Backcountry Hunters & Anglers - Nevada Chapter

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Feb

2014

Letter: OHV Commission Ethics Issues

February 15, 2014 Dear Governor Sandoval, I am writing on behalf of the Nevada Chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers (BHA) concerning a current ethics issue related to the OHV Commission grant process. BHA was a participant of the many long years in the struggle to pass an OHV registration bill. Finally, when we came together as a disparate group of "stakeholders" to craft a bill we could all live with and accomplish goals we had in common, we were able to get a bill passed. Our BHA ...
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Aug

2013

NV BHA Comments on Predator Management Plan

August 1, 2013 To: Jack Robb, Chair, Wildlife Commissioners & Michael McBeath, Chair, Wildlife Damage Management Committee Re: Predator Management Policy & Predator Management Plan   Dear, Chairmen Robb and McBeath,   The NV Chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers continues to support the concepts of AB 345, which sought to ensure sportsmen's tag fee monies be spent more spent effectively and wisely than in the past. Excellent provisions were included such as: Ensuring science-based ...
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May

2013

NV BHA Supports AB 345: Science-based Predator Management Funding/Plans

To the Nevada State Senate Committee on Natural Resources:Senate members Ford, Manendo, Segerblom, Goicoechea and SettelmeyerRe: AB 345 (re: management of wildlife)From: Karen BoegerBoard member, NV Chapter Backcountry Hunters and Anglers (BHA)May 14, 2013Dear Chairman Ford and committee members,I urge you to support AB 345 as amended. Nevada's valuable wildlife resource, and the public to which it belongs, will benefit by the proposed revisions and addtions to NRS 501.100.  The current $3 ...
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Apr

2013

UPDATE NV BHA Opposes AB 293: OHV Overhaul

April 3, 2013Dear Chairman Carillo and Committee members,Backcountry Hunters and Anglers is a national non-profit conservation organization of outdoor enthusiasts who prize the tradition, challenge and solitude of America's backcountry. We believe the backcountry is the most valuable and healthy wildlife habitat, thus also the best hunter/angler habitat.NV BHA Board members participated in the many years of contentious deliberations it required to finally come to a consensus with all ...
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Mar

2013

NV BHA Speaks-up for Public Stream Access, Supports AB 396

To the Nevada State Assembly Committee on Natural Resources, Agriculture and Mining: Assembly members Daly, Aizley, Carrillo, Cohen, Healy, Swank, Anderson, Ellison, Hansen, Livermore and WheelerRe: AB 396 (Stream/lake public recreation access)From: Karen Boeger, Board member, NV Chapter Backcountry Hunters and Anglers (BHA)March 27, 2013Dear committee members,I am writing to express my unqualified support for AB 396 because it will strengthen and clarify public trust law concerning the ...
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Mar

2013

NV BHA Defends Trapping, Opposes SB 213

The following is testimony given by NV BHA in defense of legal, scientifically-led trapping regulations in Nevada.To the Nevada State Senate Natural Resources Committee: March 27, 2013Senators Ford, Manendo, Segerblom, Settelmeyer and GoicoecheaRe: SB 213 (proposed trapping regulations)From: Karen Boeger, Board member, Nevada chapter, Backcountry Hunters and AnglersDear Senators,Please oppose SB 213 as currently written. Were you not a trapper, the proposed regulations seem a reasonable way ...
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Mar

2013

NV BHA Weighs-in on Horse Management Plans

To the Nevada State Senate Natural Resources Committee:Senators Ford, Manendo, Segerblom, Settelmeyer and GoicoecheaRe: Senate Joint Resolution #1 (wild horses)From: Karen Boeger, Backcountry Hunters and AnglersMarch 11, 2013Dear Senators,I am writing to express my concern about the Senate Joint Resolution #1 as currently written and the unintended consequences should it actually come to pass that the public land agencies cease gathers of wild horses. I assume the crafters of the resolution ...
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Mar

2013

NV BHA Opposes AB 293: OHV Overhaul

AB 293 makes numerous negative changes to Nevada's off-highway vehicle registration system, including limiting law enforcement, exempting many types of vehicles and reducing the size of the registration plate. BHA strongly opposes this legislation. Recent testimony is below.To: Nevada Commission on Off-highway VehiclesFrom: Karen Boeger, Board member, NV Chapter, Backcountry Hunters and AnglersRe: NCOHV Meeting 3/21/13 and AB 293March 20, 2013Dear Commissioners,Backcountry Hunters and ...
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Mar

2013

NV BHA Defends Bear Hunting, Opposes SB 82

NV BHA has been working hard to defend the hunting of bears in the state and to fight legislation which would prohibit the hunting of all bears in the state.  BHA supports wildlife management that is based on science, not emotion.  The following letter was submitted by NV BHA in opposition to SB 82, which would put an end to all bear hunting in Nevada.To the NV State Senate Natural Resources Committee:Senators Ford, Manendo, Segerblom, Settelmeyer and GoicoecheaRe: SB 82From: Karen Boeger, ...
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Jun

2012

BHA Says Goodbye to Dan Heinz

 Backcountry Hunters & Anglers bids a sad goodbye to Dan Heinz, a stalwart supporter of BHA and the ideals the organization stands for. He was as tough as the Nevada backcountry he loved so dearly.  Please read on for stories of Dan, written by his friends and fellow outdoorsmen. Dan lived in Nevada's Pah Rah Mountains, but loved rugged wild country all around North America. He served the public as a ranger for the Forest Service. He worked as an outfitter and guide and was particularly ...
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