region’s Tribes could be permanently conserved if a national monument is established, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers stated ...

News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 18, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont. – Ryan Busse, a former member and chair of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers’ North American board of directors, recently announced a campaign for governor of Montana.    As a 501(c)(3), BHA is legally prohibited from distributing statements on or speaking out in support of (or in opposition to) candidates for public office. BHA does not take positions on or support in any ...

News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 6, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Oil and gas leases cancelled in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, conservation activities prioritized in the National Petroleum Reserve – Alaska, Indigenous rights elevated in fish- and wildlife-rich Arctic region WASHINGTON – Important fish and wildlife habitat in Alaska will be conserved following an announcement by the Biden administration today, heeding the calls of millions of ...

News for Immediate ReleaseAug. 25, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org WASHINGTON – A critical migration corridor for Nevada’s largest mule deer herd, expansive sage grouse habitat, and robust fisheries including Lahontan cutthroat trout, the Nevada state fish, would be conserved under a proposal from the Nevada Senate delegation. Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) delivered a letter to the Department of the Interior this week ...