News for Immediate ReleaseFeb. 21, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org   Renowned gear and apparel company partners with public lands group on expanded ‘Campfire Stories’ series, limited edition BHA logo apparel   MISSOULA, Mont. – Filson and Backcountry Hunters & Anglers will be accelerating their successful partnership in 2019, today announcing the continuation of the popular Campfire Stories, a public lands-focused storytelling event series launched in ...

In a recent High Country News article, Wyoming Chair Buzz Hettick shared his observations on public land access issues. You can read the article below or by following this link. Why Wyoming’s public lands are locked up The Cowboy State has more inaccessible public lands than anywhere in the West. Christine Peterson, High Country News, Jan. 30, 2019 In mid-2016, a state of Wyoming website ran a notice detailing a proposed land exchange. Not many people bother to read such postings, and even ...

On February 14th the Navy located outside of Fallon, Nevada closed its comment period regarding its military expansion. The chapter understands that as our military technology increases to meet the demands of today’s battlefield, so must their need to train with those weapons. The need for our military to be prepared and well trained before entering combat is vital to our country’s safety. However, one of the great things that sets our country apart from the rest of the world is our public ...

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 ...