News for Immediate ReleaseFeb. 14, 2018Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org  Largest gathering of public lands hunters and anglers in the continent heads to Boise in April; early bird registration ends March 1 BOISE – Public lands sportsmen and women from across North America will be traveling to Boise, Idaho, for Backcountry Hunters & Anglers’ 7th annual North American Rendezvous, April 12-14, 2018. BHA’s 2018 Rendezvous features a dynamic lineup of outdoor ...

News for Immediate ReleaseFeb. 9, 2018Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Western big-game species stand to gain under conservation measures announced by Interior secretary, who pledges to base management decisions on ‘best available science’ SALT LAKE CITY – Following a pledge by Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to improve the quality of big-game habitat, including winter range and migration corridors, over a cross-section of Western states, Backcountry Hunters ...

News for Immediate ReleaseFeb. 7, 2018Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Backcountry Hunters & Anglers members speak up for conservation of, access to backcountry lands MISSOULA, Mont. – Western public lands issues seized the spotlight in the U.S. Senate this morning as the Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests and Mining met to consider a suite of bills, including several with the potential to significantly affect places prized by hunters, anglers and ...

News for Immediate ReleaseFeb. 2, 2018Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Public lands hunting traditions underlie new alliance with longtime industry innovator MISSOULA, Mont. – Savage Arms and Backcountry Hunters & Anglers today announced the launch of a corporate partnership that will advance both Savage’s and BHA’s efforts to protect and expand North America’s invaluable public lands hunting heritage. Headquartered in Westfield, Massachusetts, Savage ...

News for Immediate ReleaseJan. 31, 2018Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Ryan Callaghan of First Lite, fly fishing guide/businesswoman Hilary Hutcheson and trial attorney Tom McGraw join leadership of rapidly growing sportsmen’s group MISSOULA, Mont. – Leaders in the hunting and angling community and enthusiastic public lands users have joined the national board of directors of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers: Ryan Callaghan, First Lite director of public ...

Montana members of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers attend anti-public lands conclave featuring lawbreaking Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy PARADISE, Mont. – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers members from Montana united in support of America’s public lands and waters this evening at an anti-public lands event headlined by scofflaw rancher Cliven Bundy. Billed as a property rights forum by an anti-public lands group, the Coalition of Western Property Owners, the gathering featured appearances by Bundy ...

News for Immediate ReleaseJan. 9, 2018Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org  A road through key migratory waterfowl habitat would be developed under precedent-setting deal in Izembek National Wildlife Refuge ANCHORAGE – Public lands sportsmen and women across the continent could experience a ripple effect of negative impacts as an Interior Department decision allowing development of wilderness lands in Izembek National Wildlife Refuge advances. Located near ...

News for Immediate ReleaseJan. 9, 2018Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org BHA and partner Boone and Crockett Club give students knowledge and skills to start hunting; successful program to expand in 2018 MISSOULA, Mont. – Hunting for Sustainability, launched in 2016 by Backcountry Hunters & Anglers as a way to spur new, conservation-minded hunters and anglers while also engaging with college students who already hunt and fish, is expanding to a state near ...

News for Immediate ReleaseJan. 8, 2018Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont. – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers strongly criticized the dismissal of charges against scofflaw rancher Cliven Bundy, his sons and a supporter earlier today. BHA President and CEO Land Tawney issued the following statement: “Cliven Bundy and his followers are lawbreakers who continue to disrespect our government, our public lands and waters, and the citizens who own them. ...

News for Immediate ReleaseJan. 9, 2018Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.orgPublic lands sportsmen unite to oppose development within wilderness area watershedELY, Minn. – A Trump administration decision to reopen lands near the Boundary Waters Wilderness to industrial mining drew strong criticism from Backcountry Hunters & Anglers members in Minnesota today. Announced abruptly by the administration just days before Christmas, the decision resurrects a ...