News for Immediate ReleaseMarch 1, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org   Public lands sportsmen and women in the Hawkeye State unite in support of conservation, public access, fair chase   MISSOULA, Mont. – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers has welcomed its first chapter in Iowa, continuing the rapid growth of BHA across North America and establishing a strong presence of public lands sportsmen and women in the Hawkeye State. Founded in 2004 around a campfire ...

Thanks for being part of the fastest growing conservation organization in the country! Your efforts are paying off- the U.S. Senate just passed S.47, now we need the U.S. House to follow suit- contact your Representative today! The New England chapter is making plans for 2019. A major goal is to have more local events, recruit more members, and provide opportunities for members to participate. If you’d like to get more involved please contact newengland@backcountryhunters.org , ...

News for Immediate ReleaseFeb. 26, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org   Most significant conservation legislation passed by Congress in a decade includes permanent reauthorization of the Land and Water Conservation Fund   WASHINGTON – A massive package of public lands bills awaits the president’s signature following a vote today by the U.S. House of Representatives, making reauthorization of the Land and Water Conservation Fund and other key measures ...

Hal goes south to meet old friends in the hurricane-battered backcountry of north Florida and talk about survival, spears and slingshots, pit bulls, blacksmithing, baskets, knives and traps, and that place where function becomes inseparable from art. Podcast guest Madison Parker was a U.S. Navy SEAL for 12 years and now teaches survival skills, homemade weapons and primitive hunting skills to SEAL teams and other military and civilian clients from his home base on the Chipola River near ...

By Joe Perry - February 23, 2019 - Originally published in the Billings Gazette As far as real estate deals go, illegally gating a public road in Montana is about as cheap as it gets. Under current law, violators risk a fine of only $10 per day to close off public access for their own personal benefit. Yet that paltry fine is never even levied because it would cost the county more to enforce it than the amount of the fine. As a result, bad actors can close off access to public roads with ...