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Collegiate Program's Critter Classic

[EasyDNNnewsLocalizedText:Author]: Kylie Schumacher

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 ...

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Balance in the Boundary Waters

[EasyDNNnewsLocalizedText:Author]: Spencer Shaver

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 ...

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Protecting the Green River Valley with Cascade Forest Conservancy’s Sean Roome

[EasyDNNnewsLocalizedText:Author]: Joshua Messer

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 ...

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Governor Removes Another Qualified Commissioner

[EasyDNNnewsLocalizedText:Author]: Joel Gay

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 ...

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Administration Move to Conserve Arctic Reserve Draws Praise from BHA

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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 ...

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Pennsylvania Winter 2021/2022 Policy Update

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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 ...

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OPINION: Solving the insanity surrounding elk

[EasyDNNnewsLocalizedText:Author]: Thomas Baumeister

FWP Director Hank Worsech, when referring to the state of elk management in Montana, has repeatedly evoked a quote attributed to Einstein: “Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different outcome is the definition of insanity.” “We have to try something different,” claims Worsech. While we agree that it’s foolish to repeat ineffective actions, it may be equally foolish to try something different without first recognizing the real problem. Read more from Helena ...

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Defending the Public Trust

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Photo: Matt Hartsky, from our 2020 Public Lands and Waters Photo Contest This article first appeared in the Summer 2021 issue of Backcountry Journal. Join BHA to get 4 issues a year right in your mailbox. BY TIM BRASS Never before have BHA chapters been so engaged at state and provincial legislatures throughout North America. While the volume and range of bills we’ve engaged on has increased dramatically, our focus has remained on advancing policy that expands public access and ...

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Montana BHA Fears Loss of Habitat & Opportunity from Horse Creek Hills Development

[EasyDNNnewsLocalizedText:Author]: Chris McCarthy

As more people flock to Montana, the sprawl of development continues to push into wild places, while decisions on developments seem to be made with little foresight or considerations for our public wildlife. This is happening once again, in Broadwater County, where a new 450-acre subdivision is currently being reviewed by the Broadwater County Commission. The proposed Horse Creek Hills development is on the shores of Canyon Ferry Reservoir, at the base of Confederate Gulch. It borders both ...

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Poacher Busted For Killing Bighorn He Thought Was an Elk

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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 ...

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Collegiate Program's Critter Classic

Balance in the Boundary Waters

Protecting the Green River Valley with Cascade Forest Conservancy’s Sean Roome

Governor Removes Another Qualified Commissioner

Administration Move to Conserve Arctic Reserve Draws Praise from BHA

Pennsylvania Winter 2021/2022 Policy Update

OPINION: Solving the insanity surrounding elk

Defending the Public Trust

Montana BHA Fears Loss of Habitat & Opportunity from Horse Creek Hills Development

Poacher Busted For Killing Bighorn He Thought Was an Elk

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