Media News Chapter News Fathers and Hunting 5/4/2023 My father has been a lifelong hunter, fisherman, and general outdoorsman. One of my favorite parts about him, though, is that he has just never been very good at hunting or fishing, at least in... Tags: Armed Forces Initiative
Media Chapter News NY BHA May Newsletter 5/4/2023 Welcome! Hey everyone! May is here and it's time to chase those gobbling turkeys, rising trout, and running stripers! This Spring has shaped up to a great one weather wise, and my garden is... Tags: New York Chapter
Media Chapter News Michigan DNR Rejects Camp Grayling Expansion 5/3/2023 The Michigan chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers applauds the Department of Natural Resources for their decision to reject the proposed Camp Grayling lease expansion. Last summer the... Tags: Michigan Chapter
Media Chapter News Press Releases Colorado Supreme Court Considers Stream Access 5/3/2023 News for Immediate Release May 3, 2023 Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org BHA continues fight for public waters access in the Centennial State DENVER, Colo. –... Tags: media, Press Releases, Colorado Chapter
Media Chapter News New Mexico Department of Game and Fish April Update 5/2/2023 4/28/23 NMDGF GAME COMMISSION RECAP The meeting was opened by Vice Chair Tirzio Lopez (as there was not a current chair). Also present were commissioner Sharon Salazar-Hickey, as well as two new... Tags: New Mexico Chapter
Media Chapter News Take Action - Rhode Island: Protecting Shoreline Access in S417A 5/1/2023 Take Action TAKE ACTION NOW Protecting Shoreline Access is a top priority for the Rhode Island BHA team in 2023. Alongside a growing coalition of shoreline access advocates and organizations,... Tags: New England Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Striped Bass & ASMFC Spring Meeting 2023 4/28/2023 Back in 2022 every BHA Chapter from North Carolina to Maine – the entire footprint of the Atlantic Striped Bass range – advocated for conservation-minded priorities in Amendment 7 to the Striped... Tags: New Jersey Chapter, New York Chapter, New England Chapter
Media Chapter News Press Releases House Bills Would Weaken, Strip Funding from Land and Water Conservation Fund 4/28/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseApril 28, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org BHA roundly condemns suite of House bills that would undermine America’s most... Tags: Policy, media, Press Releases, Arizona Chapter
Media Chapter News Northwest Colorado Fence Pulling & Greater Sage Grouse Leks Viewing 4/26/2023 Project Description Over the weekend of April 22 & 23, Colorado's Habitat Stewardship Coordinator, CPW Biologist Brian Holmes, and BHA volunteers ripped out one mile of fence that was impacting... Tags: Habitat Stewardship, Colorado Chapter
Media Chapter News Western Hunting for Texans 4/26/2023 The best resources for Texans wanting to get into western hunting: Subscriptions My first memory with subscriptions for hunting was at Bill’s Barbershop in Archer City, Texas. Part of Bill’s... Tags: Texas Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues BHA Shuts Down a Petition Attempting to Close Nearshore Fishing in California 4/25/2023 Fish & Game Commission voted unanimously to reject a petition that would have closed over 250 miles of nearshore fishing access in California's Central Coast. A petition before the Fish & Game... Tags: California Chapter, Access & Opportunity