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 ...

News for Immediate Release Sept. 5, 2017 Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262,mckalip@backcountryhunters.org     Próis and BHA Launch Corporate Partnership Public lands conservation and access are focus of new alliance with leading manufacturer of technical hunting and field apparel for women                                                                                                             Photo Cred: Prois Instagram MISSOULA, Mont. – Próis and Backcountry Hunters & Anglers ...

News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 1, 2017Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org BHA Launches ‘Public Lands Month’ to Celebrate Great Places to Hunt and Fish National Public Lands Day is Sept. 30; as hunting seasons begin across the country BHA stands strong in support of American public lands and waters MISSOULA, Mont. – In anticipation of National Public Lands Day, Sept. 30, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers today is kicking off a monthlong celebration of these ...

News for Immediate ReleaseAug. 24, 2017Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Secretary Zinke proposes ‘boundary changes’ to specific monuments, acknowledges broad public support for monuments system, Antiquities Act   [Above, a hunter and their dog hunt the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument, credit: mypubliclands] MISSOULA, Mont. – An Interior Department report recommending ambiguous “boundary changes” to national monuments prized by sportsmen and ...

News for Immediate ReleaseAug. 18, 2017Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org It’s Official: Oregon’s Elliott State Forest to Remain Publicly Accessible Gov. Kate Brown signs into law measure continuing state ownership of Oregon’s oldest state forest; work now shifts to decoupling Elliott from common school fund, addressing financial components of transfer   SALEM, Ore. – The Elliott State Forest will remain publicly accessible to hunters, anglers and other ...

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 Thursday its decision to accept donated lands adjacent to the Sabinoso that include a road easement enabling hunters, anglers and others to access the wilderness. The annexation of the 3,595-acre Rimrock Rose Ranch was brokered by the Wilderness Land Trust and long advocated for by sportsmen, who had urged Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to uphold his pledge to pursue public access opportunities and open the New Mexico wilderness to citizens.

News for Immediate ReleaseAug. 4, 2017Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org BHA Poll: Western Voters Support Sage Grouse Conservation Poll of voters exclusively in counties with sage grouse habitat finds overwhelming bipartisan support for Forest Service and BLM sage steppe conservation plans MISSOULA, Mont. – A new poll released today by Backcountry Hunters & Anglersdemonstrates strong, bipartisan support for U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management ...

News for Immediate ReleaseAug. 2, 2017Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org  ‘What Happened to Ryan Zinke?’ BHA Launches Ad Campaign Public lands sportsmen and women hold the interior secretary accountable for conservation promises, spotlight administration’s misguided national monuments review MISSOULA, Mont. – U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s home state of Montana is the target of an advertising campaign launched today by Backcountry Hunters & Anglers. ...