Bills would legislate seizure of millions of acres of public lands, threaten fish and wildlife habitat, public access opportunities WASHINGTON - A vote today by House of Representatives members to advance legislation that would enable the seizure of public lands is being strongly criticized by public lands sportsmen, who called the bills an affront to America's national public lands legacy. Rep. Raul Labrador's Self-Sufficient Community Lands Act (H.R. 2316) and Rep. Don Young's State ...

  Close ties to fly fishing industry, expertise in wildlife biology and public lands management define two new BHA board members MISSOULA, Mont. - Ben Bulis and Ted Koch have joined the national board of directors of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, bringing close ties to the fly fishing industry and expertise in wildlife biology and public lands management to the leadership of the rapidly growing sportsmen's group. Bulis is president and CEO of the American Fly Fishing Trade Association, the ...

Popular merchandise line celebrates outdoor lifestyle, raises funds for backcountry conservation MISSOULA, Mont. — Demand for the newest t-shirt design by Hunt To Eat, the hunter-branded clothing company, is soaring, and backcountry conservation is benefitting as a result. The Backcountry Hunters & Anglers-Hunt To Eat partnership launched formally earlier this year. Hunt To Eat wanted to support BHA, but its conservation budget is slim. Inspired by BHA’s work, the company developed the ...