News for Immediate ReleaseAug. 3, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Search committee led by BHA board invites applicants to lead North American hunter and angler organization  MISSOULA, Mont. – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers’ North American board of directors has announced a continent-wide search for the organization’s new president and chief executive officer.   The CEO will play a key role in growing and strengthening one of North America’s leading ...

"Muster" is a verb. To muster anything takes action, and being the hunters and anglers we are, it’s our nature to do just that. We push ourselves to the limit and give our all for the things we value.  So it’s no surprise that we’re still buzzing a week after BHA’s annual Muster in the Marsh event hosted by the Ohio BHA Chapter. Through multiple months of planning, meetings, new connections, and collaboration, we were able to celebrate our public lands and water amongst some of the finest - ...

At the end of July, Montana BHA staff and volunteers spent three days with the Forest Service improving trails in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest. The work will benefit hunters, high-alpine anglers, backpackers, and backcountry horsemen alike.      After meeting at basecamp, the Bear Creek Bunkhouse, on Friday morning we hit the trail. Our first order of work: clearing old water bars. Water bars help divert water off the trail, keeping the trail dry and stable. Over time, dirt, ...

Janet George volunteered as a Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Habitat Watch Volunteer for the Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forest. She was born and raised in southwestern Michigan. More specifically, the area between Grand Rapids and Holland, only 15 miles from Lake Michigan’s shoreline. “My Dad started taking me fishing when I was 4 years old on pan fish and I started small game hunting at 12 years old near my parent’s home in Michigan,” Janet said. “We continued to enjoy time ...