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Nov

2023

Calls, Quacks, and Barbed Wire Hacks

Shining headlamps over the lake, the beams are refracted in a million different directions in the dense fog. The marsh bottom isn't as boot sucking mud as it has been in the past years, so decoy setup goes fairly quickly. Shooting time starts as I am getting to know my hunting partner better.  This is the first time we have shared a blind. Jacob Young and I met about a month previous, when he, as the president of the University of Idaho BHA collegiate chapter, had arranged a duck call ...
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Nov

2023

CO BHA Leads the Effort on Public Hunting and Fishing Access to Indemnity Lands

Author: Bryan Jones
Thanks to BHA member Steve Witte and his research and draft letter, the Colorado Chapter of BHA was able to lead the effort to encourage the State Land Board to provide CPW an exclusive initial opportunity to lease the 17,232 acres of indemnity lands under the Hunting and Fishing Access Program before offering these for private recreational leases or other uses that would preclude hunting and fishing. Together with the other members of the Colorado Wildlife Conservation Project (CWCP) that ...
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Nov

2023

Wyoming Chapter of BHA Opposes the Columbus Peak Ranch Land Exchange

Author: Bryan Jones
Wyoming, a state renowned for its vast landscapes, pristine wilderness, and rich biodiversity, faces another critical threat – the proposed Columbus Peak Ranch Land Exchange. This controversial initiative, currently under consideration by the Office of State Lands and Investments (OSLI), jeopardizes the very essence of our public lands. Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) is rallying the community to oppose this exchange, and here's why you should join the cause. Outdated Appraisal Raises ...
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Nov

2023

Wisconsin BHA Donates Christmas Trees to Families in Need- Helps Improve Public Land Habitat

Wisconsin Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, in partnership with Okayest Hunter, is thrilled to announce a donation to Waukesha County Land Conservancy (WCLC), supporting their mission to “protect and care for environmentally significant land and water in Waukesha County for future generations”. WCLC hosts an annual Christmas tree harvest program, whereby families are invited to harvest their own Christmas tree from a WCLC property that was formerly an operational Christmas tree farm. While the ...
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Nov

2023

Friends of Crossbar Special Recreation Management Area Partnership Announcement

Author: Ryan Buege
The Texas Chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers (BHA) is happy to announce a recent partnership with Friends of Crossbar Special Recreation Management Area (SRMA). Friends of Crossbar SRMA is a 501.3c non-profit organization that aims to support the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Cross Bar SRMA by creating public access, enhancing outdoor recreation opportunities, and developing recreational facilities and amenities for public use, education, and enjoyment.  Their vision is to ...
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Nov

2023

TX Policy News - Friends of Crossbar Partnership & Prop 14 Passage

Author: Ryan Buege
Friends of Crossbar Special Recreation Management Area Partnership Announcement The Texas Chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers (BHA) is happy to announce a recent partnership with Friends of Crossbar Special Recreation Management Area (SRMA). Friends of Crossbar SRMA is a 501.3c non-profit organization that aims to support the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Cross Bar SRMA by creating public access, enhancing outdoor recreation opportunities, and developing recreational facilities and ...
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Nov

2023

Striped Bass Conservation: Addendum II to Amendment 7 Priorities

Last May the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) initiated the development of Addendum II to Amendment 7 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Atlantic Striped Bass. In the same meeting, ASMFC’s Striped Bass Management Board also implemented an Emergency Action that restricted recreational anglers to a 31-inch maximum size limit to temporarily reduce fishing mortality until Amendment II was completed. In late October Draft Addendum II was released for public ...
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Tags: New England Chapter

21

Nov

2023

BHA Podcast & Blast, Ep. 168: Paving Paradise: Alaska’s Ambler Road

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Nov

2023

Elk Hunting: A State of Mind (& Body)

Author: David Lien
“Elk hunting is a physically and mentally grueling endeavor, but is also worth every second for nothing other than the clarity it can provide in your life.” –Tony J. Peterson[1]   During mid-September I generally spend several days in the San Juan Mountains of southwest Colorado scouting for potential new rifle season elk hunting locales. While there during 2023, I met up with Colorado BHA Habitat Watch Volunteer Rick Hooley and Colorado BHA founder David “Elkheart” Petersen at the Bottom ...
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Nov

2023

Montana Chapter 2023 Holiday Gift Guide

Author: Montana BHA
The Montana Chapter is extremely grateful for our business sponsors across the state that want to protect access to our public lands and waters. This holiday season, we encourage you to shop local and spend your money supporting businesses and organizations that are passionate about the things you are. As you're shopping for loved ones (or maybe treating yourself), use this Holiday Gift Guide featuring our amazing partners to grab great deals and support those who give to the places we ...
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