Media Press Releases Recording of BHA Press Event on HR 622 2/8/2017 On Jan. 24, Rep. Jason Chaffetz of Utah introduced the Local Enforcement for Local Lands Act (H.R. 622) in the U.S. House of Representatives. H.R. 622 would eliminate federal law enforcement... Tags: Press Releases, Illegal Motorized Use, Access & Opportunity
Media Press Releases Following Pressure from Sportsmen, Bad Public Lands Bill Abandoned 2/2/2017 Rep. Jason Chaffetz announced decision to abandon H.R. 621, which would have seized millions of acres of public lands and waters WASHINGTON - Following pressure from Backcountry Hunters & Anglers... Tags: media, Press Releases, Access & Opportunity
Media Press Releases BHA Statement on Zinke Hearing 1/17/2017 WASHINGTON – As members of the Senate meet this afternoon to hold a hearing on Rep. Ryan Zinke, nominated as secretary of the Interior by the Trump administration, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers... Tags: media, Press Releases, Access & Opportunity
Media Press Releases Stream Access Weighed by Utah Supreme Court 1/13/2017 Public opportunities to legally fish, hunt or float Utah waterways could be decided this week SALT LAKE CITY – Years of legal uncertainty surrounding public access of Utah streams and... Tags: media, Press Releases, Public Waters Access, news, Access & Opportunity
Media Press Releases State Issues U.S. House Reignites Effort to Save LWCF 1/12/2017 Bill introduced today would permanently reauthorize popular, effective conservation program WASHINGTON – Bipartisan legislation introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives this morning would... Tags: Press Releases, Access & Opportunity, Pennsylvania Chapter, Arizona Chapter
Media Press Releases Backcountry Journal Inside the Winter Issue of BHA’s Backcountry Journal 1/10/2017 The newest issue of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers magazine is available today MISSOULA, Mont. – The winter issue of Backcountry Journal is arriving in BHA members’ mailboxes now. Here’s a... Tags: media, Press Releases, Backcountry Journal
Media Press Releases Sportsmen Celebrate Landmark Badger-Two Medicine Protection 1/10/2017 Final lease retirements safeguard critical fish and wildlife habitat, culminate decades-long effort by hunters, anglers, others HELENA, Mont. – Montana hunters and anglers are celebrating... Tags: media, Press Releases, Habitat Stewardship, news
Media Press Releases House of Representatives Passes Public Lands Transfer Provision; Sportsmen Push Back 1/4/2017 Measure recalculates costs of public lands transfers, facilitating giveaways WASHINGTON — The 115th Congress capped its first day late Tuesday with a vote to give away America’s public lands and... Tags: media, Press Releases, Access & Opportunity
Media Press Releases Weatherby and BHA Announce Corporate Partnership 12/21/2016 Public land traditions, opportunities and access form the center point of a new alliance MISSOULA, Mont. — Weatherby and Backcountry Hunters & Anglers today announce the launch of a corporate... Tags: media, Press Releases, news
Media Press Releases State Issues BHA Urges Innovation to Keep Elliott State Forest Publicly Accessible 12/20/2016 Following state land board decision to postpone the Elliott’s sale, sportsmen speak up on behalf of Oregon’s oldest state forest KEIZER, Ore. – Oregon hunters and anglers are commending a decision... Tags: Press Releases, Access & Opportunity, Oregon Chapter
Media Chapter News Press Releases State Issues Boundary Waters Mining Leases Denied, Sportsmen Celebrate 12/15/2016 Massive sulfide-ore copper mine would have jeopardized the region’s fish and wildlife, outdoor opportunities; leases were strongly opposed by sportsmen ELY, Minn. – Public lands sportsmen today... Tags: Press Releases, Minnesota Chapter
Media Press Releases BHA Response to Zinke Selection as Interior Secretary 12/13/2016 MISSOULA, Mont. – In response to President-elect Donald Trump’s selection of Rep. Ryan Zinke as U.S. Secretary of the Interior, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers President and CEO Land Tawney issued... Tags: Press Releases, news