Media Press Releases Sportsmen Slam House Bill Limiting Public Lands Acquisitions 5/1/2017 WASHINGTON – A bill that would inhibit the strategic acquisition of public lands and waters for access, recreation and fish and wildlife habitat is drawing strong criticism from Backcountry... Tags: Press Releases
Media Press Releases YETI’s O’Brien Joins BHA National Board 4/27/2017 MISSOULA, Mont. – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers continues to strengthen and diversify its leadership with the election of Ben O’Brien to BHA’s national board of directors. O’Brien is currently the... Tags: Press Releases
Media Press Releases Sportsmen Prepare to Defend Hunting and Fishing Opportunities from Sweeping National Monuments Review 4/26/2017 WASHINGTON – National fishing and hunting groups today expressed concern about an administration decision to review recent use of the Antiquities Act to conserve public lands and waters, warning... Tags: Press Releases
Media Press Releases Backcountry Journal Inside the Spring Issue of BHA’s Backcountry Journal 4/19/2017 MISSOULA, Mont. – The spring 2017 issue of Backcountry Journal is arriving in BHA members’ mailboxes this week. Here’s a taste of what you'll find inside: Missouri River on the Fly: Renowned... Tags: Press Releases, Backcountry Journal
Media Press Releases BHA Launches Four New Chapters in U.S., Canada 4/19/2017 MISSOULA, Mont. – Sportsmen and women across North America are rising up in support of public lands and the outdoor opportunities they represent, founding new chapters of Backcountry Hunters &... Tags: Press Releases
Media Press Releases Public Lands Sportsmen Honored at BHA Rendezvous 4/14/2017 MISSOULA, Mont. – At Backcountry Hunters & Anglers’ 6th annual North American Rendezvous, seven sportsman-conservation leaders were awarded BHA’s highest honors, recognizing exceptional efforts in... Tags: Press Releases
Media Press Releases Public Lands Hunters and Anglers Mobilize at BHA Rendezvous 4/12/2017 MISSOULA, Mont. – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers’ 2017 North American Rendezvous showcased the growing grassroots presence that is BHA and public lands sportsmen and women, drawing unprecedented... Tags: Press Releases, Access & Opportunity
Media Press Releases State Issues Oregonians Applaud as Frank and Jeanne Moore Wild Steelhead Bill Advances in U.S. Senate 3/30/2017 PORTLAND, Ore. – A bill that would conserve more than 100,000 acres in Douglas County, Oregon, took another step forward today as it passed out of the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural... Tags: Press Releases, Oregon Chapter
Media Press Releases BHA Responds to Senate Advance of Perdue as Agriculture Secretary 3/23/2017 WASHINGTON – Following a hearing today by the Senate Agriculture Committee to advance the nomination of former Georgia governor Sonny Perdue as Agriculture secretary, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers... Tags: Press Releases
Media Press Releases State Issues BHA Commends Effort to Keep Elliott State Forest Publicly Accessible 3/20/2017 SALEM, Ore. – The Oregon chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers is commending a decision by the Oregon state legislature to consider a bill that could keep the Elliott State Forest under state... Tags: Press Releases, Access & Opportunity, Oregon Chapter
Media Press Releases Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Addresses Cuts to Public Lands, Access in President’s Budget 3/16/2017 TODAY: BHA President and CEO to answer questions from media, grassroots on budget proposal, negative repercussions for wildlife, public lands, hunting and fishing MISSOULA, Mont. – Following the... Tags: Press Releases
Media Press Releases BHA's North American Rendezvous Returns to Montana 3/15/2017 MISSOULA, Mont. – As the days lengthen and temperatures warm in western Montana, sportsmen from across the continent will be traveling to Missoula in support of our public lands and the outdoor... Tags: Press Releases