Media Chapter News California Chapter May 2022 Update 5/23/2022 The California Chapter of BHA is firing on all cylinders this Spring and is thrilled to have defeated the HSUS petition to ban bear hunting in CA in addition to receiving over $165,000 in funding... Tags: California Chapter, Habitat Stewardship
Media Chapter News UT BHA Appointed to Elk Management Plan Committee 5/23/2022 The Utah chapter was recently invited by the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources to sit on the Elk Management Plan Committee. Every seven years, the Division rewrites this plan to provide... Tags: Utah Chapter
Media Chapter News A Voice for Grasslands 5/23/2022 Have you been greeted by the predawn whistle of a bobwhite? It’s natures version of Bach and Beethoven. A sound so sweet, the greatest composers on earth would have trouble replicating. If you’re... Tags: media, Indiana Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues BHA Awarded $165K for Post-fire Rehabilitation and Connectivity in California 5/19/2022 The California Chapter of BHA is thrilled to receive over $165,000 in funding from the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation for our Hallelujah Junction Wildlife Area Post-Fire Rehabilitation and... Tags: California Chapter, Habitat Stewardship
Media Chapter News What is SCORP? 5/19/2022 What is SCORP? Per federal regulations, each state must complete a statewide comprehensive outdoor recreation plan every five years to receive resource appropriations from the National Land and... Tags: Arkansas Chapter
Media Chapter News Press Releases BHA Bestows Top Honors at North American Rendezvous 5/17/2022 News for Immediate ReleaseMay 17, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont. – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers bestowed its top honors on a suite of... Tags: Montana Chapter, media, Press Releases, Armed Forces Initiative, Arkansas Chapter, Collegiate Clubs, New England Chapter, North Carolina Chapter, Wyoming Chapter
Media Chapter News Striped Bass Amendment 7: ASMFC Spring Meeting Recap 5/8/2022 This is one of those times where we can look back and realize in very specific terms that we CAN make a difference for the resources we care so much about when we engage in the processes that... Tags: New York Chapter, New England Chapter
Media Chapter News Hunting Educated Mountain Merriam’s And Elk Herd/Hunting Trends (& Cinco de Mayo) 5/5/2022 I generally hunt turkeys the first week of Colorado’s spring season (mid-April) and then return two weeks later (the first week of May) to “hunt” with a camera. As a bonus, because the habitat of... Tags: Colorado Chapter
Media Chapter News Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Appoint Assistant Legislative Liaison 4/29/2022 The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) recently appointed Bryan Gwinn to serve on their Chapter Leadership Team (CLT) as Assistant Legislative Liaison. Bryan was born in... Tags: Colorado Chapter
Media Press Releases CWD Research, Management Bill Introduced in Senate 4/28/2022 News for Immediate ReleaseApril 28, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Legislation widely supported by hunting interests, Senate action follows House move to... Tags: Policy, media, Press Releases, Public Lands & Waters
Media Press Releases Congress Launches Bicameral Effort to Reform 1872 Mining Law 4/27/2022 News for Immediate ReleaseApril 27, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org The Clean Energy Minerals Reform Act would institute royalties and fees on industry,... Tags: Policy, media, Press Releases, Public Lands & Waters
Media Chapter News Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Appoint Southwest Colorado Assistant Regional Director 4/25/2022 The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) recently appointed Blake Mamich to serve an Assistant Regional Director for their Southwest Colorado Group. Blake was born and raised in... Tags: Colorado Chapter