Crazy Mountain access proponents suffered another defeat on Wednesday after U.S. District Court Judge Susan P. Watters adopted “in full” a February ruling by U.S. Magistrate Judge Timothy J. Cavan. Friends of the Crazy Mountains, Enhancing Montana's Wildlife & Habitat, the Skyline Sportsmen Association and Montana Backcountry Hunters and Anglers had appealed Cavan’s findings. The groups contended the Custer Gallatin National Forest had not acted appropriately in rerouting a trail on the ...

Just north of Riverside Washington, over 300 mule deer per year are killed in vehicle strikes along a 12 mile stretch of Highway 97. Thanks in part to the Washington Chapter of BHA, that number is falling and soon to be lower yet. In 2018, the Washington Chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers donated $10,000 to support the Safe Passage 97 campaign led by Conservation Northwest and the Mule Deer Foundation. Our donation helped to raise money for the first of seven wildlife undercrossings ...

Results from the 2021 Public Lands and Waters Photo Contest results are in, and we at Backcountry Hunters & Anglers couldn’t be more excited by the entries we received. From the high peaks of the Rockies to the marshlands of the South, amazing entries from our fellow public lands and waters lovers told stories of their outdoors experiences. The winners from each category will receive a pair of Diamondback HD 8x42 Binoculars from Vortex Optics, a Benchmade Steep Country knife and a $100 gift ...

The following is a tremendous effort put forth by California BHA board member, Jonathan Fusaro, to compile a thorough report to CDFW regarding the HSUS petition to ban bear hunting in California. This letter includes an impressive number of scientific papers, studies and research to refute the HSUS claim that there is a lack of data on black bears in CA, and it systematically addresses the misleading claims made in the petition.

Ben Franklin is quoted as telling his fellow revolutionaries that, “We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.” While the consequences of the issues we face today are not near as dire, Franklin’s lessons are still very relevant. Lesson one, if we let small differences of opinion become greater than the overall mission, we will be overcome. Lesson two, when we work together we’re a force to be reckoned with. This is the ethos behind the Oregon Sportsmen’s ...