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Dec

2014

Sportsmen Applaud Historic Move to Conserve America's Finest Habitat

MISSOULA, Mont. – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers applauded federal legislation passed by the Senate today which protects habitat, access and outdoor opportunity for some of America’s finest hunting lands and fishing waters. “Today’s bipartisan action in Washington D.C. packs historic benefits for America’s outdoors families,” said Land Tawney, executive director of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers. “This conservation vision represents decades of hard work by hunters and anglers and other ...
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Dec

2014

Colorado Sportsmen Applaud Renewed Effort to Protect Browns Canyon

Author: Colorado BHA
SALIDA, CO – After more than 15 years of bi-partisan efforts to protect Browns Canyon, sportsmen are pleased by the prospect that more than 20,000 acres in Browns Canyon could finally be conserved as a National Monument under the Antiquities Act. On December 6th Colorado Senators Mark Udall and Michael Bennet join key officials from the Obama Administration for a public meeting aimed at gauging public support for a National Monument Designation for Browns.  The meeting will take place at ...
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Oct

2014

Protecting Our Public Lands

Author: Tim Brass
The following article, by Tim Brass, was originally published in the October/November issue of the Outdoor Writers Association of America's Outdoors Unlimited Magazine. "We have fallen heirs to the most glorious heritage a people ever received, and each one must do his part if we wish to show that the nation is worthy of its good fortune." -Theodore Roosevelt Tim Brass with his first deer, age 12 It was way back in 1996 when I first stumbled behind my dad and grandpa with a pair of ...
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Jun

2014

Oregon BHA Letter: Don't Rob LWCF for Maitenance

Dear Congressman DeFazio: As a lifetime member of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers and an Oregonian I’m writing to you regarding one of the cornerstones of our national conservation policy. Backcountry Hunters & Anglers was formed here in Oregon ten years ago. Today, we have members in all 50 states and our chapters cover 97% of all public lands in the U.S. Our mission is simple. We proactively protect our wild public lands, waters, and wildlife to hand down an American heritage to the next ...
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Apr

2014

Comments on USFS Budget: Trails, Wildfire & Enforcement

Author: Tim Brass
The following is a letter that was recently submitted by BHA in regards to the U.S. Forest Service's proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2015. Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) is a national sportsmen conservation organization built upon the passion, hard work and commitment of members who value the solitude, challenge and overwhelming reward that hunting and fishing our wild public lands provides.  To carry our longstanding tradition forward, it is crucial our public land management agencies ...
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Mar

2014

Letter: Sportsmen Support Reauthorization of the Land & Water Conservation Fund

Dear Chairman Rogers, Chairwoman Mikulski, Ranking Member Lowey, and Ranking Member Shelby, Since 1965, the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) has been one of the most successful federal conservation programs. LWCF has played a crucial role in the conservation of our nation's natural resources, and the program has long enjoyed bipartisan support. As we move toward a crucial time in the appropriations process, it is essential that LWCF remain a Congressional priority. LWCF is premised on ...
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Oct

2013

Congressional Movement to Conserve Montana Lands Important to Sportsmen Draws Praise

Author: Montana BHA
Bipartisan North Fork Watershed Protection Act would withdraw from potential mining and drilling 362,000 acres of prime fish and wildlife habitat west of Glacier National Park MISSOULA, Mont. – Sportsmen from Montana and across the country are speaking out in support of bipartisan legislation that would withdraw from future minerals development 362,000 acres of America’s most valuable hunting and fishing lands located near Glacier National Park in Montana. Rep. Steve Daines (R-MT) introduced ...
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Sep

2013

The HUNT Act: Promoting Public Lands Access for Hunting, Angling Draws Praise from Outdoors Community

The HUNT Act would enhance public access of ‘landlocked’ public lands, support nation’s outdoor recreation dependent economy. WASHINGTON – Senate legislation introduced today that would increase hunting and angling access on public lands and bolster the nation’s outdoor recreation economy was welcomed by a broad coalition of influential sportsmen’s groups and outdoor interests. The Hunt Unrestricted on National Treasures Act, or “HUNT Act,” introduced this afternoon by Sen. Martin Heinrich ...
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Dec

2012

BHA Visits Washington DC

Backcountry Hunters & Anglers takes pride in being vocal advocate for the public backcountry lands that sustain our hunting and angling traditions. While the roots of BHA’s advocacy efforts reside largely at the local level with advocates that have boots-on-the-ground experience with the land, our voice, knowledge and passion for the lands we hunt and fish is being recognized nationally. On December 3, 2012 Backcountry Hunters & Anglers representatives from throughout the West traveled to ...
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Sep

2012

Proposed BWCA land exchange is a bad deal

During September of 1901, Vice President Theodore Roosevelt unexpectedly (but prophetically) became America’s 26th president, and during his tenure as commander-in-chief, Roosevelt personally established the first 21 forest reserves. They evolved into the present-day 192 million-acre national forest system, which includes Minnesota’s Superior National Forest (SNF).It has been over 100 years since TR signed Presidential Proclamation No. 848, establishing the SNF and laying the foundation for ...
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