Latest:

• Your Nebraska Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers is hosting a tail gate event in Lincoln on November 28th before the Husker- Hawkeye game. Iowa BHA will be invited to attend as well and Elkhorn Coffee will be there supporting BHA. Thanks to BHA life member Ryan Sewell for providing the parking slots!
• After learning about closing and acreage reductions on a couple of state Wildlife Management Areas, your chapter wrote a letter to the assistant division administrator with Nebraska Game and Parks on September 20th to get a list of other potential WMA closures/reductions elsewhere in the state.  Hopefully, we will receive a response soon.  We are also still waiting on the Lincoln NGPC office to make a decision on opening up hunting on Hansen Memorial WMA. This request was submitted months ago.
  • Read our blog HERE
• The fight for the Niobrara National Scenic River and continued National Park Service Management has entered a new phase. The committee hearing set for September 19^th in Lincoln was canceled. It appears the bill is headed for the upcoming legislative session. Please write letters to your state senators and members of the state Natural Resources Committee to support continued National Park Service management of this national treasure.
• Read the bill HERE

 

 

Other News, Requests, and Reminders

• Stay tuned your Nebraska Chapter is setting up a volunteer event for Valentine National Wildlife Refuge in Cherry County in early 2026! Volunteers will be removing old fence that affects deer and antelope habitat on the refuge.
• he Central Platte Natural Resources District will be considering the Chapter’s request to open up a piece of property for archery and turkey hunting at their November meeting.
  • Read the July newsletter HERE
• Nominate a PUBLIC LANDS HERO!! Established in 2025, the Nebraska BHA Chapter’s “Public Lands Hero Award” is presented annually to an individual who has provided dedicated and sustained service towards improving access to, and/or increasing the amount of, public lands available for hunters and anglers in the state. Anyone who has demonstrated this effort can be nominated including, but not limited to, state, federal, local, and non-governmental agency personnel. Nominations can be made throughout the year by any member or supporter of the Nebraska BHA. Nominations can be sent to the Board at nebraska@backcountryhunters.org with the subject line "PUBLIC LANDS HERO" and should include a detailed description of the nominee’s accomplishments. Awards are typically presented to the individual in the summer.

 

• PLEASE, when you are out using our public lands and waters, report any illegal activity occurring on that public land to the local game warden or county sheriff’s office. That includes poaching, vandalism, illegal dumping, trespassing etc.! BHA also offers rewards for illegal vehicle use on public lands, check out our page HERE  Our continued access to these properties depends on it.