Update from Chapter Chair Happy August everyone. I hope you all are as excited as I am about the upcoming hunting season opening up next month. DEC has some big changes this year to how they will issue hunting licenses and tags, so be sure to read details below.  As I think most know, we had to cancel our Rally in the Valley gathering this year due to low attendance, but we do hope to have some more events around the state soon, so keep an eye out for future announcements. In the meantime, I ...

Taking pictures of our backcountry experiences is just one way hunters and anglers capture our most beloved memories in designated wilderness, on Bureau of Land Management tracts, Forest Service parcels, and on public waters in between. And we want to see your pics! Backcountry Hunters & Anglers is launching our 2024 Public Lands and Waters Photo Contest this summer with some changes to the previous format. This year we are doing three categories (Hunting on Public Lands, Fishing on Public ...

This meeting was called to order at 9 a.m. in Taos, New Mexico by Chair Stump. The Commission roll call was conducted by Director Michael Sloane; all members were present. Commissioners attending onsite were Chair Robert Stump, Vice-chair Sharon Salizar-Hickey, Fernando Clemente, Greg Fulfer, Ed Garcia, and Sabina Pack; Commissioner Tirzio Lopez attended virtually. Self-introductions of others present onsite and those attending virtually were given by about a 10 staff members of the New ...

Miramonte Fence Pull  Dan Noble State Wildlife Area  By Craig Grother   During the weekend of August 9 through 11, West Slope BHA members teamed up with Colorado Parks and Wildlife staff to remove 1.2 miles of old sheep wire fence and rebuild 2/3 mile of new wildlife friendly fence on the Dan Noble State Wildlife Area south of Norwood.  On Friday the 9th, 5 CPW employees and 5 members of BHA started work to prepare a 1.2 mile section of old fence for removal. Around mid-day BHA provided ...

Non-Lead Ammunition Speaks for Itself at Maine Workshop By Rob Bryan 8/11/2024   On August 10, Rob Bryan represented the New England Chapter at a workshop presented by the Non-Lead Partnership and hosted by Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.  The workshop leaders, who have hunted everything from small game to Alaskan brown bears, presented solid scientific evidence comparing lead-based and non-lead ammunition in terms of impact on wildlife and the terminal performance of both ...