Media Chapter News State Issues New England BHA Funds Striped Bass Research 8/17/2023 For the last several years BHA’s New England Chapter has played a leading role in the organization’s advocacy efforts to recover and protect Atlantic Striped Bass, which have been supported by... Tags: New England Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues The Land and Water Conservation Fund benefits our nation, so let’s build on it 8/16/2023 The following article was first published by The Virginian-Pilot on 15 August 2023. It is an op-ed I wrote in support of an ongoing collaboration with the LWCF Coalition on behalf of Backcountry... Tags: Policy, Armed Forces Initiative, Mid-Atlantic Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Defend Science-Based Bear & Cougar Management in New Mexico 8/16/2023 Currently the New Mexico State Game Commission is undergoing rulemaking for bear and cougar with a goal to, “Maintain sustainable bear and cougar populations and hunting opportunities throughout... Tags: New Mexico Chapter
Media Press Releases New House Bill Would Triple Investment in Successful Public Access Program 8/15/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseAug. 15, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org The Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act would increase funding for VPA-HIP to $150... Tags: Policy, media, Press Releases
Media Chapter News State Issues ID BHA Requests Update on Elkhorn Riparian Exclosure Fences Project (Challis BLM Office) 8/15/2023 In December of 2021, a scoping letter was sent from the BLM Challis Field Office (CFO) to BHA, Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, Idaho Wildlife Federation, Idaho Department of Fish and... Tags: Idaho Chapter
Media Chapter News Press Releases Administration Designates Grand Canyon Monument 8/8/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseAug. 8, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Close to 1 million acres of public lands in Arizona permanently conserved via Antiquities... Tags: media, Press Releases, Arizona Chapter
Media Chapter News Kansas BHA helps prep new walk-in area for public hunting access 8/7/2023 Leaders and members of the Kansas Chapter readied a newly enrolled 7,700 acre property for participation in the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks’ Walk in Hunting Access program in late... Tags: Habitat Stewardship, Kansas Chapter
Media Chapter News NY BHA August Newsletter 8/7/2023 Welcome! Hey everyone, Summer is flying by! Hope all are well after this last round of storms which flooded the eastern part of the state and our New England neighbors. The NY Chapter Rendezvous... Tags: New York Chapter
Media Chapter News Press Releases Sego Trailhead Expansion Joins Public, Private Forces to Expand Access for Backcountry Users 8/4/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseJuly 19, 2023Contact: Katie DeLorenzo, 505-410-6284, delorenzo@backcountryhunters.org SALT LAKE CITY, UT. — In a multi-agency and organization collaboration, Utah... Tags: Press Releases, Habitat Stewardship, Utah Chapter
Media Chapter News 2023 Michigan BHA Rendezvous Recap 8/4/2023 Michigan BHA Rendezvous Provides Connection and Community There is a unique sense of connection experienced at every BHA gathering. It is the result of knowing that a love for public land,... Tags: Michigan Chapter
Media Press Releases BHA Launches CEO Search 8/3/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseAug. 3, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Search committee led by BHA board invites applicants to lead North American hunter and... Tags: Press Releases
Media Chapter News Colorado BHA Q3 2023 Update 8/3/2023 Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) mission is to ensure North America’s outdoor heritage of hunting and fishing in a natural setting, through education and work on behalf of wild public lands,... Tags: Colorado Chapter