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Feb

2016

BHA Launches Partnership with Train to Hunt

MISSOULA, Mont. – Train to Hunt and Backcountry Hunters & Anglers have launched a partnership for the 2016 Train to Hunt event season.   Train to Hunt, based in Edwall, Washington, is the go-to source for fitness training and advice for the serious outdoor athlete. The “Train to Hunt Challenge,” now in its 5th season, was born from the need for a mid-summer measuring stick for hunters preparing for the challenges of the upcoming hunting season. Train to Hunt has exploded in the last five ...
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Feb

2016

BHA Statement on Arrest of Cliven Bundy

MISSOULA, Mont. - In the wake of the arrest in Oregon of Cliven Bundy, a Nevada scofflaw and leader of a movement to seize public lands from the American people, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers President and CEO Land Tawney issued the following statement: "The American people can take satisfaction in knowing that justice is being served to those who would steal or misappropriate our public lands and waters. Backcountry Hunters & Anglers thanks federal law enforcement personnel for arresting ...
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Feb

2016

Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Statement Regarding Arrests in Oregon

Following the arrests of armed militants who had been occupying Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers President and CEO Land Tawney issued the following statement: "Backcountry Hunters & Anglers cannot support the tactics and objectives of the militants in Oregon. We regret the loss of life associated with the arrests; however, the individuals arrested, along with anyone else who participated in the seizure of Malheur, must be held accountable to the fullest extent ...
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Jan

2016

BHA Members Counter Extremist Takeover of Malheur National Wildlife Refuge

This past week, a group of Oregon and Washington BHA members joined-up at the extremist-controlled Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Harney County, Oregon to make a strong stand against those who seek to seize our American public lands. This video highlights these boots-on-the-ground efforts. A huge shout out to Ed Putnam, Mark Heckert, and Brian Jennings for their efforts. At the outset of the current refuge takeover, BHA made a strong statement in opposition to this continued attack on ...
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Jan

2016

Sportsmen Call for Patience, Law and Order on Pubic Lands in Oregon

MISSOULA, Mont. - The sportsmen's group Backcountry Hunters & Anglers urged cool, patient heads to prevail in the extremists' occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, valuable public lands fish and wildlife habitat located in Oregon. "National wildlife refuges like Malheur are a treasure shared by all Americans," stated BHA President and CEO Land Tawney. "The actions being perpetrated by extremists in Oregon are the misguided actions of a fringe element - and should be condemned ...
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Nov

2015

Dismantling of Land & Water Conservation Fund Strongly Criticized by Sportsmen

BHA rejects proposal from congressional fringe that would gut 50-year-old conservation, access program WASHINGTON - Legislation introduced this morning would dismantle the Land and Water Conservation Fund, a keystone federal program that has enabled conservation and enhanced public access to millions of acres over its 50-year history, drawing heavy criticism from Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, which dismissed the proposal as a nonstarter. The bill, introduced by Rep. Rob Bishop from Utah, ...
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Oct

2015

Colorado BHA Op-Ed: Sustaining One of America's Greatest Conservation Program

Author: Brad Nicol
On Sept. 30, the sun set on the greatest conservation program this country has ever known. Congress failed to reauthorize the wildly successful Land and Water Conservation Fund after 50 years of the LWCF providing sportsmen and women with some of America’s best hunting and fishing spots on public lands. LWCF has been the principal source of federal dollars for expanding America’s parks, wildlife refuges and other heritage lands. It has done more to protect iconic landscapes, wildlife habitat ...
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Sep

2015

David Lien Letter to the Editor: Support LWCF

Author: David Lien
At the end of this month, the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) is set to expire, unless reauthorized by Congress. Established in 1964 through a bipartisan act of Congress, the LWCF uses royalties paid by energy companies drilling for oil and gas on the Outer Continental Shelf to conserve important natural resources and expand public lands access. Funding comes from a maximum of $900 million in royalty payments collected annually from oil and gas companies, not from taxpayer ...
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Sep

2015

DNR Commissioner Landwehr Response to MN BHA's Request for Rules to Prohibit Drones for Hunting

The following is a response from Minnesota DNR Commissioner Landwehr in regards to Minnesota BHA's letter requesting that regulations be developed to ban the use of drones for hunting and scouting. Dear Mr. Jensen and Mr. Lien: Thank you for sharing your concerns with the Department of Natural Resources regarding the use of drones in hunting and fishing activities.  We certainly appreciate the fair chase issues and share similar concerns to protect our heritage of responsible sportsmanship ...
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Aug

2015

BHA Praises Passage of the Boulder White Clouds Wilderness Act

MISSOULA, Mont. - In a move long supported by sportsmen, the U.S. Senate today voted unanimously to designate as wilderness 275,000-plus acres of prime big-game habitat and fisheries in Idaho's Boulder-White Clouds region. The Senate Boulder White Cloudslegislation, introduced by Sen. James Risch of Idaho, forms a companion bill to a House measure championed by Rep. Mike Simpson, also of Idaho. The House voted to advance Simpson's bill last week. Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, which has ...
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