Media Chapter News State Issues Press Release for Hallelujah Junction Wildlife Area Public Land Planting 9/6/2023 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 6, 2023 The California Department of Fish & Wildlife and BHA plan to host a huge public land planting event and community gathering to restore winter range for mule... Tags: California Chapter, Habitat Stewardship
Media Chapter News MI BHA Supports MNRTF Application for Southern Michigan Land Acquisition 9/6/2023 Recently, MI BHA sent a letter to the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund (MNRTF) Board and the DNR’s Wildlife Division supporting Wildlife Division’s application for 4.8 million dollars to... Tags: Michigan Chapter
Media Press Releases BHA Formalizes $2.5 Million Partnership Agreement with BLM to Elevate Habitat Stewardship 9/6/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 6, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Partnership invests Inflation Reduction Act dollars in projects across Western states... Tags: media, Press Releases, Habitat Stewardship, Colorado Chapter
Media Chapter News West Virginia BHA Chapter Leads Habitat Stewardship Work 9/5/2023 Like-minded people working toward a goal is an amazing thing to witness! To see individuals take ownership of their public lands and genuinely care about solid conservation work is awesome! ... Tags: Habitat Stewardship, West Virginia Chapter
Media Chapter News WDFW and Backcountry Hunters & Anglers encourage CWD testing on harvested deer and elk 9/1/2023 WDFW, Staci Lehman, 509-710-4511Backcountry Hunters and Anglers, Washington Chapter, Josh Wilund, 360-410-0054 SPOKANE- The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is teaming up... Tags: Washington Chapter
Media Chapter News KY BHA & US Army Corp of Engineers partner for Fish Habitat in Buckhorn Lake 8/31/2023 On June 3, 2023, several Kentucky BHA members joined up with some professional Buckhorn Lake Park Rangers from the US Army Corps of Engineers at Buckhorn Lake to create some much-needed fish... Tags: Kentucky Chapter, Habitat Stewardship
Media Chapter News Colorado Over-The-Counter (OTC) Unit Elk Hunting: Hope Is Not A Strategy 8/29/2023 During my sixteen years or so of over-the-counter (OTC) unit elk hunting in southwest Colorado’s San Juan Mountains a few telltale observations come to mind: 1.) Be prepared to see more hunters... Tags: Colorado Chapter
Media Press Releases Nevada Senators Urge Administrative Action to Conserve 350,000 Acres of Habitat in Ruby Mountains 8/25/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseAug. 25, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org WASHINGTON – A critical migration corridor for Nevada’s largest mule deer herd,... Tags: media, Press Releases
Media Chapter News Missouri BHA and Mark Kenyon Partner for the Working for Wildlife Tour 8/25/2023 Missouri — August 2023 The Missouri Chapter of BHA knocked out a host of public land improvement projects in just one day this month in partnership with Mark Kenyon of MeatEater and Wired to Hunt... Tags: Habitat Stewardship, Missouri Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Illinois BHA and US Army Corps Create New 3D Archery Park 8/25/2023 The Illinois Chapter of BHA partnered with the US Army Corps of Engineers over the past year to development of a public 3-D archery trail at Lake Shelbyville in Central Illinois. Lake Shelbyville... Tags: Illinois Chapter, Habitat Stewardship
Media Chapter News Press Releases State Issues I-8 Peninsular Bighorn Sheep Crossing Project 8/24/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseAug. 24, 2023Contact: Devin O'Dea, 415-246-5329, odea@backcountryhunters.org Wildlife Conservation Board Awards Multi-Million Dollar Grant to U.C. Davis for the... Tags: media, Press Releases, California Chapter, Habitat Stewardship
Media Chapter News State Issues Texas BHA Represents Hunters & Anglers at TPWD Annual Hearing 8/24/2023 Austin, Texas – The Texas Chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers was represented at the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) annual public hearing on August 23rd. John Sertel, Texas BHA... Tags: Texas Chapter