Backcountry Hunters & Anglers


Backcountry Hunters & Anglers is a non-profit sportsmen's organization that is based in Montana, USA. The group looks to preserve North America's outdoor heritage of hunting and fishing through public education and advocacy. Backcountry Hunters & Anglers works to prevent the development of wild land in North America and follows the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation as a basis for its positions.
The organization was "born around an Oregon campfire in 2004" and has chapters in 22 states and Canada. The group claims close to 30,000 members nationwide.
Land Tawney is the group's President/CEO.

Issues

Backcountry Hunters & Anglers main issues are:
The group supports federal ownership of federal public lands and is opposed to legislation that would transfer ownership of these lands to states or private interests. Executive Director Land Tawney has stated, "We see states trying to take over national forests and BLM areas as a threat to public lands that could lead to privatization and loss of habitat and access."
The organization supports legislation to ban the use of drones while hunting, calling the technique unethical.
The group hosts an annual "Rendezvous" event where members can come together in support of the BHA mission and objectives.

Local BHA Chapters

Provinces with chapters in Canada