FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Aug. 28, 2024  Contact:  Thomas Plank | plank@backcountryhunters.org Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Run Full-Page Ads Urging CO, OR, CA, and AZ Legislators to Act to Protect Public Lands and Conservation Program   The Ads Will Target Congressional Reps. Boebert (CO), Bentz (OR), Calvert (CA), and Ciscomani (AZ)   Today, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA), an organization representing outdoor sportsmen and women, announced full-page, print ads in Arizona, Oregon, ...

The NM Citizen Advisory Committee* met with NMDGF staff on August 15th in Santa Fe to determine priorities for Habitat Stamp funding among 11 collaborative submissions. Eight of the nine Advisory Committee members were physically present; the other joined the meeting virtually. At the previous public meeting on July 15, 2024, in Las Cruces, each of the project submissions was presented by NMDGF staff, the FS or BLM staff, or both, responded to questions or comments from Committee members or ...

The Threat to Our State Parks Nine of Florida's State Parks are currently facing proposed amendments to their unit management plans that could significantly alter their character and natural habitat. These amendments would allow for the development of golf courses, lodges, and pickleball courts within these parks—a move that threatens to undermine the very essence of what makes these places so special. The affected parks include: Camp Helen State Park (Bay County) Dr. Von Mizell – Eula ...

New England BHA led two Whitetail Deer Hunting workshops on August 17 at the Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine Outdoor Education Center in Augusta.  The workshops were presented in partnership with the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife’s “Next Steps” hunting program, which is designed for hunters who have passed their Hunter Safety certification and are looking for more in-depth knowledge on a given subject. BHA instructors included Maine state leaders Brian Roach, John ...