The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) recently appointed Blake Mamich to serve an Assistant Regional Director for their Southwest Colorado Group. Blake was born and raised in Greeley, Colorado. “Growing up, I fished anywhere on the Front Range I could talk mom or dad into driving me to,” he said. His first hunting experiences were on walk-in access lands in eastern Colorado chasing pheasant. “Mom taught me how-to tie-on lure and Dad taught me how to shoot a ...

Montana Chapter Access Solutions Leader This position is tasked with a) improving opportunities to access public and private land; b) raising awareness to both threats and opportunities related to public access; and c) helping support, improve or create new or existing access tools. Lead efforts to bring awareness to and support new access opportunities (writing letters of support, flagging for membership, etc).Assist with legislative engagement on bills that deal with loss or gain of public ...

To Mark Gocke, and whom it may concern: Thank you for giving Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) the opportunity to comment on this important elk feedgrounds planning and management effort. BHA’s mission is to ensure North America's outdoor heritage of hunting and fishing in a natural setting, through education and work on behalf of wild public lands and waters. Our membership is over 30,000 strong, which includes roughly 600 from the Wyoming chapter. Wyoming BHA (WY BHA) sets its priorities ...

On Friday, April 15th at Midnight the public comment period for Draft Amendment 7 to the Fishery Management plan for Atlantic Striped Bass closed. A day before that  deadline the Leadership Boards of the New England, New York, New Jersey, North Carolina, Capital and Pennsylvania Chapters of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers submitted comments to ASMFC’s staff urging them to recover and protect Striped Bass. Read BHA’s Comments on Amendment 7 Now that the final public input opportunity on ...

Authored by Jeffrey Edwards and edited by Brendan Woodall (U.S. FWS) The steam of freshly brewed coffee slowly rising from the BHA Stanley mug mimicked that of a freshly stoked campfire in the backcountry as we sat awaiting the arrival of our crew in the crisp Wisconsin air. Stoke the fire. A statement I’ve heard Mr. Land Tawney repeat countless times, but it still has a way of seeping deep into my soul and reverberates with every inch of my being. Every time I apply for a grant through S. ...