The following is an Op-Ed published May 1, 2014 in the Duluth News Tribune.As winter ever so slowly turns to spring here in Minnesota, outdoorsmen and outdoorswomen turn their thoughts toward hunting turkeys and morel mushrooms, trout angling and walleye fishing — and the clean waters that define our state, making most of these outdoor pursuits and enduring traditions possible.Water is nearly synonymous with Minnesota. The state claims 10,000 — some even say 14,000 — lakes. The mighty ...

By BHA Development Associate, Grant Alban   Monday through Friday, the bus dropped me off at the bottom of my street in the suburbs of Southern California.  I’d shuffle home, throw down my backpack and head straight to the kitchen to cook up a couple packets of Ramen.  Once I had eaten those, I’d head to the garage, grab my Daisy Powerline 880 BB/Pellet gun and jog past the two houses that separated my house from what seemed like endless wilderness (but what was actually only about 500 acres ...

The following is a letter that was recently submitted by BHA in regards to the U.S. Forest Service's proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2015. Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) is a national sportsmen conservation organization built upon the passion, hard work and commitment of members who value the solitude, challenge and overwhelming reward that hunting and fishing our wild public lands provides.  To carry our longstanding tradition forward, it is crucial our public land management agencies ...

Mr. Snyder,Wyoming Backcountry Hunters & Anglers would like to express our thanks and support of the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) decision to implement temporary road closures on Steamboat Mountain to protect big game birthing habitat from motorized disturbance.  As an organization of passionate backcountry sportsmen and women that believe land and wildlife management should led by science, we are glad to offer our sincere support to those who strive to follow this principle of the ...

April 22, 2014 Dear Chairs Mikulski and Rogers and Ranking Members Shelby and Lowey: Our organizations represents thousands of hunters and anglers from the American West who have a vital and vested interest in the sustainability and accessibility of quality fish and wildlife habitat for both present and future generations. The Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) has played a critical role in conserving some of the West’s most important fish and wildlife habitat  and publicly accessible ...