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12

Apr

2022

Alaska BHA Comments on USFS Cube Cove Restoration Proposal

Alaska BHA Comments on USFS Cube Cove Restoration Proposal
Author: Jacob Mannix
  Whitewater Bay on Admiralty Island. Credit, USFS. In January of 2020 the United States Forest Service completed the purchase of 22,890 acres on Admiralty Island in the vicinity of Cube Cove. The land, which was once heavily impacted by logging operations, is now in public ownership and is part of the Kootznoowoo Wilderness Area on Admiralty Island. The damage from previous logging operations in the area was extensive and many roads and culverts in the area have become impediments to fish ...
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11

Apr

2022

BHA Wisconsin Positions on Wisconsin Conservation Congress 2022 Spring Questionnaire

BHA Wisconsin Positions on Wisconsin Conservation Congress 2022 Spring Questionnaire
Author: Anonym
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11

Apr

2022

Sky to Skillet

Sky to Skillet
Author: peter white
BHA's University of British Columbia Okanagan collegiate club is helping students overcome barriers to hunting. By Peter White The pursuits of hunting and fishing aren’t easy pastimes to incorporate into life on campus as a university student. For one thing, on a student’s budget you are continuously flipping a coin between a piece of new hunting gear and a required textbook. Plus, if you are new to campus, it can be hard to find accessible hunting and fishing areas and to meet like-minded ...
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9

Apr

2022

North American News Featured Story 4

North American News Featured Story 4
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Tags: Access & Opportunity, Public Lands & Waters, Fair Chase

7

Apr

2022

Wyoming Corner Crossing Civil Case Transferred to Federal Court

Wyoming Corner Crossing Civil Case Transferred to Federal Court
Author: Arkansas BHA Chapter
Hunters and anglers are closely watching legal proceedings in Carbon County, Wyoming, where four non-resident elk hunters “corner crossed” at a surveyed corner where two parcels of public land join and who, as a result, were charged with criminal – and later civil – trespass. The hunters had accessed the public lands in question for two consecutive years, utilizing a stepladder in the second year to cross from one public parcel to another.    For more background on corner crossing, check ...
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7

Apr

2022

MAPLand Act Passes Senate, Heads to President’s Desk

MAPLand Act Passes Senate, Heads to President’s Desk
Author: Katie McKalip
News for Immediate ReleaseApril 7, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org WASHINGTON – The Modernizing Access to Our Public Land Act, or MAPLand Act, which would modernize and digitize map records for the benefit of public lands hunters, advanced through the U.S. Senate late yesterday under a procedural vote that allowed the unanimously supported bipartisan bill to move without objection. Led by Sens. Jim Risch (R-ID) and Angus King (I-ME), the Senate vote ...
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7

Apr

2022

Fly Fishing for PA Trout : A Primer

Fly Fishing for PA Trout : A Primer
Author: Pennsylvania BHA
By Nick DelVecchio Spending a day on a favorite trout stream, fly rod in tow, is such a tremendous way to take advantage of our Pennsylvania public lands.  We are blessed with thousands of miles of trout water, and it’s more than an angler could hope to fish in 100 lifetimes!  With that in mind, there’s no time like the present to start exploring trout streams around the Keystone State, and here are some answers to commonly asked questions that folks have about fly fishing.   Q: Do you have ...
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6

Apr

2022

New York State Lead Ammunition Ban Legislation

New York State Lead Ammunition Ban Legislation
Author: Chris Borgatti
On Wednesday, March 30 the NYS Assembly passed a bill that would ban use of lead ammo on state lands, as well as NYC DEP watershed lands.  The Senate has not yet considered this legislation, but they did pass it last year.  Now is the time to speak up and urge your State legislators to prevent this well-intentioned, but misguided bill from reaching the Governor's Desk. Click Here to Take Action!  While BHA shares the goal of transitioning away from lead ammunition for hunting, our ...
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5

Apr

2022

Help Legalize Sunday Hunting on Public Lands in South Carolina

Help Legalize Sunday Hunting on Public Lands in South Carolina
Author: Josh Kaywood
Ask your South Carolina State Legislators to support HB 4614; Sunday Hunting on Wildlife Management Areas. While Sunday hunting is legal on private land, hunters are still prohibited from hunting Wildlife Management Areas on Sundays. It’s time that public land hunters are afforded 7-day hunting opportunities. Please join Backcountry Hunters & Anglers in urging your state legislators to help repeal the ban on Sunday hunting on public lands in South Carolina!  
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5

Apr

2022

Women in the Woods

Women in the Woods
Author: Kassi Smith

Above: Women in the Woods Elk Camp in Colorado. Photos by Ryan McSparren.   By Kassi Smith The ray of light as dawn breaks over the High Rockies. The distorted reflection of mountain giants just below the waters’ surface. A held breath as the first mallard sets for landing. These experiences are visceral, and they are ubiquitous. Like many, I wasn’t born into a family that recreates outdoors; but even so, my earliest memories are of escaping into wild spaces. Before the age of 10, I would ...

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