In the time since publication, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing on Domestic Critical Mineral Supply Chains on March 31st, 2022. The chief regulatory officer for Twin Metals, the company overseeing the mining project that threatens the Boundary Waters, was a witness at the hearing. BHA and our partners submitted a letter for the record stating our belief that the United States can and must balance domestic critical mineral production with ensuring that we do ...

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham this week removed State Game Commissioner Jeremy Vesbach, apparently because he has repeatedly stood up for New Mexico resident hunters and anglers. She notified him Tuesday morning that he was out, even though he still had a year left in his term. “I think the governor was looking for someone who would ride the fence,” Vesbach told NMBHA. “That’s not me.” Since he was appointed in 2019, Vesbach has been a fierce advocate for New Mexico hunters and anglers. He has ...

By Don Rank, Chapter Secretary and Policy Chair The Pennsylvania Chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers continues to monitor and advance policies that provide access and opportunity for our members. We identify and track issues and legislation that may impact our ability to not only partake in our hunting and angling traditions, but also grow them and expand our community. In 2021, chapter leaders met with many legislators and staff in the House and Senate to discuss those issues ...

A Montana poacher has been fined more than $5,000 after illegally killing a bighorn ram that he says he believed was an elk. Harold Horine, 45, of Deer Lodge, Montana, shot and killed a mature ram in the Highland Mountains near Butte on Nov. 22, 2021. According to Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, he did not report the kill and left the meat to waste. “A witness who observed the violation contacted FWP after finding the dead sheep abandoned,” the agency wrote in a press release issued on ...