By Connie Keogh - January 4, 2019 - Originally published in the Missoula Current. Conservation of our public lands is critical to our quality of life. I am grateful to have been able to live and recreate near public lands all of my life. As a young girl, once all the hay bales were stacked, my dad would announce that it was time to head to the mountains. The panniers held a week of provisions and our family of four would ride horseback to Rainbow Lake in the Beartooth Mountains to fish, hike ...

The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers recently appointed Andrew (Drew) Perez and Sam Cummings to serve as their Denver Metro Area Regional Director and Assistant Regional Director, respectively. Drew Perez - Regional Director Born and raised in lower Westchester County, New York, just outside of Manhattan, Drew was in Scouting and went on to attain Eagle Scout status. His outdoor travels and experiences included frequent trips to the Catskills, Adirondacks and other public ...

News for Immediate Release Jan. 28, 2019 Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org   Inside the Winter Issue of BHA’s Backcountry Journal The newest issue of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers’ magazine is available today   MISSOULA, Mont. – The newest edition of BHA’s quarterly publication, Backcountry Journal, has arrived in members’ and distributors’ mailboxes. This issue, featuring cover art by Ed Anderson, runs the gamut of public lands hunting and fishing in North ...

Bighorn Country, a mix of wildland provincial parks, provincial parks, public recreation areas and public land use zones, was proposed by the provincial government on Nov. 23, 2018. Public comment on this new proposal is open until Feb. 15, 2019. It is important to provide input to ensure your voice is heard! The Bighorn backcountry and adjacent public lands that make up Bighorn Country are a priority conservation area for Alberta Backcountry Hunters & Anglers. Understanding the ...

  News for Immediate ReleaseDec. 20, 2018Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org   Interior Department moves ahead with renewal of controversial mining leases upstream of Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness ELY, Minn. – An administration decision to renew controversial and contested minerals leases in the Boundary Waters watershed in Minnesota jeopardizes a world-class wilderness while advancing industrial development, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers stated ...