AWP Draw Tag Results Party Moose Call Winners.  On the evening of February 21, over 100 Alaskans: hunters, anglers and trappers from all over Southcentral Alaska, gathered at Double Shovel Cider Company’s taproom for the Alaska Wild Project’s Second Annual Draw Results Party. Hosted in partnership with Double-Shovel, Alaska Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, and the Alaska Wild Sheep Foundation, the event had no shortage of fun and camaraderie.     We all discussed the tags we hoped ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  February 28, 2025    CONTACT:  Kaden McArthur, Director of Policy & Government Relations, mcarthur@backcountryhunters.org    Reintroduction of CORE Act Renews Hope for Conservation of Colorado Public Lands and Wildlife Habitat  By conserving over 420,000 acres, including 100,000 acres of wilderness, the CORE Act would keep Colorado’s backcountry intact for wildlife and Public Land Owners® alike.    Washington, D.C. – Imagine standing on the edge of Colorado’s high ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  February 28, 2025    CONTACT:  Kaden McArthur, Director of Policy & Government Relations, mcarthur@backcountryhunters.org    New Opportunities for Public Access, Habitat Conservation Possible with Bipartisan Reintroduction of VPA-HIP Bill  Since its inception in 2008, the Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program has expanded public access to more than 3 million acres of private land for outdoor recreation.   Washington, D.C. – Though every American is a ...

Montana is home to millions of acres of public land, yet much remains out of reach for hunters. Over 3 million acres—10% of our state and federal lands—are landlocked, surrounded by private property with no legal access. Despite seeing these lands daily and funding their management with tax dollars, Montanans cannot set foot on them. We must and can solve this problem—HB 763 can help. Our beloved Block Management Program holds a key answer. Most know it well for providing public access to ...

“I have read many definitions of what is a conservationist, and written not a few myself, but I suspect that the best one is written not with a pen, but with an axe. It is a matter of what a man thinks about while chopping, or while deciding what to chop. A conservationist is one who is humbly aware that with each stroke he is writing his signature on the face of his land.” (Aldo Leopold, A Sand County Almanac) In the past, we have written about the importance of science-based forest ...