Media Chapter News Defending the Antiquities Act, Oppose HR 1459 4/1/2014 March 25, 2014 Dear Representative: Backcountry Hunters & Anglers has members in all 50 states and is committed to protecting wild public lands, water and wildlife. Stripping the Antiquities... Tags: New York Chapter
Media Chapter News New Mexico Sportsmen Support President's Proposed Conservation Funding 3/8/2014 New Mexico BHA Chair, Oscar Simpson speaks-up in support of the president's proposed conservation funding priorities. A live video interviewwith Oscar that acompanied this release can also be... Tags: New Mexico Chapter
Media Press Releases State Issues Letter: OHV Commission Ethics Issues 2/18/2014 February 15, 2014 Dear Governor Sandoval, I am writing on behalf of the Nevada Chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers (BHA) concerning a current ethics issue related to the OHV Commission... Tags: Press Releases, Nevada Chapter
Media Chapter News What good are Meetings? 2/5/2014 This is meeting season—the time of year when people are scrambling around making plans for the coming year, working on budgets, politicking and strategizing. In Utah, this is the most... Tags: Utah Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Action Alert: Big Impacts to Big Game Habitat at Stake 2/5/2014 The following is a letter submitted by members of NM BHA to the Cibola National regarding a proposal to permit intensive military operations in otherwise relatively undisturbed backcountry... Tags: New Mexico Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Standing with BHA & The Sportsman's Pledge 10/28/2013 Several months ago it came to light that traditional bow hunters are the fastest growing segment of BHA’s membership. My own interest in shooting my long-neglected recurve bow had been... Tags: Access & Opportunity, Utah Chapter
Media Chapter News Arizona BHA - Our Newest Chapter! 10/23/2013 Backcountry Hunters and Anglers (BHA) is proud to announce the formation of a new chapter in Arizona. The official BHA roster lists only 20 members for Arizona. Twelve of these members... Tags: Arizona Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Book Cliffs Get Three-Year Reprive 9/20/2013 The Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration (SITLA) announced today it would give a three-year reprieve to a controversial lease it planned to issue in the Book Cliffs. An... Tags: Armed Forces Initiative, Utah Chapter
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: Armed Forces Initiative, Utah Chapter
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: Illegal Motorized Use, Washington Chapter
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: Armed Forces Initiative, Utah Chapter
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