FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 11, 2025  Contact: media@backcountryhunters.org    MISSOULA, Mont. — Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) is rebuking a sweeping new proposal released by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee that would force the sale of up to 3 million acres of public lands under the guise of a solution to the housing crisis. This proposal—led by committee chair Senator Mike Lee (R-UT)—would apply to public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 21, 2025   Contact:  media@backcountryhunters.org   Public Lands Victory: BHA Applauds Removal of Public Land Sale Amendment from House Budget Reconciliation Bill  Grassroots pressure from hunters and anglers leads to withdrawal of controversial proposal from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which still includes provisions threatening iconic public lands and waters.    MISSOULA, Mont. — Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA), North America’s leading public lands ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:   March 18, 2025      CONTACT:   Devin O’Dea, Western Policy & Conservation Manager, odea@backcountryhunters.org     Denver, CO – In a huge victory for public land owners, today Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) applauded the ruling by United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit affirming the right to “corner-cross" to access public lands. The ruling marks a pivotal decision that cements the legality of public access to millions of acres of public lands in ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Jan. 13, 2025   Contacts:  Kaden McArthur, Director of Policy and Government Relations, mcarthur@backcountryhunters.org  Devin O’Dea, Western Policy & Conservation Manager, odea@backcountryhunters.org     Washington, D.C. — Today the U.S. Supreme Court announced their decision to reject hearing a lawsuit filed by the State of Utah in late summer that threatened the very foundation of America’s public lands legacy. Patrick Berry, President and CEO of Backcountry Hunters ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Aug. 20, 2024  Contact: Devin O’Dea, 415-246-5329 odea@backcountryhunters.org  Utah Attempts to Wrest Public Lands Out of Public Hands SALT LAKE CITY, UT — Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) – North America’s premiere advocacy group that serves as the voice for our nation’s wild public lands, waters and wildlife – vehemently opposes the recent legal maneuver by the state of Utah aimed at seizing control of 18.5 million acres of federal public lands.   A long-standing ...

News for Immediate ReleaseJuly 19, 2023Contact: Katie DeLorenzo, 505-410-6284, delorenzo@backcountryhunters.org SALT LAKE CITY, UT. — In a multi-agency and organization collaboration, Utah Backcountry Hunters & Anglers helped complete a trailhead expansion, clean-up, and infrastructure installation project at a popular access site in the Book Cliffs area of the state. The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation, Sportsmen for Fish and ...