This month Governor Sisolak signed into law AB 84, this Conservation Bond Program provides for the issuance of state general obligation bonds to protect, preserve and obtain the benefits of the property and natural and cultural resources of the State of Nevada. This bill is a great step forward in helping protect and enhance Nevada's one-of-a-kind natural, cultural, and recreational treasures for generations to come. AB 84 provides critical provisions that will support hunting, fishing, ...

Backcountry Hunters and Anglers’ members have a passion for backcountry recreation. Still, they have a wide range of experience when it comes to backpacking, and incorporating hunting or fishing into the same. To help familiarize people with backpacking, and increase the skill levels of those already having a solid knowledge, the California Chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers organized a backcountry introduction and shakeout in the San Gabriel National Monument on June 8th. The ...

On June 11, the Wisconsin Joint Finance Committee approved the allocation of $100,000 in hunter license dollars to deer farms in a poorly-considered and scientifically-unsound attempt to study the spread of CWD. Let's make sure that Governor Evers vetos this item and keeps CWD mitigation funding where it belongs. Use the action alert below to send Gov. Evers a message and let him know that you won't stand for your license dollars funding the high-fence shooting operations that inflamed the ...

By John Sullivan III - June 16, 2019 - Originally published in the Montana Standard. As Americans, we should be passionate about property rights – for both private land owners and public land owners. Our U.S. public lands are property owned by all American citizens, and a number of federal agencies, including the U.S. Forest Service, are charged with managing these lands on our behalf. If the Forest Service or another management agency falls short in upholding its duty as our public land ...

-Gabriel Karns, Policy and Legislation co-chair of Ohio Backcountry Hunters & Anglers What Ohio may lack in stunning mountain vistas or endless rolling plains of native grasslands, the Buckeye State more than makes up for with its treasured water resources. Our waters, though productive, face a number of ecological threats. The Ohio shoreline is front and center for all the positive things that Lake Erie has to offer, but we also shoulder the burden for solving the many issues related to ...

Oklahoma is over 96% privately owned land, ranking 45th out of the 50 states for the smallest percent of land mass dedicated as public land. The challenges hunters and anglers face here go well beyond the typical challenges faced in other states that hold more public access. Even with all these challenges, there are some clear highlights for sportsmen and women. Oklahoma is one of a few states that are consistently showing strong hunter recruitment numbers. Sales of hunting and fishing ...

Leaders from the Montana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (Montana BHA) and the Anaconda Sportsmen Club joined FWP personnel on June 12 to observe the grazing that had begun three days prior on a portion of Spotted Dog WMA. Montana BHA had previously expressed concerns about this WMA and had requested an opportunity to view the proposed sites. On their tour, Montana BHA Board Conservation Director Greg Munther and member Corey Ellis heard from numerous FWP wildlife and range experts ...

Missoula Field Office, Bureau of Land Management(406) 329-3914 | BLM_MT_Missoula_fo@blm.gov June 13, 2019 SUBJECT: BLM's proposed purchase of up to 13,000 acres of Montana Forests lands extending north of the BLM’s current ownership in the Belmont drainage   To whom it may concern at the BLM Missoula Field Office:   Backcountry Hunters and Anglers (BHA) is a national organization of 33,000 members seeking to ensure North America's outdoor heritage of hunting and fishing in a natural setting, ...

  This article originally appeared in the Spring 2019 issue of Backcountry Journal.   By Matthew Clark Photo by Sunny Capper   Along the Oregon/California border the mountains rise up straight out of frigid, rocky rivers trying to touch the sky. The waters run free and innocent to the needs of the modern world.The black-tailed deer are elusive as any that roam the West, and the rivers seasonally turn chrome. Located within the Six Rivers National Forest, the Smith River watershed is the ...

By Brett French - June 11, 2019 - Originally published in the Billings Gazette In an attempt to force the Custer Gallatin National Forest to assert a claim to public access on four Crazy Mountain trails, a coalition of outdoor groups filed a lawsuit in Billings District Court on Monday against the agency. “We’re hoping the Forest Service follows its own regulations in administering this area,” said Kathryn QannaYahu, of Enhancing Montana's Wildlife & Habitat. She has done a large portion of ...