News for Immediate Release Oct. 19, 2021 Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org  MISSOULA, Mont. – A former member and chair of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers’ North American board of directors, Ryan Busse, has written a book about his career in the gun industry. Busse’s book “Gunfight” is unrelated to BHA, and BHA is not connected to it in any way.   In 2014, BHA’s North American board voted unanimously in support of a policy statement declaring BHA’s commitment ...

News for Immediate ReleaseMay 23, 2017Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org White House Budget Strongly Condemned by Public Lands Sportsmen Administration budget would cut Interior funding by 11 percent, gut federal Land and WaterConservation Fund, freeze collaborative sagebrush conservation efforts WASHINGTON – Public lands fish and wildlife habitat, public access funding, and hunting and angling opportunities will face severe negative impacts in the ...

News for Immediate ReleaseNov. 16, 2016Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org BHA Statement on Cancellation of Badger-Two Medicine Leases MISSOULA, Mont. – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers today commended the U.S. Department of the Interior’s announcement that 15 of the remaining oil and gas drilling leases in the Badger-Two Medicine area of the Lewis & Clark National Forest will be cancelled. BHA National Board Chairman Ryan Busse, a Kalispell resident, issued ...