Stay away from Backcountry Hunters and Anglers!

[Tundra Tiger]

Also, and I guess I could have edited this into my other answer... maybe it's not completely analogous but it feels a bit the same to me? I gave up being a professional sports team fan because they chose to align themselves in various ways, large and small, with BLM. I was a hardcore fan but after that... they don't need my money or time, and I do not wish to be associated with that.

 

[curtism1234]

I've been a member of Backcountry for years. They have firearm manufactures as sponsors and they are as pro-hunting as any hunting organization. Where they differ is they are concerned about how industrial interests affect the public land and they stand for inclusion in the outdoors. It's an organization for everyone from hipster dufus flyfisherman, the african american family taking their kids to bluegill fish in the city park, to big 5 hunters

They are as pure of a hunting / sporting organization as one can be. There are far worse examples of wolves in sheep clothing in the other mainstream pro-gun/hunting groups whose primary focus is to spread hate/fear and make as much money as possible while doing it.

 

[Philip Glass]

BHA are socialists

 

[Tanks]

...

They are as pure of a hunting / sporting organization as one can be. There are far worse examples of wolves in sheep clothing in the other mainstream pro-gun/hunting groups whose primary focus is to spread hate/fear and make as much money as possible while doing it.

While supporting Tester?

 

[Woodcarver]

"BHA is perhaps the one group of hunters and anglers who actually recognize that habitat is a prerequisite for having populations of game animals and are trying to do something about it."

BS. If you want to really see dollars on the ground, Ducks Unlimited, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and it's little brother Mule Deer Foundation, SCI, DSC, and the list goes on for REAL conservation, public land access organizations.

 

[Woodcarver]

BHA are socialists

So is he...

 

[fourfive8]

I've had some knowledge of them since they began. As others have posted, their charter statements seem to come off as mainstream hunter/angler/wildlife conservationist but the organization tends to gather a bunch of odd local reps who all have fringe agendas... like re-establishing wolves or grizzlies where there is simply no way to do so in relatively small lower 48 wilderness areas. Most fringe, pet agendas are worthy of extreme caution. I steer clear of them since learning the details about much of their active leadership and membership.

 

[lockingblock]

I've been a member of Backcountry for years. They have firearm manufactures as sponsors and they are as pro-hunting as any hunting organization. Where they differ is they are concerned about how industrial interests affect the public land and they stand for inclusion in the outdoors. It's an organization for everyone from hipster dufus flyfisherman, the african american family taking their kids to bluegill fish in the city park, to big 5 hunters

They are as pure of a hunting / sporting organization as one can be. There are far worse examples of wolves in sheep clothing in the other mainstream pro-gun/hunting groups whose primary focus is to spread hate/fear and make as much money as possible while doing it.

Ryan Busse, former Exec at Kimber, has now come out and fully supports gun control for us plebes. He is now openly leftist and his new book, Gunfight, basically says we are all nuts who are playing soldier if we use anything other than a bow, 1911, or bolt rifle.

Why does that matter?

Ryan was on the Exec Board at BHA for almost a decade. His son got into a scrape at a BLM rally…on the BLM side.

So, BHA has had a senior board member that the New York Times cites as pro gun control and who openly states you shouldn’t have guns he doesn’t like.

Sounds like a place where hunters and shooters would be unwelcome.

 

[curtism1234]

Ah yes, the Gravy Seals

 

[CBH Australia]

I’m gonna start a group called “guys against looking at boobs.” It will be a safe place for women to come and feel at ease without anyone looking at there boobs! These lefties might be on to something!

How are things looking on the Boob front?

I hope they dissolved that other party btw.

 

[sestoppelman]

I've been a member of Backcountry for years. They have firearm manufactures as sponsors and they are as pro-hunting as any hunting organization. Where they differ is they are concerned about how industrial interests affect the public land and they stand for inclusion in the outdoors. It's an organization for everyone from hipster dufus flyfisherman, the african american family taking their kids to bluegill fish in the city park, to big 5 hunters

They are as pure of a hunting / sporting organization as one can be. There are far worse examples of wolves in sheep clothing in the other mainstream pro-gun/hunting groups whose primary focus is to spread hate/fear and make as much money as possible while doing it.

Why is NOBODY surprised?

 

[baxterb]

They are a public land advocacy group after all.

Then change the name to Public Land Advocacy Inc. hunters also rely on guns but they conveniently “stick to” the land issue.

Many local chapters do a lot of decent work…and also complain mightily that the national org does not support them as they should. To the point many local leaders have left. I have no intention of supporting an org where a million drops in the top and then rely on volunteer work at the bottom. That only serves to fatten the ones at the top of the org.

 

[LivingTheDream]

I would rather light a dollar on fire then give it to them. Personnal opinion based on my interactions with a couple of local chapters. They are not for hunters, maybe public access for state residents. Maybe at times that aligns with hunters. But when looking at the work DSC, WSF, RMEF, DU, SCI and others do, not sure why you would give money to them.

 

[CEO]

I didn't renew my membership after the first year. There was something in one of the magazines, don't remember exactly, that reinforced my gut feeling about them from the beginning.

There is also a guy on another forum who is a higher up in one of the state chapters. Can't think of someone who could represent them in a more negative way online. If I knew nothing else about them he would keep me from joining.