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Mar

2026

State Policy Spotter: Mar. '26

Author: Devin O'Dea

Welcome to the March 2026 edition of BHA's State Policy Spotter – a high-level scan of state policy and legislation impacting our wild public lands, waters and wildlife across North America.

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Feb

2026

Utah BHA Participation in 2025 Regional Advisory Council Meetings

Author: Utah BHA
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Feb

2026

2026 Utah Midsession Review

Author: Devin O'Dea
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Feb

2026

Utah BHA Participation in 2025 Regional Advisory Council Meetings

Author: Utah BHA
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21

Oct

2025

Habitat Stewardship in the Mojave Desert

2.3 Miles of Fence Removed in the Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument by 8 BHA Volunteers

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Sep

2025

Hunting for Sustainability Opened the Door and Conservation Made Me Stay

I didn’t grow up hunting. Back in Minnesota, it always felt like something other people did to embrace the cooling temps and an excuse to sit in a deer stand and drink beer all day. Not me....Still, I struggled to take the leap on my own. I had always been the curious observer tagging along—helping prep gear, mapping hunts on OnX, waterproofing tents, packing food—yet never the hunter. That’s when I discovered Backcountry Hunters & Anglers’ Hunting for Sustainability program: a chance to finally step into the role I’d been circling for a few years.

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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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23

Jun

2025

Utah BHA Volunteers Show Their Grit in Paunsaugunt Fence Pull

If you haven’t had the opportunity to drive north to south following the geological shift from the alpine zones of the Panguitch area down along Highway 89 to the red rock desert of Kanab, Utah, you’re missing out. The transition from alpine lakes, ponderosa pines, and lush green meadows, to red sands, big basin sage, and prickly pear cactus is relatively abrupt. One might be tempted into thinking they have traveled onto a completely different continent within the span of 60 miles. This ...
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Jun

2025

BHA Condemns Senate Proposal to Sell Off Up to 3 Million Acres of Public Lands

Author: Nadia Marji
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 ...
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May

2025

Public Lands Victory: BHA Applauds Removal of Land Sale Amendment from House Budget Bill

Author: Nadia Marji
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 ...
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