﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS Genrated: Sun, 03 May 2026 19:39:07 GMT--><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:ev="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/event/"><channel><title>Chris Hager</title><link>https://www.backcountryhunters.org:443/media/rss/author/672/chris-hager</link><atom:link href="https://www.backcountryhunters.org:443/media/rss/author/672/chris-hager" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><description>RSS document</description><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Hager]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[WA Chapter Supports Commissioner Linville Reappointment]]></title><link>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/wa-chapter-supports-commissioner-linville-reappointment</link><description><![CDATA[ To: The Office of Governor Jay Inslee 
 Cc: Ruth Musgrave, Senior Policy Advisor for Natural Resources 
 Subject: Fish and Wildlife Commission Reappointment- Molly Linville 
 Dear Governor Inslee, 
 ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/wa-chapter-supports-commissioner-linville-reappointment</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[f8832120-1703-4cca-a56d-f8cfefbfe6c9-2564]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Hager]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[OR Chapter Supports Agency Proposed Game Regs for 2025]]></title><link>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/issues/details/or-chapter-supports-agency-proposed-game-regs-for-2025</link><description><![CDATA[ The following letter was submitted to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Commission on September 12th ahead of the September 13th, 2024 ODFW Commission meeting: 
 
     
  September 12, 2024 ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/issues/details/or-chapter-supports-agency-proposed-game-regs-for-2025</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[f8832120-1703-4cca-a56d-f8cfefbfe6c9-2654]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Hager]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[OR Chapter Gathers Signatures and Submits Comments Opposing E-bikes in Deschutes National Forest]]></title><link>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/issues/details/or-chapter-gathers-signatures-and-submits-comments-opposing-e-bikes-in-deschutes-national-forest</link><description><![CDATA[ On July 30th, the Oregon Chapter of BHA submitted comments and petition opposing e-bikes on specific trails within the Deschutes National Forest. The proposal by the US Forest Service ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/issues/details/or-chapter-gathers-signatures-and-submits-comments-opposing-e-bikes-in-deschutes-national-forest</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[f8832120-1703-4cca-a56d-f8cfefbfe6c9-2695]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Hager]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Support of Emigrant Creek Ranch]]></title><link>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/issues/details/support-of-emigrant-creek-ranch</link><description><![CDATA[ 
 
 
  Sue Doroff President, Western Rivers Conservancy 71 SW Oak St., 100 Portland, OR 97201   
 
 
 
 
  RE: Wester  n Rivers Conservancy’s Emigrant Creek Ranch project in the Cascade  -Siskiyou ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/issues/details/support-of-emigrant-creek-ranch</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[f8832120-1703-4cca-a56d-f8cfefbfe6c9-2738]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Hager]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Sultan Basin 2024 Recap]]></title><link>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/sultan-basin-2024-recap</link><description><![CDATA[   
  Over the weekend of June 24th, 27 public land enthusiasts from Washington Backcountry Hunters and Anglers and Trash No Land worked with WA DNR to clean a shooting area in Snohomish County, WA.  ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/sultan-basin-2024-recap</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[f8832120-1703-4cca-a56d-f8cfefbfe6c9-2739]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Hager]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Oregon Hunters and Anglers Rally Rapid Support for Next Director of ODFW]]></title><link>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/issues/details/oregon-hunters-and-anglers-rally-rapid-support-for-next-director-of-odfw</link><description><![CDATA[ In a quick turn of events, the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife (ODFW) Commission announced their final candidates for the next ODFW Director, allowing a short turn around for stakeholder input. ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/issues/details/oregon-hunters-and-anglers-rally-rapid-support-for-next-director-of-odfw</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[f8832120-1703-4cca-a56d-f8cfefbfe6c9-2811]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Hager]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Fish and Wildlife Commission Fail Wildlife, Collaboration in Cougar Rulemaking]]></title><link>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/fish-and-wildlife-commission-fail-wildlife-collaboration-in-cougar-rulemaking</link><description><![CDATA[  On the weekend of April 19  th  , while the Washington chapter accepted the George Bird Grinnell award at Rendezvous and volunteers labored to restore habitat along the Yakima River, the Fish and ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/fish-and-wildlife-commission-fail-wildlife-collaboration-in-cougar-rulemaking</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[f8832120-1703-4cca-a56d-f8cfefbfe6c9-2849]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Hager]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[NEBRASKA BHA FENCE REMOVAL PROJECT: Recap]]></title><link>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/nebraska-bha-fence-removal-project-recap</link><description><![CDATA[     
  On March 16th Nebraska Backcountry Hunters and Anglers hosted a fence removal project at Nebraska Game and Park’s Wapiti Wildlife Management Area in the Loess Canyons south of North Platte. ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/nebraska-bha-fence-removal-project-recap</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[f8832120-1703-4cca-a56d-f8cfefbfe6c9-2919]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Hager]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[OR Chapter Submits Comments for ODFW Selection Process]]></title><link>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/issues/details/or-chapter-submits-comments-for-odfw-selection-process</link><description><![CDATA[  On January 26th, 2024, the Oregon Chapter of BHA submitted comments reflecting the necessary considerations needed for the recruitment of the next Director of the Oregon Department of Fish and ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/issues/details/or-chapter-submits-comments-for-odfw-selection-process</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[f8832120-1703-4cca-a56d-f8cfefbfe6c9-2929]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Hager]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Efforts Combating CWD and Invasive Species Receives Funding]]></title><link>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/issues/details/efforts-combating-cwd-and-invasive-species-receives-funding</link><description><![CDATA[  The 2024 legislative short session has come to an end and in a bewildering turn of events, despite broad stakeholder support, House Bill 4148, (HB4148) Rep. Helm’s Wildlife Omnibus Bill, died in ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/issues/details/efforts-combating-cwd-and-invasive-species-receives-funding</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[f8832120-1703-4cca-a56d-f8cfefbfe6c9-2934]]></dc:identifier></item></channel></rss>