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. ...

Since October 2021, Jackson-area chapter leadership team member Liz Lynch has been participating in the Wyoming Game & Fish Department (WGFD) process for receiving public input regarding the future of elk feedgrounds in western Wyoming. Liz has represented Wyoming BHA in the non-governmental organization (NGO) stakeholder group.  The “shared learning” phase, which involved weekly presentations and Q&A sessions, ran from early November 2021 to the end of January 2022. You can revisit the ...