Feb

2022

Protect the Yanahli WMA

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 and anglers are concerned that should this become law, these properties will be diverted to other uses not compatible with hunting and angling, or will be poorly managed. H.B. 1674 by Rep. Cepicky, and S.B. 1839 by Senator Hensley, if passed, will transfer ownership of the 12,800-acre Yanahli ...

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7

Feb

2022

Help Repeal Ban on Sunday Hunting on Public Lands in SC

Author: South Carolina BHA

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7

Feb

2022

Arkansas' Pine Tree Research Station Will Stay Open to Public Hunting

Author: Arkansas BHA Chapter

A major victory for public lands hunting access was notched last week in the Arkansas Capitol as the attempted sale of the Pine Tree Research Station was closed down. "To put it succinctly, several different parties came together with an interest in seeing that the Pine Tree property remained open for public enjoyment," said James Brandenburg, a leader of the Arkansas chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers. The sale of 6,300 acres of the University of Arkansas Pine Tree Research Station ...

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15

Jun

2021

Sale of Arkansas Public Lands Cancelled Following BHA Pushback

Author: Katie McKalip

News for Immediate ReleaseJune 15, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org BHA Arkansas chapter led opposition by sportsmen and women to sale of Pine Tree WDA, relied upon by generations of hunters and anglers PINE TREE, Ark. – Prime fish and game habitat in eastern Arkansas will remain publicly owned and publicly accessible following today’s cancellation of a planned land sale that was strongly opposed by Backcountry Hunters & Anglers’ Arkansas ...

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9

Apr

2021

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Apr

2021

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Apr

2020

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5

Feb

2020

BLM Invites Public to Identify Access Projects

Author: Arkansas BHA Chapter

In March of 2019, BHA and public land owners everywhere celebrated the passage of S.47, a legislative package of more than 100 bills called the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management and Recreation Act. Today, the Bureau of Land Management is taking a major step forward in its implementation of the Dingell Act by addressing landlocked public lands across the West. We applaud U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary David Bernhardt for prioritizing this important issue and encouraging ...

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13

Jun

2019

Oklahoma BHA Applauds Acquisition of 7,602 Acre San Bois Wildlife Management Area

Author: Oklahoma BHA Chapter

Oklahoma is over 96% privately owned land, ranking 45th out of the 50 states for the smallest percent of land mass dedicated as public land. The challenges hunters and anglers face here go well beyond the typical challenges faced in other states that hold more public access. Even with all these challenges, there are some clear highlights for sportsmen and women. Oklahoma is one of a few states that are consistently showing strong hunter recruitment numbers. Sales of hunting and fishing ...

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14

Sep

2018

New York BHA speaks up for LWCF

Author: New York BHA

On Sunday, September 30th the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), one of our country’s most successful outdoor conservation tools, is set to expire and BHA needs you to take action to prevent it from happening. Since its bi-partisan inception in 1964, the LWCF has contributed close to $4 billion for federal, state and local governments to sustain important lands, waters, conserve fish and wildlife habitat, and to enhance public access to those very same lands and waters. As BHA-NY ...

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