Media Chapter News State Issues Prized hunting and fishing area leased to oil and gas 8/26/2013 Book Cliffs leasing blindsides sportsmen, threatens to derail protection efforts Sportsmen expressed dismay Monday after learning that the Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands (SITLA) Board... Tags: Utah Chapter, priority landscapes
Media Chapter News SUCCESS: Washington BHA Helps Pass ATV Identification & Enforcement Legislation 8/20/2013 As you know, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers continues to lead the call for better safeguards against illegal motorized habitat abuse. Whether members are helping to educate motorized users,... Tags: Washington Chapter, OHV
Media Chapter News State Issues Members Urged to Attend Grand Bargain Meetings 7/25/2013 The upcoming meetings regarding the Grand Bargain Land Exchange Initiative are an important opportunity for members to speak-up for Utah’s backcountry fish and wildlife habitat, and sporting... Tags: Utah Chapter, priority landscapes
Media Chapter News Arizona BHA Members Meet to Form State Chapter 7/1/2013 In Arizona, Phoenix area BHA members escaped the heat this past weekend (6/29) for a meeting at Bass Pro Shops in Mesa, AZ. In recognition of a growing need for a voice that better reflects... Tags: Arizona Chapter
Media Chapter News Press Release: Sportsmen Support for Columbine Hondo Wilderness Area 6/3/2013 The following is a joint press release highlighting New Mexican sportsmen's support of the Columbine Hondo Wilderness Act. Washington D.C. – New Mexican hunters and anglers continue to lead by... Tags: New Mexico Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Letter: Overwhelming Sportsmen Support for Columbine Hondo Wilderness Area 6/3/2013 New Mexico BHA has been working to build on the already-overwhelming breadth of support among sportsmen who agree that the Columbine Hondo Wilderness Study Area should be permanently protected as... Tags: New Mexico Chapter
Media Chapter News Maintaining Roadless Land Around the Pecos Wilderness Area 6/3/2013 Located just Northeast of Sante Fe, New Mexico’s Pecos Wilderness Area provides 350 square miles of high quality roadless backcountry habitat. The Pecos is known by hunters primarily for its... Tags: New Mexico Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues New Mexico Sportsmen Support Wilderness Protections in Rio Grande del Norte National Monument 5/21/2013 The following is a joint press release submitted by NM BHA, NM Wildlife Federation and Trout Unlimited in support of legislation that would provide permanent wilderness protection in two areas... Tags: New Mexico Chapter
Media Chapter News NM BHA Update 4-30-13 4/30/2013 NM BHA Member: Between spring turkey season, the designation of the Rio Grande del Norte and the reintroduction of the Columbine-Hondo Wilderness legislation, NM BHA has been busy, to say the... Tags: New Mexico Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues NM BHA Supports Wilderness Designation of the Columbine-Hondo WSA 4/30/2013 Located in Taos County just East of the recently-designated Rio Grande del Norte National Monument (242, 555 acres), is a section of wild country that has long been recognized by sportsmen for its... Tags: New Mexico Chapter
Media Chapter News National Award Winners Announced at 2013 North American Rendezvous 4/16/2013 Each year Backcountry Hunters & Anglers recognizes the members and partners that have dedicated substantial time and energy to furthering the mission and reach of BHA. Through hard-work and... Tags: Colorado Chapter, Idaho Chapter, Utah Chapter, media
Media Chapter News NM BHA Update 3-28-13 3/28/2013 NM BHA Update –As you’ve probably heard by now, this past Monday President Obama permanently protected 242,555 acres of high quality elk, mule deer, antelope and big horn sheep habitat through the... Tags: New Mexico Chapter