﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS Genrated: Thu, 09 Apr 2026 09:14:21 GMT--><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:ev="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/event/"><channel><title>Caitlin Thompson</title><link>https://www.backcountryhunters.org:443/news/rss/author/570/caitlin-thompson</link><atom:link href="https://www.backcountryhunters.org:443/news/rss/author/570/caitlin-thompson" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><description>RSS document</description><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caitlin Thompson]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Rally with New Mexico Sportsmen for Your Public Lands]]></title><link>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/rally-with-new-mexico-sportsmen-for-your-public-lands</link><description><![CDATA[  In New Mexico and throughout the West, politicians have their eyes set on selling off the public lands that you depend on to hunt, fish and recreate.    We simply cannot stand idle as special ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/rally-with-new-mexico-sportsmen-for-your-public-lands</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[f8832120-1703-4cca-a56d-f8cfefbfe6c9-6156]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caitlin Thompson]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Hunters Don't Need Exceptions to the Rules]]></title><link>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/hunters-dont-need-exceptions-to-the-rules</link><description><![CDATA[  Research clearly shows that off-trail motorized use can have significant impacts on fish and wildlife habitat.  Thus I am struck by the fact that the Arizona Game & Fish continue to advocate for ...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/hunters-dont-need-exceptions-to-the-rules</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[f8832120-1703-4cca-a56d-f8cfefbfe6c9-6206]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caitlin Thompson]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[New Mexico BHA Weighs-in on Gila Travel Management Plan]]></title><link>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/new-mexico-bha-weighs-in-on-gila-travel-management-plan</link><description><![CDATA[ Dear Secretary Vilsack,   On behalf of the undersigned organizations representing thousands of New Mexican sportsmen and women, we are writing to express our strong support for the recent Gila ...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Jun 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/new-mexico-bha-weighs-in-on-gila-travel-management-plan</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[f8832120-1703-4cca-a56d-f8cfefbfe6c9-6242]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caitlin Thompson]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[New Mexico Sportsmen Applaud Protection of Habitat in Newly Designated Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Monument]]></title><link>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/new-mexico-sportsmen-applaud-protection-of-habitat-in-newly-designated-organ-mountains-desert-peaks-monument</link><description><![CDATA[  For Immediate Release   Wednesday, May 21, 2014   Today, President Obama made a presidential declaration under the Antiquities Act to designate 496,000 acres as part of the Organ Mountains-Desert ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/new-mexico-sportsmen-applaud-protection-of-habitat-in-newly-designated-organ-mountains-desert-peaks-monument</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[f8832120-1703-4cca-a56d-f8cfefbfe6c9-6257]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caitlin Thompson]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Rancher and Wilderness Advocate Cecil Garland Recognized by BHA]]></title><link>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/rancher-and-wilderness-advocate-cecil-garland-recognized-by-bha</link><description><![CDATA[   By Jay Banta     Cecil was a treasured friend since we first met in Utah's West Desert in 1981.  A true oxymoron, he was the first cattle rancher I had ever met who was a passionate and active ...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/rancher-and-wilderness-advocate-cecil-garland-recognized-by-bha</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[f8832120-1703-4cca-a56d-f8cfefbfe6c9-6264]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caitlin Thompson]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Banning Drones for Hunting - A letter from New Mexico BHA]]></title><link>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/banning-drones-for-hunting-a-letter-from-new-mexico-bha</link><description><![CDATA[                                                                         September 20, 2013   To:     New Mexico Game & Fish Commission   From: New Mexico Chapter, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers   ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/banning-drones-for-hunting-a-letter-from-new-mexico-bha</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[f8832120-1703-4cca-a56d-f8cfefbfe6c9-6273]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caitlin Thompson]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Changes, Impacts and Unintended Consequences]]></title><link>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/changes-impacts-and-unintended-consequences</link><description><![CDATA[   By BHA Utah Coordinator, Ken Theis.    Most of us, as we get older, become more resistant to change.  That is especially true when it comes to seeing changes to the hunting and fishing places we ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/changes-impacts-and-unintended-consequences</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[f8832120-1703-4cca-a56d-f8cfefbfe6c9-6275]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caitlin Thompson]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[NM sportsmen hoping newest national monument designation bodes well for Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks]]></title><link>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/nm-sportsmen-hoping-newest-national-monument-designation-bodes-well-for-organ-mountains-desert-peaks</link><description><![CDATA[ New Mexico sportsmen are optimistic that President Obama will do the same for New Mexico that he did today in California – use his authority to designate a new national monument.   At a White House ...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 05 Apr 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/nm-sportsmen-hoping-newest-national-monument-designation-bodes-well-for-organ-mountains-desert-peaks</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[f8832120-1703-4cca-a56d-f8cfefbfe6c9-6296]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caitlin Thompson]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Defending the Antiquities Act, Oppose HR 1459]]></title><link>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/defending-the-antiquities-act-oppose-hr-1459</link><description><![CDATA[ March 25, 2014 
   
 Dear Representative: 
   
  Backcountry Hunters & Anglers has members in all 50 states and is committed to protecting wild public lands, water and wildlife. Stripping the ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/defending-the-antiquities-act-oppose-hr-1459</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[f8832120-1703-4cca-a56d-f8cfefbfe6c9-6299]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caitlin Thompson]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[New Mexico Sportsmen Support President's Proposed Conservation Funding]]></title><link>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/new-mexico-sportsmen-support-presidents-proposed-conservation-funding</link><description><![CDATA[   New Mexico BHA Chair, Oscar Simpson speaks-up in support of the president's proposed conservation funding priorities.  A live video interviewwith Oscar that acompanied this release can also be  ...]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/new-mexico-sportsmen-support-presidents-proposed-conservation-funding</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[f8832120-1703-4cca-a56d-f8cfefbfe6c9-6305]]></dc:identifier></item></channel></rss>