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23

Jan

2025

Bipartisan Legislation Aims to Block Public Lands Privatization, Bolster Hunting and Fishing Access

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jan. 23, 2025 Contact:  Kaden McArthur, Government Relations Manager, mcarthur@backcountryhunters.org   Bipartisan Legislation Aims to Block Public Lands Privatization, Continuing Hunting and Fishing Access  BHA applauds the reintroduction of Public Lands in Public Hands Act    Washington, D.C.—Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA), the leading voice for North America’s public lands, waters, and wildlife, enthusiastically supports the Public Lands in Public Hands Act, ...
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21

Jan

2025

President Trump’s Day One Actions Include Assault on Alaska Public Lands

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jan. 21, 2025 Contact:  Kaden McArthur, Director of Policy and Government Relations, mcarthur@backcountryhunters.org   President Trump’s Day One Actions Include Assault on Alaska Public Lands  Executive order threatens conservation of more than 50 million acres of iconic wild landscapes  Washington, D.C. — Following his inauguration as the 47th President of the United States, President Donald Trump signed numerous executive orders, among them an order strongly ...
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21

Jan

2025

Our Common Ground: A History of America’s Public Lands

As promised, John Leshy is back on the Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Podcast & Blast to discuss his recently published and definitive book, Our Common Ground: A History of America’s Public Lands. Our Common Ground is the most comprehensive and incisive history, both legal and political, ever written about the American public lands. It is an absolute must-read for anyone who loves our national forests, parks, grasslands or BLM lands, especially right now, when the entire institution of ...
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16

Jan

2025

Legislation Introduced to Repeal President’s National Monument Authority, Undermining Bedrock Conservation Law

Author: Nadia Marji
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  Jan. 16, 2025    Contact:  Kaden McArthur, Director of Policy and Government Relations, mcarthur@backcountryhunters.org    Proposed Legislation Targets Century-Old Presidential Authority to Protect Public Lands    Washington, D.C. – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA), the leading voice for North America’s public lands, waters, and wildlife, today condemned a newly-introduced bill that threatens critical conservation efforts under the guise of restoring authority ...
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14

Jan

2025

Public Lands & Waters Photo Contest, 2024 Winners

We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2024 Public Lands & Waters Photo Contest! Your breathtaking photography from across North America truly captured the essence of our public lands, waters, and wildlife, reigniting our fire for conservation and reminding us why we do what we do. The Prizes We would like to extend a huge thank you to our sponsors Seek Outside, Stone Glacier, Sage Fly Fishing, Sitka, Weston, Benchmade Knives, and Dometic for this year’s incredible photo contest ...
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13

Jan

2025

Supreme Court Rejects Utah’s Land Grab Lawsuit: A Victory for Public Land Owners

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Jan. 13, 2025   Contacts:  Kaden McArthur, Director of Policy and Government Relations, mcarthur@backcountryhunters.org  Devin O’Dea, Western Policy & Conservation Manager, odea@backcountryhunters.org     Washington, D.C. — Today the U.S. Supreme Court announced their decision to reject hearing a lawsuit filed by the State of Utah in late summer that threatened the very foundation of America’s public lands legacy. Patrick Berry, President and CEO of Backcountry Hunters ...
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9

Jan

2025

Mule Deer Picadillo

Author: Micah Fields
  Growing up in Houston, Texas, I was exposed to an abundant food scene fueled by the city’s diverse population. From African oxtail stew to VietCajun crawfish and noodles, I developed an adventurous palate early on, and it’s served me well in my journey as an amateur wild game chef. The biggest culinary influence of my childhood, however, was the food prepared by my stepfather’s side, a family of Cuban immigrants that fed me a rotating menu of homemade Latin American standards: ropa vieja, ...
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7

Jan

2025

Haunted by Alaska: Bjorn Dihle on Life, Bears, and Mystery (ep. 195)

Bjorn Dihle has lived his entire life in southeast Alaska, hunting and fishing from the Tongass National Forest to the northern Brooks Range and beyond. He is a family man, a wilderness and wildlife guide, a conservationist, and a contributing editor at Alaska and Hunt Alaska magazines. Bjorn is the author of the books Haunted Inside Passage, Never Cry Halibut, and A Shape in the Dark: Living and Dying with Brown Bears. Listeners might also know his work from his riveting story in Outdoor ...
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7

Jan

2025

BHA Applauds Chuckwalla Designation Conserving 624,000 Acres of Public Lands

Author: Nadia Marji
For Immediate Release:  January 7, 2025    Contacts:  Nadia Marji, Vice President of Marketing & Communications, nadia@backcountryhunters.org  Kaden McArthur, Director of Policy & Government Relations, mcarthur@backcountryhunters.org     WASHINGTON, D.C. – Connecting habitat and wildlife movement corridors from the Joshua Tree National Park in California to the Kofa National Wildlife Refuge in Arizona, the newly-designated Chuckwalla National Monument will conserve 624,000 acres of public ...
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7

Jan

2025

Anglers, Hunters Cheer President Biden’s Action to Designate Sáttítla Highlands National Monument

Author: Nadia Marji
For Immediate Release: January 07, 2025   Contacts:Sam Davidson, Policy Director, California Public Lands, Trout Unlimited(831) 235-2542 / sam.davidson@tu.org Kaden McArthur, Director of Policy and Government Relations, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers(435) 770-3774 / mcarthur@backcountryhunters.org   Monument status will better protect the source waters of famous trout streams, key habitats, and fishing and hunting opportunities REDDING, CA — Today, Trout Unlimited (TU) and Backcountry Hunters ...
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