News for Immediate ReleaseMay 15, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Controversial leases renewed upstream of Minnesota wilderness boundary, jeopardizing region’s economy and disappointing hunters and anglers MISSOULA, Mont. – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers members today sharply criticized an administration decision to renew controversial mineral leases in the Boundary Waters watershed in Minnesota, a fish and wildlife-rich region treasured by sportsmen ...

News for Immediate ReleaseMay 13, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org   8th annual North American Rendezvous brings record-breaking numbers of sportsmen and women to Idaho, support for public lands and waters   MISSOULA, Mont. – North America’s hunting and fishing community united in Boise, Idaho, May 1-4 for Backcountry Hunters & Anglers’ 8th annual North American Rendezvous, a celebration of sportsmen’s and women’s monumental wins for public lands, ...

News for Immediate ReleaseMay 3, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org   Governor Little’s announcement underscores the cultural, recreational and economic importance of public lands and waters in the Gem State   BOISE, Idaho – Public lands and waters in Idaho received a wholehearted endorsement by Gov. Brad Little, who issued a proclamation establishing May 2 as Public Lands Day in Idaho. Little took to the stage of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers’ Beers, ...

News for Immediate ReleaseApril 24, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org  Diverse roster of industry leaders, influencers testifies to economic power of outdoor recreation, hunting and fishing, public lands and waters MISSOULA, Mont. – As Backcountry Hunters & Anglers members gear up for BHA’s North American Rendezvous, industry leaders and influencers are stepping forward as Rendezvous sponsors, showing their support of public lands and waters and the ...

News for Immediate ReleaseApril 16, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org   The newest issue of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers’ magazine is available today   MISSOULA, Mont. – The spring issue of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers’ quarterly magazine, Backcountry Journal, hit mailboxes across the continent last week. This issue contains 70-plus pages of stories, news and photographs of hunting and fishing North America’s public lands and waters. Here’s a ...

News for Immediate ReleaseApril 9, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Bipartisan bill would secure funding for popular access and conservation program, follows LWCF’s permanent reauthorization under S. 47 WASHINGTON – Funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund would be secured in a new, bipartisan Senate bill, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers announced today. Introduced by Sens. Cory Gardner (R-CO) and Joe Manchin (D-WV), along with a host of ...

News for Immediate ReleaseMarch 15, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org   New plans for sage grouse habitat allow potentially harmful industrial development, undermine years of good-faith collaboration by stakeholders   MISSOULA, Mont. – New federal management plans for habitat relied upon by the greater sage grouse in 11 Western states ease restrictions on potentially harmful industrial development and undo collaborative efforts that were years in the ...

News for Immediate ReleaseMarch 14, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org   May 1-4 will bring thousands of public lands sportsmen and womento Boise for speakers, seminars, solidarity and fun   MISSOULA, Mont. – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers is anticipating an unprecedented turnout in Boise, Idaho, May 1-4 for BHA’s 8th Annual North American Rendezvous, the largest gathering of public lands sportsmen and women in the continent. Following a wildly successful ...

News for Immediate ReleaseMarch 12, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org   President signs S. 47, most significant conservation legislation in a decade, following strong support by Congress and advocacy by sportsmen and women   WASHINGTON – Public lands sportsmen and women are celebrating a significant victory following the president’s signing a massive package of conservation and access bills into the law of the land. Permanent reauthorization of the Land ...

News for Immediate ReleaseMarch 6, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org   Shared values are celebrated in signing ceremony   DENVER – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers and the U.S. Forest Service signed a national partnership agreement this week to document ongoing cooperation between the two entities and expand possibilities for collaborative engagement in the future. The national master agreement acknowledges the broad mutual benefits of continued ...