News for Immediate ReleaseNov. 15, 2016Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org House Natural Resources subcommittee met today to consider the legislation;BHA urges sportsmen to unite, House to abandon unpopular effort WASHINGTON – Following a House of Representatives hearing on legislation that would transfer ownership of U.S. public lands, waters and resources away from the American people, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers condemned ongoing efforts by members of ...

News for Immediate ReleaseNov. 9, 2016Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Backcountry Hunters & Anglers’ Statement on the U.S. Presidential Election Results MISSOULA, Mont. – In the wake of a presidential election characterized by unprecedented conflict and vitriol, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers urged sportsmen to look forward: uniting in support of shared values, sound natural resources management and American public lands. BHA President and CEO Land Tawney ...

Backcountry Hunters & Anglers maintains that hunting should involve an element of skill, woodsmanship and challenge. We must ensure that the ethical pursuit of fish and game is upheld and regarded as dearly as the wild backcountry landscapes that support their habitat. Hunting, fishing, methods of take and wildlife management policies are set by individual states, and BHA (including all of our state chapters) supports important wildlife management tools like hunting, fishing and trapping ...

October 28, 2016 Uncompahgre Field Office   2465 Townsend Ave. Montrose, CO  81401 Comments on the Draft RMP/EIS for the Uncompahgre Field Office Adam Gall, Colorado BHA Assistant Central West Slope Regional Director To Whom It May Concern,             My name is Adam Gall and I am submitting my comments on behalf of the Colorado Chapter of the Backcountry Hunters and Anglers.  I represent our State Chapter as the Habitat Watchman for the Gunnison NF and as the Assistant Regional Director ...

News for Immediate ReleaseOct. 27, 2016Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Backcountry Hunters & Anglers’ Response to Acquittal of Bundy Brothers, Others in Malheur Takeover  MISSOULA, Mont. – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers reacted with “profound disappointment” to the acquittal of a group of anti-government extremists, including Ammon and Ryan Bundy, in the occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon in January.BHA President and CEO Land ...