Media Chapter News Two Miles of Sheep Fencing Removed in New Mexico 8/28/2024 Domesticated sheep arrived with the early Spanish conquistadors and explorers in the 1500's. Sheep herding was a lucrative venture for many people... Tags: Habitat Stewardship, New Mexico Chapter
Media Chapter News 8/15/24 NM Habitat Stamp Citizen Advisory Committee - Meeting Recap 8/28/2024 The NM Citizen Advisory Committee* met with NMDGF staff on August 15th in Santa Fe to determine priorities for Habitat Stamp funding among 11 collaborative submissions. Eight of the nine Advisory... Tags: New Mexico Chapter
Media Chapter News Alaska BHA August 26th Newsletter: Essence of Fall 8/27/2024 The essence of fall is in the air and termination dust has even made an appearance in some areas. Fall is here in Alaska...Our favorite time of year! This fall, aside from all the... Tags: Alaska Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Hunters And Anglers Call For President Biden To Designate Dolores River Canyons National Monument 8/26/2024 Area faces threats from industrial scale mining, habitat fragmentation, unmanaged recreation) (Colorado Newsline: 8/21/24) In the words of former Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) Conservation... Tags: Colorado Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Welcomes Murphy Robinson to Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission 8/23/2024 Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers is glad to welcome Murphy Robinson as the newly appointed sportsmen’s representative to the Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) Commission. Appointed by... Tags: Colorado Chapter
Media Chapter News Maine Team Learn to Hunt: Whitetail Deer 8/23/2024 New England BHA led two Whitetail Deer Hunting workshops on August 17 at the Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine Outdoor Education Center in Augusta. The workshops were presented in partnership with... Tags: New England Chapter
Media Chapter News Bighorn Sheep Survey 2024 Re-Cap 8/22/2024 CA BHA Volunteers help CDFW Staff Survey Bighorn Sheep Across the Mojave! The heat was coming and we all knew it. With a projected high of 115 for both days, we knew that getting to elevation... Tags: California Chapter
Media Chapter News Press Releases State Issues Utah Attempts to Wrest Public Lands Out of Public Hands 8/20/2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Aug. 20, 2024 Contact: Devin O’Dea, 415-246-5329 odea@backcountryhunters.org Utah Attempts to Wrest Public Lands Out of Public Hands SALT LAKE CITY, UT — Backcountry... Tags: Policy, media, Press Releases, Utah Chapter
Media Chapter News NY BHA August Newsletter 8/20/2024 Update from Chapter Chair Happy August everyone. I hope you all are as excited as I am about the upcoming hunting season opening up next month. DEC has some big changes this year to how they will... Tags: New York Chapter
Media Chapter News Snowmass Falls Ranch - A new beginning. 8/20/2024 Snowmass Falls Ranch A New Beginning By Briant Wiles When it comes to opportunities to help improve habitat on a newly acquired piece of public ground in the mountains of Colorado, it... Tags: Habitat Stewardship, Colorado Chapter
Media Chapter News 8/9/24 New Mexico State Game Commission Recap 8/14/2024 This meeting was called to order at 9 a.m. in Taos, New Mexico by Chair Stump. The Commission roll call was conducted by Director Michael Sloane; all members were present. Commissioners attending... Tags: New Mexico Chapter
Media Chapter News Success at Miramonte 8/13/2024 Miramonte Fence Pull Dan Noble State Wildlife Area By Craig Grother During the weekend of August 9 through 11, West Slope BHA members teamed up with Colorado Parks and Wildlife staff to... Tags: Habitat Stewardship, Colorado Chapter