In November of 2021 the Southeast Chapter was made aware of a proposed hunting buffer zone in Mississippi’s Malmaison WMA.  This proposed rule was intended to limit access to the public hunting area in a way that would benefit the members of the neighboring private hunting club.  The Southeast chapter was concerned by the proposed rule for two reasons. The first concern is obvious in that it would reduce a considerable amount of public acreage to world class duck hunting ground. Their second ...

On the first day of the Colorado Legislature’s 2022 session, a bill (SB22-031) that would ban hunting lion, bobcat, and lynx was introduced in the Senate with sponsorship of four Legislators. The bill was referred to the Senate Agriculture and Natural Resource Committee where it awaits a hearing. The Colorado Chapter swiftly voiced its opposition to this bill and is working with partners to kill this bill before it gains traction. We urge you to join us in speaking-up by sending a letter ...

Last fall, BHA's Collegiate Program hosted their inaugural Critter Classic: part R3, part stewardship, part wild game cooking competition. Brought to life by Mississippi State University club president, Landon Carlton, the event was an opportunity to get new hunters afield and connect them to hunting through the lens of a local, sustainable, and often overlooked source of food: small game. Points were accumulated for each small game hunter or license, bag of trash packed out, and small game ...

Take action by signing this petition to stop mining threats in the Green River Valley The Cascade Forest Conservancy (CFC) protects forests, streams, wildlife and communities in the heart of the Cascades through conservation, education, and advocacy. For more than 15 years, this local conservation group has been protecting the Green River Valley neighboring Mount St. Helens from becoming the location of a new open-pit hardrock mine. CFC has successfully prevented successive attempts to ...

News for Immediate ReleaseJan. 11, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont. – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers today commended a move by the Biden administration to prohibit oil and gas development on critical public lands and waters in Alaska’s Arctic, while also urging the administration to coordinate with Congress to permanently conserve special areas of fish and wildlife habitat. The Bureau of Land Management-promulgated action would reverse a ...