Recent reports suggest that the Alberta government and certain municipalities, at the request of lobbyists for Alberta game farms, are considering legalizing “cervid hunting preserves” - that is, pay-to-hunt ranches. We urge our members to voice their opposition to these measures for the following reasons:  Game farms and high-fence ranches are potential vectors of wildlife diseases, including chronic wasting disease (CWD). CWD is a prion disease of the same family as BSE (“mad cow disease”) ...

We had a blast at our Missoula Valley pint night meet-up on October 19, 2021. About 60 members joined us outside for beverages and pizza at Highlander Beer in Missoula. Thanks to everyone who came out in this slow week between archery and rifles seasons! Burch Barrel, one of our state-based corporate sponsors, demoed their wood burning stoves as everyone was able to sample a delicious elk slider. A big shout out to both Highlander and Burch Barrel both for hosting this event! It was great ...

The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) recently appointed two Assistant Regional Directors, Eric Jones and Noel Worden, to the chapter’s Denver Metro Area Group/Region. Eric was born and raised in Jacksonville, Florida. “I started angling in a creek behind my home around the age of 5,” he said. “I started hunting around 8 years old with my father and uncle who taught me a love of the outdoors.” Eric is currently attending school majoring in Secondary Education with a ...

News for Immediate ReleaseOct. 20, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org              Lukas Leaf, SFBW, 612-270-6805, lukas@sportsmenbwca.org    WASHINGTON – Sportsmen for the Boundary Waters and Backcountry Hunters & Anglers today commended a decision by the Biden administration to protect the Boundary Waters Wilderness watershed from industrial mining. The action this morning by the Departments of Agriculture and Interior includes an application for a ...