Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) is a non-profit sportsmen's organization that is based in Montana, USA. [1] [2] The group looks to preserve North America's outdoor heritage of hunting and fishing through public education and advocacy. [1] Backcountry Hunters & Anglers works to prevent the development of wild land in North America [3] 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" [4] and has chapters in 48 states, as well as the Canadian provinces of Alberta and British Columbia, and the Yukon Territory. [5] The organization has 40,000 members in North America. [6]
Patrick Berry is the group's President/CEO.
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers main issues are: [2]
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. [7] The organization supports legislation to ban the use of drones while hunting, calling the technique unethical. [8] [9]
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) is a non-profit sportsmen's organization that is based in Montana, USA. [1] [2] The group looks to preserve North America's outdoor heritage of hunting and fishing through public education and advocacy. [1] Backcountry Hunters & Anglers works to prevent the development of wild land in North America [3] 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" [4] and has chapters in 48 states, as well as the Canadian provinces of Alberta and British Columbia, and the Yukon Territory. [5] The organization has 40,000 members in North America. [6]
Patrick Berry is the group's President/CEO.
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers main issues are: [2]
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. [7] The organization supports legislation to ban the use of drones while hunting, calling the technique unethical. [8] [9]