The Idaho Chapter of the Backcountry Hunters and Anglers partnered with the Payette National Forest on August 14 & 15 to construct a dozen barriers on West Mountain northwest of No Business Lookout near the Five Corners intersection. The barriers were placed on unauthorized routes that have become erosion problems because of frequent illegal use. The barriers are made of native materials and designed to withstand the heavy snow loads at these high elevation. The hope is that with ...

  The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is proposing a mountain bike trail (Lakeview Trail) along the undeveloped southern shore of Lucky Peak Reservoir that would include sections of the Boise River Wildlife Management Area (BRWMA). Idaho Backcountry Hunters & Anglers opposes the Corps' proposed action to construct a 15-mile trail through some of the most critical and intact big game winter range left in the state. Approximately 5,000-7,000 mule deer – the largest wintering herd within ...

 Pronghorn on lands conserved with LWCF funds in the Sawtooth Valley   The Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) provides full, dedicated funding to the Land and Water Conservation Fund, along with addressing the nearly $20 billion in maintenance backlogs on our public lands and waters. This broad reaching, bipartisan legislation recently passed the Senate with a vote of 73-25. It is now onto the House with a vote scheduled for this Wednesday the 22nd! Idaho Representative Mike Simpson has ...

Idaho BHA – 2020 Idaho Legislative Session Recap The 2020 legislative session wrapped up in late March and we had several victories for hunters and anglers in the State of Idaho. Idaho BHA was more engaged than ever before with the legislature, both via our relationship with the Idaho Sportsmen’s Alliance as well as engagement from board members in the Capitol. Victories included bills that expanded hunting opportunities in the state, as well as victories that defeated bills that could have ...

The Idaho Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers officially welcomes Kestrel Glassing Systems as an official chapter sponsor!  The Kestrel® monopod was born of the desire to outperform tripods, shed weight and shrink pack volume on backcountry hunting trips. While planning an archery elk hunt in the summer of 2018, we budgeted pack weight and made hard decisions about what gear stays and what stays in the garage. When wedging our tripods into loaded packs, we realized there had to be a ...