News for Immediate ReleaseDec. 20, 2017Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont. – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers stated that “justice must be served” in the conspiracy case against scofflaw rancher Cliven Bundy, his sons and a supporter following a federal judge’s declaration of a mistrial in the case this morning. BHA President and CEO Land Tawney issued the following statement: “Cliven Bundy and his followers are lawbreakers who continue to ...

MISSOULA, Mont. – The winter 2018 issue of Backcountry Journal is arriving in BHA members’ mailboxes in time for the holidays. Here are some highlights from this issue: Required Reading: We asked our staff, board and some literary friends about their favorite books and why they matter. The result is a “best of” list of works critical to the sportsmen-conservation movement and understanding the people and ideas behind it. It also offers some top-notch fireside reading this winter…and gift ...

News for Immediate ReleaseDec. 4, 2017Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org ‘Today is a dark day’ for America’s conservation legacy, says Backcountry Hunters & Anglers CEO MISSOULA, Mont. – Calling today “a dark day” for the nation’s conservation legacy, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers excoriated an anticipated announcement by President Trump to drastically reduce and dismantle two national monuments in Utah that encompass vast expanses of important fish and ...

Public lands sportsmen’s group files amicus brief in Crooks vs. State, which challenges traditional waterfowling opportunities at Catahoula Lake CENLA, La. – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers has filed an amicus brief in a lawsuit that challenges traditional public access opportunities on a Louisiana lake prized by sportsmen and women. At stake is the public’s continued ability to access Catahoula Lake, a sought-after waterfowling destination in Louisiana. A recent decision by a Louisiana ...

News for Immediate ReleaseNov. 16, 2017Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Interactive habitat maps reveal what’s at stake in administration's national monument review MISSOULA, Mont. – As the Trump administration considers taking unprecedented action to reduce or eliminate national monuments, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers is releasing detailed habitat maps of six Western national monuments on the chopping block. Each of the monuments – Bears Ears and Grand ...

News for Immediate ReleaseNov. 14, 2017Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org  Sportsmen Urge Senate to Reject Plan to Drill Arctic Refuge As Senate considers opening energy development in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge,hunting/fishing opportunities in America’s ‘last frontier’ showcased in new film from BHA MISSOULA, Mont. – As Senate members prepare to advance legislation that would open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska to oil and gas ...

News for Immediate ReleaseNov. 10, 2017Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org  Public Access to Sabinoso Wilderness Achieved Public lands sportsmen among loudest advocates for dealthat opens previously inaccessible New Mexico wilderness LAS VEGAS, N.M. – Public lands sportsmen and women are celebrating as a deal is inked that will open the Sabinoso Wilderness in northeastern New Mexico to the public for the first time. The Interior Department announced on ...

News for Immediate ReleaseNov. 8, 2017Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org New website gauges administration’s track record in light of Trump’s promise to honor Roosevelt’s legacy MISSOULA, Mont. – Today, one year after the 2016 presidential election, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers is launching a website that considers natural resource-related policy decisions from the Trump administration in light of promises by President Trump and other administration ...

News for Immediate ReleaseNov. 7, 2017Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org BHA 2018 North American Rendezvous Heads to Idaho Public lands hunters and anglers to converge on Boise April 12-14; registration opens today MISSOULA, Mont. – As the battle for the future of our public lands and waters heats up, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers is issuing an open invitation to sportsmen, sportswomen and others who treasure our wild places and outdoor opportunities to ...

News for Immediate ReleaseOct. 27, 2017Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Inside the Fall Issue of BHA’s Backcountry Journal The newest issue of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers’ magazine is available today MISSOULA, Mont. – The fall 2017 issue of Backcountry Journal is landing in BHA members’ mailboxes now. Here’s a look at some of the highlights: Speechless: Dreams, Nightmares & Wyoming Moose: BHA life member Jared Oakleaf shares how a typo almost cost him ...