Media Press Releases Bristol Bay, Alaska, Home to World’s Largest Wild Salmon Fishery, Could Be Permanently Protected 9/9/2021 WASHINGTON – The fish- and wildlife-rich region of Bristol Bay, Alaska, could receive long-term protection from industrial mining in the wake of a decision made public today by the Biden... Tags: the campfire, press releases, media
Media Chapter News Press Releases State Issues Sportsmen Urge Senate to Reject Plan to Drill Arctic Refuge 11/14/2017 News for Immediate ReleaseNov. 14, 2017Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Sportsmen Urge Senate to Reject Plan to Drill Arctic Refuge As Senate considers opening... Tags: press releases, media, Alaska issues, Alaska news, Alaska BHA
Media Press Releases State Issues Public Access to Sabinoso Wilderness Achieved 11/10/2017 News for Immediate ReleaseNov. 10, 2017Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Public Access to Sabinoso Wilderness Achieved Public lands sportsmen among loudest... Tags: press releases, access, news, media, New Mexico issues
Media Press Releases Backcountry Journal Inside The 2017 Fall Journal 10/27/2017 News for Immediate ReleaseOct. 27, 2017Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Inside the Fall Issue of BHA’s Backcountry Journal The newest issue of Backcountry... Tags: Backcountry Journal, press releases, media
Media Press Releases Utah Backpedals on Lawsuit Seeking Control of Public Lands 2/24/2017 Following increasing pressure by sportsmen and others to keep public lands under public ownership, state legislators announce decision to amend suit, which would have cost Utah taxpayers $14... Tags: press releases, keepitpublic, media
Media Press Releases BHA Responds to House Public Lands Resolution 2/17/2017 WASHINGTON – Following today’s introduction in the U.S. House of Representatives of a bipartisan resolution affirming the value of America’s public lands, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers President... Tags: press releases, keepitpublic, media
Media Press Releases Following Pressure from Sportsmen, Bad Public Lands Bill Abandoned 2/2/2017 Rep. Jason Chaffetz announced decision to abandon H.R. 621, which would have seized millions of acres of public lands and waters WASHINGTON - Following pressure from Backcountry Hunters & Anglers... Tags: featured, press releases, keepitpublic, media
Media Press Releases BHA Statement on Zinke Hearing 1/17/2017 WASHINGTON – As members of the Senate meet this afternoon to hold a hearing on Rep. Ryan Zinke, nominated as secretary of the Interior by the Trump administration, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers... Tags: press releases, keepitpublic, media
Media Press Releases House of Representatives Passes Public Lands Transfer Provision; Sportsmen Push Back 1/4/2017 Measure recalculates costs of public lands transfers, facilitating giveaways WASHINGTON — The 115th Congress capped its first day late Tuesday with a vote to give away America’s public lands and... Tags: featured, press releases, keepitpublic, media
Media Chapter News State Issues Unlocking Landlocked Public Lands 3/14/2016 Each year, America’s 40 million hunters and anglers contribute $200 billion to the national economy, and support millions of American jobs. Hunting and fishing aren’t mere pastimes, they are... Tags: Alaska Chapter, access, Michigan Chapter, public lands, issues, media, British Columbia Chapter
Media Chapter News Press Releases State Issues Colorado BHA Op-Ed: Transferring Federal Public Lands to States Bad for Hunters and Anglers 3/11/2016 As a big game hunter who (like over 90% of Colorado sportsmen) hunts public lands, the recent push by some elected officials and big-industry groups to transfer our federal public lands to state... Tags: Colorado Chapter, press releases, public lands, issues, keepitpublic, media
Media Chapter News Top Five Reasons Why Transferring Our Public Lands to State Ownership is a Bad Idea 3/8/2016 States manage their lands to make money, not to provide opportunities for recreation. States can’t afford to manage our public lands and would be forced to either raise taxes (a nonstarter) or... Tags: Michigan Chapter, public lands, issues, keepitpublic, media