Nearly 50 years ago, while most of America was focused on the growing conflict in Viet Nam, some forward-thinking individuals were considering the needs of the nation at home.  The growing social and environmental movement gave rise to a number of new laws that provided protection for clean water, clean air, and human rights as part of LBJ’s vision for America that he termed “The Great Society.”   Among the pieces of historic legislation passed in that era were the Wilderness Act in 1964 and ...

The following letter from CO BHA Board Member, David Lien was published by the Durango Herald, April 6, 2014.Recently, the Backcountry Hunters & Anglers held their North American Rendezvous in Denver, where some 300 members from across the country celebrated BHA’s 10-year anniversary. The protection of backcountry habitat for elk and other wildlife, in places like the Hermosa Creek Watershed near Durango, is the driving force behind BHA. U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton, R-Cortez, joined us in Denver ...

  Missoula, MT - Backcountry Hunters & Anglers announced today that Ryan Busse will join its National Board of Directors. Born and raised on the prairies of western Kansas, Busse began casting a fly rod at the age of 5 and developed a passion for fishing backcountry streams during family trips to Colorado and Wyoming. After earning his degree, Busse moved to northwest Montana where he took a job running the sales department for Kimber Firearms. Nearly 20 years have passed since he took the ...

Bureau of Land ManagementLewistown Field Office920 East Main StLewistown, MT 59457The following serves as Scoping comments pertinent to the Lewistown Resource Management Plan (RMP) planning process.          Montana Chapter Backcountry Hunters and Anglers is comprised of over 300 Montana sportsmen across the state who depend on management of public lands in Montana to support abundant fish and wildlife populations, as well as provide traditional, non-motorized hunting and fishing ...

New Mexico sportsmen are optimistic that President Obama will do the same for New Mexico that he did today in California – use his authority to designate a new national monument.At a White House ceremony today, the president made good on his State of the Union vow to protect more public land by designating Point Arena-Stornetta National Monument. The new monument includes 1,600 acres on the northern California coastline, including important habitat for salmon, migratory waterfowl and other ...