Adam Leitschuh, Chairman 

Adam was born in Colorado but spent majority of his youth growing up camping and fishing in the Sierra Nevada of Northern California. Adam started hunting shortly after high school and expanded his opportunities after moving to Idaho to attend college at Boise State University. Adam hunted in California on summer and winter breaks until he gained residency in Idaho to afford tags on a college student’s budget. He spent free time around school, work and rugby scouting, camping, hunting or fishing on public lands. After graduating with a construction management degree work took Adam to North Dakota and then Montana. While working on a project in Great Falls, MT Adam met his wife who is an Air Force Officer. His wife’s career took Adam back to North Dakota where he helped start the North Dakota Chapter of BHA and then on to Nebraska. Adam, his wife and their young son who was born in May of 2019 now reside in Plattsmouth, and Adam had to stay involved with BHA. As luck would have it, shortly after Adam's family moved to Nebraska, the new chapter was starting. In the past ten years, he has had the opportunity to hunt multiple western states full of public land including Wyoming, Idaho, Montana and New Mexico and eastern states such as Ohio which is at the opposite end of the public land spectrum. Growing up surrounded by public lands and waters and traveling and moving around the country Adam experienced firsthand how easy it is to take public lands and waters for granted. Without people acting that may not always be the case. No matter where that public land or water is how small or large it deserves our attention and protection.

James Eaves

James was raised in the North Texas suburbs of the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex. Some of his earliest memories were fishing for blue gill with his dad and grandpa and helping his dad clean doves after he got back from hunting with his uncles. He continued to develop his love for the outdoors by spending almost all his free time on the lake where he grew up. In 2011 James joined the Air Force and received orders to North Dakota. This is where his passion for hunting and fishing really began to become the focal point of his life. From growing up in a state that is overwhelmingly restricted to private access, the term public land wasn’t something that he was very familiar with. In a trip to the North Dakota badlands to chase mule deer with his bow, he had his first public land hunting experience. James remembers being awestruck by the idea that anyone could access such a stunning landscape without paying for lease fees or having permission from a landowner. This experience set him on a path to learn more about public land and the opportunities and resources that these lands provided. In 2016 James received orders to Nebraska. He immediately began exploring the state from Scotts Bluff to Nebraska City. From ice fishing the potholes of the sand hills to hunting whitetails in the bluffs of the Missouri river, Nebraska has become a special place that he has grown to deeply appreciate. His experiences on public land throughout Nebraska and the rest of the country have given him a passion to want to protect it for future generations. James is looking forward to working with BHA to be a voice for public lands and waters throughout the state.

Michael Storrs

Michael was born in Northern California. Growing up his family has lived in California, Alaska, Georgia and Nebraska. His family settled in the McCook area when he was 15. After Tech school he moved to Kearney to begin his career as an industrial electrician. In 2013 he moved his family to McCook where they currently reside. Michael grew up hunting a variety of species including pheasants, quail, and Sandhills mule deer. When he was 18, he went on his first Colorado elk hunt which helped instill his love for western hunting. His love of the outdoors is something he is trying to pass on to his two daughters. He looks forward to the day when his daughters are toting their own shotguns and chasing roosters on the high plains with him. But until then his family enjoys taking advantage of the many lakes Southwest Nebraska has to offer where they fish, hunt, hike and like to go boating.

Michael didn’t come from a family who had land rights. It would be impossible for him to carry on his love for the outdoors if it were not for public lands and waters. He joined BHA to help keep our public lands and waters in the public hands. He values the importance it will have for his kids, grandkids and the generations to come.

Kyle Broadfoot, Secretary

Kyle was born and raised in the mixed croplands and pastures of rural Southwest Nebraska. From an early age, Kyle’s dad was taking him on weekend adventures of chasing ringnecks, quail, turkeys, and deer, along with setlining the river for channel cats. Early on, he learned that fair chase, safety, and conservation were even more important than actually harvesting game. As Kyle grew older and access to private land dwindled, he began to seek out the wilder places that public lands in Western Nebraska offered. His quests for whitetails transitioned to mulies, Eastern and hybrid turkeys turned to Merriam’s and Rios, and his rifle was occasionally racked for a bow. His passion for public lands continued to grow, as well, the more he became involved in groups such as BHA, Pheasants Forever, and the Izaak Walton League. Currently, Kyle lives in Cambridge, NE where he works as a physical therapist assistant at the local hospital. He has a wife and three kids and one giant yellow lab, Ruger, who refuses to find downed birds.

Bill Grossniclaus

Bill was born in the small South Central Nebraska town of Oxford but spent his first formative years growing up on the front range of the Rocky Mountains with his mother, older sister, stepfather, and two older stepbrothers. Family outings found him following his brothers or catching small animals along the trout streams and lakes while camping. After the birth of his younger brother and sister, the family returned to his hometown where he was reunited with his grandfather who would become the biggest influencer in his outdoor passion. Pheasants and duck led to bigger game and with the guidance of a brother and grandfather he found his ultimate passion in bowhunting. His first deer was a 3x3 mule deer buck at 17, and he has been fortunate enough to take trophy animals with both modern and traditional gear over the last 30 seasons. Bill has also been an avid trapper and predator hunter for over 25 years. Many weekends are spent checking long trap lines for bobcat, coyote, fox and raccoon. Bill often brags about being the best skunk and opossum trapper in Furnas county. Bill lives in Oxford with his wife of 24 years, his daughter and two sons — all avid hunters. Bill is very active in his community. He has been a member of the volunteer fire department for 25 years where he is the current Fire Chief. He is a past city councilman, president and board member of the local outdoor club/shooting club, and coach for Little League baseball, football and Peewee wrestling.

Terry Grimm

Terry was born and raised in South Florida, northwest of Miami. He learned to appreciate the value of public waters from an early age while fishing with his father in places like the Everglades and the Florida Keys. He found like-minded friends while attending college in upstate New York who shared his passion for fishing but also enjoyed chasing small game in the Fall. Following college, Terry joined the US Air Force and reported to his first assignment at Offutt AFB, where some fellow Airmen introduced him to pheasant hunting. Over the next 21 years and ten assignments in eight different states, he relied heavily on public access to provide camping, fishing, hunting, hiking, and other outdoor opportunities for his family. After retiring from active duty, he and his family returned to Bellevue, where he continues to hunt and fish on Nebraska’s public lands and waters