Media Chapter News Winter 2020 Arizona Chapter News 12/1/2019 This past summer we spent time with the University of Arizona on their Santa Rita Experimental Range continuing the placement of our OHV “Ride Legally” signs across the state. The Santa Rita is... Tags: Arizona Chapter
Media Press Releases New Mexico Hunters and Anglers Celebrate Access Win 11/25/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseNov. 22, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org State game commission overturns unpopular rule limiting public access to streams and... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Chapter News LT in NC: The Week of Land 11/22/2019 What a week we had with BHA President and CEO Land Tawney! Tremendous gratitude to all who came out to the events in Raleigh, Charlotte, and Asheville and extra special thanks to the volunteers... Tags: North Carolina Chapter
Media Chapter News Colorado Parks and Wildlife Supports Important Federal Legislation 11/15/2019 This November, Colorado Parks and Wildlife approved a resolution supporting the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act, a bipartisan bill that would dedicate up to $1.4 billion annually to help state... Tags: Colorado Chapter
Media Press Releases BHA Responds to Daines Support of Anti-Public Lands Activist as BLM Head 11/12/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseNov. 10, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont. – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers today responded to a statement made by... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Chapter News Backcountry Journal Arizona Chapter Defeats Public Land Transfer Attempts 11/5/2019 This article originally appeared in the Fall 2019 issue of Backcountry Journal. By Justin Nelson Earlier this year, Arizona BHA heavily engaged in a fight against two bills that had the... Tags: Backcountry Journal, Arizona Chapter
Media Chapter News Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Appoint Southeast Group Leaders 10/30/2019 The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers recently appointed Kyle Vistuba to serve as Membership Recruitment Coordinator for their Southeast Group and Drew Trujillo to serve as the... Tags: Colorado Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Make a Call to Repeal Sunday Hunting Ban 10/24/2019 Pennsylvania hunters are closer than ever to being able to hunt on Sundays. Senate Bill 147, sponsored by Senator Dan Laughlin, would expand opportunities for Pennsylvania hunters by providing... Tags: Pennsylvania Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Backcountry Journal Saving Coni Island 10/24/2019 South of the Brooks Range in northern Alaska there still exists intact ecosystems that remain largely unchanged except by forces of nature. This is one of the largest public land wild areas left... Tags: Backcountry Journal, Alaska Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Eastern Chapters unite behind bill to support Chesapeake Bay restoration 10/21/2019 The New York, Pennsylvania and Capital Region Chapters weighed in to support S. 2591, a bill to enable the U.S. Fish and Wildlife service to assist local stakeholders to expand conservation and... Tags: New York Chapter, Mid-Atlantic Chapter, Pennsylvania Chapter
Media Press Releases State Issues Alaska Roadless Habitat Opened to Logging, Development 10/16/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseOct. 16, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Prime big game habitat and fisheries left vulnerable as administration exempts Tongass... Tags: media, Press Releases, Alaska Chapter
Media Chapter News Gunnison Hosts Bighorn Observation Program Lecture 10/15/2019 You may have heard of the Bighorn Observation Program in the Weminuche Wilderness in southwestern Colorado. If not, check out this story by High Country News. Program creators Terry Meyers, the... Tags: Colorado Chapter