Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers members will vote in several crucial elections  in 2018 that will affect hunting, fishing, and the management of wildlife and public lands. One of the most important races is for the next governor, who appoints the director of Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) and members of the CPW commission. The incoming Governor will also have authority over the state land board, which manages nearly 3 million acres of state trust lands, of which 500,000 acres are ...

In an effort to encourage responsible off-highway vehicle (OHV) use and fair chase of all game animals the Idaho chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers has started a law enforcement equipment lending program. Idaho BHA recently purchased several Reconyx MP9, MicroFire Professional Wifi Enabled Gen2 Covert IR trail cameras which will be loaned to law enforcement officers with Idaho Fish & Game, US Forest Service and BLM in areas that are experiencing problems with illegal motorized use. ...

Idaho BHA is looking for volunteers to join members of the University of Idaho BHA club for a public lands stewardship project  at Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge on October 13.  Turnbull NWR is located 5 miles south of Cheney, WA, approximately 1 hour from Coeur d'Alene. The University of Idaho BHA club has been participating in community service projects at the refuge for the past year. This event is part of an ongoing community effort to restore native riparian habitat to benefit ...

To celebrate National Public Lands Day and promote good stewardship of our nation's public lands, volunteers from the Backcountry Hunters & Anglers club at the University of Idaho spent Saturday, September 22nd hard at work with hand tools.  The volunteers assisted staff from the Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge with improving the walking trails at the popular refuge.  After digging and prepping the trails, the team placed fresh wood chips on the trails.   The U of I club is planning ...

“In any moment of decision, the best thing to do is the right thing, the next best thing to do is the wrong thing, and the worst thing that you can do is nothing.” – Theodore Roosevelt For too long, the State of Wisconsin has done the worst thing in the battle against Chronic Wasting Disease.    But, after years of adopting a relatively hands-off approach to managing the disease, earlier this year, the DNR released the results of a study that confirmed what studies from across the nation and ...