﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS Genrated: Mon, 04 May 2026 02:43:12 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>David A. Lien</title><link>https://www.backcountryhunters.org:443/news/details/rss/3306?authorname=david-a.-lien</link><atom:link href="https://www.backcountryhunters.org:443/news/details/rss/3306?authorname=david-a.-lien" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><description>RSS document</description><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[David A. Lien]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers  2025 Chapter Accomplishments]]></title><link>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/colorado-backcountry-hunters-anglers-2025-chapter-accomplishments</link><description><![CDATA[  As we all know, it has been a hell of a year for anyone and everyone who cares about our wild public lands, waters, and wildlife. I recall a Winston Churchill quote: “It’s not good enough that we ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 19:01:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/colorado-backcountry-hunters-anglers-2025-chapter-accomplishments</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[f8832120-1703-4cca-a56d-f8cfefbfe6c9-6910]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[David A. Lien]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers  Recognize 2025 Chapter Leader of the Year]]></title><link>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/colorado-backcountry-hunters-anglers-recognize-2025-chapter-leader-of-the-year</link><description><![CDATA[ Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) is incredibly effective thanks to the combination of a professional BHA headquarters staff combined with boots on the ground volunteer chapter leaders working ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 18:42:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/colorado-backcountry-hunters-anglers-recognize-2025-chapter-leader-of-the-year</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[f8832120-1703-4cca-a56d-f8cfefbfe6c9-6909]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[David A. Lien]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Appoint Lane Joseph To Rio Grande National Forest Habitat Watch Volunteer Position]]></title><link>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/colorado-backcountry-hunters-anglers-appoint-lane-joseph-to-rio-grande-national-forest-habitat-watch-volunteer-position</link><description><![CDATA[ The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) appointed  Lane Joseph  to serve as a Rio Grande National Forest Habitat Watch  Volunteer . 

 Lane was born and raised in Durango and ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 17:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/colorado-backcountry-hunters-anglers-appoint-lane-joseph-to-rio-grande-national-forest-habitat-watch-volunteer-position</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[f8832120-1703-4cca-a56d-f8cfefbfe6c9-6879]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[David A. Lien]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[That's No Bull: Colorado Over the Counter (OTC) Unit Elk Hunting]]></title><link>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/thats-no-bull-colorado-over-the-counter-otc-unit-elk-hunting-2</link><description><![CDATA[ This year (2025) was my nineteenth season (2007-2025) of Colorado Over the Counter (OTC) unit elk hunting. During the previous eighteen years I’ve managed to put six bulls in the freezer at a rate ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 18:35:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/thats-no-bull-colorado-over-the-counter-otc-unit-elk-hunting-2</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[f8832120-1703-4cca-a56d-f8cfefbfe6c9-6877]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[David A. Lien]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Roadless Rule Rollback: Roads to Ruin]]></title><link>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/roadless-rule-rollback-roads-to-ruin</link><description><![CDATA[ As nearly everyone who hunts, hikes, camps, climbs, paddles or otherwise recreates on public lands knows well, during the first half of 2025 we fended off repeated attempts in Congress—spearheaded ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2025 10:59:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/roadless-rule-rollback-roads-to-ruin</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[f8832120-1703-4cca-a56d-f8cfefbfe6c9-6824]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[David A. Lien]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Colorado BHA Op-Ed: Transferring Federal Public Lands to States Bad for Hunters and Anglers]]></title><link>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/colorado-bha-op-ed-transferring-federal-public-lands-to-states-bad-for-hunters-and-anglers</link><description><![CDATA[ As a big game hunter who (like over 90% of Colorado sportsmen) hunts public lands, the recent push by some elected officials and big-industry groups to transfer our federal public lands to state ...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 12 Mar 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/colorado-bha-op-ed-transferring-federal-public-lands-to-states-bad-for-hunters-and-anglers</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[f8832120-1703-4cca-a56d-f8cfefbfe6c9-6102]]></dc:identifier></item></channel></rss>