News for Immediate ReleaseOct. 19, 2017Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Senate Votes to Allow Arctic Refuge Drilling Despite Pushback from Sportsmen Surveys in Western states show strong public opposition to energy development in the refuge MISSOULA, Mont. – Following today’s Senate rejection of a budget amendment that would have prevented oil and gas development within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska, public lands hunters and anglers ...

News for Immediate ReleaseOct. 13, 2017Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org BHA Builds Eastern Muscle through Key Staff Additions New BHA hires in Northeast and Southeast are working with chapters to grow membership,expand public access, conserve valuable habitat MISSOULA, Mont. – Continuing to ramp up its efforts on behalf of North America’s wild public lands, waters and wildlife, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers announced today two new hires: Chris Hennessey ...

  News for Immediate ReleaseOct. 11, 2017Contact: Katie McKalip, BHA, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.orgCorley Kenna, Patagonia, 202-320-3921, Corley.Kenna@patagonia.com Ryan Callaghan, First Lite, ryan@firstlite.com Sportsmen and Outdoors Leaders Denounce Antiquities Act Takedown House legislation would undermine bedrock conservation law,fundamentally diminish national monuments system MISSOULA, Mont. – Leaders in the outdoors and sportsmen’s communities today joined together in ...

  News for Immediate ReleaseOct. 11, 2017Contact: Katie McKalip, BHA, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.orgCorley Kenna, Patagonia, 202-320-3921, Corley.Kenna@patagonia.com Ryan Callaghan, First Lite, ryan@firstlite.com Sportsmen and Outdoors Leaders Denounce Antiquities Act Takedown House legislation would undermine bedrock conservation law,fundamentally diminish national monuments system MISSOULA, Mont. – Leaders in the outdoors and sportsmen’s communities today joined together in ...

News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 28, 2017Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Interior Plans to Overhaul Sage Grouse Plans; BHA Responds MISSOULA, Mont. – In response to a leaked Interior Department plan to overhaul conservation plans for the greater sage grouse, a move that would open key areas of the gamebird’s habitat to increased industrial and commercial development, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Conservation Director John Gale issued the following ...

News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 26, 2017Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org BHA Responds to Zinke Accusations of Disloyalty Within Interior Staff MISSOULA, Mont. – In response to yesterday’s speech by Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke before the National Petroleum Council, during which he claimed that a third of his staff at the Interior Department is “not loyal to the flag,” Backcountry Hunters & Anglers President and CEO Land Tawney issued the following ...

News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 17, 2017Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org The Upper Missouri Breaks National Monument, Photo: Bob Wick BLM MISSOULA, Mont. – In response to a leaked Department of the Interior report that outlines a plan for reducing and changing the management of a suite of iconic American national monuments, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers President and CEO Land Tawney issued the following statement: “While the administration’s report ...

  Rio Grande Del Norte National Monument, Photo: Bob Wick, BLM MISSOULA, Mont. – Following today’s announcement by the Interior Department of a secretarial order that focuses on expanding public hunting and angling opportunities, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers President and CEO Land Tawney issued the following statement: “Our hunting and fishing traditions rely on both conservation and access, with insufficient access being the No. 1 reason cited by sportsmen for forgoing time afield. The ...

News for Immediate Release Sept. 8, 2017 Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262,mckalip@backcountryhunters.org     BHA Defends Public Waterfowl Hunting and Fishing Access at Famed Louisiana Lake Southeast chapter of public lands sportsmen’s group joins pushback against attempts to privatize traditional access to Catahoula Lake   CENLA, La. – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers members are stepping up to defend traditional public access opportunities to Catahoula Lake, one of the most sought-after ...

News for Immediate Release Sept. 6, 2017 Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262,mckalip@backcountryhunters.org     Idaho Hunter Gets $500 Reward for Busting Motorized Gate Crashers BHA OHV Reward Fund rewards citizens whose reports of illegal OHV use result in a conviction   BOISE – A public land hunter in Idaho recently collected a $500 reward from Backcountry Hunters & Anglers after reporting illegal use of an off-road vehicle in the Third Fork drainage on the Emmett Ranger District of the ...