News for Immediate ReleaseNov. 14, 2017Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org  Sportsmen Urge Senate to Reject Plan to Drill Arctic Refuge As Senate considers opening energy development in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge,hunting/fishing opportunities in America’s ‘last frontier’ showcased in new film from BHA MISSOULA, Mont. – As Senate members prepare to advance legislation that would open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska to oil and gas ...

News for Immediate ReleaseNov. 10, 2017Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org  Public Access to Sabinoso Wilderness Achieved Public lands sportsmen among loudest advocates for dealthat opens previously inaccessible New Mexico wilderness LAS VEGAS, N.M. – Public lands sportsmen and women are celebrating as a deal is inked that will open the Sabinoso Wilderness in northeastern New Mexico to the public for the first time. The Interior Department announced on ...

News for Immediate ReleaseNov. 7, 2017Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org BHA 2018 North American Rendezvous Heads to Idaho Public lands hunters and anglers to converge on Boise April 12-14; registration opens today MISSOULA, Mont. – As the battle for the future of our public lands and waters heats up, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers is issuing an open invitation to sportsmen, sportswomen and others who treasure our wild places and outdoor opportunities to ...

News for Immediate ReleaseOct. 27, 2017Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Inside the Fall Issue of BHA’s Backcountry Journal The newest issue of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers’ magazine is available today MISSOULA, Mont. – The fall 2017 issue of Backcountry Journal is landing in BHA members’ mailboxes now. Here’s a look at some of the highlights: Speechless: Dreams, Nightmares & Wyoming Moose: BHA life member Jared Oakleaf shares how a typo almost cost him ...

LAS VEGAS, N.M. – Public lands sportsmen and women are celebrating as a deal is inked that will open the Sabinoso Wilderness in northeastern New Mexico to the public for the first time.

The Interior Department announced on Thursday its decision to accept donated lands adjacent to the Sabinoso that include a road easement enabling hunters, anglers and others to access the wilderness. The annexation of the 3,595-acre Rimrock Rose Ranch was brokered by the Wilderness Land Trust and long advocated for by sportsmen, who had urged Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to uphold his pledge to pursue public access opportunities and open the New Mexico wilderness to citizens.