The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced they have decided not to pursue a plan to build a 15-mile mountain bike trail along Lucky Peak Reservoir. The proposed "Lakeview Trail" would have been constructed in critical big game winter range within the Boise River Wildlife Management Area (BRWMA). These low elevation foothills outside of Boise are some of the best remaining intact winter range utilized by the largest migrating mule deer herd in Idaho. BHA and our conservation partners ...

As the pandemic drags on and our elected officials are faced with tough decisions about how to stimulate the economy while addressing growing budget shortfalls, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers is calling on decision-makers to further invest in one of the few economic sectors that is steadily growing – The Great Outdoors.   With few other alternatives for socially distant leisure activities available in town, millions of new and lapsed sportsmen and women of diverse backgrounds and economic ...

News for Immediate ReleaseDec. 9, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org  MISSOULA, Mont. – In response to President-elect Joe Biden’s planned nomination of former Iowa governor Tom Vilsack as agriculture secretary, a role he held for eight years during the Obama administration, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers President and CEO Land Tawney issued the following statement: “American hunters and anglers are keenly aware of the Department of Agriculture’s crucial ...

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News for Immediate ReleaseDec. 7, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org The entities sent a letter to leaders in Congress and the administration urging them to conserve the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska MISSOULA, Mont. – As a controversial plan to open sensitive fish and wildlife habitat within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge advances, a cadre of outdoor-focused businesses and groups is uniting in support of the ...