The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers recently appointed four Habitat Watch Volunteers (HWVs): James Chirash (Arapahoe-Roosevelt National Forest), Marissa Saviano (San Isabel National Forest), Shane Callaghan (Arapahoe/Roosevelt National Forest) and Roy Anderson (Uncompahgre National Forest). James was born and raised in the mountain areas of northern New Jersey. He started fishing with relatives as a youngster “down the shore,” where he went on to take a hunter education ...

The Utah Sage Grouse Summit, recently renamed the Utah All Lands-All Hands Summit, took place this week in downtown Salt Lake City. The Utah Chapter of Backcountry Hunter & Anglers was in attendance and participated in the stakeholder scoping process. Last held in 2014, the summit was organized to revisit and revise the state’s greater sage grouse conservation plan to better align with the Department of Interior’s 2017 mandate directing the BLM and USFS “to improve sage grouse conservation ...

Febrauary 15th, 2019 Chris HericksBeaverhead/Deer Lodge NF5 Forest Service Rd.Ennis, Mt 59729 Dear Mr. Hericks: I am writing this letter to give the support of the Montana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (MTBHA) for your grant application to replace two bridges near the Miller Flats trailhead that access Lobo Mesa #6405 and West Fork #6700 trails. It is our understanding that currently the bridges are functional but likely to continue to deteriorate in the coming years. MTBHA ...

News for Immediate ReleaseFeb. 14, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org   Senate and House vote today to advance the bill, sending it on to the president’s desk   WASHINGTON – Public lands and waters are among the beneficiaries of a bipartisan spending bill passed by Congress today. Backcountry Hunters & Anglers signaled support of the legislative package, which boosts funding for the Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service and increases Land and ...

Today, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers and a coalition of conservation-based groups submitted a letter to the U.S. Forest Service summarizing the groups’ concerns over public access in the Crazy Mountains in Montana. The letter emphasizes our desire to resolve these access issues, while also notifying the agency of our intent to sue should they fail to be resolved. BHA and our coalition members contend that the public was granted permanent public access to parts of south-central Montana’s ...