﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS Genrated: Sun, 03 May 2026 17:14:13 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>Joel Weltzien</title><link>https://www.backcountryhunters.org:443/media/rss/author/672/joel-weltzien</link><atom:link href="https://www.backcountryhunters.org:443/media/rss/author/672/joel-weltzien" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><description>RSS document</description><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joel Weltzien]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[CA BHA MPA Petitions Recommendations]]></title><link>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/ca-bha-mpa-petitions-recommendations</link><description><![CDATA[  
  
 Your Access to Coastal Fishing in California is on the Line 

 It's Time to Set the Hook 

 California's coastline is one of the great fishing destinations on earth. Kelp forests teeming ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/ca-bha-mpa-petitions-recommendations</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[f8832120-1703-4cca-a56d-f8cfefbfe6c9-6986]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joel Weltzien]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[California Approves 2nd Bear Tag]]></title><link>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/california-approves-2nd-bear-tag</link><description><![CDATA[ Today the California Fish and Game Commission voted to allow hunters to purchase a second bear tag in a single license year — the most meaningful step toward science-based bear management the state ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 18:05:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/california-approves-2nd-bear-tag</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[f8832120-1703-4cca-a56d-f8cfefbfe6c9-6975]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joel Weltzien]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[CA BHA Spring 2026 Newsletter]]></title><link>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/Portals/0/ChapterNewsUploads/Blogs/California/California Chapter Newsletter Spring 2026 Final.pdf</link><description><![CDATA[]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 18:55:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/Portals/0/ChapterNewsUploads/Blogs/California/California Chapter Newsletter Spring 2026 Final.pdf</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[f8832120-1703-4cca-a56d-f8cfefbfe6c9-6951]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joel Weltzien]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[CA BHA Supports California's Public Lands Protection Act]]></title><link>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/Portals/0/ChapterNewsUploads/California/TU-BHA_Press-Release_AB1624_01282026_FINAL.pdf</link><description><![CDATA[]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 22:07:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/Portals/0/ChapterNewsUploads/California/TU-BHA_Press-Release_AB1624_01282026_FINAL.pdf</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[f8832120-1703-4cca-a56d-f8cfefbfe6c9-6893]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joel Weltzien]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[BCIYBY Pasadena 2025: Recap]]></title><link>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/bciyby-pasadena-2025-recap</link><description><![CDATA[   

 Stories flowed and wild game was devoured at our Backcountry in Your Backyard event in Pasadena, which brought new faces into the world of hunting and conservation. Gathering at Orvis ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2025 16:57:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/bciyby-pasadena-2025-recap</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[f8832120-1703-4cca-a56d-f8cfefbfe6c9-6847]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joel Weltzien]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[CA Bustin Clays 2025 Event Recap]]></title><link>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/ca-bustin-clays-2025-event-recap</link><description><![CDATA[   

   

 BHA volunteers and friends gathered to prepare for a season of chasing birds at Birds Landing Hunting Preserve. Duck enthusiasts and first-time shooters alike grouped up to take on the ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2025 17:35:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/ca-bustin-clays-2025-event-recap</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[f8832120-1703-4cca-a56d-f8cfefbfe6c9-6837]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joel Weltzien]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[CA BHA 2025 Desert Bighorn Survey Recap]]></title><link>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/ca-bha-2025-desert-bighorn-survey-recap</link><description><![CDATA[   
 At sunset on Saturday, a small and enthusiastic group of BHA volunteers joined up with CDFW's Region 6 sheep biologists at the foot of the Marble Mountains in the Mojave for the annual desert ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/ca-bha-2025-desert-bighorn-survey-recap</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[f8832120-1703-4cca-a56d-f8cfefbfe6c9-2296]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joel Weltzien]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[CA BHA Turkey Camp 2025 Recap]]></title><link>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/ca-bha-turkey-camp-2025-recap</link><description><![CDATA[  Recap: California BHA’s 2025 Spring Turkey Hunt  

   

 In the heart of California’s spring turkey season, the California Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) hosted its third annual ...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/ca-bha-turkey-camp-2025-recap</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[f8832120-1703-4cca-a56d-f8cfefbfe6c9-2332]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joel Weltzien]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[CA BHA 2025 Q1 Newsletter]]></title><link>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/ca-bha-2025-q1-newsletter</link><description><![CDATA[  Support a 2nd Bear Tag in CA!  
     
 CDFW has released their final    black bear conservation plan , and in response, CA BHA has submitted a resolution calling on the Fish & Game Commission to ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/ca-bha-2025-q1-newsletter</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[f8832120-1703-4cca-a56d-f8cfefbfe6c9-2344]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joel Weltzien]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[NV BHA March 2025 Newsletter]]></title><link>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/nv-bha-march-2025-newsletter</link><description><![CDATA[ Spring is here, which means the big game tag application season is upon us. NDOW has set May 7 th    as the application deadline and results will be released on or before May 23 rd . NDOW will be ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/nv-bha-march-2025-newsletter</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[f8832120-1703-4cca-a56d-f8cfefbfe6c9-2350]]></dc:identifier></item></channel></rss>