A new Congress and new administration bring a wealth of opportunities – and challenges – for those of us who care about America’s public lands and waters. Join Hal for a breakdown of U.S. conservation policy in this conversation with Julia Peebles, BHA’s D.C.-based government relations manager, and John Gale, BHA conservation director. What are the critical issues for BHA and public lands sportsmen and women right now? What policy objectives does BHA have its eye on in 2021…and beyond? Hear ...

There's something in the water in Vermont. This month, BHA added the University of Vermont to their roster of college clubs, the third in the state joining St. Michael's College and Castleton University. Instead of seeing the pandemic as a hindrance, they saw it as an opportunity to plant roots, building up a leadership board that promises to deliver good things in the semesters to come. Help me in welcoming the leaders who stepped up to bring BHA's public lands mission and work to their ...

The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) recently appointed Kassi Smith to serve on their Executive Leadership Team (ELT)/Board as an at-large ELT member. Kassi was born on the west coast of Washington and spent every summer on her grandparent’s farm in eastern Washington. She started fishing and shooting as a kid, then backpacking as an undergraduate in eastern Washington, and started hunting after moving to Idaho for graduate school. Kassi has a doctorate degree in ...

News for Immediate ReleaseJan. 28, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Existing operations can proceed under administration plan, which continues rollback of previous administration policies and attempts to address climate change MISSOULA, Mont. – New public lands oil and gas leasing has been temporarily halted by the Biden administration in an executive order released this week, reflecting the administration’s continued review of controversial natural ...

My friend Steven Locke and his buddy Kenneth came down to hunt around middle Tennessee.  After some unsuccessful tries on Public Land, we headed out Saturday morning to the place in Dunlap where I had been a couple days before.  We parked and started walking and calling every now and then.  We finally struck a turk off to our left.  We quickly set up our decoys.  Locke and Kenneth had to lay on the side of the road on their bellies like they were waiting on Yankee Troops to come over the ...