Backcountry Hunters and Anglers Archives

BHA rewards hunter who reported illegal wilderness helicopter

June 26, 2020

MISSOULA, Mont. – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers has issued a reward to John Morris, the Montana horseman who recently captured images of a pilot using a private helicopter to access a fishing hole in the Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex. Morris’s photos resulted in the pilot’s conviction, qualifying him for a monetary award via BHA’s Reward Fund. The million-acre Bob Marshall Wilderness…

Backcountry Hunters & Anglers boost ranks in Harrisburg, Pa.

February 18, 2020

Tyler Frantz

Event featured prize giveaways, story-telling and the camaraderie one would expect around a glowing campfire shared among friends.

Trump nominates Bernhardt as Interior secretary

February 5, 2019

Staff and News Reports

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has announced his nomination of acting secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt to take over the department officially. Bernhardt has led the Interior Department on an interim basis since former Secretary Ryan Zinke resigned over ethics questions in January. Bernhardt is an avid sportsman with experience managing fish and wildlife resources from both a federal…

Support Minnesota’s public lands and waters at State Capitol rally on Thursday, Feb. 7

February 1, 2019

Rob Drieslein

Wear your hunting and fishing colors, visit with your representatives, and help keep protection of public lands and waters at the forefront of state policy this legislative session.

BHA: New plan erodes habitat protections for greater sage grouse

December 7, 2018

Staff and News Reports

MISSOULA, Mont. – New sage grouse management plans unveiled by the Bureau of Land Management could unravel years of stakeholder collaboration and reduce habitat conservation measures for sagebrush country that have played a major role in keeping the greater sage grouse off the Endangered Species List, according to a news release from Backcountry Hunters & Anglers. The BLM plans would…

Public Lands Day Rally revisited [video]

April 25, 2018

Staff Reports

Outdoorsmen/women gathered at the Minnesota State Capitol on Wednesday for the much-anticipated Public Lands Day Rally.

A top-notch keynote speaker for 2018 DNR Roundtable, and the Minnesota Fishing Hall of Fame announces its 2018 inductees

December 22, 2017

Rob Drieslein

Conservationists interested in meeting the BHA president have an opportunity on Jan. 4, and several worthy Minnesotans will enter the state’s fishing hall o’ fame.

Cast iron wild game camp cooking in the BWCAW

October 10, 2017

Rob Drieslein

An October hunting trip off the Gunflint Trail produced ridiculous autumn scenery, ruffed grouse, and an appetizing culinary education for the author last week.