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 48 states, as well as the Canadian provinces of Alberta and British Columbia, and the Yukon Territory. The organization has 40,000 members in North America.
Patrick Berry is the group's President/CEO.
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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.
The organization supports legislation to ban the use of drones while hunting, calling the technique unethical.

Local BHA Chapters

Provinces with chapters in Canada

  • Alberta
  • British Columbia
  • Yukon Territory

States with chapters in the United States