WDFW, Staci Lehman, 509-710-4511Backcountry Hunters and Anglers, Washington Chapter, Josh Wilund, 360-410-0054 SPOKANE- The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is teaming up with the Washington Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA), for a special drawing for multi-season deer tags.BHA helped pay for 100 multi-season deer tags for an incentive program to encourage hunters to submit samples from harvested animals to be tested for chronic wasting disease (CWD). ...

On June 3, 2023, several Kentucky BHA members joined up with some professional Buckhorn Lake Park Rangers from the US Army Corps of Engineers at Buckhorn Lake to create some much-needed fish habitat structures. In June of 2022, historic floods devastated this area of Kentucky destroying or severely altering much of the habitat. The USACE welcomed the assistance of the KY BHA Chapter to help recreate some of that lost habitat. Through sweat, smiles, and laughter, the volunteers along with ...

August 30, 2023 Chad BensonKootenai National Forest Supervisor31374 US Hwy. 2Libby, Montana 59923-3022 RE: LWCF Falls Creek Project   Dear Mr. Benson, My name is Aaron Agosto, I am writing on behalf of the Montana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers. Our organization represents over 3,000 active members in the state of Montana, who are engaged and passionate about our public lands, and the conservation of our wild places. We are a grassroots organization with a diverse membership, and ...

Sharing the results of their Resident Elk Hunter Survey, FWP’s press release and summary tout that 73% of respondents "are satisfied with elk management." Given the contention around elk management, this surprised us. So, we looked closer. FWP employs the commonly accepted 5-point numerical Likert scale to gauge hunter satisfaction, which provides the following five choices: 1 and 2 to measure dissatisfaction, a neutral option (3, signaling neither satisfied nor dissatisfied), and 4 and 5 to ...