BHA continues to track litigation over hunting and fishing opportunities on national wildlife refuges, including reports that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is engaged in discussions with the Center for Biological Diversity.   We’ve always supported the expansion of public hunting and fishing access on National Wildlife Refuge System lands and waters, for many years and across multiple administrations, and we remain strongly opposed to any actions that would diminish the expansion of ...

News for Immediate ReleaseMarch 7, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Legislation would allow Sunday hunting on public lands in the state for the first time; legislature votes to advance bill to governor’s desk RICHMOND, Va. – Today, public lands hunters in Virginia scored a major win when the state legislature voted to advance to the governor’s desk a bill that would allow Sunday hunting on public lands in the state for the first time. The legislation, ...

If you hunt in New Mexico and want to see changes in elk, deer and other big game regulations – season dates, bag limits or anything else -- now is the time to tune in. The State Game Commission met last Friday in Socorro to begin the process of reviewing and revising all big game rules, which happens every four years. On tap right now are proposed changes in javelina, pronghorn and bighorn regulations, but other species will follow soon. Stewart Liley, the head of the NMDGF Wildlife ...

The Montana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers presents a 'Fill-Your-Freezer' raffle package! We're bringing you 75-85 pounds of delicious, grassfed, field-harvested, Montana bison, cut and packaged into steaks, roasts, and ground, a variety of seasonings and sauces, a high-quality knife with a sweet multi-use sharpener to go with it, and BHA-branded meat bags to get you ready to process your own wild game in the near future. Grab raffle tickets for a chance to win this package valued ...