News for Immediate ReleaseJuly 13, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Public lands and waters continue to galvanize hunters, anglers, others across North America MISSOULA, Mont. – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers members are continuing to expand North America’s largest and most active group of public lands sportsmen and women, establishing new chapters in Arkansas, Georgia, Nebraska, South Carolina and West Virginia. The new BHA chapters officially launched ...

News for Immediate ReleaseJuly 6, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org New outreach program engages active duty and veteran service members in public lands hunting, angling and conservation MISSOULA, Mont. – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers today officially launched the BHA Armed Forces Initiative, a new program targeted directly toward active duty and veteran service members of all branches in North America. The AFI provides a constructive outlet for current ...

News for Immediate ReleaseJuly 1, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org The newest issue of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers’ magazine is available now MISSOULA, Mont. – The summer issue of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers’ quarterly magazine, Backcountry Journal, is arriving in the mailboxes of BHA members across North America this week. This special issue reflects the challenging times we currently are facing with stories of solitude, lessons learned and even ...

News for Immediate ReleaseJune 29, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Administration announces plan to formally nominate Pendley, anti-public lands zealot BLM director nominee William Perry Pendley MISSOULA, Mont. – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers responded today to the Trump administration’s announcement of its intention to nomination William Perry Pendley, a well-known advocate of the sale of public lands, as director of the Bureau of Land Management and ...

News for Immediate ReleaseJune 25, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Public lands sportsman submitted evidence of illegal access that resulted in the pilot’s conviction MISSOULA, Mont. – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers has issued a reward to John Morris, the Montana hunter who recently captured images of a pilot using a private helicopter to access a fishing hole in the Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex. The efforts of Morris and his hunting partner, Randy ...

News for Immediate ReleaseJune 17, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Decisive vote in support of the popular legislation is victory for public lands conservation and access, spotlights bipartisan collaboration WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate voted 73-25 today to pass the Great American Outdoors Act, bipartisan legislation being called a “once in a generation” opportunity to fund conservation and access in the United States. Backcountry Hunters & Anglers ...

News for Immediate ReleaseJune 12, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Sportsmen and women receive organization’s top honors for their work on behalf of public lands and waters MISSOULA, Mont. – A passionate and driven lineup of sportsmen and women were honored by Backcountry Hunters & Anglers during the 9th annual BHA North American Rendezvous for their commitment to public lands and waters. In addition to recognizing conservation, communications, ...

News for Immediate ReleaseJune 4, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Public lands package introduced this morning in House, Senate expected to consider its version of the bill soon WASHINGTON – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers commended bipartisan legislation introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives this morning that would ensure full, dedicated funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund at $900 million annually and fund maintenance backlogs on ...

News for Immediate ReleaseMay 21, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Bipartisan legislation would provide full, dedicated funding to the Land and Water Conservation Fund and address public lands maintenance backlogs WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate is moving forward to vote on the Great American Outdoors Act, bipartisan legislation that would ensure full, dedicated funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund and address maintenance backlogs on public ...

News for Immediate ReleaseMay 18, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org North America’s biggest gathering of public lands hunters and anglers shifts to online format, June 1-6 MISSOULA, Mont. – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers is moving the BHA North American Rendezvous online in 2020, responding to circumstances arising from the coronavirus and at the same time opening up access to the continent’s biggest gathering of public lands sportsmen and women June ...