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Sep

2025

Support for HB 1811: Remove the cap on PGC land acquisition $$

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22

Sep

2025

BHA Applauds Expansion of Voluntary Lead-Free Ammunition Incentive Program

Author: Nadia Marji
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19

Sep

2025

Missouri Four File Opposition Brief to Supreme Court

Author: Devin O'Dea
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10

Sep

2025

Maine BHA Assists MDIFW in Opening New Land to Hunting and Trapping

Author: Brian Bird

Volunteers with Maine BHA joined Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife staff to remove POSTED signs, install WMA boundary markers, and clean roadside trash.

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8

Sep

2025

Public Hunting, Fishing Expanded on 16 National Wildlife Refuges

Author: Nadia Marji
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4

Sep

2025

BHA Calls For Reversal of Attack on Land and Water Conservation Fund

Secretarial Order threatens Fund’s bipartisan legacy, opening door to land transfers and restricting public access.

Author: Nadia Marji
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21

Jul

2025

Supreme Court Could Determine Access to 8 Million Acres of Public Lands

Author: Nadia Marji

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:   July 21, 2025   Contact:   media@backcountryhunters.org     WASHINGTON, D.C.—With more than 8 million acres of public lands on the line, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) is once again mobilizing hunters, anglers, and public land owners to help fund the final legal battle in what may be the most pivotal public lands case of this generation. Iron Bar Holdings, LLC, has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a landmark decision by the 10th Circuit Court of ...

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10

Jul

2025

Sunday Hunting Coming Soon to Pennsylvania

By Don Rank HARRISBURG, PA, July 9, 2025 – This morning, at a small ceremony near the state capital, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro signed into law House Bill 1431. At last the ban on Sunday hunting has been lifted in Pennsylvania – a hard-earned victory for which Backcountry Hunters & Anglers and its Pennsylvania Chapter should take pride. History The inability to hunt on Sundays in Pennsylvania dates to the days when Ulysses S. Grant was president. Back then, it was one of many “Blue ...

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8

Jul

2025

EVENT RECAP: USFS And BHA Volunteers Brush Trail in Montana's Flathead Valley

Author: Anonym

June 28, 2025 - 8 BHA members based out of the Whitefish/Kalispell area of the Flathead Valley, MT, volunteered their Saturday to hike, sweat and build up "conservation Karma" for the coming hunting season. Volunteers collaborated with USFS in clearing trail 171 - Ingalls to Sylvia Lake, just West of the popular campsites and water access surrounding Tally Lake. Beyond the 4 miles of public land that was improved through these efforts, volunteers enjoyed a day of mountain views and ...

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May

2025

Iron Bar Holdings Appeals Corner Crossing Case to U.S. Supreme Court

Author: Anonym
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:   May 22, 2025     Contact:   media@backcountryhunters.org    Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Stands by its Position: Corner Crossing is NOT a Crime  Iron Bar Holdings Petitions U.S. Supreme Court to Review Corner Crossing Ruling    WASHINGTON, D.C. — Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA), North America’s leading public lands advocacy group, is responding today to news that Iron Bar Holdings, LLC will petition the U.S. Supreme Court to review the landmark corner crossing ...
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