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Feb

2021

CO Hunters and Anglers for CORE Cheer Reintroduction of Colorado Public Lands Legislation

For Immediate Release February 2, 2021 Contact: Scott Willoughby/TU: (970) 390-3676 Brien Webster/BHA: (719) 322-7050 Madeleine West/TRCP: (303) 523-3547   ‘Hunters and Anglers for CORE’ Cheer Reintroduction of Colorado Public Lands Legislation Widely popular CORE Act would open miles of public fishing access and protect big game habitat Washington, DC—Several of the nation’s leading sporting conservation groups are proclaiming their support for the Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy ...
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Feb

2021

NM Public Land Trapping Ban Moves Forward

Author: Joel Gay
A ban on trapping on public lands throughout New Mexico is a step closer after the Senate Conservation Committee today (Tuesday, Feb. 2) voted by a wide margin to approve it. Senate Bill 32, known as the Wildlife Conservation & Public Safety Act, passed 7-2 after minimal public testimony was allowed. Only a handful of the public was allowed to testify, and of those, few were in opposition to the trapping ban. NM BHA sought permission to testify but was not chosen by the chair to speak. We ...
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Feb

2021

BHA Podcast & Blast Ep. 97: BHA Policy Experts John Gale and Julia Peebles

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 ...
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Feb

2021

OPINION: Outfitter guaranteed hunting license makes hunting elitist

Montana’s hunting opportunities are the envy of other Western states, in large part because we place a premium on equal opportunity, regardless of financial means. That’s why thousands of nonresident, do-it-yourself hunters flock to Montana each hunting season, supporting our fish and wildlife and rural economies with their license dollars and purchases. Yet, some state legislators are working to change our hunting opportunities to a system of haves and have-nots: something Montana’s ...
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Feb

2021

Vermont Welcomes Its Third Collegiate Club

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 ...
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Jan

2021

New York BHA Chapter Update - Winter 2021

Author: New York BHA
From the Chair I hope this newsletter finds everyone healthy as we put 2020 in the rearview mirror and give our full attention to 2021. I also hope everyone had a successful hunting season by whatever measure you use. It’s hard to believe hunting season is already behind us and the hard water season is upon us. Where I come from “hard water” had a totally different meaning, who knew one could actually walk on water, drill a hole through it, and drop a line...Crazy! The New York chapter is ...
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Jan

2021

Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Appoint Executive Leadership Team Member

Author: David Lien
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 ...
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Jan

2021

2020 Public Land Owner Photo Contest Winners!

Together with Gerber, we’re proud to announce the winners of the 2020 Public Land Owner Photo Contest. With hundreds of images pouring in from across North America, the 2020 Public Land Owner Photo Contest was our most successful photo contest yet. The images submitted capture the spirit of our public lands and waters, the experiences we have on them, and will be essential in communicating the value of our wild landscapes to our representatives in office and the greater public. Four winners ...
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Jan

2021

Public Lands Oil and Gas Leasing Paused by Biden Administration

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 ...
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Jan

2021

East Tennessee Mountain Bird

Author: Josh Kaywood
The day before my “unplanned” hunt, I was at a customer’s Block Plant in Chattanooga.  My customer asked if I had my hunting gear with me.  “Yes sir!” I replied.  He said he would get someone to show me where their lease was so that I could hunt that afternoon and/or the next morning.  The place was flooded with tracks.  So much it looked like a velociraptor pen.  I finally started hearing a few gobbles before dark.  I had to step aside for a few minutes to record a “Strut Report” for the ...
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