Beginning at 9 a.m., the Commission met in the Red River Convention Center in Red River, New Mexico. All seven Commission members were present, including Chair Richard Stump, Vice-Chair Sharon Salazar Hickey, Gregg Fulfe, Dr. Sabrina Pack, Turzio Lopez, Fernando Clemente Jr.; and Dr. Christopher C. Witt, a new member. Dr. Witt is a faculty member at the University of New Mexico, holding a doctorate in Biological Sciences. Also in attendance were about 15 staff members, and about 10 citizens; ...

Welcome to Nebraska Backcountry Hunters & Anglers June newsletter! Latest: Your Nebraska Chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers hosted a volunteer event at East Willow Island Wildlife Management Area between Cozad and Gothenburg on June 21st. It was hotter than blazes! The primary objective of the event was to improve the habitat for native wildlife occurring in the region. This state WMA has large areas of invasive Chinese elm and eastern red cedar. Volunteers applied herbicide to a ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  June 19, 2025  CONTACT:  media@backcountryhunters.org    MISSOULA, Mont.—Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) today released an interactive state-by-state ArcGIS Story Map pinpointing Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service parcels eligible for sale in the latest draft of the Senate budget reconciliation bill. But this is no ordinary map: as part of BHA’s ongoing United We Stand for Public Lands campaign, the tool pairs policy with personal stories—photos and ...

TAKE ACTION NOW!  A rare opportunity has presented itself during this legislative session for recreational anglers in North Carolina to support a ban on inshore, bottom-disturbing trawlers from our vital marine habitats. North Carolina is the only remaining state where this destructive commercial fishing method is still permitted. The state Senate is expected to vote THIS AFTERNOON (6/18/25) on HB 442, and the House of Representatives just a day or two later, so there is no time to delay ...

For the last several years the New England Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers has advocated to reform Rhode Island’s Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC). After first weighing in in 2022, BHA’s Rhode Island team elevated the issue as a top policy priority in 2024 and 2025 and has participated in every public input opportunity related to the Council’s structure since then. During their 2025 legislative session several CRMC reform bills have been considered by RI’s General ...